1.Introduction These days, the mention of National Security evokes fear and intimidation, to say the least. Media reports abound as to alleged unlawful arrests and detentions of persons and their alleged ordeals in the hands of persons claiming to be National Security Operatives. After the security failure fiasco at Ayawaso West Wagoun Bye-Election, the President...
So you’ve been wronged. You’re sure of that. Your lawyer agrees with you. You’re now excited, you’re about to get revenge and you want all of it. But then in discussing the way forward you realise some impediments – you’re being asked for documents and a million other things. All you can say at this...
Introduction Ever so often, commercial persons have concerned themselves with what they consider the operative parts of contracts they enter into. Typically, boilerplate clauses which are a feature of every well drafted contract have been the preserve of lawyers while matters close to the hearts of contracting parties, like a party’s obligation under a contract...
The lawyering journey starts on the day one is called to the Bar. The day of the Call is therefore an important day in the life of almost every lawyer. The date 2nd October 2015 was the day a certain, otherwise shy, author was called to the Bar after a long journey which commenced in...
1.Introduction It is trite that companies are separate from their shareholders, directors and key management personnel (“controllers”).[1] A company’s property does not belong to its shareholders or directors – even if the company has a single shareholder who is also the sole director.[2] Even though these principles are basic and have been consistently applied by the...
By: Isaac Kwadwo Ankah (Associate, A-Partners@Law) “…The justice to be dispensed is justice within the law and not one of sympathy. Judicial sympathy, however plausible can never be elevated to become a principle of law” – Anin Yeboah JSC in Amosa (No.1) v Korboe (No.1)[1] In Harley v Ejura Farms (Ghana) Ltd[2] Taylor...
By: John Kwesi Hagan Jnr On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation declared the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a pandemic[1]. The Minister responsible for Health pursuant to Section 169 of the Public Health Act, 2012[2] declared COVID-19 a public health emergency[3] in Ghana. On Friday, March 13, 2020, the first two cases of...
On Wednesday, 3rd June 2020, Kojo Bentsi-Enchill Esq., Founder and Retired Senior Partner of Bentsi- Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah, delivered via Zoom, the fifth edition of the GIMPA Law and Ethics Web series on the theme: Leveraging COVID-19 to deliver Technology-Based Learning into the Future. This session was moderated by Ms. Joan Selorm Tsorhe, a Lecturer at...
Under the Lands Registry In addition to registration under the Companies Act and Borrowers and Lenders Act, any security created over landed or immovable property in Ghana shall be registered with the Lands Commission. Thus, if documents which have been stamped are in relation to immovable properties, then they must as of necessity be registered...
On Wednesday, 27th May 2020, Dr. Alex Ansong, Senior Lecturer and Head of Public Law Department at the GIMPA Faculty of Law, delivered via Zoom, the fourth edition of the GIMPA Law and Ethics Web series on the theme: International Trade and Investment Relations after the Pandemic: Africa Rising? This session was moderated by Professor Richard Frimpong...