Monday Essay

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,…

15 hours ago

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…

1 week ago

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

2 weeks ago

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…

3 weeks ago

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…

3 weeks ago

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…

1 month ago

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,…

3 weeks ago

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…

3 weeks ago

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…

2 months ago

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…

2 months ago