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Case Law
5000 cases across 17 courts
5000 cases
[2024] GHASC 27 | 2024-05-22
[2024] GHASC 23 | 2024-05-22
A citizen of Ghana has challenged a section of the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act 2016, arguing it unconstitutionally allows certain state entities to secure loans up to $30 million without parliamentary...
[2024] GHASC 42 | 2024-05-22
The Supreme Court is hearing an appeal against a Court of Appeal judgment that affirmed a High Court decision in a land dispute. The High Court had granted the plaintiff title to land, recovery of possession, a...
J4/75/2023 | 2024-05-22
This Supreme Court judgment addresses an appeal concerning a land dispute. The appeal challenges a lower court's decision that had upheld a High Court ruling, which granted the plaintiff ownership of the disputed land,...
[2024] GHACC 306 | 2024-05-21
This court judgment considered a charge of stealing a motorbike where the accused borrowed it but then travelled across an international border without the owner's consent. The court found that while the accused...
[2024] GHACC 189 | 2024-05-21
In a stealing case where the accused borrowed a motorbike and allegedly took it to Burkina Faso to sell, the court found that while the accused went beyond initial permission, crucial evidence regarding the alleged...
[2024] GHACC 193 | 2024-05-21
Bashiru Bukari and Razak Aloore are charged with dishonestly receiving a motorbike stolen at gunpoint from a complainant. The prosecution presented evidence that the motorbike was found with Bukari, who claimed to have...
[2024] GHACC 312 | 2024-05-21
The court is presiding over a case against two individuals charged with dishonestly receiving a stolen motorbike. So far, the court has found sufficient evidence to prove the first element of the charge, confirming...
[2024] GHACC 192 | 2024-05-21
This court judgment outlines charges against Awobire Samuel for two counts of robbery and Jacob Akugre Adombire for dishonestly receiving. The prosecution alleges their involvement in the robbery of phones and a...
[2024] GHACC 311 | 2024-05-21
Two individuals were charged with robbery and dishonestly receiving stolen items following two separate incidents where complainants were robbed. The prosecution presented evidence including the recovery of stolen...
[2024] GHACC 239 | 2024-05-07
Opanin Kwabena Mensah sued Yaw Anokye and Kwame Amponsah for ownership and possession of an uncompleted building and its land, which he claims to have acquired and developed. The defendants counterclaimed for ownership...
[2024] GHACC 248 | 2024-05-07
The plaintiff initiated legal action seeking a declaration of ownership for a 4-acre plot of land she claims to have purchased in 2003 from a former chief. She contends that some defendants illegally sold this land to...
[2024] GHACC 307 | 2024-05-06
A man was charged with dangerous driving and operating a vehicle without valid roadworthy or insurance certificates after hitting and killing a motorcyclist. The court found the prosecution proved all charges, noting...
[2024] GHACC 186 | 2024-05-03
This judgment concerns Joseph Yaw Asiama, who was charged with defrauding by false pretences and pleaded not guilty. The court outlined the legal burden on the prosecution to prove the accused's guilt beyond a...
[2024] GHACC 156 | 2024-05-03
A man petitioned the court to dissolve his ordinance marriage, claiming it had broken down beyond reconciliation and that he and his wife had not lived together for two years. Despite being served, the wife did not...
[2024] GHACC 363 | 2024-04-30
This court judgment begins by outlining the charges against three accused persons, including conspiracy to steal, fraudulent breach of trust, stealing, and dishonestly receiving. It details the legal requirements for...
[2024] GHACC 176 | 2024-04-30
Joseph Agyemang was charged with two counts of defrauding by false pretenses, accused of taking money from two public servants for rental properties he did not own. Agyemang testified that a friend had misled him about...
[2024] GHACC 389 | 2024-04-29
Stephen Janado was charged with two counts of defrauding by false pretenses and one count of forgery. He allegedly pretended to be based in Dubai to sell fake Kuwaiti travel documents to two complainants for...
[2024] GHACC 263 | 2024-04-29
A Circuit Court in Ghana found the accused person guilty of threatening to kill the complainant, despite the accused pleading not guilty. The court relied on the testimonies of three prosecution witnesses, including...
[2024] GHACC 95 | 2024-04-29
This court judgment outlines the assault charge against Theresah Asafo-Adjei for allegedly hitting a complainant with a blender, to which she pleaded not guilty. The document then explains the legal principles...
[2024] GHACC 179 | 2024-04-29
Nana Yaw Asare @ Bishop was charged with defrauding by false pretences, accused of taking money from a businessman for travel services to Mauritius that he failed to provide. He pleaded not guilty, and after the...
[2024] GHACC 93 | 2024-04-26
This judgment details the charges against Abdullai Alhassan for two counts of robbery and one count of causing harm, following alleged attacks on two women where he stole their belongings and caused injury to one. The...
[2024] GHACC 154 | 2024-04-26
The Circuit Court heard a divorce petition where Eunice Aninkorah Nti sought to dissolve her marriage, claiming it had broken down due to reasons including separation and the respondent's subsequent customary marriage....
[2024] GHACA 22 | 2024-04-25
This court judgment concerns an appeal regarding an investor's attempt to recover funds from a financial service. The investor sought a judgment, arguing the service admitted its debt in an application to involve a...
