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Citation
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Judgment date
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| February 2025 |
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Respondent's admitted adultery and failed reconciliation established breakdown; divorce granted and settlement adopted.
Matrimonial Causes Act – Divorce – Ground: breakdown beyond reconciliation – Adultery (admission) and unreasonable behaviour – Standard and burden of proof in civil divorce proceedings – Adoption of parties' Terms of Settlement as consent judgment on ancillary reliefs.
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28 February 2025 |
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Defendants ordered to refund Plaintiff for land purchase and litigation costs due to loss of disputed farmland.
Land law – Acquisition of land – Misrepresentation in sale – Loss of possession due to adverse claim – Support in legal disputes
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28 February 2025 |
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Court upheld ADR Consent Judgment, dismissing property inheritance dispute on unchallenged grounds and awarded costs to Plaintiff.
Property Law - Inheritance - Family property - Validity of Wills - Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - Consent Judgment enforcement
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28 February 2025 |
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The accused's failure to cross-examine witnesses and defense admission led to his conviction for stealing.
Criminal Law – Stealing – Proof beyond reasonable doubt – Admission of guilt by failure to cross-examine and defense admission as confession.
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28 February 2025 |
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Marriage dissolved where respondent proved petitioner’s unreasonable behaviour; custody awarded to petitioner with reasonable access.
Family law – Divorce – Matrimonial Causes Act 1971 (Act 367) – Ground: unreasonable behaviour – Burden and standard of proof in divorce petitions – Weight of unchallenged testimony – Custody and reasonable access – Consent ancillary terms adopted as consent judgment.
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28 February 2025 |
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Whether the marriage had irretrievably broken down due to alleged unreasonable behaviour and the appropriate custody arrangement.
Matrimonial Causes Act (Act 367) – divorce – sole ground: marriage broken down beyond reconciliation – unreasonable behaviour (s.2(1)(b)) – burden and standard of proof (preponderance of probabilities) – assessment of single-witness testimony and effect of failure to cross-examine – custody and ancillary reliefs by consent.
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28 February 2025 |
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The court ruled a private loan agreement, not regulated by financial institution laws, must refund unconscionable interest.
Contract Law – Friendly loan agreement – Recovery of outstanding principal and interest – Applicability of Non-Bank Financial Institutions Act.
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27 February 2025 |
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Court orders equitable estate distribution among all six children of the deceased.
Succession law – Estate distribution – Beneficiaries' rights – Administrators' duties – Unlawful vesting of property.
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27 February 2025 |
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Accused convicted of robbery based on direct witness identification and circumstantial evidence linking them to the crime.
Criminal Law – Robbery – Conspiracy to commit robbery – Identification of accused persons – Burden of proof
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26 February 2025 |
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Accused convicted of stealing gold detector, sentenced to ten years imprisonment after admitting use as loan collateral.
Criminal Law – Theft – Dishonest appropriation – Proof beyond reasonable doubt – Prior conviction impacting sentencing.
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25 February 2025 |
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A continuous five-year separation proved breakdown; adultery unproven; the marriage dissolved and each party bears own costs.
Matrimonial Causes Act (Act 367) – Grounds for divorce – Section 2(1)(e) five-year non-cohabitation – Proof of adultery – evidential burden and standard of proof – Court’s discretion under section 2(3) to grant decree despite established facts.
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21 February 2025 |
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The plaintiff was awarded GHS50,000 general damages for breach after the defendant failed to pay for delivered goods.
Contract law — Sale of goods; purchase orders and invoices; breach by non-payment; general (unliquidated) damages; assessment in default appearance; evidence standard — preponderance of probabilities; exchange-rate loss considered.
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20 February 2025 |
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An unregistered company cannot be sued, and a third party cannot claim against a non-contracting employer.
Civil Procedure - Corporate Capacity - Unregistered company capacity to sue or be sued - Privity of Contract and liability of contracting parties.
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20 February 2025 |
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A marriage solemnized by an unlicensed minister at an unlicensed venue is void; court granted nullity, custody, maintenance and property orders.
Marriages Act (Cap 127) — formalities for ordinance marriages — unlicensed officiant and unlicensed venue — nullity under Matrimonial Causes Act (Act 367) — effect on children’s status — custody and maintenance orders — property settlement on annulment — acceptance of uncontradicted evidence in default.
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19 February 2025 |
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Marriage annulled due to non-compliance with legal formalities, unlicensed officiant, impacting property and children’s custody.
Family Law – Annulment of marriage – Impact of solemnization by unlicensed officiant – Valid marriage requirements
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19 February 2025 |
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The court acquits accused of stealing due to insufficient circumstantial evidence and lack of corroborative proof.
Criminal Law – Stealing – Circumstantial evidence – Burden of proof – Reasonable doubt
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17 February 2025 |
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Court granted divorce on inability to reconcile despite petitioner failing to prove alleged unreasonable behaviour.
Family law – Divorce – Breakdown beyond reconciliation – Standard and burden of proof – Unreasonable behaviour not established by mere assertion – CCADR settlement adopted as consent judgment under section 2(1)(f) Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367).
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14 February 2025 |
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Accused acquitted of causing unlawful damage due to insufficient proof of intentional wrongdoing.
Criminal Law – Causing unlawful damage – Burden of proof – Intentionality and unlawfulness of damage – Land ownership claims.
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13 February 2025 |
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Court affirmed plaintiff's ownership of shop and ordered defendant's immediate eviction due to rent defaults.
Tenancy law - Shop possession recovery - Tenancy agreement ownership claim - Rent default leading to eviction.
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12 February 2025 |
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The accused convicted for threatening the complainant; provocation is not a defence to threat of death.
Criminal law – Threat of death (s.75, Act 29) – Elements: threatening with death and intent to put victim in fear – Provocation/self‑defence not a defence to threat of death – Burden and standard of proof – Effect of inadequate police investigation and absent investigator on proof and sentencing.
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11 February 2025 |
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Accused acquitted of incest as DNA excludes him as father, confession deemed unreliable without corroborating evidence.
Criminal Law – Burden of proof – Incest – Confession and corroboration – DNA evidence and its impact on prosecution's case
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11 February 2025 |
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Accused acquitted of defilement due to prosecution's failure to prove beyond reasonable doubt.
Criminal Law - Presumption of Innocence - Burden of Proof in Defilement Cases - Proof beyond Reasonable Doubt - Identity Document Discrepancies affecting Guilt.
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11 February 2025 |
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Accused cleared of human trafficking charges but convicted for assaulting the victim.
Criminal Law – Human Trafficking – Conspiracy – Assault – Requirement of proof beyond reasonable doubt
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10 February 2025 |
