[1968]DLHC16802 • July 22, 1968 • High Court
AKUFO-ADDO AND OTHERS vs. QUARSHIE IDUN AND OTHERS
The plaintiffs, three lawyers of notable standing, sued the Chief Justice, the Judicial Secretary, and the General Legal Council alleging that circulars issued by the defendants effectively denied them their right of audience as barristers in Ghanaian courts. They sought a declaration affirming their right and an injunction restraining the defendants from interfering with this right. The trial judge granted an interim injunction against the Chief Justice and Judicial Secretary but not the General Legal Council.
read moreJUDGMENT AMISSAH J.A. Amissah J.A. delivered the judgment of the court. This is an appeal from a decision of Anterkyi J. granting an interim injunction against some of the defendants in this action. The three plaintiffs, each of whom is a lawyer of considerable standing in the community, sued the Chief Justice, the Judicial Secretary and the General Legal Council. The plaintiffs complained that through the conduct of the defendants, namely, by the issue of certain circulars to judicial officers they had been denied their right of audience as barristers in the courts. They therefore sought a declaration of that right together with an injunction to restrain the defendants from interfering with its exercise. After issuing their writ and filing their statement of claim the plaintiffs made the application for the interim injunction. Argument having been heard, the learned judge gave a considered ruling in which he concluded that: "In the result the application for an order of interim ...