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 »

Abortions in Ghana A person who causes an abortion by any means (including a female who permits it to be done to her) commits an offence and (if convicted) may be jailed for up to 5 years. Some abortions are permitted if done by a registered OB/GYN in an approved medical centre. Permitted abortions may… Read More »

Law – Making Friends with A Girl In Ghana You can make friends with a girl (generally of any age) if it is just that. Just know that, quiet apart from legal rules, there are social rules for making friends with persons within and outside certain age brackets. If the intended friendship is intimate, then… Read More »

How To Become A Law Student In Ghana – Route 1 In order to become a law student, you need to obtain, first, a degree (4-year duration). Any degree will do if it is awarded by a recognised institution. By “recognised”, I mean the institution must be recognised by the institutions which offer law degrees:… Read More »

A student guide to becoming a lawyer in Ghana In Ghana, you are called to the Bar as both a barrister and a solicitor. Practising as a lawyer primarily involves advising and representing individuals and institutions in pursuing and defending their legal rights. Being in the Bar can provide a challenging yet exciting and fulfilling… Read More »

What is marriage? Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a socially or ritually recognized union or legal contract between spouses that establishes rights and obligations between them, between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage What are the types of valid marriage recognized by the Ghanaian law? There are… Read More »