Breaking News!!!
1. It gives me the greatest pleasure to inform you that, just now, I joined the Clerk, the AG, the Chief of Staff, the Finance Minister, Dr. Valerie Sawyerr, Hon. Marietta Brew to witness his H.E John Dramani Mahama, give his assent to the new Legal Education Act, 2026.
2. This watershed legislation widens the opportunity for many to have access to professional legal education in Ghana unlike before.
3. What’s critical to note is that, standards have been tightened under this new law ensuring that quality is not sacrificed.
4. According to my able AG, accreditation measures would be put in place now for a successful implementation of the new law.
5. What a momentous day this is for all Law Students home & abroad!!!!!
6. 8yrs of a tough fight has eventually been won.
Spiritus Invictus
SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT & THE FALSE “RE-INTRODUCED” ENTRANCE EXAMS CLAIMS BY HON. VINCENT ASSAFUAH
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1. My attention has been drawn to a rather unfortunate statement authored and circulated by the Hon. Vincent Assafuah of the NPP regarding alleged “re-introduction” of entrance examinations for prospective law students.
2. Quite frankly, I expected a much higher standard of legal reasoning and public commentary from a trained lawyer and Member of Parliament. Matters involving legislation, constitutional procedure, and legal education cannot be approached with the recklessness of roadside propaganda and partisan sensationalism.
3. Hon. Vincent Assafuah is fully aware, or at the very least ought to be aware, that the new Legal Education Billrecently passed by Parliament has not yet matured into operational law. The Bill is currently undergoing the necessary post-passage drafting and correction processes to fully incorporate all amendments adopted by the House before transmission to the President of the Republic, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, for assent.
4. Until that constitutional process is completed and presidential assent is granted, the existing legal framework governing the Ghana School of Law and legal education in Ghana remains valid, binding, and operational. This is basic legislative procedure known to every lawyer and legislator.
5. It is therefore deeply misleading and legally indefensible for Hon. Assafuah to accuse the NDC Government or the Ghana School of Law of “re-introducing” an entrance examination regime that legally remains in force under the current law. One cannot reintroduce what has not yet been repealed.
6. It is equally disturbing that a lawyer and Member of Parliament would issue such a public statement without first verifying the facts from the Ghana School of Law itself. Public commentary founded on hearsay, speculation, and politically convenient assumptions does not elevate public discourse. It diminishes it.
7. For the avoidance of doubt, the Government of H.E. John Dramani Mahama has not re-introduced any new entrance examination regime for prospective law students. Any suggestion to the contrary is entirely false and unsupported by the present legal and factual position.
8. Let the record further reflect that the Ghana School of Law has issued no official public advertisement directing prospective students to sit for any entrance examination slated for 31st July 2026, contrary to the panic and misinformation being circulated through partisan commentary and social media propaganda.
9. The truth is that the new Legal Education framework passed by Parliament is intended to broaden access to legal education through accredited institutions operating under the new regime once presidential assent is granted and implementation formally begins. That is the real reform agenda before the country, not this manufactured narrative of betrayal and policy reversal.
10. The conversation on legal education is far too important to be polluted by political fearmongering. Ghana has struggled for years with legitimate concerns regarding access, infrastructure, institutional capacity, accreditation, and the long-standing bottleneck within professional legal training. Those serious national concerns deserve mature engagement and evidence-based reform, not opportunistic propaganda.
11. I therefore urge all well-meaning Ghanaians, particularly prospective law students, to disregard the misinformation and needless panic being generated around this matter. Facts matter. Constitutional procedure matters. And truth matters far more than partisan political theatre.
Spiritus Invictus
KEY FINDINGS OF THE 2025 AUDITED ACCOUNTS OF THE GHANA GOLDBOD
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1. It is noted, that despite the GoldBod’s revenue growing exponentially from Ghc307.7m in 2024 to Ghc970.8m in 2025, expenditures have declined more than by half from Ghc129.7m in 2024 to Ghc109.4m in 2025.
2. What’s instructive to note is that, the reduction in expenditures was in spite of the substantial expansion in staff strength and mandate of the GoldBod in 2025 as compared to the defunct PMMC in 2024.
3. So that, for instance, whereas the defunct PMMC had a total workforce of 114 at the end of 2024, the new GoldBod is operating with a total workforce of 450 as the time of the 2025 audit, yet managed to keep expenditures at a relatively lower levels through deliberate fiscal prudence that delivered a total operational (non-tax) revenue surplus of Ghc909.7m
4. Quality sells…….Cudos Sammy G
GHANA SUPREME COURT SETS GUIDELINES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF MARITAL PROPERTY UPON THE GRANT OF DIVORCE BY A COURT
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The linguistically mercurial Ackaah-Boafo delivered himself thus:
‘……where a trial court determines to award a particular percentage in the distribution of marital property, it ought - respectfully - to articulate the basis for that determination by considering, inter alia, the following matters:
1. DURATION OF THE MARRIAGE - The length of the marriage must be assessed in relation to the time at which the disputed property was acquired.
2. OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND- How was the land on which the property stands acquired? Was it owned solely by one of the parties?
3. CHRONOLOGY OF CONSTRUCTION -At what point relative to the marriage did construction of the property begin?
4. SOURCE OF ACQUISITION- Was the property acquired from the pre-existing financial resources of one of the spouses or by a loan which is not paid off?
5. PRE-MARITAL ASSETS - Did either spouse bring property or resources into the marriage that significantly contributed to the acquisition of the disputed property?
6. FINANCIAL STANDING AND INDEBTEDNESS - Did one spouse commence the marriage encumbered by debt and subsequently became solvent owing to the contributions or management of the other?
7. FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS-What were the respective financial contributions of the parties during the marriage toward the acquisition or enhancement of the property in dispute?
8. MUTUAL FINANCIAL UNDERSTANDINGS - Did the parties have an explicit or implicit agreement to maintain financial equality during the marriage?
9. NON-MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS - The intangible yet invaluable contributions of a spouse, such as domestic work, child-rearing, and emotional or moral support,must equally be accorded due recognition and weight.
My Lords, the analytical framework articulated in the trilogy and reaffirmed in such decisions as ADJEI v ADJEI (supra) underscores a contextual and evidence-based approach to the equitable distribution of properties acquired during marriage. The above guidelines are not intended to fetter judicial discretion but to aid trial judges in making determinations that reflect the totality of the parties' relationship and the justice of each case. When that is done, an objective assessment can then be made as to whether a 50% interest or a lesser (or greater) share ought properly to be granted.’
Ackaah-Boafo, JSC in Sarpong vrs. Sarpong (17 Sept. 2025)
This is what we call ‘originality of thought’. Cudos, Mi lord.