A witness has told an Accra High Court that Manasseh Azure Awuni, an investigative journalist, and four others have no evidence to support their publications against Lighthouse Chapel International (LCI) and its founder. In a defamation suit against Awuni, the Media Foundation for West Africa, its Director, Sulemana Braimah and Edwin Appiah, a co-editor (defendants), […]
The Accra Circuit Court Six has sentenced a 27-year-old housekeeper to ten years in jail with hard labour for attempting to rob his employer of two cars. Elijah Nagbo pleaded guilty with an explanation to prepare for robbery and was convicted and sentenced accordingly. His alleged accomplice, Joel, is on the run. Deputy Superintendent of
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Berkeley Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and his law professor wife Catherine Fisk hosted a dinner for graduating law students at their home this week and the rest of us were all unintentionally invited when a video went viral of Fisk trying to eject a protesting student, Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine leader Malak Afaneh,
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has revealed an ongoing investigation into the operations of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat since July 2023. Recent reports have subjected the Scholarship Secretariat to public scrutiny, particularly following an exposé by the Fourth Estate. The investigation has uncovered instances where scholarships were awarded to applicants from affluent families,
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Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 3RD MARCH, 1959. Before: KORSAH C.J., VAN LARE J.A., AND OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF KORSAH C.J. Korsah C.J. delivered the judgment of the Court: The only ground argued before us in this appeal is that the judgment is against the weight of evidence. The findings are that the
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Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), CAPE COAST Date: 22ND DECEMBER, 1959 Before: ADUMUA-BOSSMAN J. JUDGMENT OF ADUMUA-BOSSMAN J. (His lordship stated the history of the matter, and continued:—) The question which arose for determination in the trial-Court, and which now arises in this appeal, was whether the plaintiff by the evidence which he
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Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA Date: 12TH MAY 1959. Before: OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. On the merits there is no substance in this appeal. The only ground of appeal which was seriously argued in this second appeal was the additional ground filed on the 9th May, 1959, which reads: “The
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Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA Date: 26 NOVEMBER, 1959 Before: OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. (His lordship set forth the history of the proceedings, and continued:—) I shall deal firstly with the issue whether or not there has been a valid arbitration upon the dispute between the plaintiff and the Caesar
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Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, KUMASI Date: 10TH APRIL, 1959. Before: MURPHY J. JUDGMENT OF MURPHY J (His lordship stated the facts, and proceeded:-) In this judgment the Ghana (Constitution) Order-in-Council, 1957, the Statute Law (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1957, and the Ejisu Stool Property Order, 1958, will be referred to as the Constitution, the
WARE v. OFORI-ATTA & ORS. [1959] GLR 181 Read More »
Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, HO Date: 29TH JANUARY, 1959. Before: SIMPSON J. JUDGMENT OF SIMPSON J. (His lordship stated the history of the Matter, and proceeded): — Under the Native Courts (Southern Section of Togoland) Ordinance, the powers of a Magistrate in land causes are restricted to transferring a matter to another Court (section
