The husband of Ruth Eshun, the nurse who’s death has shocked the country, remains in a state of shock as he comes to terms with the death of his spouse, who he had three kids with.

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He said despite the important role that technology can play in ensuring effective justice delivery, the manual system must not be ignored.

He opined that the introduction of information technology into the legal system (e-court system), brings with itself a number of disadvantages, saying, “Technology cannot do everything for us; how do we use technology to answer a question which is asked in cross-examination? It’s the human mind”.

“There are certain matters which we can use technology, for example, pleadings, statements, defence: all these things can be done electronically, but in the end, the judge has to write his judgment. How does he do it? He is going to do it on paper”, he added.

Justice VCRAC Crabbe made the comment in Cape Coast at the annual lectures of the Legal Luminaries Platform of Law Students of the University of Cape Coast.

The programme, which brought together students and faculty members of the College of Legal Studies of the University of Cape Coast and senior high school students from some schools within Cape Coast, is the third since the College’s inception.

There have been calls for the country to accelerate efforts at implementing an e-court system which will see the courts use technologies like audio recording, audio, and computer conferencing through systems such as biometric identification, as well as dictation capturing software to help save time and writing of judgments.

However, VCRAC Crabbe warns that Ghana should be cautious in fully migrating to an e-court system, indicating that, “Don’t forget that these electronic systems have their difficulties and we have to guard against that, and I think one of the things we have to do is to consider the disadvantages and if the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, then we had better be careful because we know some of these things can be hacked”.

The retired Chief Justice also suggested the need for all stakeholders to reach a consensus on the intake of students at both training institutions and the Ghana Law School, proposing that a general agreement by all parties will end the admission brouhaha that is recently a subject of a legal tussle.

He noted, “The problem we are facing is a question of numbers, and I think the time has come for a dialogue between the Council of Legal education and all that are interested in legal education, especially the universities and the university colleges to come together to dialogue”.

He however noted that many people now want to enter the law profession, hence the need to regulate entrance into the profession.

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By: Jospeh Ackon Mensah/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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The Appointments Committee had earlier set June 19 for the vetting, but announced on Tuesday, June 13, that it had to reschedule the vetting to this week to avoid keeping the position vacant for long.

[contextly_sidebar id=”V9DtIeQfnbVoKQpbjOBsIR4Rg0ccDGXR”]The first Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu, told pressmen that it was necessary to fast-track the vetting to ensure that Justice Akuffo, when approved, fills in the position ahead of the retirement of the acting Chief Justice, William Atuguba.

“The Chief Justice [Georgina Theodora Wood] has retired already… a vacuum, so to speak, has been created because the next available senior [Justice William Atuguba] is also due to retire in a few days from now. We considered all the circumstances and as a committee, we reviewed the fact that to date, no petition has been brought against the CJ nominee. It may be helpful to abridge the time and do it as quickly as possible.

“That will enable us to take the whole day [on Friday] and use the weekend to prepare a report and probably by Monday we’ll be ready for the report to be considered by the plenary,” Joe Osei Owusu said.

He added that, “This week, she [Sophia Akuffo] may not be able to start work, but beginning next week, she may be able to start work in full and administration of justice can then continue without any vacuum.”

President Akufo-Addo last month announced Justice Sophia Akuffo as his choice of successor of Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood who retired on June 8, 2017.

About the CJ nominee

Sophia Akuffo had her Masters in Law (LLM) from the Havard University in the United States.

She has been a member of the Governing Committee of the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute and the Chairperson of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Task Force.

In January 2006, she was elected one of the first judges of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights initially elected for two years, she was subsequently re-elected until 2014 and is at present serving as Vice-President of the Court.

She has written The Application of Information & Communication Technology in the Judicial Process – the Ghanaian Experience, a presentation to the African Judicial Network Ghana (2002). If confirmed by parliament Justice Sophia Akuffo will be the fifth Chief Justice under the fourth republic after; Isaac Kobina Abban who served between 1995 to 2001.

Edward Kwame Wiredu also served between 2001 and 2003 while George Kingsley Acquah served from 2003 to 2007 before Georgina Theodora Wood from 2007 to 2017.
Justice Akuffo will also be the 13th Chief Justice in the history of the Republic of Ghana.

Meanwhile, the vetting of Irene Naa Toshie Addo as District Assembly Common Fund Administrator is scheduled for 20th June.
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This year’s Citi FM Business Olympics promises to be very exciting with the announcement of Surfline Communications as the main sponsor of the much anticipated event.

Registered companies are eagerly preparing for the big day and are telling listeners and the general public what to expect on the big day.

With Surfline on board, the level of excitement has been raised a notch higher because of the #SurfWow effect expected to rock the event.

Surfline officially launched Ghana’s first 4G LTE network in Accra and Tema recently. With internet speeds that are faster than 3G services currently on offer, Surfline is enabling businesses and individuals do business faster – with reliable and affordable data services.

Athleticism meets wits, team work, strategy and determination at this year’s edition of the Citi FM Business Olympics on Saturday 20th September 2014.

The Citi Business Olympics, the biggest gathering of businesses and professionals, brings together thousands of people yearly to compete in various sporting disciplines and network as well.

Companies would compete for trophies and the ultimate bragging rights at the plush Burma Camp Leisure Center from 8am to 4pm on Saturday September 20.

The competitive games for this year’s event include 7-a-side soccer, 50 metre dash, lawn tennis,table tennis, arm wrestling, scrabble, volley, swimming, tug of war, badminton, basketball and the lime and spoon race.

 Participants would also enjoy the non-competitive games including cards, draughts, oware, ludo andcounters ball.

Companies can register by calling 0302226013.  For further information, visit citifmonline.com for details.

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By: Kojo Akoto Boateng/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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