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Justice Adjei questions legal gap between sex and marriage age
“If a person cannot marry at 16, why should they be allowed to have sex at 16?”
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OSP is Ghana’s best weapon in fight against corruption-Kissi Agyebeng
He highlighted that the OSP’s creation under the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959), has positioned it as a flagship institution with the ability to independently investigate, prosecute, recover, and manage assets related...
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Speaker touts Ghana's strides in corruption fight, highlights key legislations
Speaking during a high-level meeting with the African Union Advisory Board against Corruption at Parliament House in Accra on Monday, Mr. Bagbin highlighted Parliament’s proactive role in the national fight against corruption.
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Mahama vows to permanently end mining in forests with bold legal reforms
Speaking during an address marking the first 120 days of his second term, President Mahama outlined a comprehensive five-point strategy to eliminate illegality and environmental harm in the mining sector.
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US
US Supreme Court backs Trump’s use of wartime law for migrant deportations
The decision overturns a lower court’s order from March 15, which had blocked the deportation of several Venezuelan nationals. That court had called for further legal review into the Trump administration’s use of the act—originally passed i...
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Thaddeus Sory writes: To thine own self be true – let the law work
Two days later, at 9:20 AM on Thursday, March 27, 2025, the Vincent Ekow Assafuah of Old Tafo, in Kumasi, filed an action at the Supreme Court challenging the President’s referral of the petitions to the Council of State.
Thaddeus Sory
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Comply with Asset Declaration law-Mahama urges appointees
The Public Office Holders (Declaration of Assets and Disqualification) Act, of 1998 (Act 550) mandates public officials to declare their assets and liabilities upon assuming office.
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Others
It's time to review exemptions in juror selection-Justice Asare-Botwe
According to her, the Criminal Offences (Procedure) Act (Act 30), which was passed in 1960, was enacted at a time when the nation’s literate population was significantly lower than it is today.
Richard Osei Boateng
General
Members of statutory boards, corporations, commissions under Akufo-Addo lose jobs
This clarification was outlined in a press release from the Presidency dated Monday, January 13, 2025, in accordance with the Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012 (Act 845).
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President Mahama revokes appointment of MMDCEs
This marks one of the president's initial actions following his inauguration as Ghana's 6th President on January 7, 2025.
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CHRAJ calls for National Cathedral contract cancellation, possible prosecution
This recommendation follows an investigation into allegations of corruption and abuse of power concerning the controversial initiative.
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Election related crimes will be prosecuted promptly-DPP assures
She noted that prosecutors are responsible for upholding national interests by addressing these crimes in alignment with the law, thus safeguarding the country's peace, unity, and democracy before, during, and after the December general ele...
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Business
IEA wants Bank of Ghana Act amended
He suggested that Parliament determine their allowances to shield the bank from Executive influence.
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Tech
European Union reaches agreement on landmark legislation to regulate AI
The agreement to support the “AI Act” on Friday came after nearly 38 hours of negotiations between lawmakers and policymakers.
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Courts
Full ruling: Court's reasoning in striking out case by ex-nat’l service personnel against former banker boss, boyfriend
“Therefore, the case comes within the rule that out of a forbidden or immoral act no cause of action can arise.”
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Lands Commission IT system shuts down for over 3 weeks
The system, which has been down for three weeks now, is seriously affecting land registration, stamp duty, lawyers-clients work, and the work of the Commission’s staff.
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Business
GARIA unveils maiden Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Journal
The inaugural edition of the Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Journal features 11 high-quality articles contributed by eminent academics, practitioners, jurists, and experts from Ghana, Canada, Nigeria, and South Africa.
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Building Your own Legal Empire: Dare to be Different -Lawyer Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang writes
I remember at the Faculty of Law University of Ghana at our time, the most popular electives were Trade and Investment Law, Commercial Law, Private International Law. However, I chose with few others to study Natural Resources Law.
Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang, Former Director of the Ghana School of Law
Europe
UK Home Secretary does not rule out GPS tagging of Channel migrants
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said she was considering "all options" to "exert some control" over migrants arriving in small boats. The Times originally reported that the Home Office was considering fitting them with GPS tags.
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Crime
More than 400 unlicensed loan administrators arrested, says EOCO
"A joint technical task force comprising EOCO, the BoG, and the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) was constituted to clamp down on the activities of unlicensed digital loan application platforms.
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