Private legal practitioner, Thaddeus Sory, has criticised former Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, over comments concerning court cases during the legal vacation.
Speaking on the KSM show on August 17, 2026, Sory said lawyers could not simply refuse to appear in court because the courts were on legal vacation, describing such a position as unethical and condemnable.
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He said although he had not personally heard Dame say that lawyers would not appear in court, such a position would be wrong if it had been made.
“As for saying they won’t appear [in court], I haven’t heard him say that, but if he did, that would be very unethical, and condemnable,” he said.
Sory made the comments while discussing the legal vacation debate and concerns about how lawyers deal with cases during the period.
He also used the opportunity to criticise Dame, saying the former Attorney General should be more measured in his public comments, especially given his experience as a former leader of the Ghana Bar Association.
“As for the former Attorney General, he was the former leader of the Bar, so, a higher standard is expected of him and I expect that in certain matters, he should be a little more sober,” he advised.
According to Sory, Dame, like every other professional, could make mistakes and should be open to criticism over his work as Attorney General.
“He is a professional and can make mistakes and so it is okay for people to criticise his work but you had a responsibility to deliver on your mandate. You have delivered on it and those who were happy or unhappy with it, we thank God because that is how life is supposed to be,” he said.
He urged Dame to learn from areas where people are unhappy with his work instead of always trying to defend or justify his decisions.
Sory said accepting that critics may have valid points could help Dame earn more respect.
“There will be people who will be coming to you as a former Attorney General to advise them. You should be telling people where he maybe went wrong or where things were not right. This is because, by listening to other people, he will earn our respect if he begins by acknowledging that some people also have a point when they say he erred in some instances,” he noted.
He added that no person is perfect, including someone who had served as Attorney General.
“You cannot be a perfect person and will never be even be if you were given 10 more chances to become Attorney General of this country. You will make several other mistakes, so, always coming out in a self-righteous manner to try and justify and explain [things] is completely unnecessary,” he argued.
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Sory further said attempts to justify every decision would not necessarily convince those who believed mistakes had been made.
“It is not going to persuade anybody or any serious person,” he said.
Listen to his comments from 30:00 minutes going:
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