Ghana’s nearly one million cocoa farmers sustain a vital industry. As the world’s second-largest producer after Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana’s cocoa...

In Defence of Freedom of Religion
Introduction The popular Human Rights Lawyer, Martin Kpebu Esq, has called for the state to regulate religion, drawing an analogy...

Beyond The Letter Of The Law: The Frimpong v. Cudjoe’s Procedural Lessons
Authors: Justice Alexander Osei Tutu & Victor Anku-Tsede Esq. Abstract In the recent unreported case of Gyedu Frimpong & 4...

Land Registration in Ghana: A Tale of Multiple Registration Regimes
Introduction Ghana’s land registration landscape is a complex tapestry woven from colonial legacy, post-independence reforms and customary practices. The Land...

A Separate Economic Life In Marriage
Family law practitioners in Ghana have received from the Supreme Court two (2) premature Christmas gifts in the form of...

The Intricacies of Hearsay Evidence: A Legal Conundrum
Section 118 involves a radical reform of the law of hearsay evidence, which has previously been one of the most...

Wombs for Rent: The Ethics of Commercial Surrogacy
Authored by Joyann Obeng, with contributions from Lais Pinheiro. 1.0 Introduction A few months ago, Nigerian media personality Ifedayo Agoro...

The Adamafio Treason Trial and the Fall of Ghana’s First Republic
“All these — his behaviour right from the time of the Party Congress at Kumasi up to the time of...

Continuity Beyond Textualism: Redeeming the Hidden Fault Lines of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution through a Novel Presumption against Constitutional Failure
Introduction On 24 September 2025, the Ghana Law Society, together with the Chief Whip of the Majority Caucus in Parliament,...

Service of Court Processes on Companies in Ghana – The Intercourse Between Substantive and Procedural Legislation – Distilling the Legal Quagmire
Image: Photo by Olga Thelavart on Unsplash “Service is therefore a fundamental requirement that places a duty on the party...

Revalidating Customary Law: The New Era of Good Title In Ghana’s Land Act
Introduction On the Republic Day last year, 2024, the topic, ‘The Clash of Two Legal Cultures” was deliberately chosen to...

Fleshing Out Special or Exceptional Circumstances in Applications for Stay of Execution and Proceedings
Introduction “Like beauty, ‘exceptional circumstances’ lies in eye of the beholder.” (Nikac & Ors v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic...