General
66 Bills to be laid before Parliament on resumption
Eleven Bills are currently at the committee level, of which seven are Public Bills and four are Private Members bills.
GNA
Results for "Intestate Succession"
76 results.
General
Women representation at Bar, Bench hasn’t translated precisely to women equality – Justice Jones Dotse
He spoke as part of a panel discussing the role men can play as allies in achieving gender equality in Ghana.
DL News
General
Samson’s Take: Corruption and side-chicks law
Passage of the witness protection law was the icing on the cake yet people who know are not using these legal tools to help fight corruption
DL News
General
Inheritance rights: Duration of marriage before death of spouse immaterial – Minkah-Premo
e big question of whether the mothers of children who were not married to the fathers can benefit, unfortunately, in this current draft, no provision is made for it…..if you look at Article 22, it talks about spouses, it doesn’t talk about...
DL News
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GBA moves forward to hold 28th Annual Conference
The conference promises to be informative and pragmatically innovative
DL News
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Surviving spouse, children entitled to their house and household chattels, and not relatives – Lawyer
"If for any reason, they’re unable to agree to choose one out of two or several houses, then upon application being made to the court, the court will decide which house they must choose”
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General
Who owns your dead body? Stakeholders push for legislation to give spouses a stake
The conference, organized by MarryRight Ghana, closed with a clear message, with stakeholders calling for legislation to give the nuclear family, especially spouses, a legal stake in burial decisions.
Richard Osei Boateng
Africa
TB Joshua’s widow and the battle for his Nigerian church
“TB Joshua was a prophet by birth, but his wife has become a prophet by inclination. Husband and wife have become one, so by that union he has extended the anointing to her,
DL News
Africa
Samsung chief Jay Y Lee fined $60,000
A Seoul Central District Court spokesman confirmed the fine and 17 million won of additional forfeiture, following local media reports. During a hearing earlier this month, Lee admitted that he used propofol 41 times over a five-year span t...
ALJAZEERA NEWS
Africa
Court approves appointment of T.B. Joshua’s wife as SCOAN trustee
With no objections from the respondents, the court wasted no time in granting the approval and the expectation is that the move will provide further clarity on the leadership succession in the church.
DL News
Opinion
The Concept Of Family: A Vexed Issue In Our Legal Jurisprudence
The article examines the meaning of “family” under Ghanaian customary law, including how family membership and headship are determined, and emphasizes that these questions often depend on the customs and evidence of the particular family. I...
Francis Obiri
Opinion
Right to Sue on Behalf of the Family: Settled Principles & Unsettling Surprises
The article discusses the legal principle in Ghana concerning the capacity of family members to sue and be sued regarding family property. It examines historical and modern interpretations, significant case law, and statutory provisions.
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
Supreme Court News
Father’s control of house bought in son’s name does not rebut advancement — Supreme Court
The decision settles a dispute between siblings over whether house No. J81 at Buade, Nungua, Accra, formed part of the estate of their late father, Emmanuel Fynn-Sackey, who died without a will on 2 August 2016.
Richard Osei Boateng
Courts
Businessman jailed four years for appropriating late brother’s entitlement
Kwame Tengey is said to have told his late brother’s three children that he was going to assist them in collecting their father’s entitlement of GH¢304, 950.
GNA
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2021 Top 5 law firms in Ghana with the highest number of lawyers
there is little surprise that lawyers create partnerships between and among themselves to allow them practice this dignified profession.
DL News
Opinion
The five deadly sins of family business succession and how to avoid them
Family business succession is fraught with pitfalls that can lead to its downfall if not managed properly. The five deadly sins—lack of planning, favoritism, resistance to innovation, poor communication, and unprepared successors—must be co...
Kweku Wiafe and Theodore Albright
General
Who succeeds Chief Justice Baffoe-Bonnie?
This DL News feature examines six Supreme Court justices whose professional backgrounds offer different perspectives on that choice: Gabriel Pwamang, Avril Lovelace-Johnson, Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi, Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu, Senyo Dzamefe a...
DL News
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Dr. Abdul-Baasit Aziz-Bamba: Harvard-trained lawyer to head Value for Money Office
The Presidency said the appointment was made under Article 195(1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 14(1) of the Value for Money Office Act, 2026.
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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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Ghana School of Law Opens 2026 Post-Call Admissions
The one-year programme is expected to commence in October 2026 and conclude after the end-of-year examinations in June or July 2027. Successful candidates will subsequently be enrolled on the Roll of Lawyers in Ghana.
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