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...
Introduction The Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036) of Ghana was enacted on the 23rd day of December 2020 to streamline land tenure system, enhance land administration and promote efficient land management. At its inception, the Act was gladly received by most Ghanaians. Not many would question if it was classified as one of the well-thought-out and...
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...
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Africa’s entertainment and creative scene is booming. Its sounds and rhythms are a force to reckon with. Easy access to social media apps and streaming services partly accounts for the boom. Deloitte’s 2024 Global Digital Media Trends notes that “Africa’s streaming market is evolving at a remarkable pace, reshaping how people consume entertainment.” The report...
Abstract The doctrine of proprietary estoppel is based on reliance by the claimant on representations or encouragement from the legal owner of the land. It serves as a shield for the claimant because of these representations or assurances. In such cases, the legal owner may lose their interest in the land if it is well...
“If property is indeed a relationship of socially approved control over a valued resource, it has become quite clear that in the Britain of the 21st century, adverse possession of land is a form of control which is no longer socially approved.”[1] Introduction The crux of property law of almost every legal system is adverse possession,...
Introduction Land ownership and possessory rights have always been contentious issues for land law practitioners, and the concept of adverse possession adds a new layer of complexity to these old-age issues. In the words of one researcher, “It would appear that in the arena of problematic doctrines of law, adverse possession carries the trophy in...
“When the ghosts from the past stand in the path of justice, clanking their medieval chains, the proper course of the judge is to pass through them undeterred.” Lord Atkin in United Australia Limited v Barclays Bank Limited [1941] A.C 1 INTRODUCTION Justice Benjamin N Cardozo observed in the case of In Re Rouss[1] that, “Membership...