Ghana School of Law

A justice at the Court of Appeal, Justice Samuel Obeng Diawuo is imploring lawyers not to get caught up in the craze of social and traditional media advertising. Rules governing the professional conduct and etiquette of lawyers in Ghana forbid the direct and indirect advertising of services. In some instances, the General Legal Council has sanctioned lawyers advertising in the media. Some persons in the profession have described this code as outmoded. But Justice Obeng Diawuo says the rationale is to prevent the cheapening and debasing of the noble profession. He believes a good lawyer should be identified by the…