General
Ghana needs former Presidents’ Bill- Legal practitioner
We need to have legislations that speak to financial arrangements and auditing of donations by public sector bodies
DL News
Results for "Property Rights of Spouses"
1985 results.
Supreme Court News
Abronye sues AG at the Supreme Court over salaries of First, Second Ladies
He is in the Supreme Court to seek inter alia a declaration that, the decision to pay emoluments of spouses of the president and vice president is inconsistent with the 1992 Constitution
DL News
Others
New Israeli government suffers first major legislative setback on controversial ‘citizenship’ law
The coalition had agreed to amend the law to grant 1,600 Palestinians living in Israel residency visas
DL News
Africa
Zimbabwe: New marriage law give 'girlfriends' inheritance rights
Unlike in the past, the new law recognizes civil partnerships, which are not marriages but are recognized only for property sharing.
AllAfrica
Courts
How 11-year relationship secured girlfriend beneficial interest in man’s East Legon property
The decision, delivered on 16 February 2026 by Her Ladyship Justice Sedinam Awo Kwadam, arose from a dispute between Vince Kontoh and Ernestina Torgbor, where the Plaintiff sought to eject the Defendant from a property located at Nortey Loo...
DL News
General
Five books to read before the new legal year
For ideas on what to select, here are five picks to read the rest of September. These are all books that were published in the 2021/2022 legal year.
DL News
Business
Deputy AG calls for review of trade agreements to include Business Human Rights standards
She spoke during a Keynote Address at the opening of the two-day African Business and Human Rights Forum under the theme, ‘The African Decade: Shaping the Next 10 years of Business and Human Rights on the Continent.’
DL News
General
Coalition of Human Rights finds Ghana’s LGBTQ+ Bill at odds with international agreements
They also noted that the continuance of the Bill may set grounds for increased violence and targeted attacks on people perceived to be LGBTQ+.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Multiple wives, children cannot prevent 50% property ownership by a divorced wife – Supreme Court
Justice Amadu Tanko, JSC, maintained that the test, as outlined in Article 22 of the 1992 Constitution, is that once a claimant proves that a property was jointly acquired, it must be equitably shared.
DL News
Courts
Court declares woman owner of 5-bedroom Parkoso house as self-acquired, dismisses ex-lover’s claim
Presided over by Justice Dr. Poku Adusei (JA), the court held that the disputed land and the 5-bedroom house built on it were Sarfowaa’s self-acquired property.
DL News
Supreme Court News
How Supreme Court saved the Okyere family of Koforidua
James Okyere who is a son of the late Opanyin Kwaku Okyere, gifted the outhouse and the adjoining land to an entire property to his ex-wife, Florence Darko Okyere.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Magnanimity gone bad: Supreme Court saves man from losing Airport House to friend’s wife
"A transaction between two close friends got entangled in the vicissitudes of Ghana’s constitutional history with regrettable results."
Richard Osei Boateng
General
Book on “Introduction to Intellectual Property”: Ghana's youth ought to monetize their creativity – IP Attorney
Book on “Introduction to Intellectual Property”: Ghana's youth ought to monetize their creativity – IP Attorney
DL News
General
Exposition of the current position of the law on corruption, anti-money laundering and narcotics
The law is settled that no person shall be convicted of a criminal offence unless the offence is defined and its penalty is prescribed in a written law[37].
DL News
General
Policy dialogue held on Women's Economic rights
The event was organized by Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF) in collaboration with OXFAM, under the Women’s Economic Advancement for Collective Transformation (WEACT) and Together Against Poverty (TAP) projects.
DL News
Tech
AI cannot patent inventions, UK Supreme Court confirms
Technologist Dr Stephen Thaler had sought to have his AI, called Dabus, recognised as the inventor of a food container and a flashing light beacon.
BBC
Africa
Kenyan Supreme Court Rules Against Automatic Equal Wealth Division Upon Divorce
The Kenyan Supreme Court has ruled that upon divorce, matrimonial property should not be automatically divided equally, requiring proof of individual contributions for property distribution.
DL News
General
Lawyer Akoto Ampaw calls for the teaching of human rights in schools
The country’s next review is supposed to be next year, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been moved to January 2023.
DL News
General
The distinguished, true and real legal luminary that is his Lordship Professor Samuel Kofi Date-Bah
He prolifically authored articles covering constitutional provisions, landmark cases, and even comprehensive textbooks. By my calculation, between 1970 and 1978, he contributed more than 45 articles to UGLJ and RGL combined.
Ace Anan Ankomah
Asia
China court orders man to pay wife for housework in landmark case
A Beijing divorce court has ordered a man to compensate his wife for the housework she did during their marriage, in a landmark ruling.
DL News