Former Attorney General Martin Amidu has charged the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei to take full responsibility for possible consequences of her decision to go to the Supreme Court may have on the Ghana’s December 7 election. The EC said on Monday that it has initiated processes at the Supreme Court to quash … Read more
The Electoral Commission Monday filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking to quash the High Court decision that asked it to grant Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom space to correct and amend his presidential nominations forms for the 2016 elections. Nduom was disqualified from the race, along with 12 others for allegedly failing to meet … Read more
It seems the woes of flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, is far from over following the Electoral Commission’s decision to appeal the High Court ruling that quashed his disqualification from the December 7 presidential polls. A statement signed by the Head of Commissions at the EC, Kofi Dzakpasu, said … Read more
The nation’s election management body says it has filed for review at the Supreme Court over the decision. High Court judge Justice Kyei Baffour last Friday ruled that the EC should give Dr Nduom the opportunity to make corrections to his nomination forms and re-file. But in a statement released on Monday, October 31, the … Read more
It will be the first time the court has ruled directly on transgender rights. The Supreme Court decided on Friday it will take up a case on transgender bathroom rules next year, marking its first venture into the increasingly controversial area of transgender rights. The case deals with a 17-year-old transgender student, Gavin Grimm, who … Read more
Doing the right thing to ensure free, fair elections Charlotte Osei, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana Until yesterday’s declaration by the Supreme Court, the CI 94 which governs the December 7 elections did not have any provision for party agents to be issued with copies of the results Collation Sheets at the constituency … Read more
Until yesterday’s declaration by the Supreme Court, the CI 94 which governs the December 7 elections did not have any provision for party agents to be issued with copies of the results Collation Sheets at the constituency level. There was even no provision for the returning officer and agents of the parties to sign that … Read more
A five-member Supreme Court panel presided over by Justice Julius Ansah, yesterday, in a unanimous decision dismissed an application by embattled High Court Justices Paul Dery, who was challenging the capacity of Tiger Eye PI to petition the President, John Dramani Mahama, for their removal over the judicial corruption scandal. Amongst other things, the judgment, … Read more
The Supreme Court has ordered the Electoral Commission to allow party agents to sign collation sheets for elections and make copies available to parties after close of polls. A former director of research at Parliament Kwesi Nyame Tease-Eshun dragged the EC and Attorney General court late September asking it to declare as inconsistent with the Constitution … Read more
A Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Victor Jones Dotse, has condemned erroneous and intimidating attacks meted out to judges and their families over the years after adjudicating cases. According to him the attacks which sometimes border on criminality has come from both the opposition and sitting government agents under both civilian and military regimes. … Read more
The argument that arose during the Montie 3 trial and that of the Election Petition Case as to whether the Supreme Court had the power to punish for contempt or not has been dissected by Justice William Atuguba, with the learned Judge going for the affirmative. Justice Atuguba delivering the keynote address at the commemoration … Read more
Barring justice in heaven, judiciary use to be one place in Nigeria where people get relative reprieve. Our lawyers and judges were so well trained locally, most African countries gained from their expertise and training. They were the bastion of integrity and profession of choice for many freedom fighters that brought colonialism to a standstill. … Read more
Merged pictures of judges arrested so far in the DSS raid in Nigeria More allegations were made yesterday against some judges. One got a bribe in a department store. Another travelled to Ghana, Niger Republic and Benin Republic to collect bribe, a security source alleged. It is all in a bid to explain the controversial … Read more
Supreme Court judge, Justice William Atuguba has prevailed on justices of the bench to seclude themselves from the public to nip corruption in the bud. He noted that the act of corruption eating into the judiciary is a result of judges’ failure to adhere to their code of ethics and observe the convention of life … Read more
Supreme Court Judge, Justice William Atuguba has called for a different and unique salary structure for the country’s judges and magistrates to prevent them from falling victims to bribery and corruption. Addressing the annual magistrates and judges’ conference at the La Beach Hotel in Accra, Wednesday, September 28, Justice Atuguba said judges should be given … Read more
Sittings of the Supreme Court will from Monday, October 3 to Wednesday, November 30 be at the former building. Sittings of the Court of Appeal will also be at the ground floor of the Law Court Complex. This is as a result of renovation works ongoing at the Supreme Court and the two Court of … Read more
Thy vows are all broken And light is thy fame I hear thy name spoken And share in its shame George (Lord Byron) “I HATE TO SEE these boys in these rags and masks being given an award for that dirty job they did.” That was a harrowing and traumatic statement by a colleague who … Read more
President John Mahama has said he followed the law to the latter in granting remission to the Montie three. According to him, he consulted the Council of State as directed by the constitution before coming to the decision to set them free. “I think that the overriding consideration must be that all arms of government … Read more
One of the released Montie three, Alistair Nelson, has revealed that he wanted to throw his sandals at the judges when they appeared before the Supreme Court but was prevented by their lawyers. According to him, his intention stemmed from the fact that he knew they would be jailed by the apex court in view … Read more
In releasing the Montie three from jail, Mr John Mahama has crossed a RED LINE that has several very serious implications. As a matter of fact, it is an ABOMINATION! SEPARATION OF POWERS This idea or philosophy called separation of powers heavily influenced the writing of the Constitution of Ghana, according to which the Legislative, … Read more