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‘Enough of the lip service’ – GBA calls for passage of Conduct of Public Officers Bill
This Bill, when passed, will amend and help strengthen the current Public Officers’ asset declaration regime
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Tech
Five signs your firm needs to upgrade their case management system
The right case management system software can help your firm stay on top of deadlines, streamline workflows, and provide better client service.
Legal Futures
Business
Africa's Trade financing: Central Banks' role could be the weakest link in PAPSS chain- UPSA Law Dean
The PAPSS was formally launched in January 2022. It is a centralized payment and settlement system for intra-African trade in goods and services. Africa currently has approximately 42 individual currencies.
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Crime
Don’t give money to police officers on the streets – ACP Kwesi Ofori tells public
ACP Kwesi Ofori, interacting with host of Newsfile, Samson Lardy Anyenini, stated that the current administration headed by Inspector General of Police (IGP), George Akuffo Dampare is keen to ensure corrupt practices in the country are quas...
Joy Online
General
Appointing MPs onto boards of government agencies unconstitutional – Prof Abotsi
The only body that has become very powerful, under the Fourth Republic is the Executive. And all the other organs have gradually and in a very creeping way, weaken themselves.
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General
You can revoke a will by tearing it up or creating a new one – Legal expert
This should be done only when the content of the old will does not fulfill the prevailing desires of the testator
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Europe
Bar Council calls for end to legal aid limits in domestic abuse cases
In a new policy paper, the organisation — representing 18,000 barristers — said all domestic abuse cases heard in family courts should fall under the scope of legal aid.
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General
Prof. Atuguba takes helm as Acting Director of Legal Education Sep 1
The appointment comes after Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie recalled Justice B.Y.K. Oppong of the Court of Appeal from the role to resume full judicial duties.
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General
Full Text: Report on key legal matters by AG at Government’s Accountability Series
Dr. Ayine tackled some of the nation’s most closely watched legal developments including the controversial discontinuation of the criminal case against former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, new revelations in the National Service Sch...
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General
Africa’s Credit Trap: Research Uncovers How Biased Ratings Are Costing the Continent Billions
A new study by legal scholar Gertrude Amorkor Amarh exposes systemic bias in global credit ratings that harms African economies. It urges the establishment of the African Credit Rating Agency (ACRA) to provide fair and context-specific asse...
Dennislaw
General
Paralegals need necessary training to enhance legal system-Dame
He noted that paralegals play crucial roles in traditional court settings and corporate environments, international organizations, and regulatory bodies, making capacity building essential.
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General
Legal Aid eyes 24-hour legal support under Government’s economic policy
Speaking at the Greater Accra Law Week conference on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, Mr. Folie revealed that the Legal Aid Service is exploring the creation of a 24-hour legal call centre, which would allow Ghanaians to reach lawyers at any time f...
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Courts
Billionaire's ex-wife sues lawyers for failing to win her a superyacht in divorce case
Soroka was awarded a staggering £453 million in 2016 following her split from Akhmedov, marking one of the most expensive divorce rulings in UK history.
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Tech
My Thoughts on AI in Law: A Legal Tech Engineer’s Perspective
Consider a young lawyer preparing for a high-stakes mock trial. They are faced with a complex case involving intricate legal principles, a multitude of evidence, and rapidly changing legislation. How do the envisioned features of Artificial...
Mark Amoah
General
Establish legal clinics in Ghanaian law schools – Prof. Frimpong Oppong
Additionally, he asked that regulatory barriers against the establishment and operation of such clinics should be removed.
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Opinion
Presumption of Innocence Undermined: How Ghana’s 2018 Criminal Disclosure Regime Violates The Rights To Silence And Innocence; A Case For A Two-Phased Case Management Regime in Criminal Trials
This article argues that Ghana’s 2018 Criminal Disclosure and Case Management Practice Directions, though aimed at efficiency, fundamentally undermine the presumption of innocence and the right to silence by compelling premature defence dis...
Sedinam Awo Kwadam
Opinion
Unmasking the Scope of Jurisdiction of a Court and Avoiding Judicial Journalism – A Look at Anas A. Anas v Kennedy Agyapong
The article examines the scope of a court's jurisdiction and the limits of judicial commentary in the context of the Anas A. Anas v. Kennedy Agyapong case. It discusses whether a trial judge overstepped by making defamatory statements and c...
Bobby Banson
General
Chiefs acquiring legal training will help in traditional adjudication – Sefwi Aboduam Chief
Nana Awuah II, known in private life as Mr Prince Kwabena Aduhene, is also the Prampram District Manager of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and was recently called to the Ghana Bar.
GNA
Supreme Court News
Full Judgment: Why Supreme Court declared Gyakye Quayson’s election unconstitutional
In a 35-page judgment in the opinion of Amegatcher(JSC), the apex court resolved the issues in the case under the broad headings of jurisdiction, qualification, allegiance, preliminary objections, and·consequential directions
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General
Majority of MMDAs do not have in-house lawyers – Lawyer Adjei Dwomoh
The discussions of the programme focused on research by Dennislaw Ghana where it was revealed that 154 MMDAs, (59 per cent of them) operate without by-laws.
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