This speech is part of a delivery by Justice Dr. Richmond Osei-Hwere Justice of the High Court at the Medico-Legal Symposium (MLS) 2025 Organised by Patient Rights Watch Ghana INTRODUCTION It is a great honour and privilege for me to address you this afternoon at this august gathering – a symposium organized by Patient Rights...
Author: Kwasi Gyamfi Boadu Esq SMALL-SCALE MINING History behind Mining The primary motivation behind the colonial administration’s compulsory land acquisition was to facilitate British commerce, enterprise, and the investment of British capital in the colonies. However, this effort faced resistance from various parts of the indigenous population. The Aborigines Rights Protection Society (ARPS) in the...
The Ghana Law Hub is pleased to announce the appointment of Helen Amponsah Asare, and Kalvin A. McQuaye, to its editorial team. Helen is a dynamic strategic legal professional with experience in private and in-house legal practice. Helen’s mission is to support businesses and stakeholders by delivering innovative, efficient and effective legal solutions. She currently...
Author: James Gawuga Nkrumah Introduction Increasingly, arbitration is becoming the norm for dispute resolution and not really an alternative to litigation. Parties to commercial agreements continue to designate arbitration under dispute resolution clauses as their preferred mode for resolving disputes. Absent that, parties themselves are able to agree to arbitrate their disputes whenever they arise...
Author:Vanessa Awurabena Davis Esq, AB Lexmall & Associates Introduction The High Court, Accra, has ruled on the legality of commencing the liquidation of a licensed insurance company by an originating motion on notice. The Respondent in the case had questioned whether the Applicant had properly invoked the jurisdiction of the court by filing an Originating...
Author: Ernest Kyere Introduction The skinny, malnourished-looking Kofi Boakye walked into the courtroom. His face grimaced as he felt all the stares on him. With dilated eyes, he scanned the courtroom, hoping to see a familiar face. However, he soon realized that the years he had spent in pre-trial detention had turned him into a...
Authors: Joseph Bondzie Afrifa & Vanessa S. Zormelo Abstract In this Article, the authors seek to discuss the position of the law concerning the issue of whether or not a person needs to obtain Letters of Administration before he can have the capacity to sue or be sued in respect of the estate of a...
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash By: Barbara Ewoenam Afua Kukah Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic aside, one of the most shocking events of the year 2020 was the arrest of Nigerian social media personality and influencer, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi. On 29th July 2021, Forbes reported that Abbas had pleaded guilty in a Californian...
Authors: Antoinette Kyeremanteng & Theophilus Boateng Osei Abstract This paper seeks to analyze, evaluate and examine the contention whether or not recovery of possession after judgment can be obtained ex parte or on notice to all parties in the suit and all persons in possession. Introduction One of the well-known maxims of equity is “Equity...
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Author: Joel Oheneba Afari-Acquah Abstract The Supreme Court of Ghana in George Odamtten & Ors v Wuta-Ofei & Ors affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal to the effect that by the customary law of Gas of Osu, female children of a deceased original owner of property who inherit the property cannot pass on their...