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General
Western Region: CHRAJ says it recorded zero corruption cases in 2021
Under Articles 218(a) and (e) of the 1992 Constitution, CHRAJ is mandated to both investigate and work to prevent corruption.
DL News23 March 2022
Business
Regulations threaten survival of 75 solar companies: Five relocate to other countries
The survival of 75 solar companies is under threat due to what they describe as unfair policies and regulations in the industry.
DL News13 October 2021
General
Legal Education: Post-colonial structures cannot serve our needs today-President Akufo-Addo
The four-day conference organized by the University of Ghana Faculty of Law on the theme; The Future of Legal Education also saw the Launch of the University of Ghana School of Law Endowment Fund.
DL News29 November 2021
General
New book by Prof Atuguba offers a deep dive into Constitutional and Administrative Law in Ghana
It contains a detailed account of Ghana’s Constitutional Law history and Administrative Law.
Gifty Danso19 December 2022
Africa
Sternford Moyo Breaks Record, Becomes First African To Emerge As New IBA President
The Chairman and Senior Partner of law firm Scanlen and Holderness, Sternford Moyo, has been announced as the new President of the International Bar Association (IBA).
DL News14 January 2021
General
Reform Legal Education in Ghana-2 Minority MPs submit Bill
“It is not too late to admit them because they have passed,”
DL News1 November 2021
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-Ang4 October 2024
Supreme Court News
Former Chief Justice calls for tighter controls on Supreme Court appeals
She said the apex court is being burdened by cases that could have ended earlier, especially appeals filed over procedural issues before the main case is even concluded.
DL News3 September 2026
General
Legal Professions Bill: Deans of Faculties to make recommendations
Prof. Atuguba assured students, parents, and guardians, that the newly formed Conference of Law Deans will work to assuage most of the challenges faced in legal education in Ghana.
DL News25 November 2021
General
It’s unfair for people to bad-mouth the Chief Justice, says Frank Davies
Davies has described these comments as “intellectual dishonesty.”
DL News23 June 2021
General
Understanding Labour Law in Ghana at a glance: Here's what this source material seeks to do
The book generally covers the current statutory and regulatory framework of labour and employment relations in Ghana
DL News7 July 2023
General
SSNIT recovers $4.15m out of $11,794,109 loss
SSNIT had a 13.60 per cent equity stake in the company which was divested to Plantations Socfinaf Ghana.
DL News16 August 2021
Africa
South Africa Considers New Marriage Law That Will Allow Women Marry More Than One Man
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has proposed a new law that will allow women marry more than one husband, in the same way that polygamous men are allowed to marry more than one wife.
DL News10 May 2021
Europe
Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals
The unprecedented leak to the Guardian of more than 124,000 documents – known as the Uber files – lays bare the ethically questionable practices that fuelled the company’s transformation into one of Silicon Valley’s most famous exports.
The Guardian12 July 2022
General
Legal education bill incomplete, troubling — Ansa-Asare calls for total reform
He took particular issue with the bill’s title, saying, “Legal education is not just about theory. It spans both academic instruction and the actual training necessary for legal practice. The title of the bill suggests a limited vision.”
DL News3 June 2025
General
GSL sets up three-member committee to investigate allegations against SRC
The committee is to investigate allegations of financial impropriety and mismanagement of SRC funds, the management of affairs of the SRC by the current executive, and other matters relating to the SRC.
DL News21 April 2022
Courts
Yaw Oppong, Poku Adusei, Osei Tutu J among 16 newly sworn in Court of Appeal Justices
In April this year, the president submitted twenty(20) names to the Judicial Council, which were subjected to vetting per Articles 144(3) and 154 of the 1992 Constitution after which sixteen came out successful.
DL News23 July 2024
General
Justice For All Programme: POS Foundation receives international award
The Justice for All Programme (JFAP) is a State-led intervention, established in 2007 to alleviate prison overcrowding by setting up Mobile In-prison Special Courts to adjudicate remand/Pre-trial prisoner cases throughout the country.
DL News16 June 2022
General
Speaker’s maiden seminal lecture to be held on May 31
This maiden lecture will seek to spark and stimulate public discourse on the concept of Separation of powers relative to the Supreme Court’s decision in Justice Abdulai V Attorney General.
DL News30 May 2022
US
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first black woman to sit on US Supreme Court
Until now, the US Supreme Court has only ever had two black justices in its history - both have been men. But Ketanji Brown Jackon's victory is significant for more than just one reason.
Sky News8 April 2022