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Courts
Capital Bank collapse: MD of Reroy Cables acquitted and discharged
In a ruling today, Justice Kyei Baffour held that the prosecution failed to establish any prima facie case against Ms Quartey, to warrant her to open her defence.
DL News8 July 2021
General
52 new Circuit Court Judges sworn in
In his address, the Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie urged the new judges to see technology as a performance enabler rather than an administrative burden
DL News23 January 2026
Courts
Court restricts Asutifi North MP’s movement over galamsey clash probe
An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, ordered the legislator not to leave the Greater Accra Region without notifying investigators.
DL News5 November 2025
Courts
Capital Bank founder Ato Essien granted GH¢10M bail pending appeal
The court, in a ruling delivered today, approved bail set at GH¢10 million, with two sureties. As part of the bail conditions, Essien must deposit his passport at the court’s registry and report once a month to the Court Registrar.
DL News30 July 2025
Courts
Grant Ato Essien pardon-Lawyer petitions Mahama
Essien was sentenced to 15 years in prison by an Accra High Court after being found guilty of misappropriating over GH¢90 million in liquidity support that the Bank of Ghana had provided to Capital Bank.
DL News5 March 2025
Courts
Tarkwa court fines miner GH¢12,000 for fraudulent electronic transactions
The Tarkwa Circuit Court, presided over by Mrs. Hathia Ama Manu, also ordered the miner, Ahmed Abdul Rahaman, to repay the stolen amount to his victims.
DL News8 January 2025
Crime
Tarkwa:Excavator operator imprisoned 10 years for stealing
Appiah, who admitted to selling the stolen Apsonic tricycle for GH¢15,000 and receiving a partial payment of GH¢7,500, pleaded guilty to the charges.
DL News19 December 2024
Courts
An account of Ato Essien's case and 15 year-jail term
The judgment of the court follows Mr. Essien's inability to pay in full the restitution amount of GHC 90 million.
DL News12 October 2023
General
GIMPA Law tops Africa at ICC Moot Court Competition
This feat was achieved by the team comprising Dzigbordi Agbenyo, Abigail Anyormi, Obed Owusu, and Laura Edwards.
DL News9 June 2023
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court denies Ato Essien special leave to appeal Court of Appeal ruling
State Prosecutors have accused the founder of the bank, William Ato Essien, of causing the insolvency of the bank by stealing about GH¢200 million of a GH¢620 million liquidity support given to the bank by the Bank of Ghana (BoG).
DL News22 June 2022
Courts
Ato Essien case : Bank of Ghana official cross-examined
A Deputy Chief Manager at the Banking Department of the Central Bank, Emmanuel Edward Arhin produced some documents on the liquidity support and was cross-examined by lawyers for the first accused.
DL News18 March 2022
Courts
Court orders BoG to produce Capital Bank’s Statement of Account
This was after lawyers for the founder of the Bank, Ato Essien had earlier prayed the court to compel the Bank of Ghana to produce the said documents.
DL News3 March 2022
Courts
GH¢ 620m liquidity support: Ato Essien denies taking Gh¢ 200m
Essien denied the assertion, stating that he only got GH¢27.5 million, which was legitimately paid to him by the Capital Bank for his role as a transaction advisor in securing the liquidity support from the BoG.
GRAPHIC ONLINE25 February 2022
Courts
Court to rule on Lighthouse Chapel application Nov 25
Being properly noticed, according to counsel, would afford his clients the opportunity to know exactly what to respond to in respect to the Church’s application.
DL News11 November 2021
Business
Ato Essien pleads for time to take advantage of Reparation and Restitution under Court’s Act
“We have sent a letter to the prosecution requesting that discussion should resume, and we have received response from the prosecution indicating their willingness to afford us the opportunity.
DL News14 October 2021
Courts
Lighthouse lawyer withdraws his representation
The church is expected to present a new legal team in the coming days
DL News7 October 2021
Courts
Trader jailed for biting off Policeman’s finger
A 25-year-old trader who bit off the finger of a Police Officer during an arrest, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court.
DL News31 March 2021