By Reginald Nii Odoi
MONDAY ESSAY: More than Judgments: The Legacy of a Legal Year
Judgments are not mere decisions, they are lessons and also, they become the precedent upon which tomorrow would be judged…
Monday Essay: Alone & Dismissed: Counsel, Rights and the Admin Hearing
The central procedural question that arises is whether the principle of natural justice entitles an individual to legal representation (in terms…
MONDAY ESSAY: The Court That Waits: Ripeness And The Path To The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Ghana has been clear, as part of its jurisprudence, that it would not allow the invocation…
Natural Justice: The two Limbs and Space Between
Natural Justice – its real function – is to ensure that a fair procedure has been established and followed by a decision-making…
Monday Essay: The Blood on the Bench: The Loneliness of the Independent Judge
Of course, judges are human beings who inevitably bring their experiences, beliefs, and values to the bench. The notion that…
Monday Essay: The Absent Accused and the Angry Court: A Practitioner’s Note on Forfeiture or Estreatment of Bail Bonds
Historically, common law imposed strict liability on sureties, allowing relief from forfeiture only in narrow circumstances such as acts of God,…
Monday Essay:Act 1170 Unbound: Dismantling the Gate, Building the Bridge to the Bar
For decades, the road to Ghana’s Bar was guarded by a single gate at which thousands of law graduates knocked…
Grooming Justice: The Bench, The bar and The Burden of Guidance
Contemporary concerns about inadequate lawyer mentoring in Ghana is not new, but reflects a long-standing historical continuity in the profession
MONDAY ESSAY: Scandalizing Justice: Free Expression at the Bar of Contempt
When speech turns from critique to contempt, the law steps in – not to silence dissent, but to protect the…
MONDAY ESSAY: From Podium To Page: Reframing Skills For A Paper-Heavy Courtroom
The best briefs tell a story. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end. They answer the question: why…
MONDAY ESSAY: New Foundations in Ghanaian Legal Education: Legal Education For Future Professionals
The last decade has seen the rapid expansion and proliferation of law schools and faculties in Ghana and this has…
MONDAY ESSAY: When The “Other Woman” Is A Wife: Joinder, Adultery And Judicial Discretion
When the “other woman” in a divorce petition is herself a wife, the law confronts a clash between procedure, reputation,…
MONDAY ESSAY: Docket Triage: Judicial Economy In An Era Of Legal Overload
In Ghana’s Fourth Republic, justice increasingly competes with time. Courtrooms from Accra to Tamale groan under crushing dockets, with civil…
From the Bench’s Eyes: Demeanour in an Era OF Written Testimony and Virtual Hearings
Modern justice delivery has quietly displaced a major part of the action in the witness box due to the heavy…
MONDAY ESSAY: 150 Years of Finality– The Supreme Court of Ghana: From Crown Instrument to Constitutional Guardian
But the fact that we argue through writs, not coups, is the Court’s victory.From Chalmers to Baffoe Bonnie, successive Chief…