General
Vodafone Ghana announces vacancy for a litigation lawyer
The candidate must have at least 5 years standing at the Bar and extensive experience in litigation and dispute resolution.
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General
Full Speech by The Attorney-General of Ghana at the 2023 Ghana Bar Conference
When I look back at certain cases whose outcomes I consider undesirable, regardless of my own views on the questions being judged in them, I come to the conclusion that, we have in this country a fiercely independent Judiciary in which all...
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Africa
No legal duty to disclose an extra-marital affair, says SA judge
The judge dismissed a damages claim brought by a man against his former wife. The man accused his wife of fraud because she did not disclose an extra-marital affair which led to the birth of their third child.
Ground Up
Courts
Having picture, name in funeral brochure not enough proof of marriage-Court tells woman
The case of the appellant, Madam Mercy Blanc in the case against Administrators of the deceased Selwyn Okoe Boye’s estate, was anchored on the claim that she was a surviving spouse
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Tech
A US Bankruptcy Court served a subpoena via Twitter. Will this catch on?
US Courts have become creative with their use of social media, in some perhaps unexpected ways - like the service of a subpoena via Twitter
LAW.COM
Courts
Reasoning of the Wenchi High Court: Techiman South Parliamentary Election petition
On the fundamental issue of whether the petitioner garnered the highest number of valid votes, the court presided over by Justice Frederick Arnold Nawurah held that the petitioner had failed to discharge the burden of proof on the preponder...
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Europe
EU Court to broadcast hearings from April 26, 2022
EU Court to broadcast hearings from April 26, 2022
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Africa
KPMG, PWC, others barred from providing legal services in Nigeria
The suits were before Honourable Justices O. O Oguntoyinbo and M. Shitu Abubakar of the Abeokuta Division of the Federal High Court and the various reliefs sought from the court were centered on prohibiting the big four accounting firms fro...
DNL Legal & Style
Courts
Law Firms can sue, maintain actions to claim legal fees in their names-Court of Appeal
According to the court, upon incorporation, a body becomes a legal entity with rights to sue and to be sued under the COMPANIES ACT 2019(Act 992) thus a Law Firm like Atuguba & Associates which has duly incorporated and issued with a Certif...
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General
Kwasi Afrifa files judicial review against GLC charges, amid CJ bribery allegations
The Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council charged Mr. Afrifa on the following counts;
DL News
Courts
Would you let a robot lawyer defend you?
Prof Susskind says in the 1980s he was genuinely horrified by the idea of a computer judge, but that he isn’t now.
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Asia
Rights of a patentee are not natural or common law rights-Delhi High Court rules
In the present case where the court found that where the appellants/plaintiffs while claiming one invention only i.e. DAPA, were claiming two patents with respect thereto, with infringement of both, by the respondent(s)/defendant(s)
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General
Judge warns Oath Comissioners against operating as lawyers
The Supervising High Court Judge for the Ashanti Region, Justice Kofi Akrowiah, has sworn in 22 Commissioners for Oath with a call on them to operate within the confines of their functions.
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Election Petition
Akoto Ampaw objects to almost all of Rojo Mettle-Nunoo’s statement
Mr. Akoto Ampaw, the lead lawyer for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, 2nd respondent in the election petition case, has objected to almost all the 32-paragraph witness statement filed for Rojo Mettle-Nunoo, a witness for the petitione...
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Election Petition
Tsatsu makes case for video evidence of events in EC’s strong room
Lead Counsel for the petitioners in the ongoing election petition hearing, Tsatsu Tsikata, is making a case for video recordings of happenings in the strong room of the 1st Respondent, the Electoral Commission (EC) during last year’s electi...
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Opinion
When the Machine Knows the Law: Artificial Intelligence, Superintelligence and the Future of Lawyers and Judges in Ghana
This article examines how artificial intelligence could transform Ghana’s legal profession and judiciary, particularly legal practice, employment, judicial decision-making and access to justice. It advocates responsible AI integration while...
HH Malcolm Bedzrah
Opinion
The Judicial Powers of the Judicial Committee of a Traditional Council
This article examines the judicial powers of the Judicial Committee of a Traditional Council in Ghana, outlining its composition, jurisdiction, appointment process, and adjudicatory functions in chieftaincy disputes. It also discusses appea...
Richard Appiah Kubi
Opinion
Judgment & Pleadings of Previous Suits in Res Judicata: To Tender or Not to Tender?
The paper interrogates the two positions and the recent attempt by the Apex Court to reconcile them. Was the Court able to rectify the ‘corrupted version’ of the estoppel per rem judicatam rule or just like Abedi Ayew, it is too late in the...
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
Opinion
Seeking Default Judgments over Declaratory Reliefs Under Ghana Law - Navigating the Procedural Nuances
In this article, the author discusses the procedural nuances on proceeding in a suit for declaratory reliefs where a Defendant defaults in taking a step, discusses some judicial decisions in this regard, explore the options available to suc...
Frederick Gurah Sampson