[2024] GHACC 96 | 2024-04-25
This court judgment concerns an accused individual charged with defilement, following allegations that he defiled and impregnated a 14-year-old victim. The document outlines the prosecution's initial summary of facts...
[2024] GHACA 27 | 2024-04-25
[2024] GHACC 92 | 2024-04-24
This case concerns a dispute between a divorced couple over the ownership and possession of a house. The plaintiff claims he acquired the land and built the house, while the defendant, his ex-wife, now occupies the...
[2024] GHASC 25 | 2024-04-24
A legal practitioner challenged sections of Ghana's Citizenship Act, 2000, arguing they were enacted in a manner inconsistent with the 1992 Constitution. The plaintiff sought a declaration that these sections are...
[2024] GHASC 28 | 2024-04-24
This Supreme Court judgment examines the constitutional procedure for determining emoluments (salaries, allowances, and benefits) for various public office holders under Article 71 of the 1992 Constitution. The case...
[2024] GHASC 36 | 2024-04-24
A plaintiff, Solomon Faakye, challenged the constitutionality of specific provisions within the University of Ghana Act, 2010, and the entire Statutes of the University of Ghana. He argued that these governance-related...
[2024] GHASC 22 | 2024-04-24
[2024] GHASC 17 | 2024-04-24
This judgment concerns an appeal regarding the ownership of a property, where the plaintiffs claim it was settled on their late mother by their late father during their divorce proceedings. The defendants deny this...
[2024] GHASC 19 | 2024-04-24
This judgment concerns an action brought by three plaintiffs challenging the constitutional authority of a Presidential Committee to recommend emoluments for the spouses of the President and Vice-President. They argue...
[2024] GHACC 362 | 2024-04-24
The plaintiff is seeking specific performance of a contract for sale of property, claiming they paid the agreed price but the defendant failed to transfer ownership and provide vacant possession. The defendant, in...
[2024] GHACC 202 | 2024-04-22
A husband petitioned the court for divorce and custody of their three children, alleging the wife's unreasonable behavior. In response, the wife also sought divorce, a share of two houses, alimony, child custody with...
[2024] GHACA 9 | 2024-04-08
[2024] GHACC 187 | 2024-04-05
This judgment from the Circuit Court in Accra concerns four accused persons charged with intentionally causing harm, who pleaded not guilty. The document outlines the legal burden of proof, the evidence presented by...
[2024] GHACC 143 | 2024-04-05
This court judgment outlines the prosecution's case against Frimpong Eric, accused of assault and threatening death. The charges stem from an incident where Eric allegedly seized money from a child and then assaulted...
[2024] GHACC 142 | 2024-04-05
This judgment concerns an accused person charged with stealing, causing unlawful harm, and threatening death after allegedly stealing money from the complainant, assaulting him, and threatening his wife. As the...
[2024] GHACC 151 | 2024-03-28
Plaintiffs sued the defendants for the value of a car, damages, and costs, alleging the vehicle disappeared from the defendants' washing bay after its keys were handed over. The defendants deny receiving the car or...
[2024] GHACC 68 | 2024-03-28
In this judgment, the Circuit Court determined that there was sufficient evidence against Victor Osman to require him to present a defense, following charges of unlawful entry, causing unlawful damage, and stealing....
[2024] GHACA 21 | 2024-03-28
Central Cybercare Construction Limited appealed a High Court decision that dismissed its lawsuit seeking payment from the University of Cape Coast. The appeals court is determining whether the trial judge erred by...
[2024] GHACC 150 | 2024-03-28
This court case concerned Benjamin Kwei Foley's request to end his marriage with Linda Wetsi. The couple ultimately agreed to dissolve their marriage and settled on terms for child custody and financial support for...
[2024] GHACC 245 | 2024-03-28
Charles Boampong sued Nana Atta Yaw Korankye and three others, seeking the return of six plots of land he claims were taken from him and replaced with two plots that subsequently proved not to belong to the defendants....
[2024] GHACC 171 | 2024-03-27
This court judgment outlines a divorce case between Dora Oparteh and Desmond Tutu, detailing their claims regarding the breakdown of their marriage and the custody of their child. The document emphasizes that the...
[2024] GHACC 257 | 2024-03-27
This court judgment details a land dispute where the plaintiff seeks a declaration of title, recovery of possession, and damages for a building plot, alleging the defendant caused destruction to his property. The...
[2024] GHACC 118 | 2024-03-27
This judgment concerns a dispute between a landlord and tenant over a store, with the tenant claiming the landlord obstructed his business and the landlord alleging the tenant breached their agreement by changing the...
[2024] GHACC 177 | 2024-03-25
Kofi Sakyi was tried for allegedly stealing a taxi cab, to which he pleaded not guilty. The court heard evidence from both the prosecution and the accused, who claimed the car was snatched from him, and is now...
[2024] GHACC 204 | 2024-03-25
The plaintiff sued an unknown trespasser for declaration of title to land, an injunction, and damages, alleging the trespasser was developing land inherited from her father. The court affirmed that Ghana's Land Act...
[2024] GHACC 158 | 2024-03-22
The court dissolved the marriage between Lillian Darko and Evans Narh after they reached a settlement agreement. The agreement granted custody of their child to the mother with reasonable access for the father, who was...