Legal vacation trials: Chief Justice has power to order specific cases heard – Young Lawyers Forum President

President of the Young Lawyers Forum of the Ghana Bar Association, Noah Ephraem Adamtey Tetteh, has defended the Chief Justice’s authority to direct that specific cases be heard, rejecting arguments that vacation courts are limited strictly to interlocutory matters and emergency applications.

Mr Tetteh said the debate should therefore focus on two separate issues, including whether the Chief Justice’s warrant directed judges to perform specific acts.

According to Mr Tetteh, the Chief Justice has the legal authority to determine that particular cases should be heard.