Court struck out plaintiff’s case against Ghana Law Society 

The High Court, General Jurisdiction Division, today, 31st March 2026, struck out the Plaintiff Yaw Aning Boadu’s Suit against the Ghana Law Society, Registrar of Companies, and the General Legal Council for want of Jurisdiction.

On the 23rd January 2026, the Plaintiff filed a suit against the Ghana Law Society, General Legal Council, and the Registrar of Companies seeking a declaration that the Registration of the Ghana Law Society under the Professional Bodies Registration Act, 1973 (NRCD) 143 was unlawful and hence should be expunged, among other reliefs.

Defendants entered a conditional appearance and followed up with a motion to strike out Plaintiff’s suit for lack of Jurisdiction.

The Court accordingly Struck out Plaintiff’s Suit based on Section 12(2) of the Professional Bodies Registration Act, 1973 (NRCD) 143 which states that “A person aggrieved by the registration of a Professional Body under this Act may Appeal to the Court of Appeal against the registration within one month after notice of the registration is published in the Gazette by the Registrar.”

The forum, therefore, for the Plaintiff should have been the Court of Appeal after the Register has Gazetted the Registration, and as a result, the Jurisdiction of the High Court has not properly been revoked. Cost was not awarded due to the public interest elements related to the Suit according to the Judge.