THE ASHANTI Regional branch of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has appealed to Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood to immediately restore the wearing of wigs by judges and lawyers during court sittings. According to the lawyers, the wearing of wigs … Read more →
Ghana’s former President Jerry John Rawlings has described a publication in the May edition of Africawatch Magazine that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease as a complete falsehood.The story published in the May edition of the controversial Africawatch magazine … Read more →
The Supreme Court has ordered the prosecution and disbarment of all lawyers who practice without renewing their licenses. According to the ruling, it was illegal for lawyers to continue plying their trade if they fail to go through the process … Read more →
Some Practising Lawyers are overly disturbed about what constitutes a ‘gift’ and ‘bribe’ following the judicial corruption expose’ by ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas. As a result, the lawyers are appealing to the General Legal Council of the Judicial Service … Read more →
Kwesi Kyei Darkwa’s alleged rape victim’s written notice to the Attorney General that she is no longer interested in pursuing the allegations is dividing legal opinion in Ghana. Some renowned lawyers, Ace Annan Ankomah, Bright Akwetey and John Ndebugri have … Read more →
The judgment debt commissioner has blamed corruption in the judiciary on some lawyers, court clerks and other officials.The sole commissioner, Justice Yaw Apau, an Appeal court judge, says from his experience at the bench, corruption in the judiciary is not … Read more →