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Assin North: Don’t waste resources on criminal case against Gyakye Quayson – Kpebu
Recent history has seen a former Member of Parliament jailed for a similar offence.
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“We shall resist every attempt to subvert the will of the people” – James Quayson
A Cape Coast High Court on Wednesday 28th July 29, 2021, ruled that the Parliamentary election held in the Assin North constituency on December 7, 2020, be overturned
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Disqualified APP candidate heads to court over Akwatia by-election
Ankomah, who was disqualified from the race along with his party for failing to provide a valid tax clearance certificate, argues that the decision was not accidental but part of what he calls a “deliberate plan” to edge him out of the cont...
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Walewale NPP candidate’s lawyers request judge recusal over alleged bias
The motion, filed on Monday, July 1, 2024, alleges that the judge held a secret meeting with the plaintiff and made prejudicial pronouncements.
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Crime
Amenfi East NPP PC granted bail
Mr. Frimpong was released on Wednesday evening after the police took a statement from him regarding his comments in a video that has gone viral.
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Alex Segbefia bemoans failure of High Court to clarify “allegiance” in Quayson judgement
The High Court presided over by Justice Kwasi Boakye however ruled that the NDC candidate breached the provisions of the constitution,
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Election Petition
Techiman South petition: Hearing continues April 29
Drama unfolded at the Wenchi High Court last Monday when officials of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) came to the court armed with a generator and a photocopier machine to ensure that there were no power disruptions to the court’s pr...
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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
Natural Resources, The Environment and the Constitutional Review Committee’s Recommendations: Why Government Should Reconsider Its Position
The article critiques the Government of Ghana’s rejection of proposed constitutional reforms on natural resource governance and environmental protection. It advocates stronger constitutional safeguards for public trusteeship, sustainability...
Anthony Danquah
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court to rule on Kpandai election Certiorari application January 28
A five-member panel – Justices Gabriel Pwamang, Omoro Tanko, Yonny Kulendi, Samuel Asiedu and Henry Anthony Kwofie – has reserved its ruling after hearing legal arguments on an application asking the apex court to supervise and set aside th...
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2025 in focus: Top legal news items on DL news
In 2025, as in previous years, numerous legal stories dominated headlines across the country. However, based on editorial discretion, audience engagement metrics on our website, and sustained reader interest, we present the following storie...
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Supreme Court to hear challenge to annulment of Kpandai parliamentary election
Mr Nyindam argues that the Tamale High Court wrongly assumed jurisdiction over the matter and that the entire election petition, filed by his National Democratic Congress (NDC) challenger Daniel Nsala Wakpal, was fundamentally defective.
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Minority demands withdrawal of Kpandai vacancy letter, citing pending court application
Addressing the House, Annoh-Dompreh said the correspondence, signed by the Clerk to Parliament on 4 December 2025, should never have been issued while a motion for stay of execution is still before the courts.
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Parliament triggers Kpandai by-election after court-ordered re-run
n a letter dated 4 December 2025 and addressed to the EC Chairperson, Mrs Jean Mensa, the Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, informed the Commission that a vacancy had arisen in the membership of Parliament for the Kpandai
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Bagbin recalls Parliament, expected to sit on December 16
This announcement was made public through a notice issued on December 2, signed by Speaker Bagbin.
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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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Parliament to pass Int'l Transactions and Natural Resources Agreements Bill
To tackle these challenges, lawmakers are working on the International Transactions and Natural Resources Agreements Bill, 2024.
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Hybrid Parliamentary system not beneficial to our Democracy-Justice Dotse
He argues that this structure hampers democracy and good governance in the country.
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Amended Court rules will provide clear timelines for parliamentary election petitions-CJ
Speaking at the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) conference in Kumasi on September 9, she explained that the Rules of Court Committee has worked to modify the High Court Civil Procedure Rules, 2004 (C.I. 47) to create specific rules for parliame...
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Election Petition
Ho High Court dismisses petition challenging Amewu's election as MP
This petition followed concerns expressed by over 17,000 voters from the Santrofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) enclave, covering 13 communities that did not participate in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
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