Zoe, Akyea & Co. Legal Practitioners and Notaries Public (ZAC), a law firm based in Accra, has signed a partnership agreement with the Faculty of Law of University of Cape Coast as part of its 20^th anniversary.

The partnership was in fulfillment of a pledge to support the winner of the 2022 National Law Challenge-Ghana contest.

A 10-member team of contestants led by  Erasmus Akotey Quartey and Mercy Yaa Abbrey Noble Donkor, of the Faculty of Law-UCC, emerged winners of the 2022 National Law Challenge-Ghana contest. UCC has been to the grand finale of the Challenge on three occasions and has won the coveted title twice.

Mr. Samuel Atta-Akyea-Head of ZAC

As part of the agreement, ZAC would sponsor the overall best Law female student and best student in Banking Law during the University’s Congregation. It also comes with a month’s internship opportunity for two law students of the UCC Faculty of Law for a period of five years. In addition, the law firm would organise joint symposia with UCC Faculty of Law.

Speaking at the signing ceremony in Accra, the Head of ZAC, Mr. Samuel Atta-Akyea, noted that the partnership was to instill in students the principle of hard work and excellence irrespective of their backgrounds.

He commended UCC Faculty of Law for training highly competent and ethical law professionals who were poised to make a positive mark in the profession.

The Head of ZAC congratulated the contestants and UCC Faculty of Law on emerging winners of the 2022 edition of the Law Challenge programme.

He presented a cheque for GH ¢15, 000 to support the Faculty and Law Students’ Union of UCC. Dean of UCC Faculty of Law, Mrs. Julia Selman Ayetey ( right) receiving the dummy cheque from an official of ZAC

“If generations after us do not tower above us, then we have failed,” he averred.

Mr. Atta-Akyea, who is also the honourable Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South Constituency, underscored the importance of the partnership and indicated that he would take steps to forge close ties with lecturers and students as well as support the Faculty of Law in varied ways.

Responding, Dean of UCC Faculty of Law, Mrs. Julia Selman Ayetey, expressed gratitude for the recognition.

Mrs. Ayetey noted that the partnership was very significant and the Faculty would do everything possible to ensure that the agreement served its purpose. 

Mrs. Julia Selman Ayetey-Dean of UCC Faculty of Law

The coach of the UCC Law Challenge contestants, Mr. Vanboven Swanzy - Essien said, “Preparation for the programme started as a rescue mission and through hard work the team was able to emerge as winners”.

Present at the meeting were some students of the UCC Law Faculty and the contestants for the 2022 National Law Challenge-Ghana contest.  

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC