Judgements

WRIT NO. J1/01/2021 DATE: 31 MAY 2023 COUNSEL MARTIN L. KPEBU ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFFS. JONATHAN ACQUAH (PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE DEFENDANT WITH DIANA ASONABA DAPAAH (DEPUTY ATTORNEY-GENERAL), ANITA OSEI (ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY), NICOLA AKU SHIKA ALLOTEY (ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY) LED BY GODFRED YEBOAH DAME (ATTORNEY-GENERAL). CORAM AMEGATCHER JSC (PRESIDING), PROF. KOTEY JSC, OWUSU […]

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 23RD MARCH, 1959 Before: KORSAH C.J., VAN LARE J.A. AND OLLENNU J.   ARGUMENT OF COUNSEL Mrs. Mark for appellant argued the native court decision on its merits, and thereafter submitted that the Forests (Amendment) Ordinance, 1954 did not come into force till the 27th November, 1954. Prior

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA Date: 25TH MARCH, 1959. Before: OLLENNU J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Anane v. Mensah (p. 50 of this volume); (2) Baidoo v. Osei & anor. (unreported); (3) Ohimen v. Adjei & anor. (2 W.A.L.R 275); (4) Thompson v. Mensah (unreported); (5) Wutor v. Gyebi (unreported); (6) Ashiemoa

IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA 22ND DECEMBER, 1959. OLLENNU J. IN RE A COMPLAINT TO POLICE BY BOTWE & MENSAH AND IN RE AN APPLICATION FOR MANDAMUS Held: (1) that there is no imperative duty upon a police officer to bring every person arrested without warrant before a Magistrate’s Court on a charge; (2) that

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LAND DIVISION), ACCRA Date: 9TH NOVEMBER, 1959 Before: OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. (His lordship stated the facts and continued:-) It is admitted by the plaintiffs that Nii Abose Okai was a competent authority to convey Akumadjaye Stool land, and that consequently Exhibit “1” executed by him is a

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF JUDICATURE IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, HELD AT ACCRA, ON TUESDAY, THE 12th DAY OF MAY, 2020 BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP, ERIC KYEI BAFFOUR, ESQ., JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL SITTING AS AN ADDITIONAL JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT SUIT NO. CR/904/2017 THE REPUBLIC VRS 1. EUGENE BAFFOE BONNIE

Supreme Court · NO. J5/82/2022 · 1 Feb 2023 · Ghana CORAM DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING) OWUSU (MS.) JSC LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC KULENDI JSC INTRODUCTION The Applicant invokes our supervisory jurisdiction for an order of certiorari to quash the ruling of the High Court (Commercial Division), dated 7th June, 2022. The said

Court of Appeal — Accra 30 Jul 2024 CORAM ALEX POKU-ACHEAMPONG, JA KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO, JA MENSAH, J.A. JUDGMENT Ackaah-Boafo, JA i. Overview: [1] My Lords, based on the facts presented in this appeal and the question for our determination, I wish to start my opinion with the statement by M. Hor in the article

SUPREME COURT J5/67/2022 · 30 NOV 2022 GHANA CORAM DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING) AMEGATCHER JSC PROF. KOTEY JSC OWUSU (MS.) JSC PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC OWUSU (MS.) JSC On the 12th of July, 2022, the High Court (Criminal Division) (3) Accra, in the course of hearing the case in which the applicant is the accused person

SUPREME COURT 17 MAY 2023 GHANA CORAM DOTSE J.S.C. (PRESIDING), AMEGATCHER J.S.C., OWUSU J.S.C., TORKORMOO J.S.C., PROF. MENSA-BONSU J.S.C., KULENDI J.S.C., ACKAH-YENSU J.S.C. AMEGATCHER JSC The controversy in this suit centers on the interpretation and enforcement of article 94 (2) (a). The plaintiff invoked the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under Article 2 (1)