Courts
Court dismisses sacked FDA Lawyer’s injunction, gives “Okay” for airing “The Returned Bribe” documentary
Justice William Boampong has ruled that JoyNews can broadcast “The Returned Bribe” documentary
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Breaking:High Court orders Achimota School to admit Rasta student, Tyrone Marhguy
An Accra High Court has ordered Achimota School to admit two Rastafarian students it denied admission over their refusal to cut their dreadlocks.
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Court to give judgment on Achimota-Rasta students’ case today
The Human Rights Division of the High Court is today, Monday, May 31, 2021, expected to give judgment in the case of two Rastafarian boys who were denied admission into Achimota School based on their dreadlocks.
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General
We’ll appeal injunction against #FixTheCountry protest – Convener
A convener of a social media movement, #FixTheCountry, Oliver Barker-Vormawor says the group will head to court to appeal the injunction stopping their planned protest.
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General
NMC calls for stricter regulation of media following alleged Kasoa ritual murder
George Sarpong, the Executive Secretary of the National Media Commission, has said the discussion surrounding the suspected ritual killing of an 11-year-old boy at Kasoa by two juveniles has reinforced the need for tighter regulation of the...
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Rasta student sues Achimota school, demands to be admitted and compensated
The family of a student denied admission at the Achimota School because of his dreadlocks has sued the institution at a high court citing discrimination.
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Election Petition
Election Petition: Jean Mensa may not be cross-examined
The Electoral Commission has indicated its disinterest to allow its chairperson to mount the witness box to testify in the ongoing 2020 Presidential Election Petition.
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Opinion
The Pretrial Detainee in Ghanaian Civil Litigation: A Constitutional and International Human Rights Appraisal of Order 73 Of C.I. 47 and Order 12 of C.I. 59; A Case for the Expungement of Absconding Warrants from Ghanaian Civil Procedure
This article argues that Ghana's civil procedure rules—specifically Order 73 of C.I. 47 and Order 12 of C.I. 59—violate constitutional and international human rights by allowing pretrial detention of civil defendants based solely on unprove...
Sedinam Awo Kwadam
Opinion
Rethinking Malicious Prosecution; A Discussion on the Tort of Malicious Prosecution within the Constitutional Framework of Ghana.
The article argues that the tort of malicious prosecution, as received under common law, is problematic in present-day Ghana under Article 88. The author suggests that the proper defendant in such cases should be the Attorney General, who i...
Reindorf Twumasi Ankrah, Esq.
Crime
Suame MP granted enquiry bail in GH¢27 million SIC financial loss probe
In a statement issued on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, the Office confirmed that the legislator, who also serves as Legal Counsel to the Minority Caucus in Parliament, reported to its premises at exactly 12 noon in response to an invitation to...
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Supreme Court News
Court rules cannot revive a lost right of appeal — Supreme Court
The five-member panel, presided over by Justice Sir Dennis Adjei, ruled that where the statutory period for invoking an appellate court’s jurisdiction expires, the court cannot rely on general procedural powers to restore that right.
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Buffer stock case adjourned pending application to release seized phones, properties
The judge, a Justice of the Court of Appeal sitting as an additional High Court judge, adjourned the case pending the hearing of the request.
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Others
Thaddeus Sory writes: ARREST OR ASSAULT? WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?
An officer who arrests a person in any other way is not acting lawfully in the execution of his duty. He may instead be committing assault by imprisonment against that person.
Thaddeus Sory Esq.
General
Pay me or face court-Akufo-Addo’s ex-legal counsel tells Finance Ministry
Through his lawyers, VINT & Aletheia, Mr Essuman has demanded that the Ministry of Finance settle the outstanding amount, together with interest calculated from January 7, 2025, at the prevailing commercial bank rate.
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Citizen sues over vacant former Chief Justice seat on Council of State
According to him, the constitutional requirement for a former Chief Justice to serve on the Council is not merely ceremonial.
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SC dismisses Oppong Nkrumah's application seeking to stop legal vacation trial of selected cases
Mr Oppong Nkrumah had asked the court to suspend the operation of warrants issued by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie directing selected High Court judges to hear criminal cases during the legal vacation.
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Supreme Court to rule on bid to halt vacation trials on August 21
Justice Gabriel Pwamang, sitting as a single Supreme Court judge, fixed the ruling date after hearing arguments from both sides on Thursday, August 20.
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Buffer Stock case adjourned pending Supreme Court ruling on vacation sittings
Justice Francis Apangabuno Achibonga, a Justice of the Court of Appeal sitting as an additional High Court judge, said the High Court would await the outcome of an injunction application currently before the Supreme Court.
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Adu-Boahene case adjourned pending Supreme Court decision on Legal vacation suit
The injunction application, which is scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court on August 20, seeks to restrain the High Court from continuing the trial during the legal vacation.
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Supreme Court strikes down delegate system for party primaries as unconstitutional
In a majority decision delivered on Wednesday, the court held that all registered members of a political party must be allowed to vote in the selection of candidates for general elections.
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