A Q&A guide to family law in Ghana. The Q&A gives a high level overview of key issues including jurisdiction and conflict of law; pre- and post-nuptial agreements; divorce, nullity, and judicial separation; children; surrogacy and adoption; cohabitation; family dispute resolution; civil partnership/same-sex marriage; and controversial areas and...
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“Section 98 of Act 1036 refers only to disputes that arise in the course of the process of registration of title or interest in land falling within a registration district. The section is not meant to affect the well-established and long-standing jurisdiction of the regular...
There is no consolidated law or regulation that governs ESG in Ghana. There are, however, varied laws and regulations that pertain to aspects of ESG in Ghana. These include: a. the 1992 Constitution of Ghana; b. the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651); c. the Environmental Protection Act, 1994 (Act...
DO I NEED A LAWYER? NAVIGATING SELF REPRESENTATION Join us in this insightful episode of the BPA Community First Podcast as we delve into the critical topic of Access to Justice and the unrepresented litigant with His Lordship, Mr. Justice Kweku Tawiah Ackaah- Boafo, a Court...
Introduction Contracts are the cornerstone of some personal and most business relationships, but not all of them are enforceable. A contract may be unenforceable on the basis that its object is illegal or contrary to public policy.[1] An illegal contract is defined as a contract that is...
“It is the considered opinion of the court that the Plaintiff failed to call any of the Suppliers and/or customers because it seriously did not believe that the public (suppliers/customers) are confused between the Plaintiff’s Royal King Cracker biscuits with that of the Defendant’s Alpha...