By: Frederick Gurah Sampson (Legal Department, Zenith Bank Ghana Limited) & Roselyne Kaledzi (A-Partners@Law) What happens when the Garnishee pays...
Understanding the Ghanaian Law on Garnishees (1)
Authors: Frederick Gurah Sampson (Legal Department, Zenith Bank Ghana Limited) & Roselyne Kaledzi (A-Partners@Law) Introduction Parties go to court or resort...
Tax Appeals in Ghana: Monetizing the Right to Justice?
1.Introduction “If we never do anything which has been done before, we shall never act anywhere. The law will stand...
Can a Concubinage Relationship be Equated to a Valid Customary Marriage? The Decision in Mintah v Ampeyin in Retrospect.
Introduction Customary law has been defined under Article 11(3) of the Constitution 1992 as: “Rules of law which by custom...
The Utility of Marriage of Mohammedans Ordinance Under the Current Ghanaian Legal Dispensation
Where the marriage is not registered within the prescribed one week period, or where the attendance of any of the persons whose signature is necessary to complete the registration process cannot be procured, the High Court may extend the time for registration, and/or dispense with the signature of any of the prescribed persons, upon an ex parte application made to that Court.
A Ban on John Doe in Ghana: A Blessing or A Curse?
Introduction One person who has probably litigated more than any other person under the sun is ‘John Doe’. He is...
The Office Of The Auditor General And Leave Regime In Ghana: A Critique Of The President’s Directive Compelling Auditor-General To Proceed On Leave (2)
By: Waana-ang Martin, LLB Candidate,Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology The Constitutional Independence of The Office of the Auditor-General and the...
The Office Of The Auditor General And Leave Regime In Ghana: A Critique Of The President’s Directive Compelling Auditor-General To Proceed On Leave (1)
By: Waana-ang Martin, LLB Candidate, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 1.Introduction The recent attempt by the President of the Republic...
Non-Wearing of Face Masks in Ghana: Is it a Criminal Offence or Administrative Directive?
By: John Kwesi Hagan Jnr On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation declared the Coronavirus...
Leveraging Covid-19 To Deliver Technology-Based Learning Into The Future
On Wednesday, 3rd June 2020, Kojo Bentsi-Enchill Esq., Founder and Retired Senior Partner of Bentsi- Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah, delivered via...
Order 81 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (CI 47); A Fetish in Civil Procedure Practice
Introduction Rules of court comes within the ambit of subsidiary legislation. Because it is a subsidiary legislation, our courts over...
Security Without Security – Lessons For Banks, And Similar Institutions (2)
Under the Lands Registry In addition to registration under the Companies Act and Borrowers and Lenders Act, any security created...