THE REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT (CRIMINAL COURT ‘1’), ACCRA, EX-PARTE: KWASI AFRIFA ESQ., DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL [2022]DLSC11673

THE REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT (CRIMINAL COURT ‘1’), ACCRA, EX-PARTE: KWASI AFRIFA... [2022]DLSC11673

Date	2022-04-27
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTION NO. J7/10/2022
Citation No.	[2022]DLSC11673

PWAMANG JSC (PRESIDING)

DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC

TORKORNOO (MRS.) JSC

HONYENUGA JSC

AMADU JSC

PROF. MENSA-BONSU JSC

KULENDI JSC

KWASI AFRIFA ESQ. APPEARS IN PERSON FOR THE APPLICANT/APPLICANT.

NANA YAW NTRAKWAH ESQ. FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY/RESPONDENT.

[2022]DLSC11673
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>HIGH
COURT (CRIMINAL COURT ‘1’), ACCRA, EX-PARTE: KWASI AFRIFA ESQ.<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>DISCIPLINARY
COMMITTEE OF GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL<o:p></o:p>(INTERESTED
PARTY/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL MOTION NO. J7/10/2022&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE:
27TH APRIL, 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>KWASI
AFRIFA ESQ. APPEARS IN PERSON FOR THE APPLICANT/APPLICANT.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:143.25pt;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">NANA YAW NTRAKWAH ESQ. FOR THE INTERESTED
PARTY/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>PWAMANG JSC
(PRESIDING), DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC, TORKORNOO (MRS.) JSC, HONYENUGA JSC, AMADU
JSC, PROF. MENSA-BONSU JSC, KULENDI JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;
mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;AMADU JSC:-<o:p></o:p>INTRODUCTION:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:
justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
It is provided
under Rule 54 of the Supreme Court Rules, 1996 (C.I.16) as follows:-<o:p></o:p>“54 Grounds for Review<o:p></o:p>The court may review a decision made or given by
it on the ground of:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:72.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2">(a)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
exceptional
circumstances which have resulted in a miscarriage of justice; or <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:72.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2">(b)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
the discovery
of new and important matter or evidence which, after the exercise of due
diligence, was not within the Applicant’s knowledge or could not be produced by
the Applicant at the time when the decision was given”.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:
justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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