13 Sep Celebrating The Lifetime Achievement & Works of Prof. Justice Samuel KofiDate-Bah
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...
28 Aug The RISE OF THE GIG ECONOMY AND THE URGENT CALL FOR ITS LEGISLATIVE BLESSING IN GHANA.
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...
15 Aug Edmund Addo Vs The Republic [No. J3/04/2022]
“…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...
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)
“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...
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)
“…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...
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.
"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...
02 Aug South West Terminal Ltd. V Achter Land, 2023 SKKB 116 (Canlii)
“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,...
01 Aug ESG Reporting in the Ghanaian Ecosystem
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...
21 Jul B&P Associates’ Managing Partner Named Top 10 Most Influential Corporate Lawyers In Ghana
Our Founder and Managing Partner, Adelaide Benneh Prempeh has been named as one of the top 10 Most Influential Corporate Lawyers in Ghana. Business Today has revealed its most recent rankings of their Top 10 Most Influential Corporate Lawyers in Ghana and our Managing Partner has...
20 Jul Act 930 – The Sanctity Of Party Autonomy In Arbitration Under Threat?
This blogpost focuses on the imposition of compulsory arbitration under the Banks and Specialised Deposit Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930) and its potential effect on voluntariness required for the enforcement of Arbitral Awards under the New York Convention. In this short essay, I examine whether...