Recent Changes to Ghana’s Securities Industry Act, 2016 (Act 929)
In 2016, Ghana’s Parliament passed the Securities Industry Act, 2016 (Act 929). Act 929 repealed a 1993 legislation that did…
Surrogacy Under Ghanaian Law
Introduction On 6th October 2020, Ghana’s President assented to the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 2020 (Act 1027) effectively…
Overview of Ghana’s Insurance Act, 2021 (Act 1061)
Introduction On 5th January 2021, the President of the Republic of Ghana assented to the Insurance Act, 2021 which effectively…
Supreme Court Declares: Spouses Do Not Have Automatic Stake in Property Acquired During Marriage
The Supreme Court in a 3-2 decision in Adjei v Adjei has held that a spouse claiming an interest in…
Employment of Expatriates in Ghana’s Mining Sector
Introduction The Minerals and Mining (Local Content and Local Participation) Regulations, 2020 (LI 2431) aims to ensure greater citizen participation…
Sexual Extortion and Other Online Offences Under Ghanaian Law
The Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038) targets the use of posts, emails, text or any other electronic means by blackmailers…
Directors’ Liability for the Conduct of Other Directors or Employees
The Privy Council on 22nd February 2021 in Byers and Others v Chen Ningning[1], held that a “a director who…
Overview of the Cybersecurity Act 2020
On 29 December 2020, the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 came into force with the assent of the President of the Republic…
Protection of Children Under Ghana’s Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038)
Child pornography, revenge pornography, and the non-consensual distribution of private and intimate images have been on the ascendancy in recent…
Liability of Airport Authority for Aircraft Theft
The Privy Council in the case of Airport Authority v Western Air Ltd (decided on 9th November 2020) found an…
