General
UCC Law inducts fresh intakes at 13th Roll Call ceremony
The keynote address and oath were delivered by Sedinam Awo Kwadam, who urged students to treat the law first as a public trust.
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Business
ORC to increase fees from February 2
It said the new charges will cover a wide range of services, including company incorporation, business name registration, statutory filings, searches and other regulatory services.
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General
GIMPA pursues GH¢1.7m from bonded lecturers who stayed abroad
The development came to light when officials of the institute appeared before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, 12 January.
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Business
File beneficial ownership details by October 30-ORC urges companies
The directive, issued in accordance with the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992) and the Companies Regulations, 2023 (L.I. 2473), mandates every registered entity in Ghana to disclose the natural persons who ultimately own, control, or exercise s...
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Business
All existing companies to file beneficial ownership details by October 30-ORC
In a press release issued on Tuesday, July 1, the ORC announced that companies incorporated before the electronic collection of BO data began in January 2020 must update their records within a three-month grace period, starting July 1 and e...
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Business
Labour Minister engages CLOGSAG over Registrar appointment concerns, calls for end to strike
In a letter dated March 7 and addressed to CLOGSAG’s Executive Secretary, Dr. Pelpuo acknowledged the association’s reservations and confirmed that discussions are ongoing with relevant stakeholders to find a resolution.
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General
CLOGSAG announces nationwide strike over Births & Deaths Registrar appointment
This decision was reached during a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on February 11, 2025, where members expressed concerns about the inclusion of politically exposed individuals in the Civil Service and local government adminis...
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Business
ORC to remove 500,000 Businesses, 5,000 Companies from register
This decision targets entities that have failed to submit their annual returns, despite a year-long grace period and repeated reminders.
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Crime
Trial of Ben Lord,another adjourned to December 18
Justice Mrs. Kizita Naa Koowah Quarshie, who presides over the case, directed the court’s registrar to assemble additional jurors to proceed with empaneling for the trial.
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Business
61 new architects acquire practicing licences
The induction, a crucial milestone in reinforcing national architectural standards, took place at the Ghana Shippers Authority in Accra.
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Business
500,000 Herbalists unlicensed – Regulatory Council begins clampdown
The figure includes about 321,000 unregistered or unlicenced traditional medicine practitioners and over 200,000 complementary alternative medical practitioners.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court strikes out section 13(2)(h) (i), (ii) of the Companies Act 2019
This was the judgment in a constitutional matter filed by a lawyer, Derrick Adu-Gyamfi who prayed the apex court to inter alia delete, expunge or strike out subsections of Act 992.
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Africa
Uganda: Magistrate remanded for allegedly sitting exams for girlfriend
According to prosecutors, Ssemongerere entered the law center using a fake Identity card and documents bearing an alias, Antony Mukisa, allegedly signed by the Academic Registrar.
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Business
ORC extends deadline for filing of Annual Returns and Renewals
The extension of the deadline is to make up for downtimes experienced on the ORC's software application system
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Supreme Court News
In Justice Jones Dotse’s Valedictory Judgment
According to the fact of the case, a dispute arose following the death of one Rev Emmanuel Dorgbadzi relative to the rightful person to administer his estate
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Courts
Sebastian Agbo; Tema High Court registrar dismissed
A notice signed by the Judicial Secretary, Justice Cynthia Pamela Addo notes that Mr. Agbo fraudulently prepared thirty(30) Court orders which is a major offense
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Business
Default in Annual Renewals: ORC begins deletion of 500,000 lapsed Business Names
The exercise is in line with Section 5 A (2) of the Registration of Business Names Act, 1962, (Act 151)
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Business
ORC to fully enforce administrative penalties over non-compliance with Companies Act, 2019 from June 2023
The ORC says it would “for the very first time be fully implementing section 126(7) of the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992).
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Africa
First of its kind legal tech ADR platform launches in South Africa’s property sector
The legal-tech platform provides individuals and businesses access to a cost-effective, reliable and user-friendly solution that assists in resolving legal disputes, within record time, outside the courtroom or the CCMA.
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Supreme Court News
ENI’s motion for special leave to appeal against Court of Appeal ruling dismissed
In June this year, the Supreme Court dismissed a motion by ENI Exploration and Production Ltd and Vitol Upstream Ltd against Springfield Ghana Ltd, in which they were seeking certiorari, to quash a January 24, 2022 decision of the High Cour...
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