The three-year ban handed to renowned human rights lawyer, Francis Xavier Sosu by the General Legal Council (GLC) is to be stayed.
This follows the filing of an Application for Stay and/or suspension of his ban pending an appeal against the GLC's decision.
Lawyer Sosu was sanctioned almost two weeks ago after being found guilty of professional misconduct under Rule 2(4) of the legal profession (professional conduct and etiquette).
According to the GLC, he had advertised his law firm on Facebook and also overcharged one of his clients, Francis Agyare.
“Lawyer Sosu was convicted on his own plea of guilty, on both counts and was sentenced to a period of three years suspension commencing June 2, 2017 and ending 1st day of June, 2020. He is to be mentored by a senior and for a period of one year commencing 2nd June, 2020 and ending 1st June 2021,†a statement announcing his suspension partly read.
But in accordance with Section 27(2) of the Court of Appeal Rules, 1997, (C.I 19), the execution of the ban has been stayed pending the hearing of two separate applications the troubled lawyer filed on Tuesday, June 13th at the Court of Appeal.
The Court has fixed Tuesday, July 4, to hear the case.