August 2023

28 Aug The RISE OF THE GIG ECONOMY AND THE URGENT CALL FOR ITS LEGISLATIVE BLESSING IN GHANA.

Posted at 07:00h in Blog

Introduction Ghana’s labour laws are generally known to cover employment contracts and contracts for services with employers, employees, and independent contractors as the key actors. However, in a fast-changing world and with the tremendous strides in technology, a new area, not directly within the scope of...

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15 Aug Edmund Addo Vs The Republic [No. J3/04/2022]

Posted at 20:53h in Judicial Insights

“…notwithstanding the repeal of section 136 of Act 772 under which the accused is being prosecuted, section 34(1)(d) and (e) of the Interpretation Act, 2008, Act 792 had saved section 136 of the Electronic Transactions Act, 2008, Act 772…” The accused person met the victim, then...

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15 Aug The Republic v. High Court (Commercial Division), Accra, Ex-parte: Yvonne Amponsah Brobbey (Gladys Nkrumah – Interested Party), Civil Motion No. J5/82/2022 delivered on 1st February 2023 (Supreme Court)

Posted at 20:39h in Judicial Insights

“Order 66 (3) of C.I. 47 being a creature borne out of the constitutionally circumscribed powers granted by the Rules of Court Committee, is incompetent to create a novel offence of intermeddling and the sanctions attached thereto” Gladys Nkrumah, (“Interested Party”), filed an application under Order...

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15 Aug Theophilus Teiko Tagoe, The Nungua Stool Vs. Dr. Prempeh, Benjamin Amartey Mensah, Civil Appeal No. J4/29/2022, Delivered On 26 April 2023 (Supreme Court)

Posted at 19:30h in Judicial Insights

“…the rules of Court make provision for the issuance of Form 6 once and this is done after the record of appeal is ready. There is no provision for the issuance of another Form 6 by Registrar of the Court of Appeal after corrections have...

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11 Aug Respect For Fundamental Human Rights In Relation To Unlawful Arrest: Article 14(2) Of The 1992 Constitution In Review, The Case Of Asante V. The Republic In Retrospect.

Posted at 00:58h in Blog

"There is no happiness without liberty, no liberty without self-government, no self-government without constitutionalism, no constitutionalism without morality--and none of these great goods without stability and order." ~ Clinton Rossiter.[1] The relationship between citizens and the state is characterized by the performance of duties and obligations...

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02 Aug South West Terminal Ltd. V Achter Land, 2023 SKKB 116 (Canlii)

Posted at 11:15h in Judicial Insights

“This court readily acknowledges that an 👍 emoji is a non-traditional means to ‘sign’ a document but nevertheless under these circumstances this was a valid way to convey the two purposes of a ‘signature’…” In a recent ruling by the Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan,...

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01 Aug ESG Reporting in the Ghanaian Ecosystem

Posted at 00:19h in Newsletter

ESG has quickly become the new buzzword, particularly in corporate circles. In the last decade or so, the concept has grown rapidly and continues to grow especially across major financial markets.[1] A 2022 study on ESG’s momentum showed that more than a quarter of global...

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