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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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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We tend to act in these matters as if we inhabit this legal universe alone or do not share a common legal tradition with many other countries. In every one of those countries, where the Constitution names only a minimum but is silent on the upper limit of the apex court, the Constitution either says
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Ahead of the December 2024 elections, heightened mistrust in state institutions and unresolved tensions threaten to disrupt the polls. On 7 December, Ghanaians will vote for a new president and 275 Members of Parliament. This will be the country’s ninth consecutive election since returning to constitutional rule in 1992. Ghana is renowned in West Africa
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16th May, 2024 A: Introduction & background facts “[I]f we were so unfortunate as to get for our Chief Justice a cynical, mischievous and obstinate individual who also had the ear of the President, at least, a sizeable section of the Judiciary could be subjected to mayhem, with a not too remote consequence of
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Prof. Nyarkotey has shown legal scholarship in Natural Medicine. As a legal researcher and ardent reader, when I was initially given this book to read, I set a goal for myself to finish it to learn what the author wanted his readers to know about Naturopathic Medicine and the law. Prof Nyarkotey Obu is without
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Minister Simon Osei-Mensah’s arrogant, ignorant rants and empty threats of legal action against ECG staff in Kumasi and some media houses is shameful. Dear Police in Kumasi, stop taking instructions that blight your competence or rather expose your incompetence and unprofessional conduct. You do not owe any high-rank public officer blind loyalty. In fact, you
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Starrfm.com.gh reported yesterday that Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, had confirmed that he filed a complaint with the police against the General Manager of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Ashanti Region. The complaint was made in response to the disconnection of the Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) from the national grid, due
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Justice Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu: The law on nuisance in noise making Noise can be described as any loud or annoying sound that interrupts the activities people are engaged in. It can further be said to be an unwanted sound that disrupts public peace, regular activities and communication. In effect, noise pollution occurs when there
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CLARIFYING THE ROLE OF SILENCE IN CONTRACTUAL CONSENT Anthony Goodnuff Appiah Larbi [1] Introduction It is usually said silence means consent in our everyday statements. This reminds me of my Senior High School (SHS) days. My Elective English Literature teacher, Mr. Afful[2], in one of his comments to make class interesting said, gone were the
