Ghana School of Law PLC: Civil Procedure (GLC) study guide
Ghana School of Law PLC: Civil Procedure (GLC) · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
Civil Procedure is a core paper on the Ghana School of Law's Professional Law Course, the vocational stage that a law graduate must complete before being called to the Ghana Bar. It is written for LLB graduates who already know the substantive law and now need to run a case: draft a writ and statement of claim, serve it properly, move the court by motion supported by affidavit, prove a claim at trial, enforce the judgment, and appeal or seek review where the decision goes wrong. The Ghana School of Law PLC: Civil Procedure (GLC) study guide has 11 sections and about 5,641 words.
01Jurisdiction, Venue and Commencement of Civil Actions
This domain tests whether you can pick the court with power to hear a civil claim, the station at which it should be filed, and the step that validly commences it. Expect questions anchored on the Courts Act, 1993 (Act 459) and the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C.I.
543 words, about 3 min02Parties, Joinder, Causes of Action and Pleadings
This domain tests who may sue and be sued, when several claims or litigants may travel in one action, and how the issues are framed in pleadings. The examiner is looking for capacity, joinder principles, and the difference between material facts and evidence.
524 words, about 3 min03Service of Process and Default Judgments
This domain tests the bridge between issuing a writ and obtaining judgment where the defendant does nothing. The examiner wants the modes of service under Order 7 of C.I.
528 words, about 3 min04Interlocutory Applications, Motions and Affidavits
This domain tests how a party asks the court for relief before trial - how an application is packaged, what an affidavit may properly contain, and how ex parte orders differ from motions on notice. Expect questions on the applications provisions of C.I.
491 words, about 2 min05Summary Judgment, Judgment on Admissions and Disposal Without Full Trial
This domain tests the shortcuts that exist to final judgment without a full trial: Order 14 summary judgment, judgment on admissions, and allied mechanisms such as striking out pleadings and consent terms. The examiner wants the threshold conditions and the defendant's burden to show cause.
495 words, about 2 min06Trial Procedure, Evidence at Trial and Case Management
This domain tests how a contested civil case moves from listing to judgment and how evidential rules are applied at trial. Expect questions on case management, the examination of witnesses, the Evidence Act 1975 (NRCD 323), and the consequences of non-appearance.
478 words, about 2 min07Judgments, Orders, Decrees and Their Enforcement
This domain tests what a judgment is, when it may be corrected or set aside, and the machinery for turning paper into satisfaction. The examiner wants the final/interlocutory distinction, the slip rule, and the execution options with their leave requirements.
483 words, about 2 min08Appeals and Review
This domain tests the routes of challenge after judgment: appeal to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, and the narrow review jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Expect questions on time limits, leave, grounds, and the difference between appeal and review.
593 words, about 3 min09Costs, Taxation and Legal Aid
This domain tests the financial consequences of litigation: how costs are awarded, how they are quantified by taxation, and how legal aid operates. The examiner wants discretion, principle and procedure distinguished.
528 words, about 3 min10Alternative Dispute Resolution and Case Management Innovations
This domain tests how Ghanaian civil justice diverts cases from full trial - through statutory ADR under the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, 2010 (Act 798) and court-connected case management - and what happens to a dispute once diverted. The Act provides for mediation, arbitration and customary arbitration.
470 words, about 2 min11Special Proceedings and Prerogative Writs
This domain tests the applications that do not follow the ordinary writ action: enforcement of fundamental human rights, habeas corpus, judicial review under Order 55 of C.I. 47, and the originating summons or petition procedures used for particular causes.
508 words, about 3 min