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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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August 2025
Zowonoo v Dadzie (C2/29/2024) [2025] GHACC 81 (26 August 2025)
Plaintiff awarded general damages for breach of vehicle lease; aggravated and unlawful-detention claims dismissed for insufficient evidence/double recovery.
Contract law – vehicle lease – summary judgment for liquidated sums upheld; breach established; unlawful detention not separately awarded to avoid double recovery; aggravated damages denied for lack of proof; general damages and costs awarded.
 26 August 2025
Ayayi v Boadu (GR/KB/CCT/A1/02/2020) [2025] GHACC 150 (25 August 2025)
A prior registered 99‑year lease and subsequent assignment prevail over a later family lease; defendant held a trespasser.
Land law – registered lease and assignment – priority of title – nemo dat quod non habet – effect of later family proceedings on prior purchaser – trespass – remedies: declaration, possession, perpetual injunction, nominal/general damages, costs.
 25 August 2025
Republic vrs Vincent (C7/37/2025) [2025] GHACC 145 (25 August 2025)
Accused convicted of unlawful entry and stealing; acquitted of causing unlawful damage.
Criminal law – Unlawful entry; Stealing – elements of appropriation and dishonest intent; weight of admissions and identification evidence; failure to prove causal identity for property damage; sentencing (penalty units and defaults).
 25 August 2025
Nkrumah v Addo (C5/13/2025) [2025] GHACC 77 (22 August 2025)
Marriage dissolved where parties lived apart two years; unreasonable-behaviour allegation unproven; settlement adopted as consent judgment.
Family Law – Matrimonial Causes Act – breakdown beyond reconciliation – separation for two continuous years – allegations of unreasonable behaviour must be proved with cogent evidence – adoption of parties’ Terms of Settlement as consent judgment on ancillary reliefs.
 22 August 2025
Tettey v Yartey (C5/06/2025) [2025] GHACC 68 (15 August 2025)
Petitioner proved marriage breakdown from adultery and unreasonable behaviour; divorce granted and settlement adopted as consent judgment.
Family law – Divorce – Breakdown beyond reconciliation – Adultery and unreasonable behaviour – Burden and standard of proof (preponderance of probabilities) – Admission of adultery as trustworthy evidence – Adoption of Terms of Settlement as consent judgment.
 15 August 2025
Jackson v Nkansa-Gyane (C2/05/2023) [2025] GHACC 75 (8 August 2025)
Tenant liable for USD 90,500 rent arrears, unauthorized alterations breached lease; counterclaims dismissed, interest and damages awarded.
Landlord-tenant — unpaid rent — acceptance of liability — unauthorized structural alterations — breach of express tenancy covenants — counterclaims for remedial costs and alleged lost cash dismissed for lack of evidence and self-help breach — interest on foreign-currency debt at LIBOR — eviction obtained via Rent Control order.
 8 August 2025
Awale v Bashiru (A1/15/2022) [2025] GHACC 60 (7 August 2025)
Plaintiff’s purchase proved; defendant’s occupation was permissive not adverse—title, injunction, rent account and costs awarded.
Land law – declaration of title – proof of sale and root of title – burden of proof – adverse possession and limitation – permissive occupation versus hostile possession – injunction and account of rents – costs.
 7 August 2025
Republic vrs. Vordzorgbe (D21/194/2023) [2025] GHACC 62 (4 August 2025)
A voluntary cautioned confession can be preferred to inconsistent testimony to convict the accused of robbery; related harm charge expunged.
Criminal law – Robbery with offensive weapon – Admissibility and weight of investigation caution statement – Preference of confession over inconsistent oral testimony – Effect of complainant’s absence – Avoidance of double conviction for associated harm.
 4 August 2025