Category: Case Summaries
Summary: Transparency International & Ors V Republic of Ghana (the Agyapa Case)
On July 13, 2022, the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Court) shall deliver its judgment in a ... Read More
The Osei-Boateng Doctrine is an Attack on Article 2(1) and must be Laid to Rest
All citizens of Ghana have the right and duty at all times to defend the Constitution. Accordingly, Article 2 (1) of the Constitution empowers anyone ... Read More
Customary Grant Will Override a Subsequent Conveyance
The Supreme Court in Adisa Boya v Zenabu Mohammed & Mujeeb held that writing is not a sine qua non to a customary grant in land ... Read More
Supreme Court on the Determination of the Value of a Car Under a Comprehensive Insurance Policy
The Supreme Court by majority decision has held that an insured party is entitled to determine the value of his insured car and that the ... Read More
High Court Rejects Claim for Recovery of “Facilitation Fees”
The High Court, Kumasi presided over by Justice Angelina Mensah-Homiah denied a construction company, Star of the Sea Construction (“Company”) the right to recover a ... Read More
Supreme Court Urges Limited Court Intervention in Arbitral Proceedings
The Supreme Court in the case of The Republic v. High Court (Commercial Division, Accra) Ex-Parte: GHACEM Limited (AJ FANJ Construction & Engineering Limited as ... Read More
Court Declares Regulation Requiring Women Employees to Defer Pregnancies as Discriminatory
The High Court, Accra, Human Rights Division presided over by His Lordship Anthony K. Yeboah J.A, in The Commissioner, CHRAJ & 2 Ors Vrs Ghana ... Read More
Can a Writ Breed Contempt?
The Supreme Court in the case of Republic v Bank of Ghana & 5 Ors; Ex Parte Benjamin Duffourhas held that a party to a ... Read More
Injunctions Over Disciplinary Proceedings – How Far and How Wide?
The Supreme Court in the case of Republic v Bank of Ghana & 5 Ors; Ex Parte Benjamin Duffourhas held that an injunction order prohibiting ... Read More
Disciplinary Proceedings in Public Institutions Subject to Judicial Review
The Supreme Court in the case of Francis Owusu Mensah & Anor v National Board for Professional and Technical Examinations & 2 Orshas emphasized the ... Read More