ALBERT GYAN VRS AWUKU M. LINDA (A4/12/2023) [2025] GHACC 53 (5 May 2025)
Court
Circuit Court
Case number
A4/12/2023
Divorce petition and cross-petition over breakdown of marriage, custody, maintenance, property, and compensation. The court dissolved the marriage and made ancillary orders.
YIADOM VRS. DARKO (A1/22/2018) [2025] GHADC 23 (29 January 2025)
Court
District Court
Case number
A1/22/2018
The petitioner made substantial contributions to the acquisition and cultivation of three cocoa farms and the construction of two bedrooms, kitchen, toilet, bath, and two stores during the marriage. The sum of GH¢50,000.00 is fair, just, and adequate compensation for her contributions, given the circumstances and her inability to utilize the farms due to her current situation. The respondent is ordered to pay this amount, and the agreed monthly maintenance for the children is upheld.
BOBIE VRS. OWUSU (BR.KS/A11/24/2024) [2024] GHADC 459 (13 August 2024)
Court
ghadc
The District Court at Kenyasi held that a disputed structure formed part of a shared speculative-structure allocation and ordered removal of the embargo.
BOBIE VRS OWUSU (BR.KS/A11/24/2024) [2024] GHADC 266 (13 August 2024)
Court
ghadc
The District Court at Kenyasi held that a disputed structure formed part of the plaintiff’s gifted share, ordered removal of the embargo, and dismissed damages and the counterclaim.
REPUBLIC VRS ALHASSAN (B7/4/23) [2024] GHADC 98 (15 February 2024)
Court
ghadc
The accused admitted in his caution statement that he did not deposit the money in the safe and could not account for its whereabouts. The prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused appropriated the sum of GHS18,649.00 dishonestly, satisfying all elements of the offence of stealing under Act 29.
QUARTEY VRS NUTSUGAH (A4/19/2016) [2024] GHADC 4 (12 February 2024)
Court
ghadc
The court dissolved the marriage, awarded custody of the children to the mother, ordered the father to pay monthly maintenance, and dismissed claims for damages and costs.
QUARTEY VRS NUTSUGAH (A4/19/2016) [2024] GHADC 14 (12 February 2024)
Court
ghadc
The court dissolved the marriage, awarded custody of the children to the mother, ordered monthly maintenance from the father, and dismissed claims for damages, compensation, and costs.
REPUBLIC VRS GYAMFI & ANOTHER (17/2021) [2024] GHACC 197 (12 February 2024)
Court
ghacc
The court found that Gabriel Kwasi Gyamfi intentionally and unlawfully caused harm to Adongo Zong by using a saw blade to inflict deep lacerations, and that Timothy Akumey abetted the commission of the crime by blocking the complainant and facilitating the confrontation. The accused persons failed to raise reasonable doubt or provide credible justification for their actions, and the prosecution's evidence was accepted as cogent and credible.
The High Court dismissed the plaintiffs’ land claim, held their dealings in the disputed plot unlawful, restrained interference, and awarded damages and costs to the defendants.
REPUBLIC VRS: LARWEH (D8/10/21) [2024] GHACC 19 (24 January 2024)
Court
ghacc
The sentence balances the severity of the harm caused, the need for deterrence, and the welfare of the convict's child, imposing five years imprisonment in hard labour and the statutory maximum compensation, considering both aggravating and mitigating factors.