This paper examines the misconception that the Circuit Court in Ghana is limited by a GHC 2,000,000 jurisdictional cap in land disputes. Through legal analysis, it argues that the Circuit Court’s juri...

Source: Her Honour Judge Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.)

This article evaluates Order 73 of CI 47 in the context of Ghana's 1992 Constitution, focusing on its implications for personal liberty under Article 14(1)(c). It argues that Order 73's allowance for...

Source: Her Honour Sedinam Awo Kwadam & Emmanuel Babuboa

The article discusses the legal principle in Ghana concerning the capacity of family members to sue and be sued regarding family property. It examines historical and modern interpretations, significan...

Source: Justice Alexander Osei Tutu

In this article, the author examines the exceptions to the principle that the power to alienate property is linked with the capacity to litigate. By exploring various legal cases and statutory provisi...

Source: Justice Alexander Osei Tutu

One of the most jealously guarded rights that is guaranteed to an accused person is the right against self-incrimination. It is one of the first things every accused person hears about immediately he...

Source: HH Malcolm Bedzrah

The author, a Circuit Court Judge, Ofaakor expertly discusses the matter of Objections raised in courts and offers practical insights for Judges to observe

Source: H.H Malcolm, Ewoenam Bedzrah Esq.

The paper interrogates the two positions and the recent attempt by the Apex Court to reconcile them. Was the Court able to rectify the ‘corrupted version’ of the estoppel per rem judicatam rule or jus...

Source: Justice Alexander Osei Tutu

This article sets out to examine the case of Obeng Gyebi, the reasoning and conclusion of the apex court in applying the Criminal Code (Amendment) Act, (Act 646) retrospectively to the sentence of lif...

Source: Justice Eric Kyei Baffuor

Delivered by Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei to the Ghana Journalists Association on Wednesday 3rd May, 2023

Source: Justice Dennis Dominic Adjei, FGA

The venerable Justice Sir Dennis Adjei considers the implications of the COVID-19 on judicial decision making in Ghana. What has changed and what new things can we expect?

Source: His Lordship Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei

The Supreme Court on 18th January 2022 rendered its reasons in the case of of Republic v High Court, (Criminal Division 9), Accra Ex Parte Ecobank Ghana Ltd; Origin 8 & Anor (Respondents & Interested...

Source: Justice Eric Kyei Baffour

The interesting subject of Blue laws is the focus of this article, including its applications in Ghanaian law

Source: Justice Alexander Osei Tutu

In this humorous and exciting recount, the author discusses a television drama from her childhood in which a court upheld a man's argument that he was right in marrying another wife because his wife (...

Source: Bertha A. Aniagyei

The article discusses the position and seeming challenges with allodial interests under Ghana's Land Act, 2020

Source: Justice Alexander Osei Tutu

The article retraces the circumstances that have contributed to the decline of allodial interests/titles in Ghana's land law, including provisions in law that have contributed to this realization

Source: Justice Alexander Osei Tutu

The writer scans the horizon of the legal landscape on the determination of cases regarding executory and non-executory orders culminating in the decision in the case of Ogyeadom Obranu Kwesi Attah VI

Source: Justice Eric Kyei Baffour

The author discusses whether or not women are better off divorced with regard to their access to spousal property during the dissolution of the marriage compared to what pertains upon the death of a h...

Source: Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe J.

Presentation at the Association of Magistrates and Judges Conference on 29th September, 2021 by Justice Dennis Adjei

Source: JUSTICE DENNIS ADJEI

The writer lays more emphasis on how the Kodadja principle has gone under the knife on a couple of occasions especially in this century at the blind side of its numerous admirers

Source: Justice Alexander Osei Tutu

Not too long ago, there was an information on social media, particularly on Whatsapp platforms to the effect that, if you put a caretaker on your land, he takes ownership of the land after being in po...

Source: Justice Alexander Osei Tutu