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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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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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
FILING A SUPPLEMENTARY AFFIDAVIT: AN AUTOMATIC RIGHT OR JUDICIAL DISCRETION? Read More »
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 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]
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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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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Division: IN THE SUPREME COURT Date: 4TH JUNE, 1962 Before: KORSAH, C.J., VAN LARE AND SARKODEE-ADOO, JJ.S.C. JUDGMENT OF SARKODEE-ADOO J.S.C. Sarkodee- Addo J.S.C. delivered the judgment of the court. This is an appeal from a judgment of Adumua-Bossman, J., (as he then was) sitting in the Land Court, Cape Coast, whereby he dismissed the
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Two prison officers have appeared in an Accra Circuit Court on charges of assisting Wang Xiao, a Chinese convicted prisoner at Nsawam Medium Prison, in escaping. Joseph Oteng and Sergeant Isaac Boateng Bonsu have been charged with conspiracy and aiding escape. The accused correctional officers allegedly told their superiors that after visiting the hospital, they
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The Ashaiman District Court has remanded into Police custody, Abraham Ayah, a 21-year-old unemployed man, for allegedly murdering Ms. Jennifer Tetteh, contrary to Section 46 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (ACT 29). The court presided over by Mr Derick Parden Eshun, remanded Ayah, whose plea was not taken, to reappear on March 13, 2024.
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