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A Legal Turning Point: Section 115 of the Land Act 2020 Departs from the Essilfie v. Tetteh Case Precedent
The Land Act, Act 1036, represents a significant milestone in Ghana’s land administration and management. It was enacted to consolidate…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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,
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…
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.
