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Why Lumba's family head was fined by Manhyia over ‘Great Oath’ invocation
According to palace sources, the animals will be used to perform purification rites to revoke the oath and avert possible spiritual consequences.
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Betty Mould-Iddrisu faults parliament for decades-long delay of Spousal Property Rights bill
Madam Mould-Iddrisu was instrumental in the introduction of the Property Rights of Spouses Bill in Parliament in 2010 during her tenure as Attorney-General.
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Alimony: Either the man or woman can be ordered to pay-Legal Practitioner
Even though typically, it is the men who are ordered to make payments, there are also cases don’t forget that women have come of age since Beijing
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Law practice based on 4 unchangeable pillars – CJ to Law students
Justice Torkonoo indicated that discretion is exercised according to law but not plucked from the air.
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Opinion
The Decline of Allodial Title in Ghana
The article retraces the circumstances that have contributed to the decline of allodial interests/titles in Ghana's land law, including provisions in law that have contributed to this realization
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
Africa
Divorcing couples don't have equal rights to assets-Kenya Supreme Court
Declaring that the 50:50 formula is not absolutely applicable, the top court stated that in case of divorce, each party should leave the marriage with property he or she acquired during the union though a spouse may get more based on his or...
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Review our share of the stool land revenues – Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II
Ogyeahoho Gyebi, who is the Omanhene of Sefwi Anhwiaso, made the call at the opening of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Office of the Administrator of the Stool Lands (OASL) in Kumasi
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UN condemns child marriage in Zimbabwe as girl dies after giving birth
The apostolic churches, which shun hospitals, attract millions of followers with their promises to heal illnesses and deliver people from poverty.
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Courts
Pay ‘side-chick’ GH¢40k as damages – Court of Appeal affirms High Court decision against man
A three-member panel held that Benjamin Yeboah Anokye’s conduct provided sufficient evidence that he had promised to marry Priscilla Atsu, despite his denial and his claim that he was already married under the ordinance.
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Proof of contribution not required for ex-spouse to benefit from marital property – Supreme Court
According to their Lordships, where a court deems it just and equitable to convey immovable property as part of a financial settlement, such conveyance can be made under Section 20 of the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367), regardless o...
Richard Osei Boateng
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Akyem Ayirebi chief in court over alleged forged Statutory declaration for enstoolment
In court on Monday, June 1, 2026, the accused pleaded not guilty to two counts of possessing forged documents and uttering forged documents.
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Daddy Lumba estate case: Kumasi High Court drops daughter’s name, strikes out LA application
On Monday, Justice Hannah Taylor upheld a misjoinder motion filed for Charlyn Fosuh, a daughter of the deceased, effectively removing her from an application seeking letters of administration over her father’s estate.
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Asamankese Royal Clan petitions Gov’t over decade-long chieftaincy dispute
In a petition signed by Abusuapanin Kwesi Asare, the family said successive rulings by the Koforidua High Court, the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs, and the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council’s Judicial Committee had all affirmed their rig...
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Business
Land based investors call for expedited work on L.I. for Land Act 2020
Comprising large-scale land investors, traditional authorities, and civil society organizations, these stakeholders emphasized the need for the L.I. to be enacted promptly.
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Denying ‘leftees’ role as family heads unconstitutional, discriminatory-Judge rejects Ga custom
According to the court, presided over by Justice Kweku T. Ackaah-Boafo, now at the Court of Appeal, such a practice is stereotypical and thus not a reasonable limitation in a free and democratic society
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Africa
Nigeria: Civil servant seeks divorce on grounds of ritual accusations
In his divorce petition in the Jikwoyi Customary Court, in Abuja, Mr Onu said, ”I don’t know why she is accusing me of this kind of thing. This shows there is no more trust between us.”
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Buying lands without proper documents grounds for litigation – LSAG
Mr Fred Aseidu Dartey, GSA Head of Freight and Logistics spoke on: “Emerging trends in Ghana’s maritime industry – the perspective of the Ghana Shippers Authority”.
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Courts
The Supreme Court has, in a four to three majority decision of its review panel, overturned its earlier three to two majority decision of the ordinary bench in Ex parte Opuni.
Lower courts are also to follow the decisions of higher courts, but not slavishly.
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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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Know the current LLb-awarding institutions in Ghana: Their history and locations
From the University of Ghana, which pioneered university-based legal education in the country, to relatively new law faculties established in different parts of Ghana, prospective law students now have a wider range of institutions to consi...
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