In a world that seems to be falling apart, it is fair to say that technology is what has held it together up to this point. Technology has paved the way for lawyers to work remotely from home amidst the covid-19 pandemic. Technology has enabled lawyers to communicate with clients from home through emails, teleconferencing, videoconferencing,...
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 is based in Chad. The Plaintiff deposited an amount of $6,000,000 into the account to meet the minimum capital requirement to open a bank in Chad.
Introduction Succession is an integral part of customary law and since customary law is part of the laws of Ghana[i] and for that matter the Ghana Legal System; a clearer understanding of the subject of succession will no doubt be of great importance to the practitioners and students of the legal profession. Over the years, there...
If you closely follow activities on twitter, then you might have seen the recent plea by the BET award-winning rapper, Sarkodie, directed at the twitter handle of the president, pleading among other things, the need for the ban on travel to be lifted, so that he can return to Ghana. This raised a constitutional debate...
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 of Ghana under the Imposition of Restriction Act, 2020[1] restricted the movements of persons in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area and the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area for a period of fourteen...
1.Introduction Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the President has imposed restrictions on the movement of persons and public gatherings pursuant to the Imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020 (Act 1012). Many planned events, both public and private, have been cancelled or indefinitely suspended. The National Identification Authority has had to suspend its mass registration exercise. This...
There is no profession that I know which perfectly illustrates Christ’s redemptive work better than the Legal Profession. In this article, we will look at the striking similarities and parallels that exist between Christ’s ministry and the legal profession. Maybe, you did not know that Christ was a ‘lawyer’ when he was on earth? He...
It has become a common concern among students, lawyers, politicians and the wider population about the threat Covid-19 poses to current government of the day should it be impossible for presidential elections to be held within the time stated in the 1992 constitution. In early March, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 as a pandemic. Within...
On 23rd March 2020, the President of the Republic of Ghana gave his assent to Executive Instrument 63 which brought the “Emergency Communications System Instrument, 2020” into force. The aim of the Executive Instrument to assist the Government in its fight against the Coronavirus by establishing an “emergency communications system to trace all contacts of persons...
The Imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020 (Act 1012) is the primary legal instrument in the Government of Ghana’s fight against the Coronavirus Pandemic. This piece is a summary of the key provision of the legislation and offers no subject views about the desirability or otherwise of the legislation. Act 1012 relies on Article 21(4)(c), (d),...