Legal Resources

Case of the Week: Happee v Happee and Another

The Petitioner, a Dutch marine engineer resident in Ghana since 1947, married the Respondent, a Ghanaian, in 1951. They lived…

4 months ago

Case of the week: Humphrey-Bonsu and Another v Quaynor and Others

Imagine being left out of your spouse's will after decades of marriage, or worse, seeing your severely disabled child receive…

4 months ago

The Nexus Between Law and Patient Safety in Ghana: a Superior Court Justice reflects

Over the years there has been a phenomenal increase in reported cases of alleged medical negligence in Ghana. Most of…

5 months ago

Accuser, Judge And Executioner: How Ghana’s Superior Courts Breach ‘Nemo Judex In Causa Sua’ In Contempt Adjudications

ABSTRACT The rule, nemo judex in causa sua (no one should be a judge in their own cause), stands as…

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Case of the week: Miller v Attorney-General

A 16-year-old student, Miller, was shot in the head by Chief Superintendent C. O. Lamptey of the Ghana Police Service.…

5 months ago

Case of the week: Vincent Ekow Assafuah v The Attorney General

The decision also reinforces the high threshold for judicial intervention in ongoing constitutional processes. It underscores the Court’s careful balancing…

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Read the full ruling in Vincent Ekow Assafuah v Attorney-General

A 3:2 majority decision delivered by the Supreme Court, with Justices Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu and Ernest Gaewu dissenting,

4 months ago

Case of the week: Nyameneba and Others v The State.

This case is an important reminder to the public that not every illegal act results in criminal liability if there…

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Case of the week: Mr. Senti Michael v Rev. Father Mon Kwame & Dr. Asomah

This judgment reaffirms the principle that testamentary freedom is protected unless compelling evidence suggests otherwise.

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Case of the week: Dr. E.L.A Chinbuah & Captain J.K Nyamekye v The Attorney General

This case brings into sharp focus the issue of medical negligence and accountability in Ghana’s healthcare system

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