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Lebanese Community awards scholarships to eight Ghana School of Law students
The scholarships cover the 2025/2026 academic year and form part of the Lebanese Community’s support for legal education in Ghana.
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GBA reviewing Tribunals Act for constitutional compliance
The Association’s Legal Committee, chaired by private legal practitioner Ace Anan Ankomah, is carrying out the review. GBA President Efua Ghartey said this at the Association’s conference, adding that the Bar would announce its considered p...
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Courts
Court of Appeal refuses Ameyaw-Akumfi’s bid to stay SkyTrain trial
A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal dismissed his application for stay of proceedings on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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Mahama signs Tribunals Bill, Customs Bill, Community Service Bill, others into law
The others are the Income Tax Amendment Bill, 2026; Value Added Tax Amendment Bill, 2026; Excise Bill, 2026; Energy Sector Levies Amendment Bill, 2026; and Ghana Cocoa Board Bill, 2026.
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Others
The principle of quicquid plantatur solo, solo cedit
This article argues that the maxim quicquid plantatur solo, solo cedit has increasingly been relied upon by litigants as a shield to establish claims of possession through physical acts upon land, thereby exposing potential purchasers who f...
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Courts
Court dismisses Nana Kwame Bediako’s motion to stop Cola Holdings US$14.9m judgment enforcement
The ruling was delivered on Monday, July 27, 2026, by Justice Awuah Dabanka-Bekoe of the High Court, Commercial Division 3.
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Supreme Court News
Full Judgment: Supreme Court's full reasoning on political party delegate system
In its full judgment delivered on July 29, 2026, the court held by a 5-2 majority that delegate-based systems which prevent ordinary party members in good standing from voting in candidate-selection elections violate Article 55(5) of the 19...
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Greater Accra courts to suspend sitting on Tuesday, Thursday for Supreme Court at 150 Events
The directive was contained in a letter dated July 23, 2026, and signed by the Judicial Secretary, Musah Ahmed, on behalf of the Chief Justice.
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Courts
Defence challenges GH¢49.1m figure in Adu-Boahene case
Lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea argued before the Accra High Court that the cedi equivalent of the $7 million transaction should be GH¢38.15 million, not GH¢49.1 million as stated by the prosecution.
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Supreme Court not part of July 14 court excusal of lawyers- Judicial Secretary
In a circular dated July 12, the Judicial Secretary, Musah Ahmed, said the Chief Justice had directed that the Supreme Court should be excluded from the court attendance excusal granted in connection with the 2026 Law Week Celebration.
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Courts
Court declines ex-parte bid to compel BNI, A-G to produce Hanan Abdul-Wahab
The Human Rights Division of the High Court in Accra declined to hear the application ex parte and directed that the Bureau of National Investigations and the Attorney-General be given notice.
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Catholic Secretariat, Presbyterian Church joined to Wesley Girls’ religious rights case
The decision was made on Tuesday, July 7, by a five-member panel of the Supreme Court presided over by Justice Gabriel Pwamang.
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Crime
Hanan Abdul-Wahab’s lawyers threaten contempt action over airport arrest
His lawyers say they will file contempt proceedings against the Attorney-General, the Deputy Attorney-General and the Director of the Bureau of National Investigations over the arrest.
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Courts
Sky Train trial: Court orders Asamoah, Ameyaw-Akumfi to open defence
Former GIIF Chief Executive Officer Solomon Asamoah and former Board Chairman Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi had asked the court to end the trial without requiring them to open their defence.
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US
US Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship: What It Means for Ghanaians and Other Africans in the US
The Trump administration had argued that the clause’s reference to persons “subject to the jurisdiction” of the US implicitly required parental “domicile” meaning some form of lawful, permanent attachment to the country and that the childre...
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Courts
Herald editor Larry Dogbey granted bail after contempt sentence
The Accra High Court had earlier convicted Mr Dogbey after finding that he breached an order restraining further publications in a dispute involving businessman Kevin Okyere and Swiss commodities trading firm Petraco SA.
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TikToker remanded over alleged cyberbullying of Mohbad’s widow
The 27-year-old appeared before a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ikeja on Tuesday on charges linked to cyberstalking, cyberbullying and the publication of harmful content.
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Court halts NPP polling station album process in Afigya Sekyere East
The order was issued on June 19, 2026, by Justice Franklin Titus-Glover in Suit No. GJ12/78/26.
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Judicial Secretary dispels media reportage on Nyinahin teacher assault case
In a statement dated June 12, Judicial Secretary Musah Ahmed said the claims against the magistrate were not supported by the official record of proceedings.
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Africa
Special ITLOS chamber formed for Ghana, Togo boundary dispute
The special chamber will be composed of seven members. Judge Tomas Heidar will serve as President of the chamber. The other members are Judge Neeru Chadha, Judge Ida Caracciolo, Judge Zha Hyoung Rhee and Judge Konrad Jan Marciniak.
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