… 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. …
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 …
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 …
… 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…
… 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…
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. …
… 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 …
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.