ABSTRACT Section 277(2)(a) and (b) of the Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036) criminalises the conduct of a person who “purports to make a grant” of land without title or without authority. The punishment is an imprisonment term of seven to fifteen years. The author appreciates the mischief at which the entire section is aimed. More...
Authors: Justice Alexander Osei Tutu & Victor Anku-Tsede Esq. Abstract In the recent unreported case of Gyedu Frimpong & 4 Ors. v. Joana Gyan Cudjoe & 2 Ors.[1], His Lordship Kulendi JSC, sitting as a single judge of the Supreme Court, held that a statement of case not filed contemporaneously with an affidavit supporting an...
Family law practitioners in Ghana have received from the Supreme Court two (2) premature Christmas gifts in the form of Ayishetu Abdul Kadiri v. Abdul Dwamenah (J4/36/2024) [2025] GHASC 16 (delivered in March 2025) and Mrs. Abena Pokua v. Yaw Kwakye (J4/17/2025) [2025] GHASC 45 (delivered in July 2025). These premature gifts in the form...
Section 118 involves a radical reform of the law of hearsay evidence, which has previously been one of the most complex and confused areas of the law of evidence,,,,”[1] “[2]From the analysis that has been done above, it is clear to me that the rules on hearsay evidence are still a troublesome area of the...
Authored by Joyann Obeng, with contributions from Lais Pinheiro. 1.0 Introduction A few months ago, Nigerian media personality Ifedayo Agoro sparked debate online when she stated that, despite having no fertility challenges, she would still choose surrogacy as her preferred means of reproduction. While some netizens agreed with her perspective, many others criticised her. Interestingly,...
“…. For a very long time, the Ghana Bar Association acted as the conscience of the nation. When they speak, everybody shivers.…In times of challenges and difficulty, the GBA has made its voice heard, offering clarity and direction, shaping the national conversation, and getting the right things done. It is not for nothing that the...
Introduction The 2020 documentary titled ‘Afrobeats: The Backstory on Netflix’, credits the origin of Afrobeats to Ghana and Nigeria.[1] The music genre known as highlife is peculiar to Ghana with the likes of Kojo Antwi, Amakye Dede coming to mind. This is because, from the accounts of Arts scholars, researchers and even musicians, Highlife is...
Article 88 (1) “There shall be an Attorney-General of Ghana who shall be a Minister of State and the principal legal adviser to the Government. (2) The Attorney-General shall discharge such other duties of a legal nature as may be referred or assigned to him by the President, or imposed on him by this Constitution...
Introduction The principle was laid down long ago under customary law that in matters affecting family property, it is the head of the family who can sue and be sued.[1] During the colonial days, white judges who applied the customary law, propounded that despite the rule, an ordinary member of the family may be authorized...
Introduction “Our word to you does not waver between ‘Yes’ and ‘No’. 2 Corinthians 1:18 NLT. The story of capacity is like the Biblical Reuben. In the Book of Genesis, Jacob said these about his eldest son: “Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength … unstable as water, thou...