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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing December 6 - 7, 2022
According to Court sources, the particular cases up for consideration include civil motions, civil appeals, and criminal appeals
DL News5 December 2022
Supreme Court News
Senanu’s prayer for reduction of a 25-year jail sentence at the Supreme Court
In the company of Prison Wardens and with no legal representation, the convict was told by the presiding Justice to approach the Bench and tell the court what he wanted.
Richard Osei Boateng9 November 2022
Courts
Galamsey case: Judge vows to release Aisha Huang’s accomplices if
The court noted that even though an attempt has been made to get especially a Vietnamese interpreter from the Institute of languages, the move is yet to yield any result.
DL News1 November 2022
Courts
Treason Felony case: Oliver Barker to appear in High Court as committal ends
Oliver was charged with Treason Felony after he was arrested on February 11, 2022, at the Kotoka International Airport upon his return to Ghana from the United Kingdom.
DL News2 August 2022
General
Justice Sir Dennis Adjei elected judge of the African Court of Human and People’s Rights
Justice Dennis Dominic Adjei’s election comes years after the first Ghanaian, a former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, rose from being a member to becoming the president of the court some few years ago.
DL News16 July 2022
Courts
Chairman Wontumi cites UTV, Fadda Dickson, and 4 others for contempt of court
You may recall that on June 9, 2022, Bernard Antwi Boasiako aka Chairman Wontumi instituted a legal action at the High Court, Tema against Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa popularly called Afia Schwarzenegger.
DL News15 July 2022
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing July 5-7, 2022
According to Court sources, the particular cases up for consideration relate to civil motions, civil appeals, a writ, and review motions, all invoking the original jurisdiction, appellate jurisdiction, and review jurisdiction of the Court.
DL News4 July 2022
US
Insurance company ordered to pay woman $5.2m after she contracted STD in a car
The woman, a Jackson County resident, said she contracted Human papillomavirus (HPV) from her partner, according to court documents.
CNN13 June 2022
General
30 years of Referendum 1992 : What the Lord Justices have said on constitutions
The current Constitution was approved exactly 30 years ago on April 28, 1992, through a National Referendum after about 92% approval. It was then officially adopted on January 7, 1993.
Richard Osei Boateng28 April 2022
Courts
Ghana to host its 1st External Session of ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
Ghana’s President, H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo who is Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the ECOWAS is billed to open this external Court session, which is set to officially begin on Monday, March 21, 2022, at 10 am in the...
DL News5 March 2022
Courts
Writ of Habeas Corpus: Court denies Oliver Barker
According to the presiding Judge, Justice Daniel Mensah, in as much as the accused had been presented before a District Court and denied bail, the writ should fail.
DL News18 February 2022
US
Biden expected to nominate first black woman to Supreme Court
She would replace the liberal justice, Stephen Breyer, who is expected to retire at the end of the current Supreme Court term in June.
BBC27 January 2022
US
Trump loses appeal to keep January 6 documents from House committee
Trump brought the lawsuit in October seeking to block the National Archives from turning over the documents to the House committee.
CNN10 December 2021
US
Top US judges signal support for abortion limits
Anti-abortion activists are urging the court to “protect unborn children”, but experts warn of an increase in maternal mortality if abortion is restricted.
BBC2 December 2021
Courts
Court issues warrant for the arrest of Madina MP
The Ghana Police Service had secured a criminal summons for the Madina MP to appear in court on November 8, 2021.
DL News29 November 2021
US
Prosecutors ask US Supreme Court to review Bill Cosby’s overturned sexual assault conviction
The petition has not yet been officially received by the US Supreme Court
DL News28 November 2021
Courts
Court begins process to garnishee Euroget accounts
Top Engineering had argued that it provided some engineering services at the military hospital at a contract sum of more than $12 million but Euroget paid it $7.5 million.
DL News10 November 2021
Courts
Richard Dela Sky writes: Can a media house be held liable for defamatory comments by others under their social media posts?
where a media house putting up a post disables the comment section on its page, some viewers would want to be clever by sharing the posts on their pages with defamatory captions
DL News9 September 2021
Europe
Benjamin Mendy remanded in custody on rape charges
Stables said Mendy had already been in custody for “two days and two nights” while awaiting Friday’s hearing, and it had been a “real shock” for him.
DL News27 August 2021
General
The Auditor-General, Parliament, and the Dearth and Death of Disallowances and Surcharges- My Sunday Dawn jeremiad – Ace Annan Ankomah
I completely agree with Bright re article 181(5).
DL News22 August 2021