Chief Justice (CJ) Getrude Sackey Torkornoo has vowed to change the tag of corruption, ineptitude and inefficiency that had become an albatross around the neck of the Judiciary and Judicial Service. In order to shake off these tags, she noted, training needed to be supplemented with consistent culture changing strategies to deepen ethical models of […]
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These Documents form part of a Compendium of Practice Directions and Administrative Guidelines in Ghana 2024 volume (1). This Compendium could not have been developed for implementation without the dedication and generosity of various individuals committed to assisting in proving systems and protocols for justice administration in Ghana. ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIONS TO AID EXPEDITIOUS DISPOSAL OF
A total of 18 persons including 12 High Court judges and private legal practitioners have been shortlisted for elevation to serve as Justices of the Court of Appeal. The list of the second highest court of the land also includes Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, Justice Francis Obiri, and Justice Aboagye Tandoh (all being justices of
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Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has expressed worried concerns about the rate at which land-disputed cases have been flooding all the courts across the Country. While describing this development as “unfortunate” the CJ said, it raises concerns about both domestic and external investment in the country. According to the CJ, there are a lot of land
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Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has announced the reopening of the Court of Appeal across the country to boost access to justice delivery. She said persons resident outside Accra cannot be given justice if appeals are heard only in the capital city. In view of this Chief Justice Torkornoo said the Court of Appeal will be
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The Judicial Service through the Judicial Secretary (JS), Justice Cyra Pamela C. A Koranteng has instructed registrars of all the courts to shy away from publishing inactive cases in newspapers. The move is part of reforms to adopt technology and make the judicial service activities accessible to the general public. A circular dated March 21,
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Effective March 25, 2024, eight selected courts will begin a piloting of a ‘Court Shift System’ which is geared towards optimizing the use of existing court resources to reduce the volume of caseloads at the Courts. The Shift System, according to the Judicial Service, is necessary due to over 600 backlogs of pending cases in
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