The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has called on the President of the Republic, John Mahama, to immediately make public the full decision that establishes a prima facie case against the Chief Justice. This appeal follows the recent suspension of the Chief Justice, a move that has generated widespread public interest and debate within legal and […]
A former Ghana Bar Association (GBA) President, Samuel Okudzeto, says the suspension of the Chief Justice sends the wrong signals to the world and could have dire consequences for Ghana’s reputation and economy. Speaking on PM Express on Joy News Tuesday night, the legal luminary warned that the action, though constitutional, is damaging in the eyes of […]
There is no upsurge in crime in the country, the Police Service has said. “The Service is on top of the security situation in the country and remains committed to its crime fighting efforts,” a statement signed by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Kwesi Ofori, Director-General, Public Affairs said. The statement said the Police Service […]
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has reacted to the Chief Justices’ circular to trial judges on observing the age-old traditions of the bar in calling cases of senior lawyers first before that of junior ones. To the GBA, the rationale for that tradition is to present junior lawyers the unique and special opportunity, particularly those relatively […]
A group of lawyers has registered a new association to rival the Ghana Bar Association (GBA). The Law Society of Ghana, limited by guarantee, will serve as an alternative professional association for lawyers after leaving the Ghana School of Law. This would break the monopoly of the GBA’s, which has been in operation since 1877 […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the conduct of a free, fair, and transparent election, one whose result is beyond dispute, forms a good basis for strengthening cohesion amongst the Ghanaian citizenry, and preventing needless disputations. Speaking at the Annual Conference of the Ghana Bar Association, albeit through virtual means, on […]
The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has assured the citizenry of his government’s commitment to uphold the rule of law and take the necessary steps to deal decisively with the culture of impunity in the Ghanaian society. “I want to assure through you to the Ghanaian people that whatever steps that need to be taken to deal […]
He was called to the Bar yesterday October 5, 2018 and has earned the title of Ghana’s youngest Lawyer. He was born on 16th April 1994 and hails from Tanoso in the Brong Ahafo Region. He studied law at Mountcrest University College. He attended the St. James Seminary and Senior High School. See Exclusive pictures […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has attributed the many challenges plaguing the country including the recent crisis in the banking sector that led to the collapse of some indigenous banks to mal-functioning laws. According to President Akufo-Addo, “the story of every bank that has had problems, be they indigenous Ghanaian banks or international banks, like […]
