General
Your marriage risks being declared null & void if-Marriage Officer
“You may have observed that some marriages are done at event centres, hotels, and recreational centers,”
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Business
Registrar-General’s Department increases penalty for late filing of annual returns
The increment from GH¢450 to GH¢500 will affect Private Unlimited Companies, Public/Private Companies Limited by Shares, and Public/Private Companies Limited by Guarantee such as churches, schools, unions, associations, and clubs.
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Opinion
Evaluation of the Efficacy of the Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act 2020 (Act 1015) of Ghana: A Comparative Analysis with the Insolvency Legal Framework of the United Kingdom (Part I)
The article examines Ghana’s Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act, 2020 (Act 1015), comparing its corporate rescue and insolvency mechanisms with those of the United Kingdom. It highlights Ghana’s progress towards a rescue-oriented fr...
Jennifer Abena Dadzie
Business
Insolvency practitioners should be made to assist ailing State-Owned Enterprises – Attorney General
“I will recommend to the government that IPs should be invited by ailing state-owned enterprises to help turn them around.
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Courts
Court to rule on Opuni’s request for records June 14
The two accused persons, who are on trial for allegedly engaging in illegalities in a series of fertilizer transactions, have prayed to the court for an order directed at the Registrar of the High Court to transmit the full records of the p...
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General
License schools before operating – NaSIA tells school owners
The National School Inspection Authority (NaSIA) says henceforth it is criminal to begin operating a school without first securing a licence from its offices.
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Courts
Court refuses stay request in NSS scandal trial
The oral application was made on Monday, May 11, 2026, just before the prosecution was expected to call its first witness.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court not responsible for delay of Anti-LGBTQI cases-Registrar
Justice Ellen Ofer-Ayeh, the court's Registrar and a High Court judge, clarified that the delays are due to the parties failing to complete the required legal procedures.
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Business
ORC urges businesses to file annual returns by April 30 or face sanctions
In a press release dated February 27, 2026, the ORC directed all registered companies, business owners, directors, and incorporated partnerships to file their Annual Returns or renew their business names by April 30, 2026.
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Courts
Court revises bail conditions for Mustapha Hamid, nine others in OSP case
Instead of reporting to the court’s registrar as previously ordered, the accused will now be supervised more directly under a revised monitoring framework.
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Business
Defaulting companies face GH¢500 fine as ORC enforces beneficial ownership rules
In a notice issued on Monday, 12 January 2026, the ORC said all non-compliant companies will now be fined GH¢500 for not filing their Beneficial Ownership (BO) information.
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Business
Bearer shares banned in Ghana-ORC warns of sanctions
In a notice dated 2 January 2026, the ORC said the ban takes immediate effect and applies to all companies incorporated, registered or conducting business in the country under the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992).
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Business
Renew licenses by November 28 to avoid revocation-ORC to Insolvency Practitioners
The warning, grounded in Sections 153(3)(a) and 161(1) of the Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act, 2020 (Act 1015), forms part of a wider effort to tighten regulatory oversight
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Business
ORC imposes new penalties for defaulting businesses
Ghana’s Registrar of Companies has rolled out a revised penalty framework targeting entities that failed to file their annual returns by the end of June 2025.
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General
Two former students of KNUST declared 'persona non grata' by school
In a statement issued by the Office of the Registrar, the university revealed that Fosu-Boateng was expelled on March 21, 2022, while Owusu’s dismissal became effective at the close of the 2023/2024 academic year.
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Others
The Key Role of Due Diligence in Corporate Restructuring Transactions in Ghana
In Ghana, corporate restructuring, such as mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, is essential in shaping the business environment. However, these transactions carry inherent risks and complexities, making thorough due diligence necessary...
Ofori Eric Kwaah
General
UPSA justifies swearing-In of new Vice-Chancellor despite legal challenge
In a statement addressing concerns raised by Chancellor Dr. K.K. Sarpong, the UPSA Registrar clarified that the university had not received any formal notice or legal documentation regarding the alleged court case or injunction against the...
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Business
ORC begins processes to strike out 8531 defaulting companies from its register
The ORC said the decision has become necessary to purge the register of dormant companies and companies in default for failure to file their annual returns and update their records in accordance with law.
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General
ECOWAS Court working on programme to improve enforcement of its decisions by Member States
“Some States have been relying on their non-ratification of these Protocols as a basis for the non-enforcement of the decisions of the Court,” the court said on its website.
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Business
Hire qualified Secretaries – Registrar tells Companies
“We also didn’t have Company Secretaries who had requisite qualifications as spelled out in Act 992. Now you need qualified Company Secretaries."
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