Month: August 2022

‘Man of the Hole’: Last of his tribe dies in Brazil-By Vanessa Buschschluter, BBC News

The man was the last of an indigenous group living in the Tanaru indigenous area in the state of Rondônia, which borders Bolivia.

The majority of his tribe is believed to have been killed as early as the 1970s by ranchers wanting to expand their land.

In 1995, six of the remaining members of his tribe were killed in an attack by illegal miners, making him the sole survivor.

Brazil’s Indigenous Affairs Agency (Funai) only became aware of his survival in 1996 and had been monitoring the area ever since for his safety.

It was during a routine patrol that Funai agent Altair José Algayer found the man’s body covered in macaw feathers in a hammock outside one of his straw huts.

THE “LITIGATION TRINITY” WE OFTEN TAKE FOR GRANTED

In my not-so-many years of practice, I have seen a number of cases dismissed or struck out because of some “minor” errors. One would think that as Legal Practitioners we should hardly commit these errors. Yet I have seen cases being handled by Junior Counsel, Counsel and Senior Counsel dismissed or struck out because of some of the errors in the areas I refer to as the “Litigation Trinity”. The Litigation Trinity: Cause of Action, Parties, Process/Procedure.  The Litigation Trinity is the basis of every action in court. You miss a leg of the Trinity and be sure to find your action thrown out. In a football match, the ability of a soccer player to kick and pass the ball on the field of play is the least of his worries. However, it is the control, accuracy and directions of the passes that determine the outcome of the football match. A football team that does not master the “Trinity of Football” – control, accuracy, and direction- is sure to lose the match no matter the percentage of possession or the number of kicks. So it is in the field of litigation. No matter your suave, your advocacy or writing skills, a lawyer who fails to master the Litigation Trinity is bound to lose the case.

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Barnabas Abisa is a private Legal Practitioner based in Accra with a special interest in Corporate, Commercial, Business Transactions and Litigation. Barnabas is passionate about Legal Research and Writing in diverse areas of law. Barnabas Abisa holds a Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) from the University of Ghana and a Qualifying Certificate in Law (QCL)…

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Beggars in the City: Civic Responsibility vrs Religious Obligation

In recent years, there have been increased activities of beggars on the principal streets of major cities in the country although begging is a criminal offence under Section 2 of the Beggars and Destitutes Act, 1969 (N.L.C.D. 392). Arguably Accra has been the leader in the activities of beggars in the country. Over the years, I have encountered these seven categories of beggars on the streets of Accra; I describe them by their status and the way they operate.

The legal status of properties purchased for or in the name of a “Slay Queen/Side Chick”, or “Side Guy”.

One cannot help but notice that we are currently in an era of the booming “slay queen” business. There is also the growing trend of “side chick” and “side guy” relationships. In these trends, it is not unusual for properties to be acquired for or in the name of the “side chick”, or “side guy”. Most often when there is a fallout in these amorous relationships there is the issue of one party attempting to retrieve all properties purchased for or in the name of the other party. This is usually met with fierce resistance from the other party whom the said property was purchased for or in whose name it was purchased. The question is, will the purchaser of the said property be able to legally recover the said property from the person the property was purchased for or in whose name it was purchased?

COVID-19, Electronic Transactions, and the Increasing Use of Electronic Signatures in Ghana.

Abiding by the COVID-19 protocols has made obtaining handwritten “wet ink” signatures whether face-to-face or by scanning copies of signed documents for business transactions more difficult. This article examines the existing legal framework in Ghana in the light of the impact of these COVID-19 restrictions on business transactions, in particular, the inability to execute material contracts and other documents with handwritten “wet ink” signatures and the use of e-signature in contracts generally. It must be noted that e-signatures are increasingly being adopted for various business transactions to enable the easy signing of contracts, agreements, and partnerships among others in both in-country and cross-border transactions.

TELENOVELA ADDICTION

My recent experience with a telenovela made me understand why these telenovelas are so popular in our media space that almost all television stations in the country are now showing them. They are so addictive and thus the masses crave more of such kind. Hence there is a high demand for them on our traditional media platforms.