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Establish legal clinics in Ghanaian law schools – Prof. Frimpong Oppong
Additionally, he asked that regulatory barriers against the establishment and operation of such clinics should be removed.
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Commission study on access to justice – Prof. Oppong to GBA, GLC, Attorney-General
Professor Richard Frimpong Oppong, a law professor at the Califonia Western School of Law and a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, said the study should examine the use of digital technology to enhance access to justice.
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Amend constitution to allow election of AG, Special Prosecutor – UG Law Lecturer
The Lecture organized by the Chief Policy Analyst at the Ghana Institute of Public Policy Options Dr Charles Wereko Brobbey is to celebrate Former Finance Minister Kwadwo Baah Wiredu who died in 2008.
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Asset Declaration law derogated in operationalisation – Clara Kasser-Tee
The Lecture organised by the Chief Policy Analyst at the Ghana Institute of Public Policy Options, Dr Charles Wereko Brobbey, is to celebrate Former Finance Minister, Kwadwo Baah Wiredu, who died in 2008.
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Stamp out Public Purse Misapplication – Deputy Governor
Dr. Opoku-Atari praised government for introducing reforms to deal with evation of tax, saying that “The current Government has started reforms in this area; let us all support them to institutionalize these reforms.”
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Go to court if you believe burning illegal mining excavators is wrong – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday reaffirmed his determination to root out illegal mining and stated that the burning of equipment used for the pollution of water bodies and forest reserves will not cease till the criminal...
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New Land Act will deal with challenges – Justice Adjei
A Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei, has said the new Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036), offers the country the best opportunity to deal with the myriad of challenges affecting land acquisition and administration.
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The Maze of Complexity: Unravelling the Knots of Judicial Discretion in Re Republic vrs. Speaker of Parliament and Attorney General, Ex Parte: Rockson-Nelson Etse K. Dafeamekpor Suit No. GJ/0560/2024.
The article critiques the High Court's refusal to grant a mandamus order compelling the President of Ghana to act on the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, despite its passage in Parliament. The court's decision is argued to be pre...
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Speaker Bagbin postpones resumption of parliament indefinitely
In an official notice issued from his office on Monday, October 6, the Speaker said the decision was necessitated by circumstances beyond his control.
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Supreme Court ruling dismissing Speaker's application well-reasoned
He praised the court’s judgment, handed down on Wednesday, October 30, as well-reasoned and balanced.
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Vacant seat saga:Speaker's lawyers move to set aside Supreme Court order
The legal team argues that the Supreme Court has no jurisdiction to rule on the case initiated by Effutu Member of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
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Declaration of 4 vacant seats; Speaker's action cannot be challenged in court-Ansa-Asare
Ansa-Asare's remarks follow Speaker Bagbin's declaration on Thursday, October 17, that four seats in Parliament were vacant.
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Speaker Bagbin declares 4 Parliamentary seats vacant
This decision significantly shifts the balance in Ghana’s hung parliament, where the New Patriotic Party (NPP) previously held a slim majority with the help of Independent Member of Parliament Andrew Amoako Asiamah.
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Speaker Bagbin to decide petition to dismiss 4 MPs today
The petition, submitted by former Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu, has sparked considerable debate between the Majority and Minority members of Parliament.
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Majority leader seeks injunction at SC against declaration of independent seats vacant
His suit aims to block the Speaker from ruling on a motion presented by the Minority in Parliament, which seeks to declare certain parliamentary seats vacant.
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Speaker requests time to deliver reasoned ruling on Article 97 petition
This postponement came after hearing arguments from both the Majority and Minority parties regarding the petition filed by former Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu.
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Supreme Court defers ruling on interlocutory injunction against Anti-LGBTQI Bill
The five-member panel, presided over by the Chief Justice, indicated that it would give the ruling alongside the substantive application and thus called for an expedited trial of the case.
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Anti-LGBTQI Bill: We cannot restrain Parliament based on alleged omission-Supreme Court’s full reasoning
The Supreme Court affirmed that it is unable to injunct the proceedings of Parliament on the basis of an alleged omission and that the matters raised by the applicant are matters to be resolved in the substantive suit.
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Parliament commences consideration of LGBTQ+ bill
Although the House did not finish all the proposed amendments to some of the controversial clauses in the bill, a few amendments were effected.
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Speaker refers motion for vote of censure on Finance Minister to ad-hoc committee
This comes after the Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu moved the motion for vote of censure against the Minister on the floor of the House yesterday.
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