INTRODUCTION When a Party is dissatisfied with a decision of a court, be it a ruling or judgement, that Party may appeal against that decision to a court with competent appellate jurisdiction. The Party who lodges the appeal is called the Appellant, and the Party who responds is the Respondent. Per the rules of court,...
Kwabena Frimpong Mensah[1] 1. INTRODUCTION With increased activity in the creative industry, a common but persistent concern amongst industry members is the rights they have in relation to their work and if there is any protection for these rights which they can take advantage of. The discussions around this concern recently hit the airwaves after...
INTRODUCTION In BELEWUDZI & ORS V DZOTSI & ORS [1979] GLR 173, Justice Sowah rightfully describes lower courts as creatures of statutes. The learned Justice states at page 175 as follows, “… all courts including inferior courts are creatures of legislation. The limit, scope and extent of their jurisdiction are structured in the statute...
INTRODUCTION The dichotomy between the Church and the State was epitomized in the words of Jesus Christ in the following text which is found in the book of Mark Chapter 12[1]: “Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words.[2] They came to him and said,...
Kwabena Frimpong Mensah Esq and Adwoa E Paintsil Esq*** 1.0 INTRODUCTION With the increased awareness of intellectual property rights by artistes in the country, it became imperative that a regime be created to protect the rights of these artistes and to create a structure by which they would enjoy the monetary fruits of their labour....
