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Story by Enock Akonnor enockakonnor2013@gmail.com Officials of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) on Wednesday 20th April 2022 engaged stakeholders within the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practice in a round table discussion in Kumasi. It was geared towards brainstorming on the need to review both the ADR Act, 2010 (Act 798) and the Legal Aid

WRITTEN BY SOFIA GYMER, EDITOR, ALLABOUTLAW.CO.UK Welcome home my dear friend. In fact the skills you need for your ideal career are something that you can work on and develop over time. As the saying goes: practice makes perfect! Here are a few qualities that you should consider working on if you aspire to be

Be informed that in the United States, the terms “lawyer” and “attorney” are used interchangeably. Per the explanation of the American Bar Association (ABA), “attorney” is another name for a lawyer. However, there is a technical distinction to be aware of. A person who has earned their law degree which is also known as a

First of all to better understand the difference between a paralegal and an attorney, let us begin by clarifying what a paralegal can do. Paralegals may complete many of the same legal tasks that a lawyer does (except those prescribed by law). But paralegals can only do so on behalf of and under the supervision

Welcome home my dear friend. Please be informed that lawyers regularly get a bad rap. Certainly, there are unethical lawyers who may do unpleasant things to win, there are many more honest, hardworking attorneys who genuinely want to help lot of people. The legal arena can be a highly rewarding profession, with great pay if

Welcome home my great friend. Law as we all know is one challenging field of study which requires many years of study in the university before one can be called to bar and start practicing the profession. This is when to decide where and when to begin your profession and above all achieve monetary value

Officials of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative have engaged opinion leaders of Obuasi township. The motive was to equip them with the know-how on how to access legal aid services in Ghana in their quest for justice without any charge. It formed part of a project dubbed “USAID JUSTICE SECTOR SUPPORT ACTIVITY” and was held on

Are you aware that whenever people discuss about lawyers and their profession, the first thing that comes to a layman’s mind is that it is a profession in which the best liar wins a case. It is believed by many that even when a lawyer is fully aware that his client is guilty of a

Lawyers of the Acting City Mayor for Kumasi Metropolis Hon Osei Assibey are demanding a public retraction of what they have described as a defamatory statement made by Mr. Kusi Bofo against the KMA Boss. Per the content of a letter issued by solicitors of the Mayor, Mr. Kusi Boafo (CEO for Public Sector Reforms)

Thank you very much for visiting this article by was of a simple click. Today www.leakynews.net will get you educated on a very important subject; difference between court ruling and court judgement. Are you aware that a court ruling is not the same thing as a court judgment? Sure, they are two different things. The

Do you know that hiring the service of a lawyer or getting involved in a lawsuit is highly stressful, especially if you actually find out that there are some things your lawyer is not disclosing to you? There are litany reasons why people seek legal help. It can sometimes be an uphill task for people

Are you aware that a number of police officers in Ghana don’t comply with the code of conduct regarding their profession? Provided below is the code of conduct of police officers in Ghana. Draw the attention of authorities if you notice that am officer is violating any of them. Ghana Police Service Code of Ethics

Majority of drivers in Ghana both commercial and private have ended up in the arms of the law due to how they badly conducted themselves when stopped by police officials. Provided below are two key things that you should never do as a driver whenever you are stopped by the police; 1. Whenever a Police

All House Owners In Ghana Must Take This Notice Serious Ejecting a tenant from your house can become a very daunting task and many landlords and agents usually resort to self help. Self help like we all know is the ultimate use of ones efforts to evict a tenant from their houses or premises and

The Court Room is technically the theatre of the legal world where the law comes to life. It is the place where the Attorney exercises authority. An experience that can never be forgotten. It is very fascinating in equal measure. For anybody who has developed an interest in seeing the law in practice, but has

Regardless of who you are, whether a court official, lawyer or member of the public, it is customary to ‘bow’ to the court when entering or exiting the court room. It is even required of every Junior clerk to do same. Please be informed that you are not required to bow when the courtroom is

Correction is the major reason for making arrests or apprehending criminals, but it is quite unfortunate that some of these corrections means bringing the life of the offender to a stop. This is particular with cases of Murder or treasonable offenses. The death sentence is carried out in order to deter other citizens from treading

Every practicing judge needs to treat every individual in his court uniformly without any bias. The wig worn by judges creates a separate identity for him and presents him as a third person in order to create a symbol of non-bias. Please underline and understand that one of the main purposes for the introduction of

Why do Lawyers wear black? Among the many inquisitive questions one could ask in this universe, the above is a very famous one. I mean how did the founding fathers of the law settled on the dress code for lawyers, and why is it that among all the colours in the world they chose BLACK?!

For majority of people, every legal professional has two names; lawyer and barrister. Whenever they see any, it is either they call him/her a lawyer or a barrister, little did they know that they have been making an error all this while. Stop calling every lawyer you see a barrister this is because all barristers