Samuel Nerquaye-Tetteh, a Chief State Attorney at the Office of the Attorney-General, has been officially disbarred by the General Legal Council (GLC) for his involvement in a financial transaction with businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome back in 2011.
The GLC, acting as the regulatory body for the legal profession, found Mr. Nerquaye-Tetteh guilty of professional misconduct under Rule 2(2) of the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct and Etiquette) Rules, 1969 (L.I. 613).
The decision to disbar Mr. Nerquaye-Tetteh, rendered in a notice dated January 31, 2024, came after it was discovered that during his defense of the state against a lawsuit by Woyome in 2011, he facilitated the transfer of GH¢400,000 from Woyome directly into the bank account of his wife.
Despite being pressed for an explanation, Mr. Nerquaye-Tetteh failed to provide a satisfactory reason for this transfer.
The GLC deemed Mr. Nerquaye-Tetteh’s conduct detrimental to the dignity and reputation of the legal profession. Consequently, he has been prohibited from practicing law in Ghana ever again.
The notice, signed by Judicial Secretary Justice Cynthia Pamela Koranteng, explicitly states that Mr. Nerquaye-Tetteh is forbidden from holding himself out as a lawyer, operating a legal office, or providing any form of legal services to the public.
