Author: Samuel Nartey

The Curious Case of SALL

The Curious Case of SALL

Samuel Nartey- January 4, 2021

In this post, I summarise the key events leading to the Electoral Commission of Ghana's failure to hold parliamentary elections in the traditional areas of ... Read More

To Cash-Out On Leave Days or Not: A Review of Samuel M. K. Adrah vs. Electricity Company of Ghana

To Cash-Out On Leave Days or Not: A Review of Samuel M. K. Adrah vs. Electricity Company of Ghana

Samuel Nartey- July 13, 2020

Introduction  In Samuel M. K. Adrah vs. Electricity Company of Ghana, Ghana’s Court of Appeal laid down the position of the law regarding commuting accrued ... Read More

The Role of Celebrities and Well Known Personalities in the Fight Against COVID-19

The Role of Celebrities and Well Known Personalities in the Fight Against COVID-19

Samuel Nartey- April 8, 2020

In absence of a tried and tested drug or vaccine for COVID-19, the Food and Drug Authority (FDA) must urgently enforce its guidelines for ‘advertisement ... Read More

Is a Separated Spouse Entitled to a Share in the Estate of a Deceased Spouse?

Is a Separated Spouse Entitled to a Share in the Estate of a Deceased Spouse?

Samuel Nartey- February 21, 2019

Article 22(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana requires that reasonable provision should be made for surviving spouses out of the estateof a deceased spouse ... Read More

Customary Grant Will Override a Subsequent Conveyance

Customary Grant Will Override a Subsequent Conveyance

Samuel Nartey- February 14, 2019

The Supreme Court in Adisa Boya v Zenabu Mohammed & Mujeeb  held that writing is not a sine qua non to a customary grant in land ... Read More

What Does the Law Say – “Traffic Police: Things to Remember”

What Does the Law Say – “Traffic Police: Things to Remember”

Samuel Nartey- February 4, 2019

A few weeks ago, I saw eleven facts on traffic rules which sought to educate users of the road, particularly drivers. This was virally shared ... Read More

Supreme Court on the Determination of the Value of a Car Under a Comprehensive Insurance Policy

Supreme Court on the Determination of the Value of a Car Under a Comprehensive Insurance Policy

Samuel Nartey- January 31, 2019

The Supreme Court by majority decision has held that an insured party is entitled to determine the value of his insured car and that the ... Read More

High Court Rejects Claim for Recovery of “Facilitation Fees”

High Court Rejects Claim for Recovery of “Facilitation Fees”

Samuel Nartey- January 17, 2019

The High Court, Kumasi presided over by Justice Angelina Mensah-Homiah denied a construction company, Star of the Sea Construction (“Company”) the right to recover a ... Read More

Who Should Regulate Menzgold – BOG or SEC?

Who Should Regulate Menzgold – BOG or SEC?

Samuel Nartey- August 9, 2018

In November 2017, the Bank of Ghana (BOG) via noticecautioned the public against transacting business with Menzgold Ghana Company Limited (Menzgold). The notice further stated ... Read More

Can the government dissolve the GFA?

Can the government dissolve the GFA?

Samuel Nartey- June 11, 2018

On June 7, 2018, the Government through its Minister of Information issued a press release stating that the “…Government has decided to take immediate steps ... Read More