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WHEN A LAWYER’S ADDRESS REPLACES THE DEFENDANT’S: The Procedural Non-Compliance Undermining Appearance in Ghana’s Civil Courts: A Call for Compliance with Order 9 Rule 1(2) of C.I. 47.

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WHEN A LAWYER’S ADDRESS REPLACES THE DEFENDANT’S: The Procedural Non-Compliance Undermining Appearance in Ghana’s Civil Courts: A Call for Compliance with Order 9 Rule 1(2) of C.I. 47. HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.)[1]   Introduction Some rules of procedure announce their importance immediately. A writ that is not served, a limitation period that […]

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“AGENT FOR PLAINTIFF”: A FATAL MISNOMER; WHY GHANAIAN LAWYERS ARE UNWITTINGLY FORFEITING THEIR PROTECTIONS THROUGH THE MISDESCRIPTION OF COUNSEL IN GHANAIAN CIVIL PROCEDURE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE DOCTRINE OF SOLICITOR-SOLICITOR AGENCY VS. LAWYER-CLIENT REALITY.

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“AGENT FOR PLAINTIFF”: A FATAL MISNOMER; WHY GHANAIAN LAWYERS ARE UNWITTINGLY FORFEITING THEIR PROTECTIONS THROUGH THE MISDESCRIPTION OF COUNSEL IN GHANAIAN CIVIL PROCEDURE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE DOCTRINE OF SOLICITOR-SOLICITOR AGENCY VS. LAWYER-CLIENT REALITY.   HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.)* KWADWO A.D. OWUSU-ANSAH*   7TH AUGUST, 2026    ABSTRACT This paper examines the

“AGENT FOR PLAINTIFF”: A FATAL MISNOMER; WHY GHANAIAN LAWYERS ARE UNWITTINGLY FORFEITING THEIR PROTECTIONS THROUGH THE MISDESCRIPTION OF COUNSEL IN GHANAIAN CIVIL PROCEDURE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE DOCTRINE OF SOLICITOR-SOLICITOR AGENCY VS. LAWYER-CLIENT REALITY. Read More »

THE REBIRTH OF LEGAL EDUCATION IN GHANA: UNDERSTANDING THE LEGAL EDUCATION ACT, 2026 (ACT 1170)

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   HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.)* MAY 13, 2026 Introduction There are moments in the life of a nation when legislation does far more than regulate institutions; it reshapes the direction of national life, reaches into the very heart of individual aspiration, and breaks the rusted chains of tradition that have restrained progress

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THE BEARER OF BURDENS: AN EASTER REFLECTION FOR LAWYERS

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HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.)* 5TH APRIL 2026   “The opportunity to stand between power and vulnerability, between order and disorder, between right and wrong.”  – Honourable Chief Justice Paul Baffoe Bonnie. My learned friends, I bring you warm greetings this Easter season, for this is a time of sacrifice. Indeed, this season,

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PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE UNDERMINED: HOW GHANA’S 2018 CRIMINAL DISCLOSURE REGIME VIOLATES THE RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND INNOCENCE; A CASE FOR A TWO-PHASED CASE MANAGEMENT REGIME IN CRIMINAL TRIALS

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PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE UNDERMINED: HOW GHANA’S 2018 CRIMINAL DISCLOSURE REGIME VIOLATES THE RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND INNOCENCE; A CASE FOR A TWO-PHASED CASE MANAGEMENT REGIME IN CRIMINAL TRIALS. Her Ladyship Justice Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.)* 29th December, 2025. ABSTRACT This paper critically examines Ghana’s 2018 Practice Directions on Disclosures and Case Management in Criminal Proceedings,

PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE UNDERMINED: HOW GHANA’S 2018 CRIMINAL DISCLOSURE REGIME VIOLATES THE RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND INNOCENCE; A CASE FOR A TWO-PHASED CASE MANAGEMENT REGIME IN CRIMINAL TRIALS Read More »

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