General News of Wednesday, 21 June 2017Source: classfmonline.comUphold legal ethics - CJ to lawyersChief Justice, Sophia AkuffoJustice Sophia Akuffo on Tuesday began her term as CJ by joining a five-member Supreme Court panel to hear a case of contempt of court brought against a lawyer. Mr Adu Mantey is said to have connived with his client and filed an application to a vacation judge to retrieve GHS873,561, which was the subject of litigation between the lawyer's client and the Forestry Commission of Ghana. A High Court had originally ordered that the money be kept at its registry pending the final determination of the case. Delivering a short ruling, Chief Justice Akuffo cautioned and discharged both the lawyer and his client and indicated that the court would refer the lawyer to the General Legal Council for disciplinary proceedings to be instituted against him. Before the start of proceedings at the Supreme Court, however, a lawyer of 51 years’ standing who was present in court, James Ahenkorah, welcomed the new Chief Justice and congratulated her on the Bar’s behalf for assuming the high office of Chief Justice.

Source: GhanaWeb June 21, 2017 14:48 UTC