“I am inclined to agree with Counsel for the Plaintiff that, barring any evidence to the contrary, an official search report emanating from the Lands Commission regarding ownership of a particular parcel of land should carry a higher probative value than mere representations made by...
“If Parliament had wished every future assignee to have a statutory right to compel consent, it would have said so; it did not. Section 5(1) of Act 25 is therefore not engaged and also inapplicable to cloth Respondent with capacity to sue Appellant in respect...
“…Internationalism is the accepted approach to the interpretation of deeds and documents…the task of the interpreter is to ascertain the intention of the parties as their written agreement. In undertaking this exercise, the intention must be gathered from within the four corners of the document.” PVI...
“In the circumstances, we are of the firm opinion that the lawmaker did not intend to give authority to EOCO to investigate stealing of a private person’s property. It must always be remembered that the investigating mandate of EOCO was carved out of the general...
“In our opinion, therefore, the courts in Ghana have the right to set aside as unconscionable any dealing, whether by contract or by gift, where on account of the special disability of one of the parties, he or she is placed at a serious disadvantage...
“The barring of the person just because she has been charged with those criminal offences means that she is being punished and denied her right to participate in a company as a director on account of being charged with the criminal offence even though the...
“We have noted with deep concern, the burgeoning trend of Courts and the Labour Commission to indiscriminately brand termination effected under Section 17 of the Labour Act or provisions in the contract of employment which have the same or similar import as Section 17, as...
“As a principle of law, the Plaintiff can rely on the weakness in the Defendant’s case when he had discharged the burden imposed on him. Once discharged, he was entitled to relief, but where he had failed to lead evidence that would constitute proof in...
“To the extent that section 14 of the Presidential (Transition) Act 2012, (Act 845) requires Chief Executives or Directors-General (howsoever described) of public boards or corporations to cease to hold office upon the assumption of office by a person elected as President of the Republic...
“A court in civil matters is not required to demand of a Plaintiff proof beyond reasonable doubt. Therefore, the question that ought to be asked is whether the Plaintiff adduced enough cogent, credible and reliable evidence which, prima facie, proves her claim of directorship? In...