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Tort ARTHUR VRS HOUSE OF HOPE CHURCH (A1/ 35/2023) [2024] GHADC 358 (25 January 2024)

ARTHUR VRS HOUSE OF HOPE CHURCH (A1/ 35/2023)

ARTHUR VRS HOUSE OF HOPE CHURCH (A1/ 35/2023) [2024] GHADC 358 (25 January 2024)

The District Court found that a church’s noisy activities in a residential area amounted to private nuisance and granted an injunction to stop worship use.

  • Private nuisance
  • Injunctions
  • Land use
  • Noise pollution
  • Residential zoning
  • Private-nuisance
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Criminal law [2023] GHACC 989

REPUBLIC VRS ASAMOAH & 2 OTHERS (BR/SY/CT/207/2023)

REPUBLIC VRS ASAMOAH & 2 OTHERS (BR/SY/CT/207/2023) [2023] GHACC 989 (4 October 2023)

Circuit Court judgment on unlawful timber felling and threat of harm. The third accused was convicted on plea for felling trees but acquitted on negligence and threat charges.

  • Felling timber without consent
  • Causing damage to forest reserve
  • Conspiracy
  • Threat of harm
  • Criminal-law
  • Environmental-law
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Criminal law [2023] GHACC 1026

REPUBLIC VRS DOMOTEY AND 5 OTHERS (B1/22/22)

REPUBLIC VRS DOMOTEY AND 5 OTHERS (B1/22/22) [2023] GHACC 1026 (31 August 2023)

The court found that the accused were engaged in illegal mining on the river Ankobra without the requisite license, and that their actions and admissions established both the act of illegal mining and conspiracy beyond reasonable doubt.

  • Conspiracy
  • Illegal mining
  • Licensing
  • Environmental protection
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Environmental law [2023] GHADC 715

OKYRE VII VRS AGBELI (A11/11/2023)

OKYRE VII VRS AGBELI (A11/11/2023) [2023] GHADC 715 (24 May 2023)

The court dismissed a challenge to a planned private burial, finding the defendant had obtained traditional and District Assembly approval under the relevant Act.

  • Private burial grounds
  • Public health
  • Community land use
  • District assembly approvals
  • Private-burial-grounds
  • Public-health
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Environmental law [2023] GHADC 698

OKYRE VII VRS AGBELI (A11/11/2023)

OKYRE VII VRS AGBELI (A11/11/2023) [2023] GHADC 698 (24 May 2023)

The court dismissed a challenge to a planned private burial, finding the defendant had obtained traditional and district assembly approval and followed due process.

  • Burial rights
  • Public health
  • Land use
  • Customary practices
  • Burial-rights
  • Public-health
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Environmental law [2023] GHADC 560

Okyre Vrs Agbeli

Okyre Vrs Agbeli [2023] GHADC 560 (24 May 2023)

The court dismissed a challenge to a planned private burial, finding the defendant had obtained traditional and district assembly approval under the governing burial law.

  • Private burial grounds
  • Public health
  • Community land use
  • District assembly approvals
  • Private-burial-grounds
  • Public-health
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Contract law [2023] GHADC 223

Danquah Vrs Wireku

Danquah Vrs Wireku [2023] GHADC 223 (9 May 2023)

The District Court held that an excavator-hire agreement for unlicensed small-scale mining was illegal and unenforceable, so the plaintiff’s claim was dismissed.

  • Illegality of contract
  • Unenforceability of contract
  • Burden of proof
  • Illegal mining
  • Illegality-of-contract
  • Unenforceability-of-contract
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Environmental law [2023] GHADC 556

Coffie Vrs Tolokpoe

Coffie Vrs Tolokpoe [2023] GHADC 556 (24 February 2023)

The court held that a defendant’s bathhouse behind the plaintiff’s window caused nuisance and ordered its relocation, with costs awarded.

  • Nuisance
  • Building permits
  • Public health
  • Environmental regulation
  • Building-permits
  • Public-health
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Civil procedure Republic Vrs Andzie [2023] GHAHC 270 (17 February 2023)

Republic Vrs Andzie

Republic Vrs Andzie [2023] GHAHC 270 (17 February 2023)

The Respondent was aware of the injunctive order and the sand winning activities, authorized his agents to continue the prohibited acts, and failed to take any steps to prevent or stop the activities, thereby willfully disobeying the court's order. The Applicants proved the contempt charge beyond reasonable doubt through direct and circumstantial evidence.

  • Contempt of court
  • Injunctions
  • Sand winning
  • Burden of proof
  • Agency
  • Enforcement of court orders
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Environmental law [2022] GHADC 267

Ebenezer Osei Vrs Paradise Praise Outreach Ministries

Ebenezer Osei Vrs Paradise Praise Outreach Ministries [2022] GHADC 267 (15 December 2022)

The District Court dismissed a nuisance claim against a church, finding the plaintiff failed to prove residential zoning, ongoing noise nuisance, or permit-related entitlement.

  • Nuisance
  • Zoning
  • Permits
  • Burden of proof
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Environmental-permit
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