Customary law has been defined under Article 11(3) of the Constitution 1992 as: “Rules of law which by custom are applicable to particular communities in
Introduction The venerable Lord Denning in his seminal book, the Closing Chapter, Butterworth’s, 1983 at page 93 on the legislative approach or purposive approach in
INTRODUCTION The recent decision of the Supreme Court in Martin Kpebu v Attorney-General has finally settled the law on the grant of bail and other
INTRODUCTION Presumption of advancement is a legal presumption which arises in various forms. It simply means a transfer of property or money from husband and
The Supreme Court in Ogyeadom Obranu Kwesi Atta IV v Ghana Telecommunications Co. Ltd & Lands Commission,[1] has recently departed from some of its numerous
Introduction In his book, Winfield and Jolowicz on Torts, by Rogers W.V.H 13th edition, Sweet and Maxwell, the learned author defined negligence as: “Negligence as
INTRODUCTION This article brings to mind the words of Thomas Paine, when he stated as follows in 1796 “Nothing they say, is more certain than
Rules of court come within the ambit of subsidiary legislation. Because it is a subsidiary legislation, our courts over the past two decades have ruled
Introduction In ordinary parlance, leave implies praying to the court to grant permission to file an appeal. This looks very simple and what does failure
Introduction It is fundamental in litigation that parties must commence action against relevant parties to the suit. A plaintiff who conceives that he has a
