LAW TIPS – NII AFLAH v BENJAMIN KWAKU BOATENG Suit No. J4/80/2022 (22/3/ 2023)
Fredericka LAW TIP No court can excuse a breach of a statute. If an Act of Parliament forbids something, judges have…
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LAW TIPS – JOANA NYARKO v MAXWELL TETTEH & 2 ORS Suit No. J4/27/2019 (11 DECEMBER 2019)
LAW TIP Fraud should be clearly pleaded but not doing so isn’t always fatal. If evidence of fraud is clear…
LAW TIPS – AKPASS v GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK (J4/08/2021) (16 June 2021)
LAW TIP An employer is not bound by the recommendations of an investigative committee. The final decision to dismiss an…
LAW TIPS – NII AFLAH v BENJAMIN KWAKU BOATENG Suit No. J4/80/2022 (22/3/2023)
LAW TIP Documents that require stamping cannot be admitted as evidence if not stamped. If it’s not stamped, it can’t…
LAW TIPS – NORTEY(NO.2) v AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM & COMMUNICATION (J4/47/2013) (26/2/2014)
LAW TIPS Courts are bound to enforce compliance with statutory requirements and cannot rely on documents that violate such laws.…
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…