Circuit Court

The Circuit Court has jurisdiction in civil actions. However, there are restrictions on most of its values. It also has jurisdiction in all criminal matters other than treason and offenses punishable by death. Furthermore, it has jurisdiction in matters involving custody of children. Circuit Courts are located in the regional and some district capitals of Ghana.

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September 2024
2 September 2024
2 September 2024
August 2024
30 August 2024
Court held the defendants’ land transfers fraudulent, restored plaintiffs’ title and ordered expungement, possession, injunction, damages and costs.
Land law – Title and possession – Fraudulent conveyance – Burden and standard of proof for fraud in civil cases – Validity and effect of power of attorney and acts of alleged de facto director – Expungement of land records – Injunctions, damages and costs.
28 August 2024
28 August 2024
27 August 2024
26 August 2024
22 August 2024
22 August 2024
22 August 2024
21 August 2024
21 August 2024
1 August 2024
1 August 2024
Convicted of stealing on circumstantial phone and WhatsApp evidence despite absence of direct eyewitness to the theft.
Criminal law – Stealing (Act 29) – Elements: appropriation, dishonesty, non‑ownership – Circumstantial evidence: phone number, WhatsApp profile and audio – Credibility findings – Investigative delay does not necessarily defeat circumstantial case – Sentence: 1 year imprisonment.
1 August 2024
July 2024
31 July 2024
31 July 2024
31 July 2024
31 July 2024
25 July 2024
25 July 2024
24 July 2024
24 July 2024
24 July 2024
19 July 2024
18 July 2024
17 July 2024
Court dissolved marriage on petitioner’s unchallenged evidence of unreasonable behaviour where respondent failed to contest.
Matrimonial Causes Act s.2(1)(b) – unreasonable behaviour – Evidence Act s.11(1) – reliance on unchallenged evidence where respondent fails to answer or cross‑examine – dissolution of marriage and cancellation of marriage certificate; costs: each party to bear own costs.
17 July 2024
17 July 2024
12 July 2024
12 July 2024
11 July 2024
8 July 2024
5 July 2024
5 July 2024
June 2024
28 June 2024
28 June 2024
28 June 2024
28 June 2024
28 June 2024
27 June 2024
27 June 2024
27 June 2024
26 June 2024
25 June 2024
25 June 2024
25 June 2024
24 June 2024
20 June 2024
19 June 2024