The Fisheries Act, 2002 provides for several different types of licenses with varying licensing requirements for each one. All license applications are submitted to the Fisheries Commission, in a form and manner prescribed by the Commission. Local Industrial and Semi-Industrial Fishing Vessels/ Non-Local Industrial and Semi-Industrial Fishing Vessels Any local [...]
The number of land disputes pending at various courts in Ghana bears testimony to the problems surrounding land acquisitions. One false step in the acquisition process has the potential to lock the buyer in an expensive and never ending litigation in Court. This article provides some practical steps a potential [...]
Citizenship in Ghana is a question of law and is governed by the Citizenship Act, 2000. [The] law outlines 3 main categories of nationality. Hence, a person can be a citizen by Birth, Registration through marriage and by Naturalization. Aside these three (3) main categories, one can become a citizen [...]
This article explains the statutory requirements for a joint venture in Ghana involving a foreign partner. Under the laws of Ghana, a foreign investor or company may collaborate with a Ghanaian businessman or company through a joint venture agreement. The joint venture agreement must be properly executed stating among other [...]
This article provides an overview of the booming real estate market in Ghana. The article looks at some latent problems in the sector and how statutory intervention can be used to accelerate growth in the real estate industry. It is an expansion of an earlier written article. The positive economic [...]
The information in this article is intended as quick reference for a person or business thinking about Trademark Registration in Ghana. Trademark registration in Ghana is governed by the Trademarks Act of 2004, Act 664. Before an application for registration of trademark is submitted to the Registrar, it is advisable [...]
The article presents an overview of the statutory requirements and guidelines for importing drugs and medical equipments into Ghana. It is intended to serve as a quick reference for companies planning on importing drugs or medical devices into Ghana. Generally, a company must obtain an import license from the Food [...]
This article provides information to law firms and their clients to help them strategize on how best to get their foreign commercial arbitration awards enforced in Ghana. Arbitration is fast becoming the popular dispute mechanism for business disputes. This is especially because of the advantage of neutrality. In most cases, [...]
One of the fastest growing sectors in the Ghanaian economy is the Real Estate industry. In fact this is not strange to industry analyst especially as the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospect Report has projected that Ghana will become the fastest growing economy in fiscal year 2011 in sub-Saharan Africa. [...]