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Ex Parte Yvonne Amponsah Brobbey in Retrospect: Its Impact on the Rules of Court
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May 26, 2023July 24, 2025Civil Procedure, Succession, Your Friday Legal Corner

Ex Parte Yvonne Amponsah Brobbey in Retrospect: Its Impact on the Rules of Court

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Introduction In February 2023, the Supreme Court in its decision in the Republic v. High Court (Commercial Division) Accra, Ex Parte Yvonne Amponsah Brobbey[1] (described in this paper as ‘the case under review’), underscored that the Rules of Court Committee is incapable of conferring criminal jurisdiction on the High Court in intermeddling cases. In their...

Ex Parte Yvonne Amponsah Brobbey in Retrospect: An Appraisal of the Mandate of the Rules Committee and Related Matters
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March 24, 2023July 24, 2025Civil Procedure

Ex Parte Yvonne Amponsah Brobbey in Retrospect: An Appraisal of the Mandate of the Rules Committee and Related Matters

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Introduction In the recent case of The Republic v. High Court (Commercial Division), Accra; Ex Parte Yvonne Amponsah Brobbey (Gladys Nkrumah – Interested Party)[1], the Supreme Court held inter alia, that the Rules of Court Committee did not have the mandate to create a criminal offence under Order 66 rule 3 of the High Court...