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Monday Essay: The Law, Lore and Logic: The Power of a Compelling Story in Legal Practice
Long before constitutions were drafted, statutes enacted, or judgments reported, human beings gathered around fires and shared stories. Through stories,…
Monday Essay: The Wig and the Conscience: Ethics Beyond the Courtroom (A Charge to Newly Called Lawyers in Ghana)
Friday 9th October 2026 marked a defining moment in the lives of many newly called lawyers to the Ghana Bar.…
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
