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Case Law
5000 cases across 17 courts
5000 cases
[2025] GHADC 262 | 2025-03-19
Badu John was charged with assault after allegedly punching Yeboah Philip during a dispute over farmland. The complainant testified that John assaulted him after he refused to leave land he claimed was given to him by...
[2025] GHASC 17 | 2025-03-19
This Supreme Court judgment addresses an appeal concerning a personal injury claim where a plaintiff sought damages for injuries sustained in a vehicle accident caused by the defendant's employee. The appeal challenges...
[2025] GHADC 205 | 2025-03-19
Bertha Acolatse was charged with stealing, to which she pleaded not guilty. After the court found a preliminary case against her and she presented her defense, the judgment began discussing the legal standard of proof...
[2025] GHASC 19 | 2025-03-19
This Supreme Court judgment explains the rules for a family member to represent their family in court to protect family property, based on both customary law and codified rules. A key issue in the appeal concerned the...
[2025] GHASC 18 | 2025-03-19
This Supreme Court judgment details an appeal concerning a former employee's claim for medical expenses and repatriation after sustaining injuries while working for the defendants in Liberia. The Court of Appeal...
[2025] GHADC 16 | 2025-03-19
This court document outlines a divorce petition where the plaintiff seeks to dissolve her marriage and divide a property, citing adultery and non-maintenance by the defendant. It details both parties' arguments and the...
[2025] GHADC 280 | 2025-03-19
This document details a divorce petition where the petitioner seeks to dissolve her marriage and share property, citing adultery and neglect by her husband. It outlines both parties' conflicting accounts, the issues...
[2025] GHASC 14 | 2025-03-19
This Supreme Court judgment outlines an appeal concerning property ownership, where the 1st Defendant is challenging a Court of Appeal decision that affirmed a trial court's ruling in favor of the Plaintiff. The appeal...
A1/30/18 | 2025-03-19
The District Court dismissed the plaintiffs' claim for land recovery and an injunction because they failed to appear in court for the trial. Consequently, the court allowed the defendant to proceed with proving his...
[2025] GHASC 15 | 2025-03-19
This Supreme Court judgment addresses an appeal concerning whether the Court of Appeal had the authority to grant a stay of execution when the application was initially filed there and the full appeal record was not...
[2025] GHASC 13 | 2025-03-19
The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal, confirming a lower court's decision to order a new trial in a dispute over unpaid legal services. The court found that the original trial judge unfairly deprived the defendant of...
[2025] GHACC 69 | 2025-03-07
In this divorce case, the petitioner, Julius Cornelius Moore, was granted leave to file for divorce from Georgina Asantewaa less than two years into their marriage, citing adultery and unreasonable behavior. The case...
[2025] GHAHC 110 | 2025-03-07
This case concerns a wife's claim to her matrimonial home, which her husband used as collateral for a debt and is now subject to repossession by the creditor. She argues that she jointly acquired the property with her...
[2025] GHAHC 107 | 2025-03-07
The court is considering an interpleader claim by a judgment debtor's wife, who is challenging the seizure of their matrimonial home. She argues that the property was jointly acquired during their marriage and she was...
[2025] GHADC 164 | 2025-03-07
A plaintiff sued a defendant seeking a refund of GHS 25,700.00, arguing that money paid for two parcels of land should be returned because the transactions failed due to the defendant's lack of legitimate ownership....
[2025] GHACC 15 | 2025-03-07
This document details an application by Alberta Kusi seeking sole custody of her 11-year-old daughter and guardianship for her own mother during the applicant's temporary absence abroad. The application, which the...
[2025] GHACC 58 | 2025-03-05
This document details a petition filed by Daniel Owiafe seeking to dissolve his marriage to Mercy Baah, citing two years of separation and failed reconciliation efforts. The respondent, Mercy Baah, also...
[2025] GHADC 248 | 2025-03-05
Mohammed Yahaya sued Ojukwu and Mr. Gyan, seeking a declaration of title, recovery of possession, damages for trespass, and a permanent injunction over a piece of land he claimed to have acquired in 2004. The...
[2025] GHAHC 174 | 2025-03-05
In an application for committal for contempt, the court addressed preliminary objections raised by the respondent. The court decided to proceed with the judgment in its current venue and found the contempt application...
[2025] GHADC 117 | 2025-03-05
The Administrator of Alhaji Tudjani's estate sued three defendants to recover possession of a property, alleging they were former tenants who had stopped paying rent for several years. After the defendants repeatedly...
[2025] GHADC 115 | 2025-03-05
The plaintiff, Edna Doddo, sued the absent defendant, Julius Agbowadah, seeking a refund of money paid towards a car purchase, plus interest, general damages, and costs. The defendant did not appear in court, and the...
[2025] GHAHC 157 | 2025-03-05
This consent judgment resolved a dispute over the appointment of a successor and head of the Odwobi-Aduamoah Asakyire family. The parties agreed to a peaceful settlement where the nominated successor would undergo...
[2025] GHASC 12 | 2025-03-04
Plaintiffs are challenging a document presented as the last will of Timothy Kwame Serbeh, claiming it is forged and fraudulent due to issues like a false thumbprint and the deceased's alleged lack of mental capacity....
[2025] GHAHC 6 | 2025-03-04
This judgment addresses a submission of no case in a criminal trial where the accused are charged with failing to pay tax. The court outlines the legal standard for determining if the prosecution has presented...
