Monday Essay

Monday Essay: When the Shell Remains: The Vanishing Trial Record and the Struggle to Reconcile Fair Trial Rights and Judicial Integrity

During moments when staff of the judicial service embark on strike action to demand their legal rights, other questions of…

4 days ago

Monday Essay: Beyond Legalism: The Influence of Judicial Ideology, Personal Values and Other Factors on Judicial Decisions

There is no doubt that judicial ideology constitutes a fundamental aspect that shapes legal interpretations and decisions although it often…

2 weeks ago

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,…

3 weeks ago

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.…

4 weeks ago

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…

3 months ago

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…

4 months ago

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…

3 months ago

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…

4 months ago

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…

4 months ago

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,…

5 months ago