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THE REPUBLIC
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COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE EX-PARTE: KWAME PEPRAH AND 5 OTHERS

(2011) JELR 65950 (CA)

Court of Appeal 24 Mar 2011 Ghana
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- The Court of Appeal overturned the High Court's prohibition order, holding that the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) did not exhibit bias or prejudice in its investigation into the Mabey & Johnson corruption a

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/7/2011
Judges:G.M. QUAYE J.A. (PRESIDING), APPAU J.A., SIR DENNIS ADJEI J.A
Counsel:MR. THADEUS SORY FOR THE RESPONDENT S/APPELLANTS ,MISS. BARBARA SERWA ASAMOAH FOR APPLICANT’S/RESPONDENTS (LED BY SAMUEL CUDJOE)

JUDGMENT

G.M. QUAYE, J.A,

On 11th June 2010, the High Court read a ruling in an application filed at the instance of the applicants/respondents herein and thereby made an order prohibiting the respondents/appellants from continuing with the process of investigating allegations that had been made in respect of the applicants/respondents.

After the brief preamble above, I consider that a short reference to the facts of this case which has come before us by way of an appeal from the ruling of the High Court aforesaid, would, to a large extent provide a worthy and appropriate starting point, and make readers and hearers as well, fine tuned to appreciate the case and this judgment.

At a point in time in 2009, there was wide speculation generally, from the Ghanaian public, which was a fall-out from, in the wake of, or in any case triggered off by an action that had been determined in the SOUTHWARK CROWN COURT in the United Kingdom, on 25th September 2009. That case was titled REGINA v. MABEY an…

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