QUANSAH AND ANOTHER vs. DUODU

JUDGMENT OF HAYFRON J. Two questions were to be determined in this application: the first is whether this application has been made within time and the second is whether it is necessary to obtain special leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal against a ruling of the High Court in an interlocutory matter. In Aryeetey v. Smith [1962] 1 G.L.R. 114 Ollennu J. (as he then was), held that the right to appeal accrues on the day of the final judgment or order against which it is sought to appeal; and that in cases where appeal lies by special leave only, the application for special leave to appeal ought to be brought within fourteen days of the date of the judgment or order. He said at page 115 that where an appeal lies by special leave only, the would-be appellant loses his right to apply for special leave to appeal if he fails to file an application for special leave to appeal within fourteen days of the judgment or order. This application is for special leave to appeal against an ...