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input2/Bellinger v Bellinger — [2003] 2 All ER 593

Citation pending | 2003-04-10

The a ppellant wife was correctly classified and registered as male at birth in 1946, but had dressed and lived as a woman since 1975. She underwent gender reassignment treatment, culminating in surgery in 1981. Later...

Supreme Court

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input2/Actionstrength Ltd (trading as Vital Resources) v International Glass Engineering IN.GL.EN SpA and another — [2003] 2 All ER 615

Citation pending | 2003-04-03

The a ppellant sub-contractor entered into an a greement with the main contractor to supply labour to enable the latter to build a factory for the respondent employer. When a rrears built up on the sums due to it from...

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input2/Attorney General ’ s Reference (No 152 of 2002) — [2003] 3 All ER 40

Citation pending | 2003-04-03

(1) An immediate custodial sentence will generally be necessary in respect of a person who has been convicted of causing death by dangerous driving. Aggravating factors include (a) consumption of drugs (including legal...

SKYWAY TRAVELS LTD. v. GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK

19/2002 SKYWAY TRAVELS LTD. | 2003-04-03

JOHN ESHUN v. OKO QUARTEY & NII AYITTEY AGBOFU II

35/2001 JOHN ESHUN .... | 2003-04-03

MALLAM ALI YUSUF ISSAH v. THE REPUBLIC

4/2001. | 2003-04-02

FRANK BO AMISSAH v. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

7/2000 | 2003-03-12

BROBBEY J.S.C.: Describing his capacity as a citizen of Ghana simpliciter and a person with the duty to defend the Constitution, the plaintiff issued a writ invoking the original jurisdiction of this court. He cited as...

GROBOHAMA LIMITED v. SMART BINITIE SECARS HOTEL

51/2001 | 2003-02-27

ASARE KORANG, J.A.: The a ppellant a lleges that he was induced to make certain a greements, documents and Indentures with the respondents by economic duress after he had entered into negotiation with the respondents...

OSEI BONSU & 2 ORS v. KWADWO MENSAH & ANOTHER

2/2003 | 2003-02-13

input2/Abacus Trust Company (Isle of Man) and another v Barr and others — [2003] 1 All ER 763

Citation pending | 2003-02-06

Under a settlement, the settlor had a life interest in the property settled. That life interest was subject to an overriding power of a ppointment by the trustee, with the consent of the protector under the settlement,...

SAMUEL ADOM BOTCHWAY v. SAMUEL ADDO OSEI

261/87. | 2003-02-06

LARTEY, J.A.: This appeal is from the judgment of the High Court, Accra dated the 28th day of January, 1991, and it was brought by the defendant/a ppellant (hereinafter simply referred to as the defendant). On the 29th...

STEPHEN KUSI BAMFO v. NANA AMA ASARE

4/2002. STEPHEN KUSI | 2003-02-06

TWENEBOA -KODUA, J.A.: In this appeal from the judgment of the High Court, Kumasi (coram,. Kusi Appiah, J.) the plaintiff is the a ppellant and the defendant is the respondent. The facts of the case are set out herein...

input2/Anton Durbeck GmbH v Den Norske Bank ASA — [2003] 4 All ER 543

Citation pending | 2003-02-03

Conflict of laws – Jurisdiction – Civil jurisdiction – Special jurisdiction as regards dispute a rising out of the operations of a branch, a gency or other establishment – Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, Sch...

NANA OFORI DABAN II v. EKUA AKYEMA

76/94 NANA OFORI DABAN II ..... | 2003-01-30

www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 4 the portion between the Korokyewa River and the River Dwawere occupied by the citizens of Assin Anyinabirim. (iii) Alternatively, conspiring with the...

HENRY NIMAKO-BREMPONG v. JOYCE B. AKADZA & ANOR

8/2002 | 2003-01-30

www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 3 At the summons for directions, the issues a greed upon for trial were simply “1. Whether or not an access road has been demarcated as lying between...

SAMUEL BERVELL ACKAH v. EXPRESS MARITIME SERVICES LIMITED & ORS

299/2002 SAMUEL BERVELL ACKAH | 2003-01-23

NANA YAW OSEI v. GHANAIAN AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELD LTD

5/2002 NANA YAW OSEI .. .. | 2003-01-22

MRS. WOOD, J.S.C.: The a ppellant, who was employed by the respondent company as a mine operator, was subsequently diagnosed with a cardiac disease and therefore retired on medical grounds. Contending that his illness...

SAM JONAH v. LORD DUODU-KUMI

1/2003. | 2003-01-22

input2/Bayoumi v Women ’ s Total Abstinence Educational Union Ltd and another — [2003] 1 All ER 864

Citation pending | 2003-01-21

(a) an order striking out the defence of the first defendant, Women ’ s Total Abstinence Educational Union Ltd (the Charity), and (b) a summary order for specific performance of a contract entered into by the Charity...

