Category: Commercial Law
Performance Bonds – Safe Haven or Myth of Security?
Introduction For many years performance bonds and bank guarantees (“Bonds”) have been an integral part of transactions in the world of commerce and the construction ... Read More
Constitutionally Illegal Contracts: The Missing Limb of Illegal Contracts In Ghana (Part 2)
Introduction The article continues in Part II where it continues with the forum for unconstitutional contracts by providing further explanations by way of an example. ... Read More
Constitutionally Illegal Contracts: The Missing Limb Of Illegal Contracts In Ghana (Part 1)
Illegality of contracts is a concept under contract law. It generally refers to the making or performance of a contract contrary to law. Thus, a ... Read More
Every Contract is an Agreement, But it is Not Every Agreement That Qualifies to Be Called A Contract
Introduction During my first day in the Law of Contract Class, the caption of this article was given to us as our first assignment. As ... Read More
Tracing and Recovery of Assets in Ghana: Has Ghana’s Supreme Court Laid Down A New Standard?
The Plaintiff, a bank incorporated in Nigeria, desirous of expanding its business operations in Chad opened an account with Banque Commercial Du Chad (BCC) which ... Read More
Implications of COVID-19 on Contracts: Doctrine of Frustration and Force Majeure
The world is literally at a standstill because of the novel coronavirus also known as COVID-19. On 30 March 2020, the President of the Republic ... Read More
Enforcement Procedure of a Registered Charge Under Ghanaian Law
1. Introduction On 23rd December 2008, the Borrowers and Lenders Act, 2008 (Act 773) was enacted to, amongst others, improve on the existing standards of ... Read More
Re: Ghana’s Banking Crisis: The Deposit Protection Angle, Part I
Introduction: After reading the succinct analysis on the above subject matter by Samuel Alesu-Dordzi, I am inclined to break my usual norm as a passive ... Read More
Can an unsigned document give rise to legal consequences?
The Supreme Court in the case of John Affuah & Another v General Developments Company Limited has held that an unsigned document may give rise ... Read More
Book Review: The Law of Mortgages in Ghana by Godwin Djokoto
The law of mortgages has long been considered as an appendage of the law of equity. This is obviously because of the integral role that ... Read More