Ghana's judiciary is in a strong position to handle potential legal disputes arising from the production of oil and gas, according to the country's chief justice Georgina Theodora Wood.

Speaking in Ghana's capital Accra, she explained that judges have undertaken specific oil and gas training courses to prepare them for likely legal disputes, while the capacity of the courts has also been expanded.

According to Ghana News Agency, two judges were dispatched to undertake postgraduate training in petroleum law and policy at the University of Dundee in 2008.

"In addition to capacity building for judges, the Ghana School of Law will also be a direct beneficiary of the training acquired by the two judges," Ms Wood added.

Ghana is set to achieve first oil in the Jubilee field in November or December this year, four years after Tullow won the rights to three offshore licences in the West African country.

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