Alhassan Aboagye
Can a Lender Recover a Loan Directly from a Guarantor? The Law on Guarantor’s Rights and Liabilities
A guarantor is jointly and severally liable with the principal debtor and a creditor can choose to pursue the guarantor…
What the Law Expects After a Wrong: The Duty to Mitigate Loss
A person who causes the loss may be responsible for the wrong, but the law will not necessarily make that…
Laboma Demolitions: Any Remedy for the Purchaser of “Illegal” Land?
The law can provide a remedy where a vendor knowingly sells land in which he has no interest. But the…
High Court Draws the Line Between Company Loans and Personal Debt
The High Court has clarified that where a person signs a loan agreement in his own name, describing himself as…
“What I Bought vs What I Got”: When Can a Buyer Reject Goods Under Ghanaian Law?
The Sale of Goods Act, 1962 (Act 137) does not leave a disappointed buyer entirely without remedies. Under the Act,…
Ending the Employment Relationship Without a Hearing: The Law of Summary Dismissal in Ghana
Summary dismissal is a common law right of the employer. It permits the employer to terminate the employment relationship immediately…
TMA-TDC Standoff: Will Government’s Intervention Fix the Problem?
Government’s intervention seeks to clarify TMA and TDC’s overlapping roles, but this article questions whether the new framework can resolve…
OSP Probes Alleged GH¢70,000 Payment to Deputy Minority Leader as Minority Disowns Memo
According to the OSP, the document raises concerns because it purportedly casts doubt on the source of the funds and…
Supreme Court Rules Internal Sharing of Dismissal Letter Without Malice Is Not Defamatory
According to the court an employer may investigate misconduct and communicate the outcome to those who have a legitimate reason…
Credit Reporting in Ghana: A Must-Know for Borrowers
Credit reporting is gradually becoming part of everyday financial life in Ghana. Borrowers therefore need to understand what information is…
Unregistered Food Products on Market Shelves: What Does the Law Say?
Selling an unregistered food can attract a fine of up to GH¢90,000, imprisonment of up to 15 years, or both…
AG Inaugurates 11-Member Committee to Implement Constitutional Reforms
Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong to lead committee tasked with translating accepted reform proposals into concrete measures.
Protecting the Investor: Fund Managers and the Duty to Honour Investments
Where an investor has complied with the terms of an investment agreement, a fund manager cannot simply shift the burden…
OSP Renews Call for Lifestyle Audits, Reverse-Onus Rule on Unexplained Wealth
The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has renewed calls for the introduction of broad-based lifestyle audits and non-conviction-based asset recovery powers…
OSP Names Kwabena Donkor, Others as Persons of Interest in Aksa Energy Probe
The announcement follows the August 6, 2026 conviction of Asante Kwaku Berko by a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York,…