Francis Sosu: Court sets July 26 to rule on suspended lawyer's case

Francis Sosu filed the application seeking to put on hold the the three-year ban imposed on him by the General Legal Council in court.

The Court of Appeal has fixed July 26, 2017, to rule on an application for stay of execution by suspended human rights lawyer Francis Xavier Sosu.

The court presided by a single judge Justice Henry Kwofie set the date after lawyers for both Francis Sosu and the General Legal Council (GLC) made their respective oral submission.

Arguing their case, lawyers of the General Legal Council, who are opposed to the application said the applicant did not file any notice of appeal at the registry of the GLC which implied that there was no notice of valid appeal for a stay of execution.

They also stated that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter since the notice was wrongly filed.

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But the lawyers for the applicant argued that the GLC had no registry and therefore filed their notice of appeal at the high court.

The lead lawyer Samuel Cudjoe said that even though he admits that the process was wrongly filed, the GLC is not a court hence the decision to file the appeal at the high court.

Background

Sosu was suspended following a disciplinary action opened against him by the professional body. He was banned for three years after pleading guilty to charges brought against him.

 

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One of the charges, on the basis of which he suffered a one-year ban, was out of a complaint brought by Mr. Agyare accusing the lawyer of attempting to swindle him.

According to the disciplinary briefing seen by Pulse.com.gh, he took to Facebook with pictures of the parties and comments on a case to the public with his firm’s name, address and telephone numbers attached, with the primary motive of personal advertisement and touting.

Some Ghanaians have hit hard at Agyare for reporting and causing the ban of the lawyer whom they claimed helped him to get his release from prison.

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But speaking on Accra-based Joy FM, Agyare said that Mr. Sosu had absolutely nothing to do with his being released from jail, adding that he came into contact with the lawyer when he was already out of jail.

He explained that the lawyer’s role was only to fight for compensation after his wrongful incarceration.

Francis Sosu filed the application seeking to put on hold the the three-year ban imposed on him by the General Legal Council in court. Read Full Story