LAW TIPS – NORTEY(NO.2) v AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM & COMMUNICATION (J4/47/2013) (26/2/2014)
Fredericka LAW TIPS Courts are bound to enforce compliance with statutory requirements and cannot rely on documents that violate such laws.…
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LAW TIPS – REPUBLIC v HIGH COURT TAMALE EXPARTE: DAKPEM Z. HENRY KALEEM (J5/6/2015) (4/6/2015)
LAW TIP Filing application for stay of proceedings does not operate as an automatic stay unless the court direct otherwise…
LAW TIPS – HUSEINI VRS MORU (Civil Appeal No J4/17/2012) 27th February 2013
LAW TIP If an invalid attorney initiates the action, the entire case (writ, pleadings, evidence) collapses for want of capacity.…
LAW TIPS – AGYARKWA v FOLAGIN & 4 Ors (J4/58/2019) (11 March 2020)
LAW TIP Failure to comply with mandatory procedural rules can invalidate the entire court proceedings. Courts have the power to…
LAW TIPS – REP v HIGH COURT, ACCRA, EX-PARTE: KWABENA DUFFOUR (J5/05/2021) (10/2/2021)
LAW TIP Practice Directions support court procedures but cannot override statutory laws or the rules of court. They are guidelines,…
LAW TIPS – LARYEA MARTEYE AND MOHAMMED TAHIRU vs. ABUBAKARI MOHAMMED AND JAMIL IDDRISS (J4/31/2023) (8/11/2023)
LAW TIP Once the judgment creditor takes possession of the land, execution is complete and the court’s role ends (functus…
LAW TIPS – ATUGUBA & ASSOCIATES v SCIPION CAPITAL (UK) LTD & ANOR. (J4/04/2019) (3/4/2019)
LAW TIP If someone makes a deal for another person and clearly says so, the person they represent(principal) – not…
LAW TIPS – BANDOH v APPEAGYEI GYAMFI & ANOR (J4/16/2016) (6/6/2019) SC
LAW TIP Even without letters of administration, a child of a deceased person can sue or defend the property of…
LAW TIPS – ADISA BOYA v MOHAMMED & ANOR (J4/44/2017) (14/2/2018)
LAW TIP When a parent dies without a will, their property passes to the child(ren) -amongst others- who immediately gain…
LAW TIPS – CHARLOTTE ANUM & ANOR v THE HIGH COURT REGISTRAR, ACCRA & ORS (J4/10/2022) (2/3/2022)
LAW TIP Beneficiaries of a will, without a vesting assent, have no authority to use the estate as collateral for…