REPUBLIC
V.
YEBOAH; EX PARTE NYEMITEI AND ANOTHER

(1988) JELR 69875 (HC)

High Court · 5 Jul 1988 · Ghana
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[1991] 1 GLR 587

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LUTTERODT J.

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case

contempt of court

management committee

halsbury’s laws

agents of destruction

directors of the club

due administration of justice

legal rights

times newspapers ltd. case

constitutional right

nana wereko ampem

present applicants

real risk

accra hearts of oak sporting club

appointment of the management committee

behalf of the council of patrons

british broadcasting corporation

celebrated case of attorney-general v

chairman of the board of directors

civil action

civil contempts

clear innuendoes

common law principles

counsel’s contention

criminal contempt

director of the said newspaper

exhibit gao

fair trial

following argument

forms of contempt

issue no.

law lords

local sports newspaper

lord diplock

nature of public injury

nature of the applicants

number of articles

obvious reasons

order of attachment of the respondent

particular importance

portions of those publications

position of the law lords

processes of the court

proof of a mere remote possibility of the article

public interest

published matter

thrust of counsel

times newspapers ltd.

trial judge

understanding of the defendants

LUTTERODT J.: On 22 October 1987, the chairman of the board of directors and a director respectively of Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club caused a writ of summons to be issued on their behalf and on behalf of all other directors of the club against Nana Wereko Ampem II alias E. N. Omaboe and Nana Akoto Djan alias Harry Sawyerr who are also very important personalities in the club. While this suit No 2917/87 is pending, a number of articles have been published in a local sports newspaper known as Africa Sports. Of particular importance is the issue No. 101 and dated 2-9 May.

The present applicants being highly aggrieved by those publications, have brought this application praying for an order of attachment of the respondent who is managing director of the said newspaper. What then is the nature of the applicants’ case? They complain bitterly of certain portions of those publications which the applicants describe as “couched in vituperative language, highly abusive and so extremely preju…

REPUBLIC V. YEBOAH; EX PARTE NYEMITEI AND ANOTHER

REPUBLIC
V.
YEBOAH; EX PARTE NYEMITEI AND ANOTHER