Judicial Insights

18 Jan Republic v. High Court (Labour Court 1), Accra Ex Parte: A&C Development Company Limited & 3 Others, Civil Appeal No. J5/63/2022, delivered on 26th July, 2022 (Supreme Court)

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“Section 98 of Act 1036 refers only to disputes that arise in the course of the process of registration of title or interest in land falling within a registration district. The section is not meant to affect the well-established and long-standing jurisdiction of the regular...

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11 Jan NUTRIFOODS GHANA LTD. V TWELLIUM INDUSTRIES LTD. Suit No. GJ/0103/2023, Judgment delivered on 18th December 2023

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“It is the considered opinion of the court that the Plaintiff failed to call any of the Suppliers and/or customers because it seriously did not believe that the public (suppliers/customers) are confused between the Plaintiff’s Royal King Cracker biscuits with that of the Defendant’s Alpha...

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21 Dec Asamoah Gyan vs Gifty Gyan [Unreported Judgment] Suit No: DM 0263/2018 Delivered on 31st October 2023

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“Where two persons having legal capacity voluntarily agree to contract a marriage for reasons of convenience, or for immigration purposes, in the absence of any statute specifically rendering such a marriage void, same is valid and binding on the parties.” On 31st August 2013, the Petitioner...

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12 Dec Eunice Nyarkoa Antwi v. Dr John Antwi Suit No. BDMC 519/2014, Delivered on 29th April 2016 (High Court)

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“It is clear from the evidence that since October 2009 when the Petitioner had knowledge of the extra marital relationship between the Respondent and his paramour and the fact that they had at least one child at the time, she continued to live together with the Respondent...

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02 Nov Charlotte Anum & Others v. The High Court Registrar, Accra & 8 Others, Civil Appeal No. J4/10/2022, Delivered on 2nd March, 2022 (Supreme Court)

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“… Plaintiffs who have interest in the property have the capacity to take steps to protect the property irrespective of them not having the property vested in them. The executors abandoned their duties over 30 years ago, justice demands that anyone who has interest in...

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15 Aug Edmund Addo Vs The Republic [No. J3/04/2022]

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“…notwithstanding the repeal of section 136 of Act 772 under which the accused is being prosecuted, section 34(1)(d) and (e) of the Interpretation Act, 2008, Act 792 had saved section 136 of the Electronic Transactions Act, 2008, Act 772…” The accused person met the victim, then...

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15 Aug The Republic v. High Court (Commercial Division), Accra, Ex-parte: Yvonne Amponsah Brobbey (Gladys Nkrumah – Interested Party), Civil Motion No. J5/82/2022 delivered on 1st February 2023 (Supreme Court)

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“Order 66 (3) of C.I. 47 being a creature borne out of the constitutionally circumscribed powers granted by the Rules of Court Committee, is incompetent to create a novel offence of intermeddling and the sanctions attached thereto” Gladys Nkrumah, (“Interested Party”), filed an application under Order...

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15 Aug Theophilus Teiko Tagoe, The Nungua Stool Vs. Dr. Prempeh, Benjamin Amartey Mensah, Civil Appeal No. J4/29/2022, Delivered On 26 April 2023 (Supreme Court)

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“…the rules of Court make provision for the issuance of Form 6 once and this is done after the record of appeal is ready. There is no provision for the issuance of another Form 6 by Registrar of the Court of Appeal after corrections have...

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02 Aug South West Terminal Ltd. V Achter Land, 2023 SKKB 116 (Canlii)

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“This court readily acknowledges that an 👍 emoji is a non-traditional means to ‘sign’ a document but nevertheless under these circumstances this was a valid way to convey the two purposes of a ‘signature’…” In a recent ruling by the Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan,...

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02 Jun Mercy Blanc Aidoo V The Administrator Of The Estate Of Selwyn Okoe Boye; Suit No: H1/163/2022 Delivered On 4th May 2023 (CA)

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“A funeral brochure does not necessarily make someone a wife. Once the assertion of lawful marriage to the deceased has been denied or challenged, she carried the burden to prove the contrary”. The Appellant issued a writ at the High Court seeking among other things, an...

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