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Case of the week: Harriet Akrofi v. Frank Doku
What happens when love, once sealed under the Marriage Ordinance, loses its meaning in the bedroom and in everyday life?…
Case of the week: State v. Otchere and others
This case relates to the Kulungugu grenade attack on Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in 1962 and the trial of the persons…
Case of the Week: Woledzi v. Akufo-Addo and another
Long before Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo became President of Ghana, he was a young lawyer caught in a legal battle…
Case of the Week: Quarcoo v. Appiah
On 28 March 1969, the Plaintiff, a petty trader, attended a church service at Kaneshie. With no buses available home…
Case of the Week: Gyan Alias Amoah and another v. Dabrah
The plaintiff-respondent, Mr. Dabrah, initiated an action in the District Court Grade II, Assin Manso, seeking ¢200 in damages for…
Case of the Week: Nana Kwadwo v. Inspector-General of Police & Attorney General
In September 2015, Nana Kwadwo (Plaintiff), a businessman, purchased a Range Rover SUV from Patrick Afriyie of Pathers Enterprise for…
Case of the Week: Signal Oil & Gas Company & Another v. Bristow Helicopters Ltd & Another
The Signal Oil case is a landmark in Ghanaian aviation and tort law. It addressed questions about employer liability for…
Case of the week; G.A. Sarpong & Co v. Silver Star Auto Limited
G.A. Sarpong & Co., a law firm, bought a brand-new Mercedes Benz C180 from Silver Star Auto in February 2007…
Case of the Week: Kwaku Bamfi Adomako &Anor v. Opanin Kofi Duodu & ORS
This case arose from a dispute over the rightful ownership of a 20-acre parcel of land at Adamorobe. The Plaintiffs,…
Case of the Week: Valentino Gligah and Abdulai Aziz Atiso v. The Republic
On 22 June 1998, Cynthia Nyante, a trader selling secondhand clothes near the Central Police Station in Accra, was called…
