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Ghana Jollof case: Police case against Salomey Baffoe “founded on lies” – Lawyer

The lead counsel for Salomey Awitti Baffoe, the Techiman nurse remanded over the "Ghana Jollof" TikTok videos, says the police case against her is...

Payment dispute led to murder of Dr Jesse Amuah and wife at Asylum Down – Court told

The Adabraka District Court has remanded a 32-year-old security guard, Abraham Newton Awundok, into custody over the murder of an elderly couple at Asylum...

Adu-Boahene trial: Defence given until September 25 to file no-case submission

The Accra High Court has given counsel for former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, until September 25 to file a submission of...

‘Apologise if you accept you erred’ — Political Analyst tells Chief Justice

Political analyst Dr Bernard Tutu-Boahene has urged Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie to retract and apologise for his recent comments on state-owned enterprises if he...

Supreme Court throws out Oppong Nkrumah’s bid to reverse legal vacation trials ruling

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an application by the Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, seeking a review of an earlier...

Court dismisses bid to strike out charges in NPA–UPPF corruption case

The High Court has dismissed an application filed by accused persons in the ongoing NPA–UPPF corruption case seeking to strike out the charges against...

No legal basis for 24-hour wait to report missing persons – Lawyer asserts amid public outcry

A private legal practitioner has challenged the Ghana Police Service over its purported practice of forcing families to wait 24 hours before filing a...

Supreme Court must depart from precedent when necessary to prevent injustice – Bernasko-Essah

Supreme Court nominee Justice Sophia Bernasko-Essah has argued that the apex court should be willing to reconsider and depart from its previous decisions where...

SkyTrain Trial: Court grants former GIIF officials third extension to file witness statements

The High Court in Accra has granted former Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) Chief Executive Officer, Solomon Asamoah, and former Board Chairman, Professor Christopher...

Receiver challenges court order to return No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel to Cheddar’s company

The Receiver managing the No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel on behalf of Cola Holdings Limited, Nii Amanor Doodo, has filed an appeal challenging the...

Court orders reversal of Cheddar’s No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel takeover

An Accra High Court has ordered that the No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel be immediately returned to Keningston Residential Partners 1 Limited. The ruling, made...

Adu-Boahene trial put on hold pending Supreme Court decision on legal vacation

The Accra High Court has adjourned the trial of former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, to August...

Oppong Nkrumah challenges Chief Justice’s legal vacation directives at Supreme Court

Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has invoked the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to challenge the Chief Justice’s decision to...

Legal vacation: Ayikoi Otoo says compelling lawyers to appear in court is unfair

Former Attorney General and former Ghana High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ayikoi Otoo, has criticised the decision to compel lawyers to appear in...

Court of Appeal strikes out AG’s bid to stay Sedina’s acquittal as withdrawn

The Court of Appeal has struck out as withdrawn an application by the Attorney-General seeking to stay the execution of its decision acquitting and...

Legal vacation is for lawyers to rest, not for heavy trials — Atta Akyea on absence from Adu-Boahene case

The lead counsel for former National Signals Bureau boss Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, has defended skipping Tuesday's court sitting, insisting...

Bring your lawyers to court, or cross-examine the witness yourselves – Judge tells Adu-Boahene, wife

An Accra High Court judge has given former National Signals Bureau boss, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, an ultimatum to either bring...

Sedina appeal ruling should be assessed alongside full trial record – Former Deputy Attorney General

Former Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has urged the public not to rely solely on the Court of Appeal's judgment in the Sedina Tamakloe...

Law in Plain Language: Bail, why an accused person can go home but still face trial

Every day, legal terms appear in our news headlines. We hear that someone has been arrested, granted bail, remanded, charged, convicted, or acquitted. But...