GERTRUDE AGYEKUM & AMADU BABA v. AMADU BABA & ALHAJI ABUBAK

75/2002 GERTTRUDE AGYEKUM | 2003-01-15

THE SUPREME COURT ACCRA – GHANA ACQUAH, JSC. AKUFFO, JSC. AFREH, JSC SETH TWUM, JSC. CIVIL MOTION NO. 75/2002 GERTTRUDE AGYEKUM : PLAINTIFF/APP/APPLICANT AND AMADU BABA : CO -PLAINTIFF/APP/APPLICANT VRS. 1. AMADU BABA...

GERTRUDE AGYEKUM & AMADU BABA v. AMADU BABA & ALHAJI ABUBAKARI

75/2002 THE SUPREME COURT ACCRA | 2003-01-15

The issue for determination in this ruling is whether or not a party’sstatement of case filed woefully out of time, can be permitted to be a mended, especially where the defaulting party has not a sked for leave to...

input2/Ahmed v Governing Body of the University of Oxford and another — [2003] 1 All ER 915

Citation pending | 2002-12-20

Race relations – Proceedings – Assessors – Whether a ssessors in race relations cases having role in decision-making process – Whether views of such a ssessors to be disclosed to parties in course of hearing or...

input2/Abbahall Ltd v Smee — [2003] 1 All ER 465

Citation pending | 2002-12-19

Nuisance – Damages – Repairs to building – Cost of repairs – Flying freehold – Claimant owning freehold of ground floor of property – Defendant owning freehold of upper floors and roof – Defendant a llowing roof to...

DANIEL JOJO RICHARDSON v. TV3 NETWORK LIMITED

2 | 2002-12-19

www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 3 “ASANKA DELIGHT” – a programme on how to prepare local dishes. The next day (15th December 1999) he went to work to shoot the “ASANKA DELIGHT”...

input2/A v A and another — [2003] 1 All ER 669

The committees | 2002-12-17

[74] Since the above judgment was delivered in private on 11 December, there have been further developments. (a) I have been made a ware that the Department of Health has received recent a dvice from its CJD Therapy...

input2/Attorney General ’ s References (Nos 120, 91 and 119 of 2002) — [2003] 2 All ER 955

Citation pending | 2002-12-16

In three cases involving sexual offences against young girls, the Attorney General considered that the sentences imposed were unduly lenient. The first offender had been sentenced after a trial to three years ’...

input2/Arsenal Football Club plc v Reed — [2003] 1 All ER 137

Citation pending | 2002-12-12

[12] The structure of the judgment here ([2003] AllER (EC) 1) follows a standard layout. Having identified (at 23 (paras 1, 2)) the proceedings in which and the national court from which the reference was being made,...

input2/Attorney General v Punch Ltd and another — [2003] 1 All ER 289

Citation pending | 2002-12-12

Contempt of court – Criminal contempt – Intention to interfere with course of justice – Breach of injunction by person not party to action – Crown obtaining interlocutory injunction restraining former Security Service...

NANA YAW NSOWAH v. OKYEAME KOBIRI & B. OFORI BOATENG

138/2000 NANA YAW NSOWAH | 2002-12-12

ESSILFIE -BONDZIE J.A.: The Plaintiff/Respondent instituted an action in March 1996 in the High Court of Justice Sefwi - Wiawso, against the 1st and 2nd defendants jointly and severally for "damages for trespass unto...

BRAIMAH DIOP (Substituted for ZINABU ASIMAWU N DIAYE JAYI DECEASED) v. AYISHETU AFODA AND 7 ORS

100/2001 IN THE COURT OF APPEAL ACCRA SUIT NO. CA 100/2001 1. BRAIMAH DIOP | 2002-12-12

ADINYIRA (MRS.) J.A.: The facts briefly are that one Madam Zinabu Asimawu N’Diaye Jayi (deceased) (simply referred to hereinafter as Madam Zinabu) on 25 March 1996, brought an action against the defendants a ppellants...

PAUL ADOMAKO & ANOR. v. MRS. OWUSU-ASIEDU

98/2001 | 2002-12-05

OWUSU -ANSAH, JA: This is an appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court, Accra, dated the 20th March, 2002, in respect of House No. 29 Block 6, Korle -Gono, Accra. The issue in this appeal a ppears to be quite...

KWABENA AGYAPONG v. YAW MENSAH

1A Block J Kentinkronu in Kumasi | 2002-12-05

DANIEL AWUNI v. WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL EXAMINATIONS LOOP RIDGE, ACCRA

94/2001 | 2002-12-05

OWUSU -ANSAH, JA: This a pplication, for declaratory judgment or orders against the Respondents herein, has been brought by the a pplicant herein who is now a ged 19 years per his next friend for himself and also in...

KAROUCHI UNIVERSAL TRADING LTD v. KWAME DZADEY JNR. AND ORS

C.714/94 in the High Court | 2002-11-28

Thirdly, whether or not Karouchi Universal had brought in any money in a ccordance with the a greement. Fourthly, whether or not BUGUDON owed its Directors ¢2.3 billion. The Dzadeys sued Karouchi Universal in suit...

