Legal Notes

A lot of people have been asking the questìon: “Can Nana Agradaa be jailed for defrauding her church members?“. The rationale behind this question, is the view that church members are not given receipts for monies they give during church service, and so no evidence can be available against Nana Agradaa. To find an answer […]

Legal Notes – Reason For Making Interim Orders “The basic purpose of interim orders is, as much as possible, to hold the balance evenly between the parties, pending a final resolution of matters in difference between them, and also to ensure that at the end of the day the successful party does not find that

Legal Note – Breach of Natural Justice: Audi Alteram Partem Rule “A court has generally no jurisdiction to proceed against a party who has not been served.” Barclays Bank of Ghana Ltd v Ghana Cable Co Ltd [1998-99] SCGLR 1, holding 1 “Order 19 rule 1 (3)… requires that all motions in pending proceedings shall

Legal Notes – Filing Criminal Appeal Out Of Time Every appeal shall be entered within one month of the date of the order or sentence appealed against. The High Court may for good cause admit an appeal though the period of limitation prescribed has elapsed. Section 325, Act 30 Filing an appeal out of time

Have you ever asked yourself how you can deal with a particular Insurance Company that is delaying or has refused to pay your claim or compensation? What you should know is that, it is not in all cases that Insurance Companies must accept your claim and pay. The notable instances in motor accidents are where:

Some Police officers, who are supposed to be law enforcers, are in the habit of taking undue advantage of the vulnerable and the uneducated. The moment these police officers notice your high level of education, and the least indication of you knowing your rights, they begin to act right and professionally. Higher levels of police

The police is by law, duty bound to maintain law and order. In the process of their maintenance of law and order, the police is entitled to do what is legally termed as Entrapment, especially when crime is prevalent in the society and the suspect always get away with it without getting caught. Entrapment is

It is always the practice, that when the police sets out to investigate a crime, the police do all is necessary to find evidence in support or in confirmation of the crime. The extent to which the police go, depends on the seriousness of the crime, whether it is a first or second degree felony,

A custom is a practice or a way of life of a society or a group of people, which practice or way of life has become universally acceptable and recognized in relation to that society or group. Customary law is part of our laws and recognized by the courts. Customary law is simply the law

When crimes are committed, investigations are commenced by the police, not only to identify the person or persons who committed the crime, but also to identify any other person or persons who may have assited the commission of the crime. There is a difference between a situation where two or more persons plan to commit