Judicial Insights

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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16 Jan Esi Yeboah Alias Justina Monney V. Mfantseman Municipal Assembly Suit No. Unreported Decision of The High Court Mankessim Suit No: A2/06/2021 Date: 13th October, 2022.

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“It is my considered view that writing on people’s structures does not conform to the intentions of the Act and by the wording of both sections of the Act, if the Assembly decided to give notice, it has to be in writing, on paper, specifying...

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17 Aug Otis Asante Vrs Anowah Afrique Limited, Civil Appeal No.: H1/54/2022, Delivered On 10th March, 2022

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“… after a writ of summons is filed at the Registry of any Court, the most important step to be taken after the issuance of the writ, is for the service of the writ on the Defendant.” The Plaintiff/Respondent (“Respondent”) filed a writ of summons at...

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