Last Monday, August 28, 2023, there was yet another incident of gun violence in the US. This time, a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was shot dead on campus. A graduate student has been charged for the murder. This is yet another reminder of how unregulated guns continue to...
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Klomega (no.2) v. Attorney-general, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority and others: A Missed Opportunity To Strengthen Public Financial Management
Abstract Agreements made by or on behalf of the Government of Ghana (‘GoG’) play a key role in securing resources for national development, managing the economy, and structuring Ghana’s relations with other countries. Concerns have frequently been raised, however, about the opacity surrounding the negotiation of these agreements, their fairness or value for money. Parliament,...
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Tracing and Recovery of Assets in Ghana: Has Ghana’s Supreme Court Laid Down A New Standard?
The Plaintiff, a bank incorporated in Nigeria, desirous of expanding its business operations in Chad opened an account with Banque Commercial Du Chad (BCC) which is based in Chad. The Plaintiff deposited an amount of $6,000,000 into the account to meet the minimum capital requirement to open a bank in Chad.
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Recent Supreme Court Directions on Drafting of Grounds of Appeal
The Supreme Court in the recent case of Atuguba & Associates v Scipion Capital (UK) & Anor[1] has given some directions on the drafting of grounds of appeal. The court considered the directions necessary as “it has long been the practice among some legal practitioners to shirk the responsibilities imposed on them to formulate specific...
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Can an Ex-Employee Come Back for More?
It has long been thought that an ex-employee could not turn around and complain about a termination package she received (unreservedly) from an employer. The basis for this thinking was rooted in the supreme court decision of Lt. Col. Ashun v Accra Breweries Limited [2009] SCGLR 81. In that case, the Plaintiff was an employee...