Courts
Farmer in court over breach of trust
A 40 year-old farmer, Richmond Dakpolo, charged with fraudulent breach of trust has appeared before the Enchi District Magistrate court.
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Africa
Court Fines Ethiopian Airlines N7m For Cancelling Flights Without Notice
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has awarded a fine of N6 million as general damages against Ethiopian Airlines Ltd. for cancelling three Nigerians’ flights without due notice to the plaintiffs.
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General
Deductions from ex-gratia of staff lawful – KNUST clarifies
Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has denied claims by some ex-staff of the institution of unlawful deductions from their ex-gratia packages.
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Crime
Police investigate death of unknown man in hotel
Two workers of the Princeway Hotel, near Caprice in Accra, are assisting the Accra Regional Police Command to investigate the death of a client.
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Asia
Malaysia High Court rules Christians can use ‘Allah’ for religious educational purposes
In a landmark ruling on Wednesday, the Malaysian High Court granted a Malaysian Christian the right to use the word “Allah” in her religious practice, effectively ending the Home Ministry’s 1986 ban on the use of the word in Christian publi...
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Courts
Court warns prosecution over NAM1
The Circuit Court in Accra, presided over by Her Honour, Evelyn Asamoah, has warned it would be forced to strike out the case in which Chief Executive officer (CEO) of Menzgold Ghana Limited Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1) has been arraigned for...
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General
IGP cautions police officers against publicizing internal challenges
The Inspector-General of Police(IGP) James Oppong Boanuh has warned police personnel to desist from going public with challenges they are facing in the service.
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Election Petition
Election Petition: Let There Be Peace After SC Ruling – Opanyin Agyekum To Ghanaians
Professor Kofi Agyekum, Dean of the School of Performing Arts at the University of Ghana, has urged Ghanaians not to cause chaos after Supreme Court’s ruling on the election petition filed by former President John Dramani Mahama.
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General
Agyapa deal: Martin Amidu was wrong – Samson Lardy Anyenini
Samson Lardy Anyenini, a private legal practitioner has told Good Evening Ghana in a report monitored by GhanaWeb that the former Special Prosecutor, Martin ABK Amidu, was wrong on some of the positions taken on the Agyapa Royalties Agreeme...
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General
Full List: 65% of new lawyers called to the Gambian Bar are Ghanaians
65 per cent of lawyers called to the Gambia Bar in 2021 are Ghanaian law students who left Ghana and opted to study law in the West African Country.
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General
GBA wants claims of some lawyers in Ashanti Region taking their clients’ wives investigated
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) is calling for a probe into claims that some lawyers in the Ashanti Region are taking their clients’ wives from them.
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Election Petition
Election petition: Asiedu Nketia’s allegations are unduly scandalous – Akoto Ampaw
The Lead Counsel of President Akufo-Addo in the election petition, Akoto Ampaw has described as scandalous the witness statement of the 2020 Presidential Candidate of the NDC, John Dramani Mahama.
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Election Petition
Election Petition: It’s not necessary for John Mahama to testify – Ayine
Dr. Dominic Ayine, a spokesperson for former President John Mahama in the Election Petition case says his client cannot be compelled to personally be in the witness box to be cross-examined.
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Election Petition
Election petition: NDC’s claim that Supreme Court panel is unfair bogus – Kojo Oppong Nkrumah
A member of President Akufo-Addo’s legal team, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has described as ‘bogus’, a claim by John Mahama’s legal team that the Supreme Court panel hearing the 2020 election petition is unfair and unbalanced.
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Opinion
The doctrine of continuous violation: Can it be caught by the doctrine of Estoppel and the statute of limitation?
This paper analyses the circumstances under which estoppel and the statutes of limitation cannot be invoked as shield or even as a sword to override an act or conduct of any person which contravenes the Constitution 1992.
Derick Adu-Gyamf, Esq.
Opinion
Why you must conduct a litigation search before buying a land in Ghana
It is widely accepted among land purchasers in Ghana that, there is a need to go an extra mile in due diligence before paying money to any person or entity who purports to own a land in Ghana primarily due to the dicey nature of our land ac...
Victor Owusu Asante Esq
Opinion
Summary Judgments in Land Litigation; A ‘Quickie’ Path to Obtain Judgments? To Move or Not To Move, The Quagmire of the Practitioner?
The burden of the author in this article is to review the law on Summary Judgment, discuss the two opposing views of whether same can be granted in land matters or not, attempt to fill the vacuum and draw a conclusion that a party may not b...
Frederick Gurah Sampson
Opinion
The Right to liberty and Freedom of movement in the shackles of Administrative Acts in Covid-19 Ghana; The legal implications in Ghana’s constitutional jurisprudence
The authors discuss how the COVID-19 and its associated restrictions have impacted some basic freedoms such as movement and liberty.
Frederick Agaaya Adongo and Martin Waana-Ang
Opinion
The meaning of 'Judiciary' in light of Articles 126(1) and (5) of the 1992 Constitution
The author argues that the Supreme Court narrowed the definition of 'Judiciary' in the case of Judicial Service Association of Ghana V Attorney-General & National Pension Regulatory Authority, Fair Wages Commission. Find out why in this art...
Derick Adu-Gyamfi
Opinion
Who is a Casual Worker? Employment Practice and Ghana’s Labour Laws
This paper discusses, mainly, one category of workers: casual workers. Most employments or businesses use this phrase with the view of distinguishing these workers from another set of workers – permanent workers.
James Gawuga Nkrumah