Monday Essay

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…

5 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

5 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…

5 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…

5 months 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…

6 months 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,…

5 months 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…

5 months 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…

6 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…

7 months ago

Functus Officio and Judicial Duty: Understanding Judicial Finality and When Judges Stay Bound

Once a court has completed a case, it washes its hands and moves forward without looking back. there is no…

7 months ago