NBE
National Bar Examination
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The National Bar Examination is the final professional assessment before enrolment on the Roll of Lawyers. It is administered by the National Bar Examination Committee, which sets its standard and format and determines the manner and period in which it is conducted. Unless the Council decides otherwise by unanimous decision, the examination covers civil procedure, criminal procedure, advocacy, ethics and the practice of law, conveyancing and drafting, and the law of evidence. Assessment methods must test the ability of candidates to apply the fundamental principles of law to practical legal problems. A person who fails may re-sit the examination on payment of the prescribed fee.
Entry requirements
A Bachelor of Laws degree from an institution accredited by the Council, together with a Law Practice Training Certificate from an accredited institution. Alternatively, a person who has successfully completed the Post-Call Law Course at the Ghana School of Law and who qualifies to practise law in a country with an analogous system of law under a reciprocal arrangement (Act 1170, s.70).
Application periods and key dates
- Registration opens
- Registration closes
- Examination begins