[ad_1] The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), a coalition of state and non-state organisations in the fight against corruption, has called for the creation of a specialised anti-corruption court to handle cases of bribery and corruption. The coalition said this would help enhance and fast-track the adjudication of corruption-related cases to promote Ghana’s fight against the…
[ad_1] The Jasikan Circuit Court judge dismissed for alleged misconduct, Alfred Kwabena Asiedu, has filed a lawsuit against the Judicial Service following his dismissal by the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. He had previously described the allegations against him as a figment of the petitioner’s illusioned imagination. He is praying the court to…
[ad_1] The Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has removed a Circuit Court judge, Alfred Kwabena Asiedu from the Judicial Service due to inappropriate conduct in a divorce case he presided over. In a letter from the Chief Justice, the judge was instructed to hand over all official properties, including his official vehicle, dockets,…
[ad_1] A Supreme Court Judge, Her Ladyship Justice Professor Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu has urged mediators and peacebuilders in Africa to prioritize the opinions and involvement of local communities when implementing peacebuilding initiatives. Delivering a keynote address at the Merian Institute for Advanced Studies of Africa Conference themed “Sustainable Regional Peacebuilding in Africa: Practices and Disconnects,” Justice…
[ad_1] The Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, in her quest to enhance the administration of justice and ensure a responsive legal system that addresses the needs of citizens, has organized a Conference for Supervising High Court Judges, Regional Administrative Officers, and Court Registrars of the Judicial Service in the Southern Sector of…
Case update Republic V The Office of the Special Prosecutor. An Accra High Court on 27 November 2023 quashed adverse findings in the report of the OSP on 3 August 2022 against Col. Damoah (Rtd) and Joseph Adu-Kyei. The Court concluded that, the OSP is not a court of competent jurisdiction or a Commssion of…
[ad_1] The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Osaedeeyo Agyemang Badu II, has expressed concern over the government’s delay in payment of health service providers from the health insurance levy. He is blaming the situation on the inefficient use of the funds generated from the levy. Speaking at the 3rd Annual General Conference of the Private Health Facilities Association…
[ad_1] The Ghana Police Service has dragged three Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to court over their refusal to postpone their respective demonstration dates. The groups; Democracy Hub, Patriotic Hub, and Patriotic Forum for Accountable Governance each requested to picket and hold processions at the forecourt of the Jubilee House from December 1, 2023, to January…
[ad_1] The Ghana Police Service has filed an application at the High Court seeking an order to stop some three groups from staging demonstrations in December. The groups, including Democracy Hub, Patriotic Hub, and the Patriotic Forum for Accountable Governance, notified the police of their intended protests at the Jubilee House throughout December 2023. While…
[ad_1] The case filed by Cruise People Ltd against Ghanaian musician, Black Sherif has been dismissed by an Accra High Court on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Cruise People LTD had accused Black Sherif of failing to honour an agreement leading to the cancellation of a concert dubbed ‘Afro Cruise Jam’ for which he had been…
