Category: Corporate and Commercial

Summary: Transparency International & Ors V Republic of Ghana (the Agyapa Case)

Summary: Transparency International & Ors V Republic of Ghana (the Agyapa Case)

Nick Opoku- July 8, 2022

On July 13, 2022, the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Court) shall deliver its judgment in a ... Read More

Performance Bonds – Safe Haven or  Myth of Security?

Performance Bonds – Safe Haven or Myth of Security?

Kwesi Papa Owusu-Ankomah- November 10, 2020

Introduction For many years performance bonds and bank guarantees (“Bonds”) have been an integral part of transactions in the world of commerce and the construction ... Read More

Powers of Attorney- What Does Ghana Law Say? (2)

Powers of Attorney- What Does Ghana Law Say? (2)

Ghana Law Hub- July 23, 2020

Barbara Ewoenam Afua Kukah Esq (Robert Smith and Adelaide Law) 7. Types of Powers of Attorney Act 549 allows for two types of PoA – ... Read More

Powers of Attorney- What Does Ghana Law Say? (1)

Powers of Attorney- What Does Ghana Law Say? (1)

Ghana Law Hub- July 21, 2020

Barbara Ewoenam Afua Kukah Esq (Robert Smith and Adelaide Law) 1.Introduction If you've ever had to sign legal or financial documents on behalf of a ... Read More

A Secretary’s Guidelines for Board Meetings

A Secretary’s Guidelines for Board Meetings

Onesimos Barimah Osei- May 14, 2020

After the successful incorporation of a company, the law requires certain meetings to be held by the company as a going concern. Among such meetings ... Read More

A Practical Approach to Acquiring Shares in a Company

A Practical Approach to Acquiring Shares in a Company

Onesimos Barimah Osei- May 12, 2020

Every Company at a point will require growth. Depending on the size of the company, investments may be required in a form of either equity ... Read More

Enforcement Procedure of a Registered Charge  Under Ghanaian Law

Enforcement Procedure of a Registered Charge Under Ghanaian Law

Dennis Adjei Dwomoh- July 30, 2019

1. Introduction On 23rd December 2008, the Borrowers and Lenders Act, 2008 (Act 773) was enacted to, amongst others, improve on the existing standards of ... Read More

Why a Properly Drafted Third Party Guarantee Agreement Matters

Why a Properly Drafted Third Party Guarantee Agreement Matters

Samuel Alesu-Dordzi- July 4, 2018

The Supreme Court in Clipper Leasing Corporation vs Attorney General & Ghana Airways in Liquidationhas highlighted the need for properly drafted third party guarantee agreements ... Read More

Book Review:  The Law of Mortgages in Ghana by Godwin Djokoto

Book Review: The Law of Mortgages in Ghana by Godwin Djokoto

Samuel Alesu-Dordzi- March 12, 2018

The law of mortgages has long been considered as an appendage of the law of equity. This is obviously because of the integral role that ... Read More

Are Banks Allowed to Name and Shame Defaulting Customers?

Are Banks Allowed to Name and Shame Defaulting Customers?

Samuel Alesu-Dordzi- February 28, 2018

In 1896, the Bank of British West Africa (which later became the Standard Chartered Bank) opened its first branch in Accra. Between 1920-1950, the Bank ... Read More