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ADMISSION OF CANDIDATES TO MODULAR AND EVENING 2016, MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES (EMPA/EMGL /MPA AND MDM) FOR 2015/2016 ACADEMIC YEAR (ACCRA AND KUMASI CAMPUSES) The GIMPA School of Public Service and Governance (GSPSG) invite prospective applicants for admission into its master’s degree programmes for the 2015/2016 academic year. 1. MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (MPA) The programme… Read More »

UCC Releases Mature Student Forms for 2016/2017 academic year The mature students forms for the 2016/2017 academic year have been released. Please read the details below; Admission of Mature Candidates into First Degree Programmes for the 2016/2017 Academic Year Applications are invited from suitably qualified Mature Candidates for admission into first degree programmes of the… Read More »

Maternity Leave In Ghana The labour laws of Ghana provide for 12 weeks of maternity leave, in addition to a person’s annual leave. There is no provision for when maternity leave starts and ends. In practice, most women wait for as long as possible in order that they have the bulk of the leave outstanding… Read More »

Making a Will in Ghana Anybody who is at least 18 years old can make a will. A will disposes of a person’s present property, as well as the property the person may acquire between the time they make their will, and the time they die. This means you do not have to make a… Read More »

Registering a Non-Profit Organisation in Ghana You are probably thinking about incorporating a kind of company known as a company limited by guarantee. What it means is that there are certain persons who guarantee that if the company is dissolved, they will pay any liabilities that the company owes to third parties. Part One –… Read More »

Multiple Signatures – Good Or Bad In Ghana. Primarily a person’s signature is their name or other identifier written in their own hand. Of course, many prefer to write out some or all of their names in some obscure fashion to make it difficult to duplicate. As a result, a person could have as many… Read More »

The Paths to Law School after High School There are different paths to law, if you are studying in Ghana. We will refer to the law degree as the LLB. A) Doing a law degree as an undergraduate. B) Doing a non-law degree as an undergraduate, and then doing a second degree in law. (This… Read More »

When To Buy Application Forms for the Faculty of Law at UG, Legon The Faculty of Law, UG, usually puts out application forms for sale from the end of January through February. In lucky years, it is even extended.

Law Concerning Handing Over Your Licence The Road Traffic Act provides that a person driving on a road has to produce their licence for examination if a police officer asks them to. The law does not say exactly what it means to produce the licence, and it could mean a certain number of things. I… Read More »

How To Become A Corporate Lawyer In Ghana With your first degree (no matter in what subject) you pretty much qualify to apply to the faculties of law at Legon or KNUST. You are quite a few steps from becoming a corporate lawyer: 1. Get into a law degree programme. 2. Choose electives (at the… Read More »