In Pursuit of Justice: What if the Son of Man Has Nowhere to Lay His Head?
1.Introduction It is the dream of every Government for every citizen of that country to have a home or a job. Having a home or...
Fair Trial in Civil Cases: A Right or A Privilege?
Introduction The concept of ‘fair trial’ was traditionally associated with criminal proceedings. This article seeks to examine the origin of the concept and how it...
Raising Points of Law for the First Time on Appeal
The Supreme Court in Victoria Annang v Emoho & 4 Ors[1] has held that subject to a few exceptions, a party cannot raise a point of law...
Injunctions Pending Appeal: When and How To Invoke The Jurisdiction Of Appellate Courts
1. Introduction Injunction applications are very common before trial courts. In litigation over land, the Plaintiff often files an injunction application almost at the same...
Court Awards Punitive Costs Against Lawyer for Frivolous and Time-barred Suit
A High Court in Nigeria, Abuja Division, has in the case of Dakolo v Fatoyinbo awarded costs of N1,000,000 against a lawyer for bringing an action...
Recent Supreme Court Directions on Drafting of Grounds of Appeal
The Supreme Court in the recent case of Atuguba & Associates v Scipion Capital (UK) & Anor[1] has given some directions on the drafting of...
Powers of The Court Over Unmoved Applications
The supreme court has stressed that nothing prevents a court from electing to hear and decide on its merit a motion that has not been...
Look before You Leap
What do you do when you follow all the procedural rules of law and it’s an administrative process that brings your case crashing down? Hypothetically...
Can a Writ Breed Contempt?
The Supreme Court in the case of Republic v Bank of Ghana & 5 Ors; Ex Parte Benjamin Duffour[1]has held that a party to a...
Can a Law Firm Sign a Legal Process? – Extra Perspective
On 7 may 2017, the Ghana Law Hub published an article under the heading, “Can a law firm sign a legal process?”In that article, Y....