Business
Castel Group to acquire majority stake in Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC
The share purchase agreement was officially signed on January 28, 2025, marking a significant shift in ownership for the brewing company.
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You Don't Need More than $50 to Marry in Ghana
Contrary to popular belief, research from MarryRight Ghana indicates that the administrative cost of a legal marriage in Ghana is quite affordable, making it accessible to all, including those with modest incomes.
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General
Rent Control Dep't to deny services to landlords without rent cards from August 17
In a statement issued on Monday, August 10, Acting Rent Commissioner Frederick Opoku said landlords and property owners must be ready to prove that they have met the mandatory rent-card requirement when seeking services from the Department.
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Business
Photocopying Ghana Card for verification now an offence-NIA warns
Executive Secretary of the NIA, Wisdom Yayra Koku Deku, announced the change in a Facebook post on Wednesday, July 15.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court Defines Limits of "Public Service," Denies Enhanced Pension to Former State Attorney
The Supreme Court, in a judgment authored by Justice Mensah, rejected the "Commercial Venture" Test argument. The Court held that the legal status of an entity is determined by its "pith and substance" and the statutes governing it, rather...
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What Role Do Carbon Credits Play in Promoting ESG in Ghana?-PART 2
The learned writer argues that carbon credits are emerging as a strategic lever for Ghana’s private sector to operationalize ESG commitments while unlocking measurable environmental and socio-economic value. Thus, within a maturing regulato...
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Courts
Trader fined GH¢2,400 for skipping National Sanitation Day exercise
She was sentenced on Thursday, 4 December 2025, after pleading guilty to two offences: ignoring a statutory notice and refusing to join the mandatory communal clean-up.
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Crime
Agradaa not eligible for presidential amnesty – Prisons Service clarifies
Chief Superintendent Abdul Latif, Public Relations Officer of the Service, explained that Agradaa is ineligible because she has not served half of her 15-year prison term — a mandatory condition for consideration under the amnesty scheme.
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Business
BoG rolls out new exchange rate guidelines for shipping industry
A statement issued by the BoG and signed by its Secretary, Sandra Thompson, emphasized that the guidelines are mandatory for all industry participants and that non-compliance could attract administrative sanctions.
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General
Inside the Ghana School of Law: What Every Aspiring Student Should Know
The school operates from its main campus at Makola and has three additional campuses: GIMPA, UPSA, and Kumasi (at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology—KNUST).
Richard Osei Boateng
Business
Castel Group acquires Guinness Ghana — SEC waives mandatory takeover
The deal, approved by the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority, involves the purchase of 247.3 million ordinary shares from Diageo at GH¢5.15 per share, based on a share purchase agreement signed on January 28, 2025.
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Courts
Justice Adjei pushes for abolition of mandatory death penalty in Ghana
Speaking before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Monday, June 16, Justice Adjei criticized the current legal framework, saying it violates the right to life and contradicts Ghana’s international human rights obligations.
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Africa
Nigerian Bar Association launches mandatory Professional Development Program
This initiative is designed to ensure that all legal professionals remain updated with evolving legal trends and best practices.
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Africa
Kenya School of Law loses 18-year monopoly for training of advocates as court orders opening up
This landmark decision paves the way for universities and other institutions to offer the ATP, a mandatory qualification for individuals seeking admission to the Bar.
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General
The Law Office Morgue: Why Are Lawyers Paying to Store Dead Files?
Law firms in Ghana often store old client files indefinitely, incurring unnecessary costs. This article explores the financial, compliance, and operational challenges of file storage and provides strategic solutions, including charging stor...
Dennis Adjei Dwomoh Esq.
Courts
A glimpse of 2024: Top news items on DL News
Our top picks for 2024 include the new requirement by the GBA for lawyers to show proof of CLE participation for licence renewal from 2025 onwards and the viral news of the marriage between the 80-year-old former Education Minister and his...
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US
American tourist to pay $9,000 fine for bullets in backpack
Wenrich is among five American tourists detained in recent months due to ammunition discovered in their luggage.
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General
Can the Special Prosecutor be impeached under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution?-Lawyer Kwame Akuffo writes
The fundamental question which arises for pertinent consideration is as to whether or not the the Special Prosecutor, is an Office holder whose conduct can be the subject matter of Impeachment, under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution.
Lawyer Kwame Akuffo
Supreme Court News
Justices Kwofie, Asare, Adjei-Frimpong sworn into Supreme Court
The Justices; Henry Anthony Kwofie, Yaw Darko Asare, and Richard Adjei-Frimpong, were appointed owing to the mandatory retirements of Justices Amegatcher, former CJ Anin Yeboah, and Jones Dotse last year
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Full Speech: Justice William Atuguba's lecture on the Judiciary's role in protecting Ghana's Democracy
"Sharing my lived experiences with the Justice delivery system vi-a-vis public confidence in the judiciary and how recent Judicial pronouncements and rulings portend for consideration of Ghana’s democracy."
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