Author: Samuel Alesu-Dordzi
High Court Pronounces on Lawyer’s Duty to Avoid Conflict of Interest.
“Having sued the 2nd Respondent in the substantive application, is Mr. Zwennes saying that he must, as a solicitor for the 2nd Respondent, be also permitted to ... Read More
Raising Points of Law for the First Time on Appeal
The Supreme Court in Victoria Annang v Emoho & 4 Ors has held that subject to a few exceptions, a party cannot raise a point of law ... Read More
2019 In Employment Law
This piece looks back at some of the key employment law decisions given by Ghana’s Supreme Court in 2019. When does redundancy/severance pay arise? The ... Read More
Farewell to Chief Justice Sophia AKuffo
20 December 2019. This is the day Ghana’s 13th Chief Justice bows out after 24 years at the Supreme Court. And she chose a fine time ... Read More
GLH World Case Basket
The Ghana Law Hub believes that its readers can benefit immensely from knowing about case law from other countries. This is why it has decided ... Read More
Court Awards Punitive Costs Against Lawyer for Frivolous and Time-barred Suit
A High Court in Nigeria, Abuja Division, has in the case of Dakolo v Fatoyinbo awarded costs of N1,000,000 against a lawyer for bringing an action ... Read More
The Great Balkan Arbitration: It’s a wrap (2)
The first part of this piece dealt with how the Government of Ghana (“GoG”), Balkan Energy LLC (“BEC”) and Balkan Energy Ghana (“BEG”) came together. ... Read More
The Great Balkan Arbitration: It’s a Wrap (1)
Introduction In 2007, Ghana was faced with an energy crisis. The Akosombo Dam, the country’s main source of hydro-energy was in distress. The water levels ... Read More
Remembering Mr. Justice Anthony Yeboah
On 4th October 2019, the day on which new lawyers were called to the Ghanaian Bar, the Bar and Bench lost one its brightest light ... Read More
Legal Profession 1 – 1 Revenue Authority
Lawyers and taxmen make strange bedfellows. And in more than one instance, attempts to infuse the enforcement of tax obligations with justice delivery have been ... Read More