LAW TIPS – HUSEINI VRS MORU (Civil Appeal No J4/17/2012) 27th February 2013
Fredericka LAW TIP If an invalid attorney initiates the action, the entire case (writ, pleadings, evidence) collapses for want of capacity. But if…
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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 set aside…
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, not substitutes…
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 officio). The…
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 them- is…
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 the deceased.…
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 legal interest…
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 a loan.…
LAW TIPS – REPUBLIC v. MOFFAT AND OTHERS; EX PARTE ALLOTEY [1971] 2 GLR 391-403
LAW TIP Any action that disrespects the Court’s authority/interferes with ongoing legal proceedings amounts to contempt. Once aware of a pending motion,…
LAW TIPS – NANA KWADWO POKU V. MICHAEL ADUSEI (H1/02/2017) (24/07/2018)
LAW TIP An Allocation Note only shows intent to grant land. It is not proof of ownership. It lacks key details (type…