CJ allows courts to hear urgent cases following lifting of lockdown

The Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah has relayed initial measures put in place to subdue the spread of the novel of the coronavirus following the lifting of the partial lockdown on Accra, Kasoa, Kumasi, and Tema by the President last Sunday.

Justice Anin Yeboah had initially directed all legal cases in Accra and Kumasi to be adjourned to May and June 2020 following the restrictions of movement of persons in those areas.

Even though the President exempted members of the Judiciary from partial lockdown, Justice Anin Yeboah indicated that lawyers, litigants, and other court users should just stay at home.

The only courts working were those designated to deal with critical cases such as “breaches arising from the restriction orders and other criminal matters”.

The Chief Justice has now allowed courts across the lengths and breadth of the country to hear urgent cases henceforth.

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