Guyana’s law school applicants in limbo

Several Guyanese students, who have already applied and paid fees to sit the entrance examination for the Hugh Wooding Law School, are seeking answers in the light of the recent decision by the Council of Legal Education (CLE) to bar all non-UWI students from entering the law school.

Due to capacity limitations, the council in February decided that Guyana’s top 25 performing law students would not be allowed into Hugh Wooding in keeping with prior agreements. Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, who broke the news in March, had further clarified that