General
HTU lecturers empowered to sack students who dress provocatively for lectures
The Ho Technical University has empowered its lecturers to deny access to indecently and provocatively dressed students.
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Results for "2020 Presidential election"
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General
Amended Broadcasting Bill will address Social Media regulation concerns – Oppong Nkrumah
The Information Minister-nominee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says plans are in place to ensure the lawful regulation of social media and other digital space.
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General
Cannabis not legalised for recreational use – Ambrose Dery
The Minister-designate for Interior, Ambrose Dery has stated that the legalisation of cannabis in the country was done for industrial purposes and not meant for recreational use.
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Business
Provide beneficial ownership by June 30 or be sanctioned – RGD to businesses
The Registrar General’s Department (RGD), in accordance with the Companies Act 2019 (Act 992), has announced that any company that does not provide the name of its Beneficial Owners (BO) by June 30, 2021 would be severely sanctioned.
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Election Petition
Only parties in a case, lawyers to enter court – Chief Justice
The Chief Justice has reminded the general public of the Judiciary’s earlier announced measures to decongest the courts.
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Courts
Venture Capital scandal: Court ‘rejects’ Duku’s move to pay GH¢15m
The move by Daniel Duku, a former Chief Executive of the Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF) who is standing trial for causing financial loss to the state, to pay GH¢15 million as restitution to the state is in limbo.
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Opinion
Stay of Proceedings of A Case: A Legal Gymnastics Tool to Delay Proceedings Before a Trial Court?
The article explains that merely filing a repeat application for stay of proceedings, or an application for certiorari or prohibition, does not automatically halt proceedings before a trial court. A stay only arises where the trial or appel...
Francis Obiri
Opinion
Invoking the Supervisory Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Ghana. The Case of a Meddlesome Interloper (Busybody)
The Ghanaian courts have allowed the efflorescence of legal doctrines as necessary nutrients for the enjoyment and development of rights and obligations under the law within the Ghanaian jurisdiction. One such procedural doctrine is LOCUS S...
Kwame Richard Klu and Kwame Yaro Appiah
Opinion
Allodial interest under the Land Act, 2020: Some thoughts
The article discusses the position and seeming challenges with allodial interests under Ghana's Land Act, 2020
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
Opinion
‘Robo-Justice’: A Critical Examination of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Adoption in Ghana’s Legal System
The article explores how AI is reshaping Ghana's legal system, emphasizing both its efficiency benefits and the ethical and procedural risks it poses. It concludes that while AI can aid legal processes, it cannot replace human judgment, and...
Elizabeth Asantewaa Ofori and Goodnuff Appiah Larbi
Opinion
Tear Them Down to Pieces: The Marriage Between Divorce and Corporate Insolvency
This article explores the intricate relationship between divorce and corporate insolvency, particularly when married couples are business partners. It discusses how personal turmoil can destabilize a company, leading to potential insolvency...
Samuel Alesu, Esq.
Opinion
When the Machine Knows the Law: Artificial Intelligence, Superintelligence and the Future of Lawyers and Judges in Ghana
This article examines how artificial intelligence could transform Ghana’s legal profession and judiciary, particularly legal practice, employment, judicial decision-making and access to justice. It advocates responsible AI integration while...
HH Malcolm Bedzrah
Opinion
Realizing A Mortgaged Property without a Mortgage Deed – Insights from the Borrowers & Lenders Act, 2020
This article examines whether a lender can realize mortgaged property under the Borrowers and Lenders Act, 2020 without executing a new mortgage deed for each facility. It highlights that a valid registered security, even without a fresh de...
Hassan S. Diabate
Opinion
Revisiting the Right to Counsel in Light of the Introduction of Plea Bargaining in Ghana
This paper seeks to discuss the general right to counsel, its current application in Ghana, and how the right is central to the effective administration of plea bargaining.
E. K. Bidzakin
Opinion
The Decline of Allodial Title in Ghana
The article retraces the circumstances that have contributed to the decline of allodial interests/titles in Ghana's land law, including provisions in law that have contributed to this realization
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
Opinion
Revalidating Customary Law: The New Era of Good Title In Ghana’s Land Act
The article examines how Ghana’s Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036) expressly recognizes acquisitions under customary law as a source of “good title,” restoring legal certainty to oral customary grants that had been treated inconsistently under earl...
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
Opinion
Fidelity to the Law or to the Public: Patricia Asieduwaa v The Republic, A Test Case for Judicial Independence in Ghana
This article argues that judicial independence requires unwavering fidelity to the law rather than public sentiment, especially in high-profile criminal cases. It defends the appellate reduction of Patricia Asieduwaa’s sentence as legally s...
Albert Gyamfi Esq.
Opinion
The Land Act: A Model For Integration Of Customary Law Into A Modern Legislation
Ghana’s Land Act, 2020 exemplifies a landmark effort to integrate customary law into modern statutory land governance by codifying indigenous principles, promoting fiduciary accountability, and ensuring legal recognition of customary intere...
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
Opinion
Revalidating Customary Law: The New Era of Good Title In Ghana’s Land Act
The article asserts that Ghana's Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036) reinstates customary law acquisitions as valid sources of "good title" to land, correcting prior statutory exclusions. This shift legitimizes oral land grants and strengthens the le...
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
Opinion
International Trade Relations After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Africa Rising?
The author considers the definitive question of what COVID-19 will really do to international trade in Africa with recent advancements in establishing the AfCFTA secretariat
Alex Ansong