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Let’s record police caution statements – Legal Practitioner to stakeholders
The Court has called four witnesses to determine whether the statements were obtained voluntarily from the accused persons or not.
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Maj. Mahama Trial: There is no pressure on the Police to investigate the case
The First Court Witness in the mini trial involving 14 alleged murderers of Major Maxwell Mahama, says there is no pressure on the Police to produce results in the investigations.
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Europe
French schoolgirl admits lying about murdered teacher Samuel Paty
A French schoolgirl has admitted lying and fabricating a story about her teacher, who was beheaded last year after her accusations against him.
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Election Petition
2020 Election Petition not novel
Lest we forget, the 2020 Election Petition is not novel. It appears to be a rehashed of the 2012 Election Petition. Aside the swapping of roles, the key issue and actors remain the same: Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Electoral Commission and...
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Opinion
The Circuit Court’s Jurisdiction in Ghanaian Land Disputes: A Jurisdiction at Large
This paper examines the misconception that the Circuit Court in Ghana is limited by a GHC 2,000,000 jurisdictional cap in land disputes. Through legal analysis, it argues that the Circuit Court’s jurisdiction in land matters—regarding owner...
Her Honour Judge Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.)
Opinion
Evaluation of the Efficacy of the Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act 2020 (Act 1015) of Ghana: A Comparative Analysis with the Insolvency Legal Framework of the United Kingdom (Part I)
The article examines Ghana’s Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act, 2020 (Act 1015), comparing its corporate rescue and insolvency mechanisms with those of the United Kingdom. It highlights Ghana’s progress towards a rescue-oriented fr...
Jennifer Abena Dadzie
Opinion
Access Versus Standards: The Future of Legal Education in Ghana
The article examines Ghana’s 2026 legal education reforms, arguing that widening access to professional legal training must be matched with strong regulation, transparent bar examinations, adequate teaching capacity, and sustained professio...
Justice Kweku T. Ackaah-Boafo
Opinion
The Intricacies of Hearsay Evidence: A Legal Conundrum
The article critiques the complex application of the hearsay rule in Ghanaian law despite statutory reforms under the Evidence Act, 1975 (NRCD 323). It argues that the trial judge in the Opuni case misapplied the law by relying on an inappl...
Derick Adu-Gyamfi
Opinion
Roses are Red, The Statute is Stale: The Obscenity Debate and Legal Limbo of Sex Toys in Ghana
This article critiques Ghana’s outdated obscenity law under Section 281(1) of Act 29, arguing that its vague criminalization of "obscene objects" unconstitutionally endangers personal rights. It proposes legislative reform to exclude sexual...
Sedinam Awo Kwadam
Opinion
Beyond Rhetoric: Advancing Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Protection in Ghana: A Case Study of Child Rights International v. The Attorney-General and Its Implications
This article examines the Supreme Court of Ghana's decision in Child Rights International v. Attorney-General, focusing on its implications for enforcing Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ESCRs). The paper explores the importance of st...
Kenneth Atsu Dogbey & Martin Waana-Ang
Opinion
To Plead Or Not To Plead Guilty? An Appraisal of Plea Bargaining In Ghana.
The article appraises plea bargaining in Ghana, focusing on its development under the Criminal and Other Offences Procedure Amendment Act 2022, Act 1079. It explains the types of plea bargaining, its historical context, and its implications...
Gloria Teye
Opinion
Rethinking Malicious Prosecution; A Discussion on the Tort of Malicious Prosecution within the Constitutional Framework of Ghana.
The article argues that the tort of malicious prosecution, as received under common law, is problematic in present-day Ghana under Article 88. The author suggests that the proper defendant in such cases should be the Attorney General, who i...
Reindorf Twumasi Ankrah, Esq.
Opinion
An Examination of the Scope of the Supervisory Jurisdiction of the High Court of Ghana
The article examines the supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court of Ghana under the 1992 Constitution, highlighting two contradictory Supreme Court decisions on the matter. It argues for the court's unfettered supervisory powers and urge...
Simon Okyere, Esq.