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As esquire season approaches: Three things to know about the 2026 Call to the Bar
The 2026 Call to the Bar is expected to bring a potentially record number of new lawyers and move both the ceremony and its dinner to new venues.
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General
Why AG seeks to introduce the Legal Practitioners Standards Board Bill
The proposed Legal Practitioners Standards Board Bill will establish a statutory body responsible for setting and maintaining standards of professional conduct and continuing competence within Ghana’s legal profession.
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Courts
Court rejects Mustapha Abdul-Hamid lawyer’s request for long adjournment
Lead counsel for Dr Abdul-Hamid, Joseph Kpemka, had asked the court to adjourn the case for several days, citing ill health, exhaustion and the upcoming Ghana Bar Association conference.
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Crime
Family offers GH¢50,000 reward after law student dies in Tema Motorway hit-and-run
Ivan was reportedly knocked down by a vehicle on August 27, 2026.
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Public Tribunals law not alien to Constitution — Anthony Forson Jnr.
Mr Forson made the comment when he appeared before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
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Crime
Two arrested over alleged lynching of young man at Daboya
The suspects are Adjei Abdulai, a 25-year-old carpenter, and Issah Mahama, a 22-year-old student.
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Crime
EOCO handling AKSA probe because case goes beyond bribery — Srem-Sai
His comments follow questions over why the Office of the Special Prosecutor is not leading the local investigations into the scandal. Dr Srem-Sai rejected suggestions that assigning the matter to EOCO was intended to sidestep the OSP.
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Courts
Court of Appeal gives husband green light to sue Ghana Health Service, Mponua District Hospital directly for negligence
A three-member panel overturned a High Court ruling that removed the two health institutions from the case on the basis that the law establishing them did not expressly state that they could sue or be sued in their own names.
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Pay ‘side-chick’ GH¢40k as damages – Court of Appeal affirms High Court decision against man
A three-member panel held that Benjamin Yeboah Anokye’s conduct provided sufficient evidence that he had promised to marry Priscilla Atsu, despite his denial and his claim that he was already married under the ordinance.
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Two suspects remanded again over murder of Immigration officer
Two men accused in connection with the murder of Immigration Officer Stephen King Amoah will remain in custody while prosecutors await key reports needed to move the case forward.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court strikes down delegate system for party primaries as unconstitutional
In a majority decision delivered on Wednesday, the court held that all registered members of a political party must be allowed to vote in the selection of candidates for general elections.
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Supreme Court News
Togbe Afede raises concern over uncapped Supreme Court justices
The President of the Asogli Traditional Area and former President of the National House of Chiefs said Ghana must take stronger steps to protect the independence and credibility of the judiciary.
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Courts
Asokore Mampong court remands two more suspects over lynching of 27-year-old
The two, Mohammed Amadu, 21, and Halidu Issaka, 22, were arrested last Wednesday in connection with the incident.
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Plea negotiations resume in Wontumi's Exim Bank case as Atta Akyea takes over
Chairman Wontumi is facing charges including defrauding by false pretences, forgery and money laundering in relation to an alleged GH¢30 million EXIM Bank loan transaction.
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Courts
Man imprisoned 10 years for defiling seven-year-old boy
Elyasu Kunateh was convicted by the Wa High Court after a full trial.
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Lawra: Man jailed 20 years for incest involving biological daughter
The court also sentenced him to 10 years’ imprisonment for threatening the life of the survivor.
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Summary of convictions and sentences imposed in the Samreboi mining case
Akonta Mining Company Ltd was separately convicted on Counts 3 and 6. The company was fined 15,000 penalty units on each count, bringing its total financial penalty to 30,000 penalty units.
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Srem-Sai rejects claim Wontumi’s lawyers were blocked from moving applications
He says the lawyers who appeared in court for the Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman were not instructed to move any motion.
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Courts
Court of Appeal clears Sammy Gyamfi in defamation case filed by NAPO
In a unanimous decision, the court held that the statement at the centre of the dispute was not defamatory.
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Europe
Lawyers risk sanctions for refusing to use AI, UK guidance warns
The guidance suggests that refusing to use AI may, in some cases, amount to a breach of professional duty. According to the taskforce, lawyers are expected to consider AI in the same way other professionals use technology to improve accurac...
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