Introduction On 24 September 2025, the Ghana Law Society, together with the Chief Whip of the Majority Caucus in Parliament, Nelson Dafeamekpor, filed a lawsuit before the Supreme Court of Ghana. The plaintiffs seek an interpretation of the 1992 Constitution to the effect that references to the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) should not be understood...
What is this thing I read here? This is a legal article. It may surprise some, who read it, but this is very much a legal article. I understand in part their consternation, because I too used to be like them. Because so often, we have created mystery out of the law and of legal...
On Tuesday, March 30 2021, news broke that Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Honourable Member of for the North Tongu Constituency, had elected, through a letter addressed to the Speaker of Parliament, to resign his membership on the Appointments Committee of Parliament. A day later, Mr Ablakwa confirmed on his Facebook page, not only the fact...
Five years ago today, the Supreme Court of Ghana handed down its decision in the now almost obscure The Republic v High Court (Commercial Division), Accra, Ex Parte Attorney-General, NML Capital Ltd. 1st Interested Party; Republic of Argentina, 2nd Interested Party case. In international circles – both legal and political- the case and the story...