Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing 13th April 2022
The cases up for consideration are writs, a prerogative writ, a civil motion, and a civil appeal.
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Results for "Justice Afia Serwaa Botwe"
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Courts
Two in court for allegedly stealing 63 drums of chemicals belonging to Azar Paints
The accused persons, Felix Nortey, who is an employee of Azar Chemical Industries Limited, and Bakumben Kwasi Benjamin, who is with G4S, a private security company, have been charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit crime, a criminal...
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court from March 1-2, 2022: Cases and Motions
Mainly writs, a review motion, civil motions, civil appeals, and a chieftaincy appeal, official sources have confirmed the following are on the Court’s list.
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SC from Feb 8-10, 2022: Cases and Motions
The Court will therefore be sitting from Tuesday, February 8 to Thursday, February 10, 2022, to hear a number of these cases.
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Courts
Motorbike repairer jailed 15 years over causing harm and robbery
A motorbike repairer who stabbed a mason in the abdomen before robbing him of his mobile phone at Pure water, near Ashongman, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court.
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Crime
W/R: 42-year-old man arrested for allegedly killing girlfriend with hammer
The Western Regional Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly killing his girlfriend with a hammer.
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Crime
Drunk driver in court over pedestrian’s death
An Accra Circuit Court has granted a GH¢ 60,000 bail with two sureties to a driver who allegedly negligently caused harm to four pedestrians resulting in the death of one.
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Others
The office of the Chief Justice should not be a casualty of politics
The piece underscores the imperative of safeguarding the judiciary—particularly the Office of the Chief Justice—from partisan capture to maintain institutional integrity. It highlights the risks of political interference, public mistrust, a...
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Others
Refined Version Justice for All
The article’s central theme is that the Justice for All Programme operates as a critical access-to-justice intervention within Ghana’s criminal justice architecture by converting constitutional guarantees into practical relief for remand pr...
Emmanuel Brobbey
General
Dormaahene, Justice Osei Hwere, 19 others sworn in as Justices of the Court of Appeal
The list features Dormaahene Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II originally known as Justice Daniel Mensah.
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Supreme Court News
President Akufo Addo Nominates Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as Ghana's Next Chief Justice
Justice Torkornoo, who has been a member of the judiciary for nineteen years, currently serves on the Supreme Court, where she has played a pivotal role for the past four years
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Courts
Opuni case: Dr Opuni seeks recusal of Justice Dotse-Justice Dotse denies the allegation
On October 12, 2021, the apex court sat on a review application filed by the Attorney General relative to a July 28, 2021 decision that saw a 3-2 majority decision by the court.
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Chief Justice’s integrity unquestionable – JUSAC President declares
Mr Nartey asserted that the Office of the Chief Justice was a constitutionally created and secure office and so the Constitution enjoined anybody who sought to call on the President to impeach the Chief Justice to follow the laid down proce...
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Election Petition
2020 Election Petition not novel
Lest we forget, the 2020 Election Petition is not novel. It appears to be a rehashed of the 2012 Election Petition. Aside the swapping of roles, the key issue and actors remain the same: Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Electoral Commission and...
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Opinion
The Intricacies of Hearsay Evidence: A Legal Conundrum
The article critiques the complex application of the hearsay rule in Ghanaian law despite statutory reforms under the Evidence Act, 1975 (NRCD 323). It argues that the trial judge in the Opuni case misapplied the law by relying on an inappl...
Derick Adu-Gyamfi
Opinion
The Legal Effect of ‘Solicitor’s Representative' signing Writ of Summons to commence an action under the District Court Rules
The Author examines the legal effect of Order 2 rule (3)(2)(a) & (b) of the District Court Rules to the extent that it permits a Solicitor’s representative to sign a writ of summons to commence an action at the District Court.
John Kwesi Hagan Jnr. Esq
Courts
Chief Justice’s integrity unquestionable – JUSAC President declares
The Chief Justice, the JUSAG President admitted, was not immune from questions of alleged misconduct
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Opinion
Unmasking the Scope of Jurisdiction of a Court and Avoiding Judicial Journalism – A Look at Anas A. Anas v Kennedy Agyapong
The article examines the scope of a court's jurisdiction and the limits of judicial commentary in the context of the Anas A. Anas v. Kennedy Agyapong case. It discusses whether a trial judge overstepped by making defamatory statements and c...
Bobby Banson
Opinion
The Maze of Complexity: Unravelling the Knots of Judicial Discretion in Re Republic vrs. Speaker of Parliament and Attorney General, Ex Parte: Rockson-Nelson Etse K. Dafeamekpor Suit No. GJ/0560/2024.
The article critiques the High Court's refusal to grant a mandamus order compelling the President of Ghana to act on the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, despite its passage in Parliament. The court's decision is argued to be pre...
Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo ESQ.
Opinion
Beyond The Land Act: Uncovering The Missing Pieces In Ghana’s Land Governance Framework
This article argues that while Ghana’s Land Act, 2020 is comprehensive, effective land governance depends on recognizing and integrating a wider set of related laws. Justice Alexander Osei Tutu examines over 30 enactments that, although not...
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu