Accra, Ghana

Duncan & Duncan
Law Trust

A People, Community and Corporate Centered Law Practice

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The Firm

Duncan & Duncan Law Trust was founded by George Quainoo Duncan and Beatrice Akua Abrekna Duncan who, together bring a combined total of over 60 years of experience in banking, taxation and human rights and rule of law advisory services in various organizations at national, regional and global levels.

The Firm achieves justice for all of its clients through a strategic convergence of law, human rights and development, guided by the national laws of Ghana, as well as the country’s regional and global human rights commitments.

We lead in making sure that the law works and the wheels of justice turn in favour of the individuals, communities and corporate institutions that we work for through a methodological and meticulous work ethos.

Scales of Justice
60+
Years Combined Experience
3
Languages Served
20
Areas of Expertise
20+
Publications

Diaspora Hotline

We prioritize the diverse legal needs of the diaspora by providing prompt legal services through our 24/7 hotline. If you live in the diaspora, distance and time are not a barrier to seeking our services.

Our Expertise

Duncan & Duncan Law Trust is interested in the growth of the law. Therefore, while prioritizing out of court settlements, we undertake strategic and regular litigation before judicial and quasi-judicial bodies such as the Human Rights Court, Supreme Court of Ghana, the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights, the ECOWAS Court as well as various Communication Procedures of United Nations Treaty Bodies. Our areas of expertise encompass the following areas of the law:

Acquisitions & Mergers
Aviation
Banking & Finance
Commercial Contracts
Construction & Infrastructure
Debt Recovery
Direct Foreign Investment
Human Rights
Insurance
Labour Relations
Land & Real Estate
Legal Aid
Maritime
Matrimonial Causes
Media & Entertainment
Oil, Gas & Energy
Probate & Administration
Sports
Strategic Litigation
Venture Capital

Our Approach

Resolution First

We prioritize litigation avoidance through a stronger focus on advisory services, settlements and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Interjurisdictional

We believe that the law exists in a broader policy and practice environment and therefore deploy an interjurisdictional approach to case management through regular collaboration with seasoned legal and non-legal subject matter experts in Ghana and other jurisdictions such as Canada, UK and USA.

Multilingual

We are multilingual. We currently provide services in English, Arabic and French and strive to meet our client’s linguistic needs.

Our People

George Duncan
George Duncan
Co-Founder & CEO
Beatrice Duncan
Beatrice Duncan
Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Examples of Publications

  1. A Case Book on the Rights of Women in Ghana (2006). For the Ghana Legal and Literacy Resource Foundation.
    https://openlibrary.org/books/OL16750913M/A_casebook_on_the_rights_of_women_in_Ghana_(1959-2005)
  2. Cocoa, marriage, labour and land in Ghana: Some matrilineal and patrilineal perspectives. Published in AFRICA, Vol. 80 No. 2, 2010.
    https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/africa/article/abs/cocoa-marriage-labour-and-land-in-ghana-some-matrilineal-and-patrilineal-perspectives/FBAC0C10895F25041F3055749B0109AC
  3. Changing Access Rights in Some Cocoa Growing Communities in Ghana. Changing Land Access Rights in Matrilineal and Patrilineal Communities in Ghana.
    https://www.bol.com/be/nl/p/changing-access-rights-in-some-cocoa-growing-communities-in-ghana/9200000007853147/
    https://www.amazon.it/Changing-Access-Rights-Growing-Communities/dp/3844303928
  4. Controversies in Paternity: Who is a Child’s Father under Ghanaian Law? Published in Children’s Rights in Ghana. Reality or Rhetoric?, Robert Ame et al, 2011.
    https://books.google.com/books/about/Children_s_Rights_in_Ghana.html?id=TvR3EQAAQBAJ
  5. Why and How Constitutions Matter for Advancing Gender Equality: Gains, Gaps and Policy Implications. Policy Brief for UN Women, 2017.
    https://knowledge.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2017/2/why-and-how-constitutions-matter-for-advancing-gender-equality

Careers

The Duncan & Duncan Law Trust offers opportunities for exceptional professional growth and personal career advancement. We are hiring legal interns and pupils with equally exceptional academic credentials. Please apply here if you meet this criterion. We look forward to working with you.

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Email duncanlawtrust@yahoo.com

Duncan & Duncan Law Trust
Accra, Ghana

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