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Service of Court Processes on Companies in Ghana – The Intercourse Between Substantive and Procedural Legislation – Distilling the Legal Quagmire
July 30, 2025August 4, 2025Latest ArticlesBy Frederick Gurah Sampson0 0

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 whose process is required to be to ensure that the adversary has been duly served. This often entails calling in the registry advisedly to ascertain proof of service of the process. Before embarking upon the determination of a matter, the...

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Revalidating Customary Law: The New Era of Good Title In Ghana’s Land Act
June 27, 2025August 4, 2025Latest ArticlesBy Justice Alexander Osei Tutu0 0

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 emphasize how the common law sought to systematically “extinguish” customary law, but our indigenous law prevailed. As we celebrate another Republic Day on Tuesday, we have no option but to pause and reflect on our customary law systems and how...

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Case Summaries

In Case Summaries, Corporate and Commercial, Corporate Governance, Mining, Natural Resources

Summary: Transparency International & Ors V Republic of Ghana (the Agyapa Case)

On July 13, 2022, the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Court) shall...

In Case Summaries, Constitutional Law

The Osei-Boateng Doctrine is an Attack on Article 2(1) and must be Laid to  Rest

All citizens of Ghana have the right and duty at all times to defend the Constitution. Accordingly, Article 2 (1)...

In Case Summaries, Land Law

Customary Grant Will Override a Subsequent Conveyance

The Supreme Court in Adisa Boya v Zenabu Mohammed & Mujeeb[i]  held that writing is not a sine qua non to...

In Case Summaries, Insurance

Supreme Court on the Determination of the Value of a Car Under a Comprehensive Insurance Policy

The Supreme Court by majority decision has held that an insured party is entitled to determine the value of his...

In Case Summaries, Criminal Law

High Court Rejects Claim for Recovery of “Facilitation Fees”

The High Court, Kumasi presided over by Justice Angelina Mensah-Homiah denied a construction company, Star of the Sea Construction (“Company”)...

In Arbitration, Case Summaries

Supreme Court Urges Limited Court Intervention in Arbitral Proceedings

The Supreme Court in the case of The Republic v. High Court (Commercial Division, Accra) Ex-Parte: GHACEM Limited (AJ FANJ...

In Case Summaries, Constitutional Law, Employment Law

Court Declares Regulation Requiring Women Employees to Defer Pregnancies as Discriminatory

The High Court, Accra, Human Rights Division presided over by His Lordship Anthony K. Yeboah J.A, in The Commissioner, CHRAJ...

In Case Summaries, Civil Procedure

Can a Writ Breed Contempt?

The Supreme Court in the case of Republic v Bank of Ghana & 5 Ors; Ex Parte Benjamin Duffour[1]has held...

In Case Summaries, Employment Law, Labour

Injunctions Over Disciplinary Proceedings – How Far and How Wide?

The Supreme Court in the case of Republic v Bank of Ghana & 5 Ors; Ex Parte Benjamin Duffour[1]has held...

In Case Summaries, Employment Law

Disciplinary Proceedings in Public Institutions Subject to Judicial Review

The Supreme Court in the case of Francis Owusu Mensah & Anor v National Board for Professional and Technical Examinations...

In Aviation, Case Summaries

Airline Passenger’s Responsibility to Be On Time

An Isreali magistrate court has dismissed an action brought by a passenger who missed his flight. The court pointed out that...

In Case Summaries, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas

English Court Rejects Tullow’s Force Majeure Defence to Contract Termination

The Business and Property Courts of England and Wales in the case of Seadrill Ghana Limited v Tullow Ghana Limited[1]has...

In Case Summaries, Corporate and Commercial

Why a Properly Drafted Third Party Guarantee Agreement Matters

The Supreme Court in Clipper Leasing Corporation vs Attorney General & Ghana Airways in Liquidation[1]has highlighted the need for properly...