[2025] GHAHC 135 | 2025-03-04
This High Court judgment addresses an appeal by Elvis Amponsah against his conviction and eight-year sentence for defilement of a female under sixteen years of age. He claims the trial judge erred on several grounds,...
[2025] GHAHC 214 | 2025-03-04
This case involves a land dispute where the plaintiff seeks a declaration of title, recovery of possession, and damages for trespass against the defendant over a parcel of land in Gbawe North. Both parties claim...
[2025] GHADC 8 | 2025-03-04
This court judgment concerns a land dispute between two family members, where the Plaintiff seeks to evict the Defendant from a temporary structure on land the Plaintiff claims was gifted to her. The magistrate is...
[2025] GHADC 292 | 2025-03-04
This judgment concerns a land dispute where the Plaintiff seeks to evict the Defendant and recover possession of land, claiming it was gifted to her. The Defendant disputes this, asserting the land is family property...
[2025] GHADC 80 | 2025-03-04
In a dispute over a cocoa farm, the parties reached a settlement where the land was recognized as belonging to the defendants' family but was subsequently given to the plaintiff's late husband's children, who must...
[2024] GHADC 654 | 2025-03-04
This court document details a case brought by three plaintiffs against two defendants, alleging fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of contract concerning land purchases. The plaintiffs seek a declaration of fraud,...
[2025] GHADC 119 | 2025-03-03
This document details the initial proceedings in the case of The Republic v. Bashiru Bawa, who faces charges of unlawful entry and stealing. After the prosecution presented its case, the court dismissed an application...
[2025] GHADC 10 | 2025-02-28
The plaintiffs, representing a family, are suing the defendant for allegedly taking unauthorized possession of a large portion of family land to establish his church and build structures. They seek court orders to...
Citation pending | 2025-02-28
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued an order in the case of Ado Shaibu and Others against the United Republic of Tanzania, reopening the pleadings. This order allows the parties to submit further...
[2025] GHACC 7 | 2025-02-28
Isaac Tetteh, a sales attendant, was charged with stealing after allegedly selling stainless steel pipes from his employer's shop, valued at GH¢237,500, and failing to account for the proceeds. He pleaded not guilty,...
[2025] GHACC 138 | 2025-02-28
This court document outlines the background of a stealing case brought by the Republic against Isaac Tetteh, a sales attendant accused of stealing over GH¢237,500.00 worth of stainless steel pipes from his employer....
[2025] GHADC 29 | 2025-02-28
This judgment concerns Richard Appiah, who pleaded not guilty to a charge of threatening his former partner after she refused to reconcile. The court outlined the prosecution's allegations and discussed fundamental...
[2025] GHADC 31 | 2025-02-28
Daniel Nti was charged with causing harm after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend. The court entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf and, after hearing the prosecution's case, found enough evidence to require him to...
[2025] GHAHC 165 | 2025-02-28
[2025] GHAHC 3 | 2025-02-28
This ruling addresses Tradex Resources Ltd's request to unfreeze its bank account, made on the grounds that it had overpaid a judgment debt. The court determined that Tradex had incorrectly calculated its total...
[2025] GHAHC 160 | 2025-02-28
Abilimsige Donatus appealed his conviction for negligently causing harm and an 18-month prison sentence from a lower court. He contended that his explanation during the initial proceedings amounted to a plea of not...
[2025] GHAHC 120 | 2025-02-28
This judgment concerns a dispute where a plaintiff claims a 30-year leasehold interest in two shops, expiring in 2025, which he asserts the defendant, who purchased the property, must respect. The plaintiff seeks...
[2025] GHAHC 212 | 2025-02-28
Lydia Coelho sued Madam Nao, seeking an order for the defendant to vacate her house, a permanent injunction, and damages for trespass. Coelho claims she owns the house and that Madam Nao, who moved in after Coelho's...
[2025] GHACC 10 | 2025-02-28
Kwame Broni, suing on behalf of himself and his siblings, seeks a court declaration that a will is invalid and that disputed properties, including a house and farmland, are family properties subject to their beneficial...
[2025] GHADC 227 | 2025-02-28
A police officer sued two farmers to recover possession of a building plot in Bassa, claiming he had purchased the land and the defendants had placed structures on it without permission. He sought an order for the...
[2025] GHACC 11 | 2025-02-28
Michael Boadi sued Nana Ohemeng Awere and Ohenewaa Charity seeking to recover GH¢139,000, alleging he lost farmland he purchased from them due to an adverse claim and their failure to support him in a subsequent legal...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/08/25 | 2025-02-28
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice heard an application by Mrs. Portia Otto Alagba and two others against the Federal Republic of Nigeria, alleging that Mr. Joseph Izu was unlawfully killed by the Nigerian Army,...
[2025] GHAHC 8 | 2025-02-28
[2025] GHAHC 2 | 2025-02-28
ECW/CCJ/JUD/09/25 | 2025-02-28
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice heard a case brought by former staff member Jonas Kugblenu Adunkpe against various ECOWAS organs. Adunkpe claimed a breach of his service contract, alleging he was unfairly denied...
ECW/CCJ/RUL/01/25 | 2025-02-28
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice issued a ruling in a case where Khafila Abiola and others allege that the Federal Republic of Nigeria violated Mrs. Kudirat Abiola's right to life. The court's ruling addressed...