Category: Legal History
Rahim Baba Salifa: The Boy Caught Between Ghana-Guinea Tensions
The early days of law school was difficult. It required getting used to the case law method of teaching and learning. And adapting to the ... Read More
Obituary: Kojo Bentsi-Enchill
Kojo Bentsi-Enchill, lawyer, writer, and pioneer of Ghanaian corporate practice, died on February 13, 2021, aged 71. He is crazy. “The product is where it ... 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
Goodbye to Her Ladyship Chief Justice Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo
Introduction Friday, 20th December 2019 marks the end of Her Ladyship the Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo’s tenure as Ghana’s 13thChief Justice since independence and the 6th Chief ... 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
Ghana’s 2000 Banks Collapse (Part 2)
Under Act 180, the liquidator’s role was simply to identify the assets of the banks, sell them and use the proceeds to settle the debts ... Read More
Ghana’s 2000 Banks Collapse (Part 1)
Ghana’s Banking sector has experienced a number of significant changes in the past year. Of all these changes, the Bank of Ghana’s revocation of the ... Read More
Farewell to Justice William Atuguba
The name “ATUGUBA” became a household name in Ghana following the 2013 Presidential Election Petition. For those in the legal fraternity, and probably for media ... Read More
Sallah v Attorney-General – 48 Years On
Today, we turn the clocks back to a key decision that was given 48 years ago. This was in the case of Sallah v Attorney-General. ... Read More