Courts
CJ bribe probe: Lawyer drags GLC to court
Mr Afrifa in this latest twist contends the Disciplinary Committee engaged in procedural impropriety.
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Courts
New Covid strain compels Judiciary to postpone 2021 Legal Year Service
During the legal vacation, the lower courts and some High courts continue to operate, so that the wheels of justice will not grind to a halt
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Courts
Article 146 impeachment ought to be very serious business of hard facts-Samson Lardy Anyenini writes
The President and Council of State got advice to devise a method for achieving this important first step for transparency and accountability while avoiding frivolous and vexatious petitions against the CJ.
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General
Ogyeedom vs Afrifa: Akoto Ampaw vows to defend his name
Lawyer Afrifa must have his own diabolical reasons for trying to implicate me in this crazy judicial bribery scandal, which manifestly does not add up.
Africa
Former South African President Jacob Zuma Jailed
He had been been implicated in aiding and abetting the stealing of state funds during the nine years he led South Africa.
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General
It’s unfair for people to bad-mouth the Chief Justice, says Frank Davies
Davies has described these comments as “intellectual dishonesty.”
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General
Judicial disciplinary architecture should be amended-Samoa Addo
The private legal practitioner says the current disciplinary architecture of the judiciary makes the Ghana Legal Council (GLC) the prosecutor and the judge in adjudicating cases brought before it
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General
Repealed laws of Ghana, 2020
When a law is repealed, it is no longer a reliable point of reference for the courts
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General
“Be curious about what is happening elsewhere” – Justice Aboud tells African Human Rights Court
Lady Justice Imani D. Aboud has urged that the justice system should be interested in events outside its traditional jurisdictions.
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General
The absence of dissenting opinion among SC judges is troubling – Kofi Abotsi
Dean of the Faculty of Law at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) says he is extremely troubled by the recent practice of Justices of the Supreme Court where they don’t write individual opinions.
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General
Criticise us, but don’t insult us – Justice Kulendi tells journalists
A Justice of the Supreme Court , Justice Yonny Kulendi, says judges have no problem with the media criticising their decisions, but those criticisms must be constructive and devoid of insult and personality attacks.
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Election Petition
Conduct of judges will erode confidence in judiciary, not people’s opinions – Prof. Kwasi Prempeh
The Executive Director for the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Prof H. Kwasi Prempeh says what will erode confidence in the judiciary is the conduct of the judges themselves, and not what others write or say about them.
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Election Petition
Peace Council Calls For Calm Ahead Of Supreme Court Ruling
Ahead of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the 2020 election petition, the National Peace Council (NPC) has called on former President John Dramani Mahama and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as well as the Electoral Commission, to strictl...
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Election Petition
Do not bring God into the court - EC counsel tells Tsikata
Counsel for the Electoral Commission, Justin Amenuvor has asked counsel for the petitioner in the 2020 Election Petition, Tsatsu Tsikata not to quote the Bible in support of his application of review to be granted.
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Business
Uber drivers are workers not self-employed, Supreme Court rules
Uber drivers must be treated as workers rather than self-employed, the UK's Supreme Court has ruled. The decision could mean thousands of Uber drivers are entitled to minimum wage and holiday pay.
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Opinion
Adisa Boya v. Zenabu Mohammed: A Judicial Incision – How the Supreme Court Created an Exception Without Overruling Estate Law Precedents.
An analysis of Adisa Boya v. Zenabu Mohammed, where the Supreme Court carved out an exception to estate law by allowing intestate heirs to sue without Letters of Administration, balancing legal formality with justice.
Kofi Annan
Opinion
Legal Vacation Without ‘Vacation.’; The Plight of ‘ORAL ’ Lawyers and the Infringed Rights of the Accused?
The article examines the controversy over substantive criminal trials continuing during Ghana’s legal vacation, particularly where defence lawyers have indicated that they are unavailable. It argues that although the Chief Justice has autho...
Frederick Gurah Sampson
Opinion
The Pretrial Detainee in Ghanaian Civil Litigation: A Constitutional and International Human Rights Appraisal of Order 73 Of C.I. 47 and Order 12 of C.I. 59; A Case for the Expungement of Absconding Warrants from Ghanaian Civil Procedure
This article argues that Ghana's civil procedure rules—specifically Order 73 of C.I. 47 and Order 12 of C.I. 59—violate constitutional and international human rights by allowing pretrial detention of civil defendants based solely on unprove...
Sedinam Awo Kwadam
Opinion
Of language and Copyright: Defe Defe, Pasaa, Pasaa, Doso, Doso
This article critically examines the copyright dispute between Team Eternity and Kwame Mickey over a song’s chorus. It explores whether the phrase “Manhyia Nyame anka .. yay3/abonsam /ay3 defe defe” is copyrightable and if the similarities...
Samuel Appiah Darko
Opinion
My Lord! To be or not to be? [Part 1]
This article examines the process of becoming a judge in Ghana, outlining the recruitment procedures, conditions of service, postings, transfers, leadership expectations, and the exclusivity of judicial roles. It provides insights into the...
Bertha A. Aniagyei