Studies have shown that during the holidays, there is an increase in medical cases. In the thick of celebrating, where a person becomes unwell, the question arises- would you rather visit a medical facility for care or call a friend who is a medical professional...
Share purchase: In a share purchase, it is not necessary to identify all assets and liabilities of the target that will be included or excluded. This makes the process potentially less complex. There is also no need to register a change in title to assets such as...
Introduction It is trite law that tax is a creature of statute and a debt to the government1. Thus, it can only be imposed by an Act of Parliament. Morse and William2 explained that a tax is a compulsory levy imposed for the purposes of providing public...
The Black’s Law Dictionary defines the right to privacy as “the right of a person and his property to be free from unwarranted public scrutiny or exposure”.[1] It has also been defined as “the right of a person and the person’s property to be free...
CELEBRATING A LIVING LEGEND Exactly a week ago, our Managing Partner, Adelaide Benneh Prempeh honoured an invitation to co-host the maiden ceremony of the UPSA Law School Lifetime Achievement Award. Her Ladyship, the Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana, Mrs. Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, the...
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...
“…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...
“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...
“…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...
"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...