Popular Human Rights lawyer Francis-Xavier Sosu banned from practicing as lawyer
Popular Human Rights lawyer Francis-Xavier Sosu has been banned from
practicing as a lawyer for a total of three years, a statement by the
General Legal Council has said.
The lawyer was investigated and found guilty of professional misconduct by the GLC.
“The disciplinary committee of the General legal Council formally
charged Lawyer Sosu under Rule 2(4) of the legal profession
(professional conduct and etiquette) Rules, 1969 L.I. 613 and that he;
while acting as Council for Torgbui Afede XIV, in a matter between
Torgbui Afede and the Chief of Defense Staff, minister of interior,
Attorney General and another took to Facebook with pictures of the
parties and comments on the case to the public with his firm’s name,
address and telephone numbers attached, with the primary motive of
personal advertisement and touting,” portions of the statement said.
It added: ” He was further charged under Rule 2 (4) of the legal
profession (Professional conduct and etiquette) Rule, 1996 L.I 613 that
he; while acting as Counsel for Reynolds Yeboah, in the matter between
Patrick Reynolds Yeboah and M.DEX company Limited in Accra,
Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal Assembly, Accra,Ghana, took to Facebook
posting the writ of summons in the said case and made comments to the
public with the firm’s name, address and telephone numbers attached,
with the primary motive of personal advertisement.
It noted: “ Lawyer Sosu was convicted on his own plea of guilty on
both counts and was sentenced to a period of three years suspension
commencing June 2,2017 and ending 1st day of June,2020. He is to be mentored by a senior and for a period of one year commencing 2nd June,2020 and ending 1st
June 2021. The senior to mentor him shall lodge periodic reports on him
to the general legal council’s disciplinary committee at the end of
every month during the mentorship”.
Rules of the general legal council does not permit lawyers in Ghana to undertake any form of advertisement.
Sosu has been involved in several high profile human rights cases in
the country including the case of Charles Antwi, the man who attempted
to shoot former President John Mahama at church.
He also served as council for a teacher who was sentenced for several years for a crime he did not commit.
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