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Recent Judgments
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Court found funds were for trading not land and ordered repayment of GH¢8,350 with interest and costs.
Contract/loan: characterisation of funds — whether advance was for land purchase or trading; currency of repayment — whether repayment must be in USD or Ghana cedis; burden of proof and corroboration; interest from date cause of action accrued; costs
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12 March 2026 |
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Auction purchaser proved title and possession; third party transfer invalidated by prior attachment; damages claim for demolished wall rejected.
Land law – auction sale and Certificate of Purchase – effect of writ of fieri facias and notice of attachment on alienation – nemo dat rule – proof of title, identity and possession – admissibility and weight of expert valuation evidence – dismissal of counterclaim
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27 February 2026 |
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Registered land certificate and possession upheld; defendants failed to prove fraud or establish prior title, counterclaim dismissed.
Land law — indefeasibility of registered title; rectification of land register for fraud — burden to distinctly plead and strictly prove fraud; bona fide purchaser and notice; proof of possession and acts of ownership
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27 February 2026 |
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Payment and possession gave the plaintiff an equitable title; subsequent transfer by seller without title was void and set aside.
Land law – equitable interest by payment and possession – transfer of land – fraud vitiating transactions – nullity ab initio – innocent purchaser for value without notice – State Housing Corporation regularization and penalties – standard of proof for fraud
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27 February 2026 |
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Whether the disputed taxi‑rank parcel forms part of the plaintiff's granted land and warrants ejectment and damages.
Land law – title and identity of land – burden and standard of proof in title suits (preponderance of probabilities) – composite plan/expert evidence as assistive – remedies: trespass, ejectment, injunction, damages and costs
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27 February 2026 |
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Plaintiff failed to prove driver negligence; contributory non-use of seatbelt found; insurer ordered to pay compensation.
Motor vehicle accident — negligence — burden of proof and particularisation of negligent acts — res ipsa loquitur (narrow application) — contributory negligence for failure to wear seatbelt — insurer liability under comprehensive policy
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19 February 2026 |
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Actor failed to prove a limited one‑month contract or entitlement to damages from continued advertisement broadcasts.
Contract formation — oral contract enforceability; burden of proof in civil cases; admissibility and weight of audio recordings; copyright/performance rights and beneficiary of advertisement broadcasts; claim dismissed and costs awarded
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19 February 2026 |
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Counterclaim for speculative loss of rent dismissed as unproven and barred by the rule against piecemeal litigation.
Civil procedure – Counterclaim: separate action; burden of proof on preponderance of probabilities – Special damages: must be specifically pleaded and strictly proven – Speculative/conjectural losses not recoverable – Rule in Henderson v Henderson / prohibition of piecemeal litigation – Cause of action estoppel
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10 February 2026 |
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Service on a District Assembly via a subordinate secretary is invalid; proper service must be on the MCE or acting Coordinating Director.
Civil procedure — Service of process on statutory bodies — Local Governance Act 2016 (Act 936) s.211 prescribes service on the District/Municipal Chief Executive — Specific statutory procedure overrides general rules (C.I.59) — Service on subordinate/clerical secretary invalid — Coordinating Director as statutory "secretary".
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4 February 2026 |
Recent Legislation
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| 25 July 2024 | ||
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| Act 1102 of 2023 | 30 August 2023 | |
| Act 1104 of 2023 | 30 August 2023 | |
| Act 1097 of 2023 | 3 April 2023 | |
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| 19 February 2023 |
Recent Gazettes
| 3 October 2024 | |
| 28 August 2024 | |
| 26 August 2024 | |
| 23 August 2024 | |
| 21 August 2024 |
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