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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
General
Ejura violence: EFL demands compensation administered by Judiciary
“History has shown that extrajudicial compensation most often serves as indemnification for the state perpetrators of injustice. Any effort to obtain justice by punishment of the offenders by the families of the murdered youth will now be c...
DL News7 February 2022
Crime
Jammeh To Justice coalition disappointed with reparations allocated to victims
The Jammeh To Justice Ghana Coalition, says it is disappointed in the amount of money allotted by the Gambian government to families of victims who were killed under ex-Gambian president Yahya Jammeh
DL News17 January 2022
General
Ghana’s Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei: Newly appointed member of the ICC
Justice Dennis Agyei, who is to serve specifically on the Advisory Committee of the Court, was appointed alongside eight others to serve for a three-year term, which commenced on December 9, 2021.
DENNISLAW NEWS5 January 2022
Others
Conflict of Laws: Ghana needs an urgent, robust regime of Laws- Justice Amegatcher
He indicates that there exist many potential conflicts of law issues on which Ghana’s Court is expected to make interpretations or pronouncements.
DENNISLAW NEWS7 December 2021
General
AG dismisses reports of presenting new Legal Professions Bill to Parliament
With the current tussle with legal education in Ghana, some Members of Parliament have presented private members bills, seeking to address challenges associated with legal education in Ghana.
DL News29 November 2021
Courts
Court orders IGP to reinstate Sergeant Numekevor
In his Judgment, Justice Ackaah-Boafo upheld the plaintiff’s plea noting that the plaintiff was not given the opportunity to be heard and there was no evidence that he did not avail himself to be heard.
DL News22 November 2021
General
Establishment of Dormaa-Ahenkro High Court is good news – Chief
Barimah Boabasa II said the non-existence of a High Court “is hurting the delivery of justice in the area and the CJ’s announcement for that is really significant for us”
DL News14 November 2021
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
General
Any law to exclude CJ from GLC will be unfortunate – Legal Education Director
This call is being made at a time some 499 candidates who were part of those who sat for the 2021 entrance examinations were failed after a new quota system was introduced by the General Legal Council after the examination.
DL News3 November 2021
Africa
President of Niger reaffirm support for African Court
The African Court’s delegation undertook the visit to Niger as part of its sensitization programme to the Member States of the AU aimed at increasing awareness of the Court among various stakeholders, mainly governments.
DL News3 November 2021
General
Recent transfer of judges without ill motives – Judicial Service
The Judicial Service has expressed concern about publications in some sections of the media imputing ill and improper motives to the Chief Justice’s recent exercise of re-assigning two High Court Judges.
DL News30 October 2021
General
Law students demonstrate against refusal of admissions to law school
The group accused the General Legal Council of poorly handling legal education in the country, following the increasing fail rates of students who sit for the entrance exam every year
DL News20 October 2021
General
100 good lawyers are better than having 6 million lousy lawyers – Sophia Akuffo
In 2019, Justice Sophia Akuffo said no matter the expansion made, the General Legal Council will not open the floodgates for the admission of students who did not meet the requirement.
DL News28 September 2021
General
GRA engages Chief Justice to commence prosecution of tax defaulting OMCs
According to the Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Rev. Ammishaddai Owusu Amoah, processes have begun to prosecute the OMCS that were found culpable for defaulting in tax payments after several cautions.
DL News2 September 2021
General
Make Ejura Committee’s report public to boost confidence in justice delivery – Prof. Aning
They should publish the report of the committee and also ensure that the president will act on it.
DL News1 September 2021
Courts
False allegation of impotency valid ground for divorce-Delhi SC rules
The high court noted that the woman had been reinforcing the allegation of impotency throughout the litigation and these false accusations which could not be proved.
DL News10 August 2021
Courts
$15.3m judgment debt overturned
The judge upheld that the failure of Heritage Imperial Company to state the specific relief on its writ of summons was a fundamental defect.
DL News3 August 2021
Courts
$15.3m judgment debt overturned
The judge upheld that the failure of Heritage Imperial Company to state the specific relief on its writ of summons was a fundamental defect.
DL News2 August 2021
Courts
Alleged $5m CJ bribe: GLC slaps Ogyeedom’s lawyer with 9 charges after initial inquiry
Mr Afrifa, in his response to this complaint, levelled some serious allegations against the Chief Justice, Kwasi Aning Yeboah.
DL News29 July 2021