US
US falls out of top 20 in Rule of Law Index, while global declines continue
Denmark had the best score, followed by Norway and Finland.
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Results for "summary judgment"
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General
Draft anti-LGBT Bill to be laid before Parliament [PDF]
The bill, properly titled the “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021” intends to “provide for proper human sexual rights and Ghanaian family values
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Africa
Abuja Magistrate orders Lawyer to be handcuffed, remanded in prison for disagreeing with him
An Abuja Magistrate, His Worship, Ibrahim Mohammed, of Magistrate court 2, Wuse zone 6, Abuja, has ordered policemen at the Court to arrest, handcuff a Lawyer, Eburu Ekwe Barth, for disagreeing with him on the summary of the case before the...
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Election Petition
Election Petition: NPP behaving as if there’s nothing at stake – Ayine
A spokesperson of John Dramani Mahama’s legal team, Dr. Dominic Ayine has taken a swipe at the governing New Patriotic Party accusing its spokespersons of behaving as if there is nothing at stake in the Election Petition case currently befo...
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Election Petition
Election Petition: NPP behaving as if there’s nothing at stake – Ayine
A spokesperson of John Dramani Mahama’s legal team, Dr. Dominic Ayine has taken a swipe at the governing New Patriotic Party accusing its spokespersons of behaving as if there is nothing at stake in the Election Petition case currently befo...
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Business
Supporting the legal profession
Legal aid solicitors will benefit from a 10% uplift in legal aid fees and have access to a £9 million fund to help those experiencing hardship as a result of COVID-19.
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Courts
Summary of convictions and sentences imposed in the Samreboi mining case
Akonta Mining Company Ltd was separately convicted on Counts 3 and 6. The company was fined 15,000 penalty units on each count, bringing its total financial penalty to 30,000 penalty units.
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Supreme Court News
Celebrities can’t be used to advertise alcoholic drinks- Supreme Court uphold FDA ban
This ruling concludes a nineteen-month legal battle initiated by Mark Darlington Osae, CEO of Black Kulcha Music.
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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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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
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court suspends promotion of 40 police officers pending appeal
The order stays the execution of a Court of Appeal judgment which had directed the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, and the Police Management Board to facilitate the promotion of the affected officers.
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Supreme Court News
Late Bantamahene’s Mbrom property belongs to maternal family, not wife and children – Supreme Court
In a judgment delivered on July 29, 2026, the five-member panel of the Supreme Court allowed an appeal brought by Albert Owusu Baah, representing the maternal family, against Mrs. Agnes Owusu Asare, Alex Owusu Asare and two others.
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Supreme Court News
Full Judgment: Supreme Court's full reasoning on political party delegate system
In its full judgment delivered on July 29, 2026, the court held by a 5-2 majority that delegate-based systems which prevent ordinary party members in good standing from voting in candidate-selection elections violate Article 55(5) of the 19...
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Courts
Full judgment: Why Wontumi was jailed 20 years
He was also fined 10,000 penalty units on each count. In default of payment, he is to serve an additional three-year term of imprisonment with hard labour under each count.
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Supreme Court News
Presidential spouse salary case: Supreme Court to deliver judgment February 28
A seven-member panel of the apex court heard arguments yesterday from counsels for the applicants and the Attorney-General and subsequently fixed the date for the judgment.
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Courts
Spio Gabrah files appeal against High Court decision in defamation case
Dr. Spio-Gabrah had filed the suit against Chairman Wontumi for allegedly making defamatory statements against him (calling him a “thief”) during a live political show on Wontumi TV in September 2020.
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Tech
Part 3: Innovation in litigation – Enforcing judgments in land litigation with technology
The viability of such technology not violating the rights of persons fromthe above case law shows it must always be approached from a public law perspective where they are conducted by public officials within public navigable airspace or fr...
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Courts
Court begins process to garnishee Euroget accounts
Top Engineering had argued that it provided some engineering services at the military hospital at a contract sum of more than $12 million but Euroget paid it $7.5 million.
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General
The Law and Politics of Natural Black Hair: Marghuy on my mind.
Until my hair grew back and I found a permanent natural hair stylist (thank God they are now a dozen a dime), I answered such or similar questions daily from both males and females. Apparently, many admire natural black hair more than we ar...
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Courts
NDC lawyer confident in appeal against Cape Coast judgment on Assin North election
According to Mr. Tamakloe, the NDC has sufficient reasons to challenge the court’s ruling, adding that a refusal to do so would set a bad precedent for the country’s democracy.
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