Supreme Court News
NPP seeks Supreme Court intervention to stay Akwatia election dispute proceedings
The case, involving Hon. Henry Boakye-Yiadom vs. Ernest Kumi & 2 others and Rep vs. Ernest Kumi , is...
Ebi Bright challenges Tema Central election results in High Court
In her petition to the High Court, Bright raises concerns about the credibility of the 2024 election...
GHC 9000 damages awarded against Chinese national, Company over dog attack on man
In dismissing the appeal, the five-member panel of the apex court thus affirmed the heads of damage ...
Supreme Court adjourns sine die NDC's case challenging High Court collation order to EC
The NDC took legal action at the Supreme Court, seeking to overturn the decision delivered by Justic...
NPP's case to set aside injunction on Akwatia MP adjourned indefinitely
On January 2, 2025, the Koforidua High Court upheld the NDC’s request, barring Ernest Kumi, the Elec...
A glimpse of 2024: Top news items on DL News
Our top picks for 2024 include the new requirement by the GBA for lawyers to show proof of CLE parti...
Election re-collation:Supreme Court to hear NDC's certiorari application today
This application challenges a December 20 High Court decision directing the Electoral Commission (EC...
Supreme Court’s orders, effect in NDC’s application against EC’s re-collation of Parliamentary results
The High Court's directive was in response to a mandamus application brought by New Patriotic Party ...
Why Supreme Court dismissed Sky's petition against the Anti-LGBTQI bill
The court ruled against his petition, affirming the constitutionality of the legislative process con...
Anti-LGBTQI Bill suits:Supreme Court to deliver judgment December 18
A seven-member bench of the apex court, led by Justice Avril Lovelace Johnson, set the date after gr...
Lawyer sues AG, seeks return of state funds unconstitutionally used for National Cathedral
The Plaintiff also seeks an interlocutory injunction to restrain the Government of Ghana from undert...
Bagbin could face up to 10 years jail term if he defies Supreme Court-Retired Justice
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court, in a 5-2 decision, reversed Speaker Bagbin’s declaration of four parl...
True meaning of Article 97(1)(g) and (h) as clarified by Supreme Court
The seven-member panel in the opinion of Darko Asare JSC held among others that Article 97(1)(g) is ...
4 MP vacant seats- Afenyo-Markin wins at Supreme Court
In a 5-2 majority with Amadu JSC and Lovelace-Johnson JSC dissenting, the court noted that “the plai...
Supreme Court sets Nov 12 for judgment on MPs vacant seats case
Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo set the date for the verdict after closing statements, signaling th...
Will Supreme Court charge chiefs for High crime for disobeying its orders in Elorm Kwami Gorni v AG?
Anybody, including the President or Vice President who fails to obey or carry out the terms of such ...
Supreme Court ruling dismissing Speaker's application well-reasoned
He praised the court’s judgment, handed down on Wednesday, October 30, as well-reasoned and balanced...
Vacant seat case: Objection against empanelling of Justice Gaewu dismissed
This decision came on October 30, after Thaddeus Sory, counsel for the Speaker, argued that Justice ...
Why Supreme Court rejected Speaker's request to set aside its order for Stay of Execution
It held that the applicant's contention that the apex court does not have the jurisdiction to interp...
Vacant seat saga:Speaker's lawyers move to set aside Supreme Court order
The legal team argues that the Supreme Court has no jurisdiction to rule on the case initiated by Ef...
Supreme Court Rules: Leave Must Be Sought Before Filing Appeal Against National Labour Commission Decision
In the judgment, Justice Darko Asare JSC affirmed that “decisions from the NLC fell clearly within t...
AG files Statement of Case, challenges constitutionality of 4 MPs vacating seats
The lawsuit challenges the Speaker of Parliament's decision to declare the seats of four Members of ...
Supreme Court stays Speaker Bagbin's ruling ousting 4 MPs from Parliament
As a result, Parliament has been directed to fully recognize the four Members of Parliament (MPs) an...
Supreme Court dismisses lawyer's Certiorari application against KATH
The Court also ordered him to pay a cost of GH¢20,000 for wasting its time....
Majority leader seeks injunction at SC against declaration of independent seats vacant
His suit aims to block the Speaker from ruling on a motion presented by the Minority in Parliament, ...