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Court adjourns Wontumi's bail application to October 15
His lawyers were expected to move the application on Wednesday, August 19.
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Use the courts, not media campaigns, to challenge judicial decisions — Thaddeus Sory to lawyers
Speaking on the KSM Show on Monday, August 17, 2026, Mr Sory said public commentary, pressure or boycotts should not replace the procedures available within the judicial system.
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The principle of quicquid plantatur solo, solo cedit
This article argues that the maxim quicquid plantatur solo, solo cedit has increasingly been relied upon by litigants as a shield to establish claims of possession through physical acts upon land, thereby exposing potential purchasers who f...
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AG opposes Wontumi’s bail application, says appeal has no chance of success
His lawyers are expected to move the application on August 19, 2026.
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Court declines request to halt Mustapha Abdul-Hamid trial for legal vacation
Lawyers for four of the accused persons had asked the court to adjourn proceedings until October, when the regular legal term resumes.
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Legal vacation does not bar sitting judges from hearing cases
Speaking at the 2nd Quadrennial Delegates Congress of the Senior Staff Association of the Judicial Service of Ghana in Sunyani, the Chief Justice said lawyers remain bound by their professional duties to their clients and the court.
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GBA backs calls to suspend trial of some selected cases during legal vacation
The association cited Order 79, Rule 4 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C.I. 47), which provides for three annual court vacations.
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Dame, Atta Akyea protest vacation hearing of Hanan, Adu-Boahene trials
Former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame, who represents Abdul-Hanan Wahab, and former Akyem Abuakwa South MP Samuel Atta Akyea, who represents Kwabena Adu-Boahene, argue that the scheduled hearings depart from long-standing judicial pra...
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Full Judgment: Why Court of Appeal acquitted and discharged Ex-MASLOC CEO of the 10-year jail sentence
The appellate court held that the prosecution failed to prove the charges against her beyond reasonable doubt. In its 94-page judgment, the court also faulted the trial judge’s approach to the case, holding that the presumption of innocence...
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Ex-police officer, accomplice jailed 25 years over Tamale robbery
The Tamale High Court convicted former General Corporal Suleman Ayuba Gbana and his accomplice, Adam Siba, for conspiracy to commit robbery.
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Crime
163 people were convicted of galamsey offences between 2020 and 2025
According to the Dennislaw Research Desk, 18 people were convicted of mining-related offences in 2020. The number rose to 35 in 2021 and reached a six-year high of 43 in 2022.
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High Court hands Wontumi 20-year sentence in Samreboi mining case
The sentence was delivered on Monday, July 20, 2026, after the court found him and his company, Akonta Mining Limited, guilty on six counts
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Ex-NAFCO Boss asks court to strike out 16 counts of charges against him
He argues that 16 out of the 20 counts on the charge sheet are defective and do not give him enough information to prepare a proper defence.
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AG withdraws application to revoke Hanan Abdul-Wahab’s travel order
The application was withdrawn after the High Court in Accra observed that the travel permission the State wanted revoked had already expired.
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Business
SEC warns public against YEPBIT Exchange and BONCHAT investment schemes
The SEC says neither platform is licensed to provide investment or trading services in Ghana’s capital market.
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Defence challenges GH¢49.1m figure in Adu-Boahene case
Lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea argued before the Accra High Court that the cedi equivalent of the $7 million transaction should be GH¢38.15 million, not GH¢49.1 million as stated by the prosecution.
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Court dismisses Kwame Baffoe’s bid to strike out Dr Abbey’s defamation suit
The court, however, directed that the question of where the case should properly be heard must be referred to the Chief Justice for determination.
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Court declines ex-parte bid to compel BNI, A-G to produce Hanan Abdul-Wahab
The Human Rights Division of the High Court in Accra declined to hear the application ex parte and directed that the Bureau of National Investigations and the Attorney-General be given notice.
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Court fixes July 10 for habeas corpus application over Hanan Abdul-Wahab’s detention
The application is asking the court to compel the Director of the Bureau of National Intelligence and the Attorney-General to produce Mr Aludiba before the court.
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Sky Train trial: Court orders Asamoah, Ameyaw-Akumfi to open defence
Former GIIF Chief Executive Officer Solomon Asamoah and former Board Chairman Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi had asked the court to end the trial without requiring them to open their defence.
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