Can an unsigned document give rise to legal consequences?
The Supreme Court in the case of John Affuah & Another v General Developments Company Limited[1] has held that an unsigned document may give rise...
Issuing Disclaimers about Ex-Employees – Legit?
Take a newspaper. Flip through the pages randomly. You may well see an employer-sponsored notice in there together with a photograph informing the public that...
Regulating The Petroleum Industry in Ghana: The Investor’s Dilemma
Background Prior to the Discovery of Oil in Commercial quantities in Ghana, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) was the only state institution associated with...
The Civil Aspect of Criminal Procedure: Enforcing Restitution Orders in a Criminal Case
In a criminal case, a judge may make orders such as the payment of money or the return of property found to have been stolen...
Unibank vs UT Bank and Capital Bank: Spot the Difference?
The Bank of Ghana (BOG) on March 20, 2018, appointed KPMG as “official administrator” of Unibank Ghana Ltd (“Unibank”). According to the BOG, the appointment...
Are Banks Allowed to Name and Shame Defaulting Customers?
In 1896, the Bank of British West Africa (which later became the Standard Chartered Bank) opened its first branch in Accra. Between 1920-1950, the Bank...
MOUs: Binding or Not?
A Memorandum of understanding (“MOU”), is a document entered into to set out the preliminarily understanding of parties who intend to enter into a formal...
The Special Prosecutor, a New ‘God’ In Town?
On Thursday 11th January 2018, news broke of the proposed appointment of Mr. Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu as Special Prosecutor1. Mr. Amidu once served...
Uber’s Ghana Problem
Uber, the online taxi platform, is known all over for two things. First, it is very good at making regulators throw their hands up in...
Digital and Virtual currencies in Ghana: Did the Bank of Ghana miss the road?
The Bank of Ghana in a recent notice[1] headed “Digital and Virtual Currency Operations in Ghana” sought to clarify the Ghanaian position on digital and...