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Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has once again justified her proposal for an increase in the number of judges at the Supreme Court. In a letter addressed to the President, she highlighted the pressing need for this increase, stating, “In view of the realities of the court’s workload and output and the need for the court … Read more
Advertisement After discontinuing his quest to remove the Special Prosecutor from office, former NPP member Ken Kuranchie has filed a fresh writ at the Supreme Court. He seeks to have the creation of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and its powers declared unlawful. Kuranchie had previously withdrawn an earlier writ shortly after a … Read more
Supreme Court of Ghana Advertisement Nana Ohene Ntow, a special advisor to independent presidential aspirant Alan Kyerematen, has suggested to the Chief Justice to set up specialized courts to handle specific cases without those cases necessarily traveling all the way to the Supreme Court. It was his view that the creation of specialized courts would … Read more
Advertisement For the president to appoint Supreme Court justices there has to be a recommendation from the Judicial Council to that effect, Private legal Practitioner Martin Kpebu, has said. Without a recommendation from the Judicial Council, the president cannot proceed with the process of appointing new justices of the apex court, he said. Regarding a … Read more
Attorney-General Godfred Dame Advertisement It is worthy to note that the Supreme Court of Ghana is quite unique and different from other Supreme Courts around the world, Attorney-General, Godfred Dame, has said. Godfred Dame said this while rejecting claims that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is packing the Supreme Court following the recent request by … Read more
Advertisement Attorney-General Godfred Dame has said that the judiciary is better placed to provide enough justification for the need for an enhanced Supreme Court. He says that it is worthy to note that the Supreme Court of Ghana is quite unique and different from other Supreme Courts around the world. Godfred Dame said these while rejecting … Read more