In Case Summaries, Constitutional Law

Foreign Ownership of Freehold Interest in Ghana

The Supreme Court in the case of Martin J Verdose v Patricia Abena Verdose-Kuranchie[1] has affirmed the constitutional limitation on...

In Case Summaries, Civil Procedure

Can a Law Firm Sign a Legal Process? – Extra Perspective

On 7 may 2017, the Ghana Law Hub published an article under the heading, “Can a law firm sign a...

In Case Summaries, Civil Procedure

Can a Law Firm Sign a Legal Process?

The High Court presided over by Justice Bright Mensah held, in “In the matter of Kaneshie Drivers Association and in...

In Case Summaries, I.C.T, Law and Technology

Secret Phone Recording Violation of Right to Privacy

The Supreme Court in the case of Raphael Cubagee v Michael Yeboah Asare & 2 Ors[1] has declared the secret...

In Case Summaries, Commercial Law, Employment Law

Can an unsigned document give rise to legal consequences?

The Supreme Court in the case of John Affuah & Another v General Developments Company Limited[1] has held that an...

In Case Summaries, Labour

Issuing Disclaimers about Ex-Employees – Legit?

Take a newspaper. Flip through the pages randomly. You may well see an employer-sponsored notice in there together with a...

In Case Summaries, Commercial Law, Opinions and Articles

What’s in a Signature?

Remember the last time you signed a document? You must have felt so good. Or probably invincible. Your signature must...

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Summary: Transparency International & Ors V Republic of Ghana (the Agyapa Case)
July 08, 2022July 24, 2025Case Summaries, Corporate and Commercial, Corporate Governance, Mining, Natural Resources

Summary: Transparency International & Ors V Republic of Ghana (the Agyapa Case)

On July 13, 2022, the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Court) shall...

A Secretary’s Guidelines for Board Meetings
May 14, 2020July 24, 2025Corporate and Commercial, Corporate Governance

A Secretary’s Guidelines for Board Meetings

After the successful incorporation of a company, the law requires certain meetings to be held by the company as a...

A Practical Approach to Acquiring Shares in a Company
May 12, 2020July 24, 2025Corporate and Commercial, Corporate Governance

A Practical Approach to Acquiring Shares in a Company

Every Company at a point will require growth. Depending on the size of the company, investments may be required in...

Are the Directors of the Failed Banks in Serious Trouble?
August 07, 2018July 24, 2025Banking and Finance, Company Law, Corporate Governance

Are the Directors of the Failed Banks in Serious Trouble?

The conversation relating to the August 1, 2018 announcement of the ‘collapse’ and so-called ‘consolidation’ of the five banks[1]went from...

Unibank vs UT Bank and Capital Bank: Spot the Difference?
March 22, 2018July 24, 2025Banking and Finance, Company Law, Corporate Governance

Unibank vs UT Bank and Capital Bank: Spot the Difference?

The Bank of Ghana (BOG) on March 20, 2018, appointed KPMG as “official administrator” of Unibank Ghana Ltd (“Unibank”). According...

October 05, 2017July 24, 2025Company Law, Corporate Governance, Opinions and Articles

Did The Minister for Finance Flout Corporate and Banking Rules for Political Interests?

The Minority in Parliament  on 5 September 2017 gave a press release with respect to an approval given by the...

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  1. Steve Dotse on Understanding the Ghanaian Law on Garnishees (1)November 1, 2024

    Very insightful piece, thank you. What happens when the judgment debtor is not served or is short served with the…

  2. Nana on Brief Note on Customary DivorceAugust 30, 2024

    The meaning of having an ordinance marriage certificate registered under the conditions of customary law

  3. GreekWeddingsFan on Brief Note on Customary DivorceAugust 1, 2024

    Do you believe that the broader scope of grounds for seeking divorce under customary law in Ghana actually limits couples…

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    Please is it possible to have your contact number?

  5. Albert Quainoo on Brief Note on Customary DivorceMarch 1, 2024

    Am Albert I did customary marriage and registered at a district assembly. My wife left the marriage 11yrs ago and…

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