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Why Making a Will Matters: A Critical Look at Ghana’s Intestate Succession Law

Introduction This paper takes inspiration from Professor Kludze’s seminal work, Modern Law of Succession in Ghana, where he advocated for greater public awareness and education on the importance of making wills: “It is suggested that a sustained programme of publicity and education be instituted, in order to impress upon the public in both English and […]

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AI legal assistant launched to support lawyers in work delivery

An Artificial Intelligence has been developed to expedite the works of legal practitioners and legal firms which sometimes could be daunting owing to the chunk of documents to be read through. Dubbed the Eskwai Firm, the tool enables law firms and legal departments to have a central account to use Eskwai – an AI legal

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Painter remanded for allegedly stealing electrical cables at Bank of Ghana

A painter working on the Bank of Ghana building at Ridge in Accra has been remanded into police custody for stealing quantities of assorted copper cables, valued at GHC1,035,500. Appearing at an Accra Circuit Court, Ahmed Mohammed Lawal was nabbed after CCTV camera was reviewed. Lawal has pleaded not guilty on charges of unlawful entry

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Federal Judge in Virginia Declines To Sanction Lawyer Who Filed AI-Generated Erroneous Citations

In yet another case involving the use — and misuse — of generative AI in legal research, a federal district court judge has declined to impose sanctions on an experienced attorney who submitted a brief containing miscited and misquoted cases generated by artificial intelligence. Although the attorney, Thad M. Guyer, acknowledged using gen AI tools

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Two employees jailed three years each for stealing GHC55,000

Two employees of a company located at Baatsonaa in Accra, who stole GHC55,000, have been sentenced to three years imprisonment each.  Appearing before an Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday, Hassana Mohammed, a cashier, and Joshua Nyama, private security guard, pleaded guilty to their respective charges. Hassana was charged with stealing, while Nyama was held for abetment

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Cab driver murder: Court declines bail for accused persons

The Tarkwa District Court One has declined bail for the nine accused persons who allegedly murdered a cab driver, Kwadwo Donkor alias ‘chilling,’ at Akotom within the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality. The court took that decision, to facilitate further investigations into the matter after counsels of the accused persons requested bail on their behalf. They are

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THE JUDICIAL POWERS OF THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF A TRADITIONAL COUNCIL

THE JUDICIAL POWERS OF THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF A TRADITIONAL COUNCIL INTRODUCTION In Ghana, the institution of chieftaincy, together with its traditional councils as established by customary law and usage is guaranteed. Parliament shall have no power to enact any law which confers on any person or authority the right to accord or withdraw recognition

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WEAPONIZING NON-COOPERATION: THE USA’S ILLEGITIMATE COURT COUNTERACTION ACT (H.R. 23) AND ITS ASSAULT ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

By Her Honour Judge Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.), Circuit Court 7 Accra, Ghana. LLM. Candidate, International Criminal Law and Justice, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Accra, Ghana. 24th February, 2025. Abstract The United States’ passage of the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (H.R. 23) which authorises sanctions against ICC officials involved in investigations

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