Explore Our Agencies
General Legal Council & Ghana School of Law
The General Legal Council exists to ensure fair and efficient operation of legal education through improved
Copyright Office
The Copyright Office exist to administer copyright and related rights to protect
Legal Aid Commission
The purpose of Ghana’s Legal Aid Commission is to ensure equality of access to justice
Registrar General's Department
Main Office Opposite the Ghana News Agency Near Tema Market
Council of Law Reporting
Council For Law Reporting is an Agency under the Ministry of Justice and Attorney-General’s department
Law Reform Commission
AN ACT to continue the existence of the Law Reform Commission to keep the law under constant
Economic and Organized Crime Office
is a specialised agency to monitor and investigate economic and organised crime
Office of the Registrar of Companies
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Explore Our Services
| Legal opinion police docket
Time Frame: 10 days – 40 days
Processes/Procedures:
- Receive docket from police and other investigative agencies
- Review and provide legal opinion
Requirements from Clients:
Submit complete docket after fully
completing investigations. Sufficient/adequate evidence to support the docket/investigations.
| Issue Legal Opinion on financial transactions
Time Frame: 5 working days
Processes/Procedures:
- Receive request from MDA
- Review and provide legal
opinion on transaction
Requirements from Clients:
- Request a copy of the agreement
covering the financial transaction from Ministry of Finance - Receive copy of Agreement
- Parliamentary Approval
- Cabinet Approval
- Applicable laws and other
relevant documents
| Prosecute criminal cases in court
Time Frame:
60 working days for pre-trial procedures depending on circumstance in court during the trial.
Processes/Procedures:
- Hold pre-trial conference
- File charge sheet
- Disclose relevant information
to accused person at least two
(2) clear days before case management conference - Attend case management
conference in the case of trials on indictment, proceed to commit the accused person for trial.
Requirements from Clients:
- Submit original docket and any requested information.
- Procure witnesses.
Relevant documents to be
disclosed to the accused person. - Serve copy of charge sheet
on accused person and inform accused person of date of trial.
| International Cooperation Mutual Legal Assistance
Time Frame: 10 days – 40 days
Processes/Procedures:
- Requests from a competent agency, Study the request and decide next line of action.
- Request is received from
a foreign state, Study the request and determine if Ghana can assist and refer the request to the relevant competent agency to execute.
Requirements from Clients:
- Provide full overview of investigations and specific assistance required of the foreign state.
- Work assiduously to execute the requested assistance and forward the response to our office for onward submission to the foreign state.
|Represent the state in International Arbitrations
Time Frame: 1- 3 working days
20- 40 working days Case to take its normal course
Case to take its normal course
Processes/Procedures:
- Write for comments from MDA
- Form a team/appoint solicitors
- Collaborate with External Solicitors
Requirements from Clients:
- Provide full overview of investigations and specific assistance required of the foreign state.
- Work assiduously to execute the requested assistance and forward the response to our office for onward submission to the foreign state.
|Resolve international criminal matters (Extradition)
Time Frame:10 days–40 days
Processes/Procedures:
- Review requests from a competent agency and send request for extradition to the relevant country.
Requirements from Clients:
- Provide full overview of investigations and specific assistance required of the foreign state.
- An indication of the location of the fugitive.
- Depositions from witnesses and any exhibits required Initial contacts with Interpol.
| Prisoner transfer (from or to Ghana)
Time Frame:10 days–40 days
Processes/Procedures:
- Study the request from the prisoner and take a decision
- Process request and send to the relevant State
- Review requests to Ghana and
collaborate with the relevant agencies to determine citizenship and respond to the request.
Requirements from Clients:
- Apply for transfer
- Fill the relevant forms and provide information on citizenship
- Sign the consent form Complete deposition accompanied with the relevant note verbal through the right diplomatic channels.
| Response to Civil Petitions
Time Frame:
5-10 working days
Processes/Procedures:
- Write to MDA for comments and document (s)
- Advice/ give Legal Opinion
Requirements from Clients:
- Formal Petition
- Response and documents
| Drafting substantive and subsidiary legislative for Government a) Initial Draft Final Draft
Time Frame:
2 – 4 months
1 – 3 months
Processes/Procedures:
- Receive necessary documents
- Prepare draft legislation and the
explanatory memorandum to the Bill after the Bill has been finalized. - Obtain relevant Cabinet Approval
Submit legislation to Parliament for consideration.
Requirements from Clients:
- Submission of relevant documentsfor le gislation including;
- Drafting Instructions
- Cabinet Approval Other relevant
documents.
| Provide legal opinion to Ministries, Departments and Agencies on matter related to legislation
Time Frame:
3 – 6 weeks
Processes/Procedures:
- Receive necessary documentation
from Ministry Agency or Department concerned. - Undertake extensive research on specific area.
- Draft legal opinion.
Forward legal opinion to the Attorney
-General through the Head of the Legislative Drafting
Division for approval. - Submit the opinion to the relevant Ministry, Department or Agency.
Requirements from Clients:
- Submit relevant correspondence requesting for legal advice together with relevant documents
| Defend the State in Civil Suits
Time Frame:
8-14 working days
Case to take its Normal
Processes/Procedures:
- Receive writ of summons or Application /Motion
- Enter appearance
- Respond to Application /Motion
Requirements from Clients:
- Comments and documents
- Assign Schedule Officer from MDA
| Prepare Executive Instruments
Time Frame:
3 – 6 weeks
Processes/Procedures:
- Receive necessary documentation.
- Undertake extensive research on the subject matter
- Prepare the Executive Instrument for consideration and subsequent signature.
- Request for Gazette publication of the signed Executive Instrument.
- Inform the Ministry, Department or Agency concerned of the publication.
Requirements from Clients:
- Submit relevant documents for legislation including drafting instructions and other relevant documents
| Prepare Gazette Notices
Time Frame:
3 – 6 weeks
Processes/Procedures:
- Receive necessary documentation.
- Undertake extensive research to ensure the accuracy of documents submitted.
- Prepare the Gazette Notice for consideration and subsequent signature.
Requirements from Clients:
- Submission of relevant documents for legislation including drafting instructions and other relevant documents.
| Produce an up-to-date Index to the substantive and subsidiary legislation
Time Frame:
6 – 12 months
Processes/Procedures:
- Receive the relevant substantive laws as and when they are assented to by the President.
- Receive correspondence on the date
of entry into force of a Constitutional or Legislative Instrument from Parliament Compile relevant updates to the substantive and subsidiary legislation, i.e. Acts of Parliament, Legislative Instruments, Constitutional Instruments and Executive Instruments
Requirements from Clients:
- Receive the necessary correspondence from Parliament for substantive legislation, and Constitutional and Legislative Instrument.
- Submit relevant documents for legislation including drafting instructions and other relevant documents.
| Preparation of Reports and Memoranda
Time Frame:
3 – 6 weeks
Processes/Procedures:
- Receive necessary documentation.
- Undertake extensive research to ensure the accuracy of documents submitted.
- Prepare the Gazette Notice for consideration and subsequent signature.
Requirements from Clients:
- Submission of relevant documents for legislation including drafting instructions and other relevant documents.