Opinion

Looking Back on the Supreme Court of Ghana @150

The observance, branded “Supreme Court@150” and guided by the theme “Honouring the Past, Celebrating the Present, and Defining the Future,”…

4 days ago

Law and Politics: legal vacation and Continuation of Part-Heard Criminal Trials

The controversy over warrants issued by the Chief Justice for certain part-heard criminal trials to continue during the legal vacation…

1 month ago

Stay of Execution in Criminal Proceedings: Can the State Stay the Release of an Acquitted Person?

By parity of reasoning, there can be no stay of execution of a judgment which has set aside a conviction…

2 months ago

Rule 38 and Ghana’s Courtroom Outside the Courtroom: Enforce, Amend or Repeal?

Lawyers making out of court statements has become so normal that many lawyers and members of the public may be surprised…

2 months ago

Ghana’s Investment Revolution: Open for Business, Protected for Citizens

Beyond capital thresholds, the new Act strengthens local participation requirements, including a 75% local skilled workforce obligation for foreign-owned enterprises

5 months ago

Advancing Access to Justice through Mediation & Rehabilitation: From Docket to Justice Initiative for Remand Prisoners in Ghana.

In Ghana, the principle of access to justice remains a pillar of our constitutional democracy. The 1992 Constitution guarantees the…

6 months ago

The Legal Reform Bill, 2025 – A Panacea to the problems of legal education?

The Legal Education Reform Bill, 2025 (the Bill), inter alia, seeks to address the situation through legislative measures “aimed at…

7 months ago

Beyond The Letter Of The Law: The Frimpong v. Cudjoe’s Procedural Lessons

That a Statement of Case not filed contemporaneously together with an interim injunction application in terms of Order 25 Rule…

7 months ago

Ghana’s Land Act: An Act Replete With Innovative Ideas Stuck In Implementation Gear

The Act’s groundbreaking provisions have unfortunately been met with sluggish implementation, hindering their potential impact. From bureaucratic hurdles to inadequate…

7 months ago

THE LEGAL CORNER: Land Registration In Ghana: A Tale of Multiple Registration Regimes

The Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036) currently introduces multiple regimes for land registration comprising deeds registration, title registration and customary…

7 months ago