The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has urged Chief Justice Justice Paul Baffoe Bonnie to stop the conduct of selected trials during the ongoing legal vacation. The Association explained that, by convention, certain courts are designated as Vacation Courts to deal with urgent matters during the period. The GBA further pointed out that virtual courts operating during the legal vacation also follow the same principle and do not conduct trials. The Association said lawyers were not obliged to appear before a Vacation Court if they were unavailable during the vacation. It stressed that an accused or other party to a trial should not be forced to represent themselves simply because their lawyer is unavailable during the legal vacation.