Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Gen. Kahinda Otafire has backed a Private Member’s Bill seeking to amend the Advocacy Act to scrap the pre-entry exams for the Bar Course at Law Development Centre (LDC). Otafire made the statement while appearing before the …
Read More »Bill underway to stop LDC pre-entry exams
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Law students may no longer have to go through the torment of sitting for exams before they can enroll for their bar course at the Law Development entre (LDC). A private member’s Bill, the piece of legislation that is seeking to amend the Advocates’ …
Read More »THIS WEEK: 80% fail LDC final exam
THIS WEEK: 80% fail LDC final exam Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Results of lawyers graduating from the Law Development Center (LDC) were released on Dec.12 showing 20% of the over 800 that sat for the final exams to have passed. According to the Center’s Director Frank Nigel Othembi while …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Pre-entry exams will frustrate new LDC centres- minister
THIS WEEK: Pre-entry exams will frustrate new LDC centres- minister Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kahinda Otafiire, the minister for justice and constitutional affairs says pre-entry exams for students who wish to do a bar course will frustrate the government’s efforts at decetrnalising Law Development Centre (LDC); the institution accredited …
Read More »LDC set for 45th graduation as Ssekikubo’s Case dismissed
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The High Court in Kampala has declined to stop Law Development Centre (LDC) from conducting its 45th graduation ceremony scheduled for Friday April 27, 2018. This is after Deputy Registrar in charge of civil matters Sarah Langa dismissed an application filed by the Lwemiyaga …
Read More »THIS WEEK: LDC discontinues over 50 over dodging
THIS WEEK: LDC discontinues over 50 over dodging Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A board of examiners meeting sitting at the Makerere based Law Development Center (LDC) on Dec.07 resolved to discontinue or expel up to 50 students pursuing post graduate diplomas in legal practice for breaching rules. With examinations …
Read More »THIS WEEK: 800 pass LDC Pre-entry
THIS WEEK: 800 pass LDC Pre-entry Kampala, Uganda | THIS WEEK | An improvement in performance has been recorded after the Law Development Centre (LDC) released results of the 2017/2018 pre-entry examinations indicating 814 of the 1797 candidates who sat for the exam to have passed. This represented a pass rate …
Read More »Why mass exam failures at LDC?
By Bob Roberts Katende Its many students dream to pursue one of the traditional courses at university: medicine or law. The lucky ones have seen their dreams come true. And many others are still in pursuit of their dream careers. Emmanuel Kiwanuka, 19, finished his Advanced Level education last year …
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