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Martin Amidu: The Speaker must obey and enforce decisions and orders of Supreme Court now

The Speaker of Parliament is enjoined under the 1992 Constitution to obey and enforce the decisions and orders of the Supreme Court following the Court’s unanimous dismissal of his application on 30 October 2024 to set aside the processes and proceedings in the suit brought by Alexander Afenyo Markin (the Majority Leader) against him and […]

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CONVICTION FOR OFFENCES OTHER THAN CHARGED IN GHANAIAN COURTS: AN AFFRONT TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEE AND INTERNATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF FAIR TRIAL.

  BY:                             HER HONOUR JUDGE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.), CIRCUIT COURT 2, ADENTAN, ACCRA.  AND                          EMMANUEL BABUBOA ESQ., PRIVATE LEGAL PRACTITIONER.  INSPIRED BY          JOHN BAPTIST AYEDZE ESQ.,PRIVATE LEGAL PRACTITIONER, LECTURER, UPSA LAW SCHOOL, ACCRA, GHANA.   DATE:  16TH OCTOBER, 2024.   ABSTRACT The right to a fair trial is enshrined in

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CHIEF JUSTICES OF GHANA 1876 – DATE

Sir David Patrick Chambers 1876-1878 P.A. Smith, Esq. 1878-1879 Sir James Marshall 1880-1882 N. Lessingham Bailey, Esq. 1882-1886 H. W. Madeod, Esq. 1886-1889 J. T. Hutchinson, Esq. 1889-1895 Sir William Brandford Griffith 1895-1911 Sir Philip Crampton Symly 1911-1928 Sir George Campbell Deane 1929- 1935 Sir Philip Bertie Petrides 1936- 1943 Sir Walter Harrangin 1943- 1947

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THE CIRCUIT COURT’S JURISDICTION IN GHANAIAN LAND DISPUTES: A JURISDICTION AT LARGE.

THE CIRCUIT COURT’S JURISDICTION IN GHANAIAN LAND DISPUTES: A JURISDICTION AT LARGE. BY HER HONOUR JUDGE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (Mrs.), CIRCUIT COURT 2, ADENTAN-ACCRA, 18th March, 2024.    TABLE OF CONTENTS: Abstract Introduction I. The Question of Jurisdiction ● The Recurring Jurisdictional Challenge ● Focus of the Paper II. The Relevant Law ● Section 42(1)(a)

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Article: Attorneys At Risk Because Right-Wingers In The U.K. Can’t Take An ‘L’

Lawyers are fleeing their homes under the threat of violence. Last month, current British Prime Minister Keir Starmer won the role in a landslide victory. Starmer quickly canceled his predecessor’s, Rishi Sunak, planned mass deportations of “illegal immigrants.” Then the tragic Southport stabbing, which left three children dead, happened and fake rumors (easily debunked) calling

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Editorial: Expedite passage of Consumer Protection bill now!

The Draft Consumer Protection bill is gathering dust at the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) building while draft bills from other ministries move through the legislative processes to parliament and are getting attention. Ghana got its first Consumer Protection Draft Bill in 2006. Four presidents have come and three gone, yet progress has painstakingly

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Article: Will our partisan attitudes hurt the courts?

Our partisan edges are getting sharper and political polarisation is deepening. Nothing is spared these days, not even our courts and the judgements they render. It is quite instructive to observe the partisan commentary after every court decision, the most recent being – The Republic vs. Ato Forson & Others. Victory or defeat or whether

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