Author name: Yaw Nkansah Abankroh

Superlaw Ghana partners with First National Bank for free legal clinics

Superlaw Ghana is collaborating with First National Bank Ghana as part of the Bank’s Customer Service initiative to bring free legal education on wills and estate planning closer to the public. From 6th to 12th October 2026, legal clinics will be held at selected First National Bank branches, giving members of the public an opportunity […]

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ECOWAS Court Orders Ghana to Process Ghanaian Woman’s Passport Application

  The ECOWAS Court of Justice in une 2026,  found Ghana liable for violating the right to freedom of movement of a Ghanaian woman whose passport renewal application was not processed. The case was brought by Mary Omerere, a Ghanaian who had previously been issued a Ghanaian passport valid until December 2023. Omerere applied for

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FROM PROMULGATION TO PERPETUAL CONFORMITY: INSTITUTIONALIZING CONSTITUTIONAL MAINTENANCE AS A GOING CONCERN; A CONSTITUTIONAL CONFORMITY COMMITTEE FOR GHANA’S POST-CONSTITUTIONAL-REFORM ORDER.

  HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.)* ABSTRACT Promulgating a new Constitution does not, by itself, bring the inherited body of ordinary law into conformity with it. Ghana’s experience after 1992 shows the consequences of leaving that work to individual Supreme Court challenges and legislative interventions, without a demonstrated broad-based review. Martin Kpebu Nos

FROM PROMULGATION TO PERPETUAL CONFORMITY: INSTITUTIONALIZING CONSTITUTIONAL MAINTENANCE AS A GOING CONCERN; A CONSTITUTIONAL CONFORMITY COMMITTEE FOR GHANA’S POST-CONSTITUTIONAL-REFORM ORDER. Read More »

RICHARD APPIAH KUBI – FROM THE TRADITIONAL COUNCIL REGISTRAR TO THE BAR

A Journey of Service, Scholarship, Perseverance and the Pursuit of Justice ABSTRACT From the Traditional Council to the Bar chronicles the remarkable journey of Richard Appiah Kubi, Principal Registrar of the Atebubu Traditional Council toward his Call to the Bar on 9th October 2026. His path brings together years of public service, scholarship, traditional governance

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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION LI 2159

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS Regulation Registration 1.    Register 2.    Application to register a motor vehicle 3.    Verification of weights 4.    Registration of motor vehicle and trailer 5.    Tests of condition of motor vehicle 6.    Person to conduct examination of motor vehicle 7.    Road use certificate 8.    Issue of road use certificate 9.    Exemption from requirement for

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FILING A SUPPLEMENTARY AFFIDAVIT: AN AUTOMATIC RIGHT OR JUDICIAL DISCRETION?

John Ajet-Nasam. Preface On September 2, 2026, during the hearing of the review application filed at the Supreme Court by Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah against the decision of His Lordship Pwamang JSC (sitting as a single judge) in the application for interlocutory injunction, counsel for the Applicant, Mr. Frank Davies, applied for an adjournment to

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Robert Nii Arday Clegg writes: What is Corporate Governance?

I was called to the Bar in Ghana in 2006 having met all the requirements for admission including passing Company Law. Corporate Governance as a course of study was not on offer as part of my legal education. Seven years later, I gained admission to Harvard Law School (HLS) to pursue a Master of Laws

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WHY THE GOVERNMENT’S POSITION ON NOLLE PROSEQUI IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT SHOULD BE REJECTED BY GHANAIANS

WHY THE GOVERNMENT’S POSITION ON NOLLE PROSEQUI IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT SHOULD BE REJECTED BY GHANAIANS By  Goodnuff Appiah Larbi, (PhD)[1] Introduction Articles 88(3) and (4) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana confer on the Attorney-General the authority to initiate, conduct, and discontinue criminal proceedings. The Attorney-General’s power to enter a nolle prosequi[2]

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Bakhita Koblavie Wins the Dr Daniel McKorley Prize At GIMPA

Bakhita Mawuli Koblavie, a Ghanaian lawyer, has graduated top of her class from the GIMPA Faculty of Law, with an LLM in International Trade and Business Law, earning a GPA of 3.89 out of 4.0 and received the Dr Daniel McKorley Prize for the best student on the LLM in International Trade and Business Law

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Teacher jailed 12 years for defiling pupil under his care 

The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old teacher to 12 years’ imprisonment for defiling a 12-year-old pupil. Hondana Mensah was found guilty of defilement, contrary to Section 101(2) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), as amended by Section 18 of Act 554. The court, presided over by Mr Kwasi Appiatse Abaidoo, convicted

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