Category: Opinions and Articles

The Jurisprudence of Section 8 of the Legal Professions Act 1960 (Act 32) (Solicitors Licence) – A Review of The Judicial Pendulum Under Ghana Law 

The Jurisprudence of Section 8 of the Legal Professions Act 1960 (Act 32) (Solicitors Licence) – A Review of The Judicial Pendulum Under Ghana Law 

Frederick Gurah Sampson- December 21, 2024

“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 ... Read More

Ghana Bar Association at the Crossroad; Sankofa! Or Yenkonkoaa! – A Call for Introspection and Retracing

Ghana Bar Association at the Crossroad; Sankofa! Or Yenkonkoaa! – A Call for Introspection and Retracing

Frederick Gurah Sampson- September 4, 2024

“…. 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 ... Read More

The LEADing Justice Initiative of the Chief Justice – An Innovative Vision Worthy of Support

The LEADing Justice Initiative of the Chief Justice – An Innovative Vision Worthy of Support

Frederick Gurah Sampson- July 9, 2024

“It should be emphasized that the judiciary as composed at present, in terms of article 125(1) of the 1992 Constitution, shall “be independent and subject ... Read More

Announcement: Appointment of Editors

Announcement: Appointment of Editors

Ghana Law Hub- April 30, 2024

The Ghana Law Hub is pleased to announce the appointment of Helen Amponsah Asare, and Kalvin A. McQuaye, to its editorial team. Helen is a ... Read More

12 Strategies to Becoming the Happiest Lawyer Alive

12 Strategies to Becoming the Happiest Lawyer Alive

Francisca Serwaa Boateng- January 12, 2022

Introduction Lawyers are the most knowledgeable and distinguished of all professionals. By our very training and orientation, we are imbibed with diligence, hard work, integrity ... Read More

The Enforcement of Morals: A Delimitation of the Criminal Sphere of Morality

The Enforcement of Morals: A Delimitation of the Criminal Sphere of Morality

Selikem Donkor- July 26, 2021

Introduction It is without doubt, a reasonable one, that a State has authority over its citizens whether de jure or de facto. This authority of ... Read More

Flubbing One’s Lines:  Revisiting #FixTheCountry’s Horrid Day at the Ghana Supreme Court!

Flubbing One’s Lines: Revisiting #FixTheCountry’s Horrid Day at the Ghana Supreme Court!

Mawuse Oliver Barker-Vormawor- June 24, 2021

What is this thing I read here? This is a legal article. It may surprise some, who read it, but this is very much a ... Read More

What Do We Desire/Expect From our Legal Apprentices Otherwise Referred to as Pupils?

What Do We Desire/Expect From our Legal Apprentices Otherwise Referred to as Pupils?

Ghana Law Hub- February 23, 2021

By Charlotte O. Kwakye-Nuako, Esq, PhD  Legal practice is basically an apprenticeship backed by law—at least at the beginning. The Legal Profession Act, 1960 (Act ... Read More

20 Lessons From 5 Years of Legal Practice

20 Lessons From 5 Years of Legal Practice

Frederick Gurah Sampson- December 21, 2020

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 ... Read More