Every year, thousands of students enter law school with high hopes, ambitious dreams, and a determination to succeed. For many, it marks the beginning of a lifelong journey toward becoming advocates, judges, legal scholars, corporate lawyers, or policymakers. However, the transition into legal education often proves far more demanding than anticipated.
Receiving admission to study law is a major achievement. For many students, it is the beginning of a journey towards becoming an advocate, legal practitioner, judge, academic, or policymaker. Yet, while gaining admission is exciting, the reality of law school often surprises new students. The workload is demanding, the reading is extensive, and success depends on much more than intelligence alone.
Everyone knows murder is one of the most serious offences a person could commit. Yet, many people misunderstand what the law considers to be murder. Ghanaians have several questions about this offence. Is every killing murder? what if someone dies during a fight? what if you were only defending yourself and never had the intention to kill?
Sexual violence is one of the most serious crimes in Ghana, and one of the most misunderstood. Many people are uncertain about what counts as rape, what the law requires to prove rape, what legally amounts to consent and what does not or how rape differs from defilement. These misconceptions often discourage victims from coming forward and reporting offences.
Marriage is not merely a social, cultural, or religious institution. In law, marriage is fundamentally a contract between two persons who voluntarily agree to enter into a legally recognized union. Like every valid contract, a marriage must satisfy certain legal requirements before it becomes valid and enforceable.
An arrest is one of the most serious authorities the police has been granted by the law, however it is one of the most abused. This article elaborates on what makes an arrest lawful and the rights individuals can exercise when it is not.
Housing is more than just a place to live; it is a fundamental necessity and an important aspect of human dignity. In Ghana, millions of people occupy residential premises as tenants under oral or written tenancy agreements.
Once all due diligence has been completed and you are satisfied that the seller has good title and the legal right to sell the land, the next critical stage is the payment of the purchase price. The manner in which payment is made is just as important as the amount paid.
If you are preparing for Ghana’s Pre-Bar Course, the law of interpretation is one subject you cannot afford to treat casually. It sits quietly behind almost every other course you studied during the LLB; Constitutional Law, Ghana Legal System, Company Law, Land Law, Criminal Law, because every one of those subjects eventually asks the same question: what did the words in this document, statute, or Constitution actually mean?
“Corporate lawyer” and “commercial lawyer” get used as if they mean the same thing, but they cover different parts of a business’s legal needs. This article breaks down what each one actually does, how their roles differ, where they overlap, and which one your business should call first.
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