Airline Passenger’s Responsibility to Be On Time
An Isreali magistrate court has dismissed an action brought by a passenger who missed his flight. The court pointed out that it was the responsibility of...
Of Stare Decisis and The Supreme Court of Ghana
Recent decisions of the Supreme Court appear to create more uncertainty about the state of the law than settle the principles of law. As the...
Farewell to Justice William Atuguba
The name “ATUGUBA” became a household name in Ghana following the 2013 Presidential Election Petition. For those in the legal fraternity, and probably for media...
English Court Rejects Tullow’s Force Majeure Defence to Contract Termination
The Business and Property Courts of England and Wales in the case of Seadrill Ghana Limited v Tullow Ghana Limited[1]has rejected a force majeure defence...
Why a Properly Drafted Third Party Guarantee Agreement Matters
The Supreme Court in Clipper Leasing Corporation vs Attorney General & Ghana Airways in Liquidation[1]has highlighted the need for properly drafted third party guarantee agreements...
Foreign Ownership of Freehold Interest in Ghana
The Supreme Court in the case of Martin J Verdose v Patricia Abena Verdose-Kuranchie[1] has affirmed the constitutional limitation on the ownership of freehold interests...
What is Entrapment?
Now that the dust is almost settling on the latest work of investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, it is probably time to examine one of...
Supreme Court Sets Parameters for Disclosure of Information to Accused Persons
The Supreme Court in the case of Republic v Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie & 4 Ors [1] has upheld the right of accused persons being tried summarily...
Investigative Journalism: The Tension Between Privacy and the Public’s Interest
Investigative journalism assists the traditional media in rooting out corruption and dealing with crimes and abuse of public trust and confidence. As Lord Nichols pointed...
Overview of Ghana’s Deposit Protection Scheme
2016 was a challenging year for the Ghanaian Banking sector. Reports of microfinance institutions folding up were rife. “Owners” of these financial institutions were disappearing...