Yaw Oppong Assumes Office As Director Of Ghana School of Law Today

Legal practitioner Yaw Oppong is assuming the role of Director of the Ghana School of Law (GSL) today, April 1.

He takes over from Kwasi Prempeh-Eck, who is set to retire.

This move is by virtue of his appointment as GSL’s Director of Legal Education.

His appointment is in accordance with the Legal Professions Act, 1960, which mandates the General Legal Council (GCL) to appoint a Director for GSL.

Mr Oppong was scheduled to assume duty when the 2022/23 academic year begins.

Before he was appointed head of the country’s top law school, Mr Prempeh-Eck was a senior lecturer at GSL from 1999 and a senior associate at JLD & MB Legal Consultancy from 1999 to 2007.

Profile

Mr Oppong is the Manwerehene of Akyem Abuakwa, who bears the stool name Omansomfo Barima Oppong Kodie.

The solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana is also the Managing Partner of Ampofo, Oppong and Associates, a firm of lawyers in Accra.

Mr Oppong has lectured at several universities in the country, including Central University.

He was part of the persons recently sworn into office as the Board of Directors of the Graphic Communication Group.

He has experience and expertise in Energy and Natural Resource Law. He also has enormous experience in Banking and Finance law and practices, having worked as a lawyer for many banking and financial institutions in Ghana.

He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London. He is currently the Managing Partner of Ampofo, Oppong and Associates, a firm of Lawyers in Accra, Ghana. He has lectured at several Universities in Ghana, including Central University.