Supreme Court News
Lawyer challenges Customs baggage exemption rules at Supreme Court
At the centre of the suit is whether Customs officials can decide, on a case-by-case basis, what qua...
Former Chief Justice calls for tighter controls on Supreme Court appeals
She said the apex court is being burdened by cases that could have ended earlier, especially appeals...
Oppong Nkrumah’s bid to review ruling on legal vacation trials dismissed
Mr Oppong Nkrumah had asked the court to review an earlier decision which dismissed his application ...
Supreme Court refuses Solomon Asamoah’s application to halt Skytrain trial
Justice Senyo Dzamefe, sitting as a single Justice of the Supreme Court, dismissed the application o...
AI cannot replace human judgment in legal practice — Supreme Court nominee
Appearing before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Thursday, August 27, 2026, Mr Forson said AI...
Judges decide cases on law, not appointing authority — Justice Amoako Asante
He made the point when he appeared before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Thursday, August 27...
Supreme Court nominee disagrees with capping Supreme Court justices at 19
Appearing before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Thursday, August 27, 2026, Mr Forson argued ...
SC dismisses Oppong Nkrumah's application seeking to stop legal vacation trial of selected cases
Mr Oppong Nkrumah had asked the court to suspend the operation of warrants issued by Chief Justice P...
Full Ruling: Why Supreme Court rejected Oppong Nkrumah’s legal vacation trial injunction
The Supreme Court rejected Kojo Oppong Nkrumah’s injunction application after finding no law prohibi...
Supreme Court to rule on bid to halt vacation trials on August 21
Justice Gabriel Pwamang, sitting as a single Supreme Court judge, fixed the ruling date after hearin...
Inside Oppong Nkrumah's suit against CJ over legal vacation
According to the writ, the MP wants the Supreme Court to determine whether warrants issued by the Ch...
Private citizen sues A-G, Chief Justice over legal vacation system
At the centre of the case is the question of whether the two-month suspension of sittings by the cou...
Full Judgment: Supreme Court's full reasoning on OSP's prosecutorial powers
In its full judgment delivered on July 29, 2026, the court held that although the Attorney-General r...
Full Judgment: Supreme Court's full reasoning on political party delegate system
In its full judgment delivered on July 29, 2026, the court held by a 5-2 majority that delegate-base...
Togbe Afede raises concern over uncapped Supreme Court justices
The President of the Asogli Traditional Area and former President of the National House of Chiefs sa...
OSP Act not unconstitutional — Supreme Court
The court held that, upon a true and proper interpretation of the 1992 Constitution, the authority t...
Supreme Court strikes down delegate system for party primaries as unconstitutional
In a majority decision delivered on Wednesday, the court held that all registered members of a polit...
Greater Accra courts to suspend sitting on Tuesday, Thursday for Supreme Court at 150 Events
The directive was contained in a letter dated July 23, 2026, and signed by the Judicial Secretary, M...
Supreme Court upholds decision nullifying US$33.3m Boankra project arbitral award
The decision means a High Court judgment that set aside a US$33.3 million arbitral award in favour o...
Supreme Court faults investigator over bias in $270,000 gold fraud case
The court said Detective Chief Inspector George Kingsley Adu, who later handled the investigation, a...
Mahama nominates three as Justices of the Supreme Court
They are Justice Sophia Rosetta Bernasko Essah, Justice Edward Amoako Asante and Mr Tony Forson....
Ghana’s two-term presidential limit applies even after a break - Lawyer to Supreme Court
The action, filed by private legal practitioner Derick Adu Gyamfi against the Attorney-General, seek...
Supreme Court suspends order restoring GN Savings licence
The stay means the Court of Appeal’s order directing the reinstatement of the company’s licence has ...
Supreme Court not part of July 14 court excusal of lawyers- Judicial Secretary
In a circular dated July 12, the Judicial Secretary, Musah Ahmed, said the Chief Justice had directe...
Supreme Court judge backs live-streaming of selected proceedings
He said the courts are already public forums, but technology could further improve transparency and ...
