Merit

Merit

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About us

A small firm, deliberately

Twenty-eight years in Accra, six advocates, and a rule that the partner who takes your call is the one who argues the matter.

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Our promise

One partner owns your file, from the first call to the last filing.

Firms grow by handing work down. We grew by refusing to: the partner you meet is the partner who drafts, negotiates and stands up in court. It is slower to scale and it is the only way we know to keep a promise.

28

Years in practice

1,400+

Matters closed

6

Partners & associates

94%

Settled before trial

How we work

Three rules we do not bend

01

Nothing starts without a scope

You get the work, the fee and the realistic outcome in writing before we open a file — and a call the moment any of the three changes.

02

Every letter comes with a translation

Court language is not a status symbol. Anything we send you arrives with a paragraph explaining what it means and what happens next.

03

We say no out loud

If your position will not survive, you hear it in the first meeting rather than in the third invoice. Sometimes the right advice is to settle, or to walk away.

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Qualified experts

Meet our lawyers

Called to the Ghana Bar and trained in London, Accra and Cape Town — and every one of them takes their own calls.

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Ama Serwaa Boateng, managing partner, in advocate's robes

Ama Serwaa Boateng

Managing Partner

a.boateng@merit.com

Kwabena Osei-Tutu, corporate partner, in advocate's robes

Kwabena Osei-Tutu

Partner · Corporate

k.oseitutu@merit.com

Efua Mensah, employment partner, in her chambers

Efua Mensah

Partner · Employment

e.mensah@merit.com

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Tell us what you are facing in a sentence or two. A partner reads every enquiry and replies within one working day — and the first conversation costs nothing.

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+233 30 274 1200 hello@merit.com
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