Monday Essay

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…

1 week 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…

3 weeks 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…

1 week 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…

1 month 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…

1 month 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,…

2 months 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…

2 months 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 months 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…

2 months 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…

2 months ago