THE REPUBLIC vs. JEFFLIN ACHEAMPONG EX PARTE YAA FREMA A.K.A. COMFORT SCHULTZ

JUDGMENT GIFTY AGYEI ADDO JA INTRODUCTION In the case of the REPUBLIC VRS: BANK OF GHANA AND 5 OTHERS; EX PARTE: BENJAMIN DUFFOUR CIVIL/APPEAL NO. J4/34/2018, dated 6th June 2018, the Supreme Court, at page 8 of the report, provides two instances by which a person may be guilty of intentional contempt. The Court pronounced thus: Intentional contempt may arise in two ways: • Where a person willfully disobeys an order or judgment of a court, and • where a party knowing that a case is sub-judice, engages in an act or omission which tends to prejudice or interfere with the fair trial of the case despite the absence of an order of the court. Under the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C. I. 47) two instances regulate contempt of court, per Order 43 and Order 50 respectively. The Supreme Court speaking through Atuguba, JSC (as he then was) held in the case of REPUBLIC VRS: HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION) ACCRA; EX PARTE MILLICOM GHANA LIMITED AND OTHERS (SUPERPHON...