Introduction Disputes and in effect litigation, are aspects of life that have been in existence since the days of old....
Regional Governance In The Wake Of Covid-19 And Prospects For The Future
On Wednesday 13th May 2020, Mr. Edmund A. Foley, the Director of Programs at the Institute of Human Rights and...
Covid-19, Legal Practice and its Implications for Judicial Decision Making
On Wednesday 6th May 2020, His Lordship Justice Dennis D. Adjei, Justice of the Court of Appeal of Ghana and Honorific...
Dismantling the Retirement Age Architecture
The Supreme Court recently decided by a 5-2 majority that the 66-year-old Martin Amidu was eligible to be nominated, vetted...
Re: Hayford Ofosu Amaning v. The Republic: A Case of Judicial Heterodoxy?
Anyone who has followed Justice Osei-Tutu’s Friday “Friday Legal Corner” will agree that the Learned Judge is making great contribution...
Hayford Ofosu Amaning v. The Republic: A Case of Judicial Heterodoxy?
The Facts of the Case In the case of Hayford Ofosu Amaning v. The Republic[i], the High Court had tried summarily...
In Pursuit of Justice: What if the Son of Man Has Nowhere to Lay His Head?
1.Introduction It is the dream of every Government for every citizen of that country to have a home or a...
Theophilus Donkor v Attorney-General: The Road Not Taken
Introduction As transaction lawyers representing clients with businesses in regulated spaces, we often find ourselves engaging regulators to seek their...
The Abandoned Jurisdiction of The Supreme Court
1.Introduction Perhaps, it may surprise you to know that a conviction by a lower court, not appealed against by the...
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 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.
Denial of A Citizen’s Right of Entry: When and How Can It Be Done?
If you closely follow activities on twitter, then you might have seen the recent plea by the BET award-winning rapper,...
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,...