Category: Opinions and Articles
Ghana’s Banking Crisis: The Deposit Protection Angle
The recent collapse of 7 commercial banks has generated a lot of interest and discussions. In spite of these discussions, not much has been said ... Read More
What is Money?
Messrs Twumasi Ankrah and Nartey in different articles concerning the legal consequences of the operation of Menzgold Ghana Limited were unanimous on one point: that ... Read More
Of Stare Decisis and The Supreme Court of Ghana
Recent decisions of the Supreme Court appear to create more uncertainty about the state of the law than settle the principles of law. As 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
Investigative Journalism: The Tension Between Privacy and the Public’s Interest
Investigative journalism assists the traditional media in rooting out corruption and dealing with crimes and abuse of public trust and confidence. As Lord Nichols pointed ... Read More
Meeting High Revenue Targets: A Tale of Nothingness and the GRA’s Rush for Fool’s Gold
A. Introduction Every Country survives on taxes. Every person (natural or artificial) is obliged to pay tax on his taxable income or revenue. All across ... Read More
The Intra-Regional Jurisdiction of the High Court: Does The Court Really Have Discretion?
Introduction It is so notorious a fact that there is only High Court in Ghana. It is also trite that the various divisions of the ... Read More
The Decision in Bebb v. Law Society, And How Times Have Changed Since.
The times have changed indeed! The times, they are a-changing truly. O tempora; O Mores! In the year 1914, the Court of Appeal of England ... Read More
Regulating The Petroleum Industry in Ghana: The Investor’s Dilemma
Background Prior to the Discovery of Oil in Commercial quantities in Ghana, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) was the only state institution associated with ... Read More
Are Banks Allowed to Name and Shame Defaulting Customers?
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