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The analysis identifies key provisions within Ghana’s legal framework, namely the Electronic Communications Act, 2008 (Act 775) and the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), which criminalize the knowing or reckless publication of false com...
SAMUEL BOATENG NSOWAH
Supreme Court News
A seven-member panel of the court dismissed the case due to a recent legislative change by Parliament that decriminalized attempted suicide, thus making the legal challenge moot.
DL News
General
One piece of legislation that is directly intended to prevent economically motivated crimes and the abuse of office is the PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT of 2003 (Act 663).
Godfred Yeboah Dame, Attorney General
General
mining sector’s contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) have been hampered by Fiscal Frameworks under the Act, hence the need for an immediate revision to confront the challenges facing the extractive industry.
DL News
Others
Speaking at the 2025 Africa Women Political Leadership Summit in Accra, Dr. Lartey emphasized the need to remove financial constraints that prevent women from contesting political positions.
DL News
Europe
It seeks to force tech firms to take more responsibility for the content on their platforms.
BBC
Courts
On December 19, 2019, Dr. Nduom and others filed a suit at the High Court, seeking among other things that the court makes an order, quashing the August 16, 2019 decision of the BoG which declared GN Bank insolvent and consequently revoked...
DL News
Opinion
This article critiques Ghana’s narrow, outdated legal definition of rape, restricted to penile vaginal penetration, and advocates for reform aligned with the Rome Statute’s broader, consent-focused standard. Drawing on comparative law and i...
Sedinam Awo Kwadam
General
Overall 247 requests were received and processed in 65 public institutions.
DL News
Africa
A bill proposing a five-year jail term for unlawful protesters in the country has scaled through first reading at the House of Representatives.
DL News
Africa
In a landmark decision in Constitutional Petition No. E490 of 2025, Justice Bahati Mwamuye declared that the blanket application of parts of the Sexual Offences Act to consensual adolescent relationships is unconstitutional.
DL News
General
As one of the three divisions created by the new Legal Aid Commission Act, 2018 (Act 977), the Public Defenders Division will essentially provide crucial legal assistance to persons who are unable to afford the cost of legal representation.
DL News
Others
The Mahama administration deserves genuine praise for threading a difficult needle. Rather than a blanket removal of all capital thresholds, the new GIPA Act took a more surgical approach. Minimum capital requirements have been removed for...
Prince Caldwell Kojo Tabiri Esq., Partner, Caldwell Greene Legal Practitioners, La - Accra
Africa
The Court of Appeal ordered Mr Kanu's release from the custody of the State Security Service (SSS), where the IPOB is being held since he was brought back to Nigeria.
Premium Times Nig
General
“Parliament makes decisions in a number of ways they can pass a bill, if signed it becomes an Act of Parliament. It also operates by passing resolutions. Some of the resolutions are binding, some are not binding.
3 NEWS
Supreme Court News
In a 19-page statement of case filed on Monday, May 25, 2026, Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai urged the court to uphold the claims made by three senior statespersons: Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe and Dr...
DL News
General
Speaking at a press conference in Accra, AWLA Executive Director Effiba Amihere said Parliament has failed to act despite a constitutional duty to regulate the property rights of spouses.
DL News
Opinion
This Article explores the contradictions and conflicts in the theory of the Supreme Court, whilst emphasising that the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court is in fatal disarray and anarchy. The so-called jurisprudence of equality does not onl...
Daniel Korang
General
The law establishes strict timelines for the filing of charges, service of summonses, submission of defences and determination of preliminary objections. An accused person who intends to oppose a charge must generally file an answer within...
Richard Osei Boateng
Supreme Court News
The apex court, speaking in the opinion of Asiedu JSC, noted that in such a situation, the Interpretation Act, 2008 (Act 792) specifically at Section 34(1)(d) and (e) will step in as the saving provision
DL News
