Author: Samuel Alesu-Dordzi

Samuel Alesu-Dordzi is an Editor of the Ghana Law Hub.

Ending Employment Relationships Under Ghanaian Law: Basic Terms (1)

Ending Employment Relationships Under Ghanaian Law: Basic Terms (1)

Samuel Alesu-Dordzi- May 20, 2019

In virtually every employment case law, you are likely to find the following words and phrases in use: dismissal, summary dismissal, wrongful dismissal, wrongful termination, ... Read More

Trademarking Lessons From Patapaa’s “Skopatumana”

Trademarking Lessons From Patapaa’s “Skopatumana”

Samuel Alesu-Dordzi- May 13, 2019

Ghanaian music sensation, Patapaa’s latest collaboration with Kawola has got many people talking. And just like the “One Corner” hit song, the “Skopatumana” song is ... Read More

Refresher On Unfair Termination and Unlawful/Wrongful Termination

Refresher On Unfair Termination and Unlawful/Wrongful Termination

Samuel Alesu-Dordzi- May 6, 2019

The recent Supreme Court decision of Charles Afran & Ors v SG-SSB Limited has thrown into sharp focus the need to bear in mind the ... Read More

Ghana’s 2000 Banks Collapse (Part 2)

Ghana’s 2000 Banks Collapse (Part 2)

Samuel Alesu-Dordzi- April 4, 2019

Under Act 180, the liquidator’s role was simply to identify the assets of the banks, sell them and use the proceeds to settle the debts ... Read More

Ghana’s 2000 Banks Collapse (Part 1)

Ghana’s 2000 Banks Collapse (Part 1)

Samuel Alesu-Dordzi- April 1, 2019

Ghana’s Banking sector has experienced a number of significant changes in the past year. Of all these changes, the Bank of Ghana’s revocation of the ... Read More

Is an Unsigned Arbitration Agreement Valid?

Is an Unsigned Arbitration Agreement Valid?

Samuel Alesu-Dordzi- January 28, 2019

The Supreme Court of India, late last year,  in M/s Caravel Shipping Services Private Limited v M/s Premier Sea Foods Exim Private Limitedheld that an unsigned arbitration ... Read More

Supreme Court Declares Montie 3 Pardon as Constitutional

Supreme Court Declares Montie 3 Pardon as Constitutional

Samuel Alesu-Dordzi- December 17, 2018

  The Supreme Court in a 5-2 majority decisionhas held that there was nothing unconstitutional in the manner in which former President John Dramani Mahama ... Read More

Supreme Court Urges Limited Court Intervention in Arbitral Proceedings

Supreme Court Urges Limited Court Intervention in Arbitral Proceedings

Samuel Alesu-Dordzi- November 19, 2018

The Supreme Court in the case of The Republic v. High Court (Commercial Division, Accra) Ex-Parte: GHACEM Limited (AJ FANJ Construction & Engineering Limited as ... Read More

Tuffuor v Attorney-General: The Man Behind the Controversy (2)

Tuffuor v Attorney-General: The Man Behind the Controversy (2)

Samuel Alesu-Dordzi- October 29, 2018

Dr Kwame Amoako Tuffuor was a senior lecturer in civil engineering at the then University of Science and Technology (now Kwame Nkrumah University of Science ... Read More

Tuffuor v Attorney-General: The Man Behind the Controversy (1)

Tuffuor v Attorney-General: The Man Behind the Controversy (1)

Samuel Alesu-Dordzi- October 22, 2018

The approval processes for Supreme Court Justices and Chief Justices generally go according to plan. But not quite so in the case of Justice F.K. ... Read More