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Civil procedure OSEI KOFI VRS. BOATENG (LD/0197/2020) [2024] GHAHC 130 (27 June 2024)

OSEI KOFI VRS. BOATENG (LD/0197/2020)

OSEI KOFI VRS. BOATENG (LD/0197/2020) [2024] GHAHC 130 (27 June 2024)

The High Court refused a land-pendence contempt application, finding no proof beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant was responsible for the alleged construction.

  • Contempt proceedings
  • Burden and standard of proof
  • Land ownership dispute
  • Execution of judgments
  • Contempt-of-court
  • Land-disputes
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Criminal law [2023] GHADC 532

Republic Vrs Adukpo

Republic Vrs Adukpo [2023] GHADC 532 (6 July 2023)

The prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the land and crops belonged to the complainant, and the accused's claim of ownership raised a reasonable doubt as to the unlawfulness of his conduct. The criminal court cannot resolve the underlying land ownership dispute, which is a matter for civil proceedings.

  • Unlawful damage
  • Burden of proof
  • Claim of right
  • Land ownership dispute
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Civil procedure [2023] GHACC 81

Blessed Field Properties Ltd. Vrs Isaac Tagoe & 3ors.

Blessed Field Properties Ltd. Vrs Isaac Tagoe & 3ors. [2023] GHACC 81 (30 May 2023)

The Circuit Court granted a joinder application in a land dispute, holding that the proposed joindees were necessary for complete and final determination.

  • Joinder of parties
  • Multiplicity of suits
  • Land ownership dispute
  • Joinder-of-parties
  • Land-dispute
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil procedure [2023] GHADC 880

ADJORNYO VRS FIAWOO (A1/03/23)

ADJORNYO VRS FIAWOO (A1/03/23) [2023] GHADC 880 (10 May 2023)

The district court dismissed an application for interim injunction over disputed land, holding the applicant had not shown a protectable legal or equitable right.

  • Interim injunction
  • Land ownership dispute
  • Contractual performance
  • Interim-injunction
  • Land-dispute
  • Property-law
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Criminal law [2023] GHACC 385

The Republic Vrs Kwofie

The Republic Vrs Kwofie [2023] GHACC 385 (28 February 2023)

Prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the complainant was the owner or occupier of the disputed land and that the accused's entry was unlawful, as the evidence established a genuine dispute of ownership, making the matter a civil rather than criminal issue.

  • Trespass
  • Land ownership dispute
  • Burden of proof
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