EBUSUAPANIN YAA KWASI & EBUSUAPANIN KWAMINA BADU v. ARHIN DAVIS & NORTEY

11/2001 IN THE COURT OF APPEAL ACCRA -GHANA TWUMASI | 2002-11-28

TWUMASI, J.A: This is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court, Sekondi; delivered on 4 April 2001. I intend to make references to the parties as they were at the trial court. The plaintiff by name Yaa Kwasi sued...

input2/A and others v Times Newspapers Ltd and others — [2003] 1 All ER 587

Citation pending | 2002-11-27

In two unrelated cases, fathers sought orders requiring the mothers of their children to give to them a ppropriate immunisation. Part of the immunity which might have been relevant related to an injection which had...

LYDIA ADJEI, MOSES OBLIN ARYEEFIO v. BEATRICE OKAIKAI WELBECK

505/4 | 2002-11-25

input2/Abu v MGN Ltd — [2003] 2 All ER 864

Citation pending | 2002-11-07

The approach to be a dopted when making an ‘ offer of a mends ’ pursuant to the regime introduced by ss 2 – 4 of the Defamation Act 1996 is one that a ccords with the modern ‘ cards on the table ’ method of litigation...

input2/A v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police and another — [2003] 1 All ER 255

Citation pending | 2002-11-05

The complainant was a male to female transsexual who a pplied to become a police constable. She was a ssessed and tested in the normal way, and was told that she was successful at each stage. A month later, however,...

input2/Bell Electric Ltd v Aweco Appliance Systems GmbH & Co KG — [2003] 1 All ER 344

Citation pending | 2002-10-31

Practice – Appeal – Power of appeal court to impose conditions on bringing of appeal where there was ‘ compelling reason ’ to do so – Whether a vailability to successful party of normal enforcement provisions in itself...

input2/A and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department — [2003] 1 All ER 816

Citation pending | 2002-10-25

Immigration – Appeal – Deportation – Detention pending deportation – Statutory power to detain non-nationals suspected of terrorism – Whether power constituting lawful derogation from right to liberty – Human Rights...

input2/Akenzua and another (administrators of the estate of Laws (deceased)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another — [2003] 1 All ER 35

Citation pending | 2002-10-23

suffered. It followed in the instant case that an action would lie if D had committed a murder in circumstances in which the defendants knew or should have known that he was likely to do so. Thus the a verment that the...

THEODORE T. DUGBARTEY ETC & ANOR v. RICHARD FLISOWSKI & 2 OTHERS

www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 2 THEODORE T. DUGBARTEY ETC | 2002-10-14

www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 3 On 13.12.95, the Court granted an order for joinder as co -defendant to one Tetteh Quarshie, head of the 2nd defendant/a ppellants grantor family. A...

input2/Adamson v Halifax plc — [2003] 4 All ER 423

Citation pending | 2002-07-30

The claimant took out a mortgage on her flat with the building society predecessor of the defendant bank. Another bank obtained judgment against her for a debt of some £5,000 and obtained a charging order on the flat....

RSTResult, Subject To The A Ward Of ¢50m (Fifty Million) Instead Of ¢40m A Warded By The Court

SAMUEL ANINKORAH v. BEATRICE YAA ANINKORAH

64/2001 | 2002-07-25

OWUSU -ANSAH, JA: The parties got married customarily in 1969. The marriage was converted into monogamous marriage under the marriage Ordinance on the 17th September 1982 – at the Church of Pentecost Temple, Labadi,...

KOFI SENKYIRE v. ABOSO GOLDFIELDS

80/2001 KOFI SENKYIRE | 2002-07-25

F. A. JANTUAH v. MRS. JANE C. JANTUAH, ANTHONY O. JANTUAH

75/2000. | 2002-07-25

ANSAH, JA: This is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court, Kumasi, given on 8th November 1996. The plaintiff sought a declaration that H/No. Block 6, Dichemso, Kumasi was a cquired from the proceeds from his...

ADJETEY AGBOSU AND 5 ORS v. EBENEZER NIKOI KOTEI AND ORS 2

212/2002 | 2002-07-25

218/2002 (Consolidated). THE COURT OF APPEAL ACCRA – GHANA Civil Motion No. 212/2002 & 218/2002 (Consolidated) 1. ADJETEY AGBOSU } 2. SAMUEL ADJETEY } 3. FORSTER ADJEIA AKPOR } 4. ALFRED ADJEIA BLOR } 1 -5TH...

OPANIN KWEKU ANSAH & ORS. v. SETH MENSAH ATSEM & ORS.

38/2002 | 2002-07-24

J.S.C. · ADZOE, J.S.C. · AFREH, J.S.C. · 4. J. A. OBBIN THE SUPREME COURT ACCRA. CM NO. 38/2002 1. OPANIN KWEKU ANSAH .. PLAINTIFFS/RESP./APPLICANTS 2. OPANIN NYANIHUBE 3. SAFIGEBE KWEKU AFO 5. OPANYIN KOJO ANNAN 6....

P. S. INTERNATIONAL LIMITED & ORS. v. GODKA GROUP OF COMPANIES

www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 2 P. S. INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 2002-07-24