FRUITS OF A POISONED TREE: A CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY ANALYSIS OF CHIEF JUSTICE ISSUED PRACTICE DIRECTIONS SINCE 2018.
Introduction
In April this year, the present Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana issued about thirteen [13] Administrative Guidelines and Practice Directions for the guidance of the courts, court officials and lawyers.
The issuance of such directions at the instance of the Chief Justice has been more forthcoming from the last three Chief Justices1 of our country. They all tried to address concerns about the justice delivery system more frontally in dealing with the rules to be applied to regulate practice and procedure before the courts and the performance of judges, magistrates and lawyers.
I am clear in my mind, however, that many of the Practice Directions issued by the recent Chief Justices especially the ones unleashed in April are unconstitutional, unnecessary and not justifiable and will actually not achieve much.
The reason for my submission above is that the Practice Directions issued by Chief Justices especially the recent Administrative Guidelines and Practice Directions issued by Her Ladyship Sackey Torkornoo CJ…click to read more.
