Results for "Right to Information"
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General
247 RTI requests were received in 2021- Oppong-Nkrumah
Overall 247 requests were received and processed in 65 public institutions.
DL News
General
Training manual for judges on RTI adopted
Parliament passed Ghana’s Right to Information Act, (Act 989) in March 2019 to provide a framework for the implementation of the Right.
GNA
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Release of information mandatory under RTI — Sarpong Boateng
“A draft legislative instrument (LI) is currently being worked on to be laid before Parliament to that effect which will allow some level of private institutions to be incorporated in the LI to allow people to access information from those...
Graphic Online
Tech
Protecting Privilege Communication on phone by lawyers
Attorney-client privilege is a big deal. Lawyers, judges and other legal practitioners must be eager to protect this mammoth show of trust.
DL News
General
How to use key management information to help your law firm grow
Key Management Information encompasses a wide range of data, from simple metrics like the number of clients onboarded and last month’s revenue to more complex analytics that provide insights into business development, market trends, and oth...
Legal Futures
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Full text: Report of OSP on contractual arrangements involving Finance Ministry, GRA and SML
This report is founded on sections 2 and 3 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959) and regulation 31(1)(g) of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (Operations) Regulations, 2018 (L.I. 2374).
DL News
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...
DL News
General
Samson’s Take: Kojo, Dame, President, promote RTI, punish violations
The RTI Commission has earned the respect of citizens. It has been applauded for keeping fidelity to the law and giving hope that some public institutions will maintain an enviable professional outlook and do right by the people
Samson Lardy ANYENINI
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Finance Ministry fined GH¢100,000 over ignored RTI request
The request was filed by journalist Wilberforce Asare, Editor of The Source newspaper
DL News
Courts
Court throws out MFWA case against NCA, orders them to pay GHS2000 request fee
The MFWA had dragged the NCA to court after the regulator sent a letter asking the media foundation to pay GHS2,000 before they could be furnished with some details they sought.
DL News
Crime
Gambia Deaths in 2005: ECOWAS Court holds Ghana liable for breach of citizen’s right to information
In the judgment delivered by Justice Edward Amoako Asante, Judge Rapporteur, the Court ordered the Republic of Ghana to release to Isaac Mensah, documents relating to the investigations on the enforced disappearance of his father and subseq...
GNA
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AT WHAT STAGE CAN THE CHIEF JUSTICE HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONTENT OF THE PETITION FOR HIS/HER REMOVAL?
On 27th March 2025, the Law Platform reported that the Learned Chief Justice had written to the President of the Republic, H.E John Dramani Mahama, the Chairman of the Council of State, Hon. Doe Adjaho and the Former Chief Justice, who is a...
Mark Addey
General
Anti-LGBTQI Bill: We’ve not been sponsored by any donor agency, says Audrey Gadzekpo
“The bill violates virtually all the key fundamental freedoms guaranteed under the constitution, namely the right to freedom of speech and expression, the right to assemble, freedom of association and the right to organise, the right to fre...
DL News
Others
The principle of quicquid plantatur solo, solo cedit
This article argues that the maxim quicquid plantatur solo, solo cedit has increasingly been relied upon by litigants as a shield to establish claims of possession through physical acts upon land, thereby exposing potential purchasers who f...
ENK Danquah-Acheampong, LLM, BL, LL.B. Lawyer | Legal Researcher | Author
Others
Trump–Nigeria military intervention: Is it lawful under international law?
This article assesses President Trump’s actions in light of the rules of international law. It examines whether his conduct amounts to a violation of established principles and norms governing the use of force and foreign intervention.
DL News
Supreme Court News
SC ruling on Deputy Speakers’ right to vote in accord with International best practices-Attorney General
“In England, it is the same. In America, it is the same. In Australia, Canada, everywhere it is the same. Even in Kenya, South Africa, it is the same."
DLN