Bakhita Mawuli Koblavie, Esq. “Nunya, adidoe, asi metunɛ o;” literally translated, “Knowledge is like a baobab tree; no single pair of arms can embrace it. (Ewe proverb) Meaning ‘no single person is a repository of all wisdom’ Introduction The Legal Education Act, 2026 (Act 1170) decentralises professional legal training by permitting accredited university law faculties […]
“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
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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USA striker Folarin Balogun was shown a red card in the 64th minute of the Round of 32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following the match, FIFA announced that it had invoked Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) to suspend the automatic match suspension arising from the red card for a probationary period
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Nkawie (Ash) Jun 18, GNA – A 55–year–old pastor, has been granted GHS 100,000.00 bail, with one surety by the Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti region, over careless driving. The pastor, Francis Owusu pleaded guilty to the charge of careless and inconsiderate driving, but not guilty to causing harm, and will reappear before the court on July 27, 2026. Police Inspector
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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
HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.)* MAY 4, 2026 Introduction A legislative proposal currently advancing through Ghana’s policy space seeks to mandate compulsory paternity testing for all children born in healthcare facilities, alongside the criminalization of what its proponents call “paternity fraud.” Its stated objectives: securing biological certainty, protecting paternal interests, and deterring
HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.) 25th April, 2026. A Grave Anomaly Imagine the citizen who is arrested without charge, detained beyond the pale of law, cut off from counsel, family, and court, and released at last without explanation. Years pass. The wounds remain, psychological, social, economic. He turns, at last, to the Constitution,
TIME’S UP FOR JUSTICE? WHY GHANA’S HUMAN RIGHTS “EXPIRY DATE” MUST GO. Read More »
1. If I ever had any doubts about the true and direct descendants of Adam and Eve, I am now certain that Ghanaians are. The Good Book’s account of creation is that God created the world and put man [Adam and Eve] in charge of it. God gave them dominion over all things except one
Thaddeus Sory writes: So, the law is once again the culprit? Read More »
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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