The Labour Division 2 of the High Court has rejected an application filed by Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) to stay the enforcement of an October 25 judgment that declared certain workers as permanent staff. GACL’s legal counsel, Enon-Amah Andoh Esq., filed the application on August 16, 2024, seeking a stay of execution on a […]
The Supreme Court has granted the Attorney General an extension of time to submit his statement of case regarding the lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the Anti-LGBTQ bill. The AG requested the additional time to gather necessary documents, including a Financial Impact Analysis from the Speaker of Parliament, which had not yet been provided despite
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An Accra Circuit Court has adjourned to November 13, the case involving Bishop Elijah Salifu Amoako and his wife, who are facing charges for allowing their unlicensed minor son to drive. The decision came after Yaw Acquah, a State Attorney, requested a short adjournment to complete investigations and file all necessary disclosures. During the proceedings,
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A 26-year-old barber, Richard Amoako, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. The barber conspired with a 30-year-old mason, Paa Kwasi now deceased, to rob a gold buying office at Wassa Nkonya in the Wassa Amenfi East municipality. Amoako, who is popularly known as Jordan pleaded guilty
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The Speaker of Parliament is enjoined under the 1992 Constitution to obey and enforce the decisions and orders of the Supreme Court following the Court’s unanimous dismissal of his application on 30 October 2024 to set aside the processes and proceedings in the suit brought by Alexander Afenyo Markin (the Majority Leader) against him and
Two men appeared in the Dansoman Circuit Court on Thursday, October 31, 2024, on charges relating to the unlawful possession of human body parts, a violation of Section 698(b) of Ghana’s Criminal Offence Act, 1960 (Act 29), amended in 2012. Alex Frimpong, 24, and Abdul Razak Mohammed, 49, were each charged with the offence after
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The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has rejected the Parliamentary Service of Ghana’s request to procure legal services from the external firm Messrs Sory@Law. In correspondence reviewed by myjoyonline.com, the PPA emphasised that as a state institution, Parliament should utilise the Attorney General’s Department for all legal matters. This decision reflects the PPA’s stance on maintaining
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The Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has ordered the closure of seven courts in the Upper East Region in the wake of escalating violence in the chieftaincy-related conflict in the area. The measure, the Chief Justice said, was to ensure the safety of judges, staff and court users. The affected courts are the High,
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A currency trader who allegedly dishonestly appropriated various sums of money, belonging to three traders, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Mahamud Adams Sidik, is alleged to have collected $14,000 and 800,000 Naira. He said to have asked traders to pay the above monies into a friend’s account to avert attacked by armed robbers
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A 22-year-old driver’s mate who broke into the storeroom of a school and stole various items, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment by the Abuakwa Circuit Court. Emmanuel Oteng, alias “Sika Gari,” was said to have broken into the storeroom of the Bantama M/A JHS and made away with items such as a tabletop
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