Law Society of Botswana — professional regulatory body that determines qualifications for legal practice and administers bar examinations, currently defending restrictions on GUC-Leeds Beckett graduates.
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Botswana Sunday Standard
… The Law Society of Botswana (LSB) had raised concerns about this in their Court papers challenging Abram’s appointment by President Boko. …
How did JSC know about Kebonang’s appointment before it was officialMmegi
Twenty-one Gaborone Universal College of Law and Professional Studies (GUC) graduates, led by Arnold Rapula Somolekae, have refused to accept the High Court’s September 1 dismissal of their challenge against the Law Society of Botswana (LSB). …
The GUC-LSB battle: How it all beganBotswana Sunday Standard
… Professor Danwood Chirwa of the University of Cape Town, has weighed in on the Law Society of Botswana (LSB) versus GUC students matter with a 28-page opinion. …
A Degree under cross-examinationWeekend Post
In a landmark judgment delivered at the Gaborone High Court on Tuesday, the court ruled against Gaborone University College of Law and Professional Studies (GUC), effectively barring its law graduates from sitting the Law Society of Botswana (LSB) bar examinations and, by extensi …
High Court rules against GUC, Bars students from Bar ExamsWeekend Post
In a landmark judgment delivered at the Gaborone High Court on Tuesday, the court ruled against Gaborone University College of Law and Professional Studies (GUC), effectively barring its law graduates from sitting the Law Society of Botswana (LSB) bar examinations and, by extensi …
High Court rules against GUC, Bars students from Bar ExamsThe Botswana Gazette
… GAZETTE REPORTER Chief Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe has rebuked the Law Society of Botswana (LSB) over its handling of a high-profile legal dispute arising from the Foot and…
LSB Loses FMD Counsel ChallengeThe Botswana Gazette
… GAZETTE REPORTER Chief Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe has rebuked the Law Society of Botswana (LSB) over its handling of a high-profile legal dispute arising from the Foot and…
LSB Loses FMD Counsel ChallengeBotswana Sunday Standard
Sunday Standard Chief Justice slams LSB over FMD legal fight Chief Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe has warned the Law Society of Botswana (LSB) against intervening in a high-profile legal dispute arising from the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) crisis. …
Chief Justice slams LSB over FMD legal fightWeekend Post
… vides that members of the JSC shall be a retired judge of the High Court as Chairperson; the Chief Justice; the Deputy Chief Justice; the President of the Court of Appeal; the Attorney General; the Chairman of the Public Service Commission; a Member of the Law Society of Botswana …
A discussion of the Constitution Amendment Bill, 2025: the case for judicial independenceMmegi
… He also told the court that he had passed the Law Society of Botswana’s admission examinations. …
Court rejects 'UK university' law graduate's bid to practiseThe Judicial Service Commission recommended Mmako Abram for appointment as a High Court judge in July 2025, three months before Justice Zein Kebonang's official appointment to diplomatic service in November. The Law Society of Botswana challenged Abram's appointment, citing JSC minutes showing the Commission had prior knowledge of Kebonang's vacancy.
19 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Judicial Service Commission recommended Mmako Abram for appointment as a High Court judge in July 2025, three months before Justice Zein Kebonang's official appointment to diplomatic service in November. The Law Society of Botswana challenged Abram's appointment, citing JSC minutes showing the Commission had prior knowledge of Kebonang's vacancy.
19 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Twenty-one Gaborone Universal College of Law and Professional Studies graduates, led by Arnold Rapula Somolekae, have refused to accept the High Court's September 1 dismissal of their challenge against the Law Society of Botswana's refusal to admit them to the June 2026 Bar Examinations. The dispute concerns whether GUC's franchised law degree from Leeds Beckett University qualifies students for legal practice and raises questions about regulatory authority and procedural fairness.
14 September 2026 · Mmegi →
Professor Danwood Chirwa of the University of Cape Town has issued a 28-page expert opinion commissioned by the Law Society of Botswana that critically analyses the Gaborone University College of Law's Bachelor of Laws degree, questioning aspects of the programme while the Law Society continues defending its refusal to permit GUC-Leeds Beckett University graduates to sit Bar examinations.
7 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Gaborone High Court ruled against Gaborone University College of Law and Professional Studies, barring its law graduates from sitting the Law Society of Botswana bar examinations. The court sided with the LSB, which argued that GUC's franchised Leeds Beckett University qualifications do not meet the Legal Practitioners Act requirement for law practice in Botswana.
7 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
The Gaborone High Court ruled against Gaborone University College of Law and Professional Studies, preventing its law graduates from registering for the Law Society of Botswana bar examinations. The court sided with the Law Society's position that GUC's Leeds Beckett University franchise qualifications do not meet the Legal Practitioners Act requirement that only graduates from the University of Botswana or listed universities may practise law in the country.
3 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
Chief Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe dismissed the Law Society of Botswana's bid to undo a 30 July order admitting South African Senior Counsel Reginald Willis, cautioning against unnecessary intervention in foreign-counsel applications.
27 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Chief Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe dismissed the Law Society of Botswana's bid to overturn a 30 July order admitting South African Senior Counsel Reginald Willis, cautioning against unnecessary intervention in foreign-counsel applications.
27 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Chief Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe dismissed an urgent application by the Law Society of Botswana seeking to rescind his decision to allow South African Senior Counsel Reginald Willis to appear on an ad hoc basis in litigation over the government's management of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak.
24 August 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2025, adopted by the National Assembly to establish a Constitutional Court, now awaits a referendum before presidential assent. Debate focuses on whether the timing is appropriate given the country's economic situation, with proponents arguing a dedicated court protects democratic governance and human rights by ensuring constitutional questions are properly determined.
27 July 2026 · Weekend Post →
Judge President Barnabas Nyamadzabo rejected Kagiso Stephens's petition to be admitted as an attorney, following opposition from the Law Society of Botswana, which claimed Stephens was trained at GUC, a non-recognised institution, rather than meeting required academic standards despite holding a degree from Leeds Beckett University.
21 April 2026 · Mmegi →