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It's distasteful for lawyers to advertise themselves on social media - Akuffo
The Chief Justice nominee believes that touting is against the law and unethical.
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Appearing before the vetting committee on Friday, 16 June, 2017, Justice Akuffo said touting is against the law and unethical.
Her comments come on the back of the three-year ban slapped on human rights lawyer Fancis-Xavier Sosu by the General Legal Council (GLC).
According to the disciplinary briefing seen by Pulse.com.gh, the lawyer 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.
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Touching on the matter during the vetting, Justice Akuffo said: “If you want my view on advertising on social media, personally, I’m a 67-year-old woman, I’ve been at the bar since 1973/74 and I believe that dignity of the bar is important as dignity of the judiciary. And the idea of lawyers touting themselves on social media is personally distasteful to me, but that aside the law is clearly against touting because it is considered an improper conduct on the part of the lawyer. Every profession has its rules.”
She said that instead of advertising on social media, the lawyer could have a website and “put yourself on your website”.
Meanwhile, Francis-Xavier Sosu is challenging the three-year ban imposed on him by the General Legal Council in court, describing it as unfair.
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