Facts: In 1928 the claimant, Mrs Donoghue argued that she had suffered shock and gastroenteritis (upset stomach) after drinking ginger beer from an opaque bottle out of which a decomposing snail had fallen when the dregs were poured. A friend had bought her the drink and so the claimant was unable to sue in her […]
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Facts: The defendants, a local authority had failed to ensure that building work complied with the plans, and as a result the building had inadequate foundations. The claimant, a tenant who had leased the property after it had changed hands many times, claimed that the damage to the property threatened health and safety and sued
Case Brief: Anns v Merton London Borough Council [1978] AC 728 Read More »
Statement of Facts: In this case, the plaintiff essentially sought a declaration that a certain agreement -The Defence Co-operation, the Status of United States Forces and Access to and Use of Agreed Facilities and Areas in the Republic of Ghana contravened the constitution because it was not duly executed (unsigned) and that additionally, the provisions
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Yaa Antwi v NTHC Civil Appeal NO. J4/12/2008 Supreme Court of Ghana The plaintiff at one time worked for the defendant as head of its Legal Department. She received a letter from the defendant which content sought to give her the first opportunity to buy a house at $70,307, payment of which would be within
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Statement of Facts: The National Liberation Council appointed by an executive instrument, a commission of inquiry to inquire into the management and other matters relating to the State Fishing Corporation. The terms of reference of the commission were set out in the Commission of Enquiry (State Fishing Corporation) Instrument, 1967 (E.I 6). During the sittings
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Statement of Fact: Following the decision in Sallah v. Attorney-General,[2] which Sallah got judgement in his favour, the Attorney-General instituted the present action and contended that of Apaloo, Siriboe, Sowah, Anin and Archer, JJSC who sat on the case, Apaloo and Sowah were disqualified to have sat on the case. He further contended that Apaloo
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Statement of facts: Following the decision in Tuffour v. Attorney-General[2] by the Court of Appeal sitting as the Supreme Court, the plaintiff filed this writ at the Supreme Court against the Chief Justice, Apaloo. He sought to have the decision in Tuffour v. Attorney-General be quashed. In the circumstances, Bilson raised a preliminary objection to
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Statement of Fact: Three plaintiffs, each of whom was a lawyer, sued the Chief Justice, the Judicial Secretary and the General Legal Council. They complained that through the conduct of the defendants, that is, by the issue of certain circulars to judicial officers, they had been denied their right to audience as Barristers in the
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Statement of Fact: Tsatsu Tsikata v. Chief Justice & Attorney-General[1] (Empanelling of the Bench by CJ Case) Statement of Fact: In February 2002, the Supreme Court gave a 5-4 ruling in favour of the plaintiff. The Attorney-General who is a defendant in the present case filed a Motion for Review. Before the motion could be
The Electoral Commission registered eligible voters in 1995 for the presidential and parliamentary elections in 1996. After the registration exercise, the commission announced that they would conduct another registration process for those who had now turned 18 years and those above 18 years who for tangible reasons could not register during the first exercise. On
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