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Parliament approves Justice Gertrude Torkornoo's nomination as Chief Justice
She succeeds Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, who retired on May 24, 2023, and will become the 15th Chief Justice of Ghana.
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Supreme Court rejects Attorney-General’s bid to review criminal disclosure ruling
In an earlier decision, the Supreme Court dismissed an attempt by the accused persons to stop the High Court judge handling their trial. But in the same ruling, the court also took a significant procedural step: it reworked the Practice Dir...
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Election petition: Mahama files closing address
Lawyers of former President John Mahama have filed their closing addresses in the election petition as was ordered by the Supreme Court on Monday.
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ENI’s motion for special leave to appeal against Court of Appeal ruling dismissed
In June this year, the Supreme Court dismissed a motion by ENI Exploration and Production Ltd and Vitol Upstream Ltd against Springfield Ghana Ltd, in which they were seeking certiorari, to quash a January 24, 2022 decision of the High Cour...
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Supreme Court dismisses ENI, Vitol motion against 30% oil revenue payment
The particular High Court decision on January 24, 2022, ordered ENI Ghana Ltd and Vitol Upstream Ltd to pay 30 per cent of revenue from the scale of crude oil to the Court Registrar.
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Article 146 Committee sitting: Former CJs, legal luminaries testify for Torkornoo
Retired Chief Justices Sophia Akuffo and Kwasi Anin Yeboah were joined by eminent figures such as Nana Dr. S.K.B. Asante, the paramount chief of Asokore Asante and chair of the committee of experts that drafted the 1992 Constitution, retire...
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Supreme Court quashes 2020 arrest warrant against Kelvin Taylor
In a majority decision delivered on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, four out of five justices agreed that the warrant issued over five years ago was granted without affording Taylor the opportunity to defend himself, breaching the principles of nat...
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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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Madina, Adenta, Oyarifa, Ayi Mensa and over 70,000 acre lands don't belong to Numo Nmashie Family - Supreme Court
The court, therefore, directed the Lands Commission to expunge all registration and certificates issued to the Numo Nmashie Family of Teshie, and the Tetteh Olewolon Family, in respect of the 72,000 acres.
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Deposing to affidavits of clients will ‘hit’ you one day – SC advises lawyers
They noted that if not checked, that practice tends towards leading such lawyers into trouble
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SC gives AG, CJ seven days to file Statements of Case in suit against EC Chair, deputies
This follows an application filed by the Attorney General, praying to the court in that regard.
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Matthew Nyindam still Kpandai MP-Supreme Court quashes High Court order
The outcome reinstates Mr Nyindam as Member of Parliament for Kpandai, after the apex court upheld his request for the Supreme Court to intervene under its supervisory jurisdiction, arguing that the High Court acted without jurisdiction.
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Kenya has its first female chief justice: Martha Koome
If parliament formally approves the nomination of Justice Martha Koome as the next Chief Justice of Kenya and president of the Supreme Court, as is widely expected, she will become the first woman to occupy the seat in Kenya’s history. Just...
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Nigeria: Senate to continue probe on corruption allegations against ex-Chief Justice
The Senate through its committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, will meet with relevant stakeholders to “address the complaints raised by the justices of the Supreme Court.
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Thaddeus Sory Writes: Judicial Independence or Judicial impunity
The Chief Justice has been removed from office. This is subject to any rights she may legitimately assert at law against her removal. I acknowledge that.
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Ecobank must pay monthly compound interest to Daniel Ofori-Supreme Court
In a ruling delivered on 6 May 2026, the court held that Mr Ofori, the plaintiff and judgment creditor, is entitled to monthly compounded interest at 30 percent on his principal investment from 2 June 2008 to 25 July 2018, the date of judgm...
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Training manual for judges on RTI adopted
Parliament passed Ghana’s Right to Information Act, (Act 989) in March 2019 to provide a framework for the implementation of the Right.
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Supreme Court gives Barker-Vormawor 7 days to file Statement of Case in suit against EC Chair, others
In January this year, the group, #FixTheCountry Movement submitted a petition signed by the convener, Oliver Barker to the President, Nana Akufo-Addo invoking the constitutional procedure for the removal of the EC Chair and her deputies ove...
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Election Petition
Election Petition: Summaries of proceedings Jan. 26 to 29
The Supreme Court’s hearing in the presidential election petition filed by John Dramani Mahama on the 30th of December 2020 is ongoing.
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UG Snr Law Lecturer pushes for mainstreaming of 'Restorative Justice' in Ghana’s Criminal Justice System
“Generally, our legal system has not mainstreamed Restorative Justice."
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