The huge financial costs and cumbersome legal procedures associated with legal representation, access to justice in Ghana, have become the preserve of the rich, Daniel Owusu-Koranteng has said.
The President of Ghana National Association of ADR Practitioners, Owusu-Koranteng, insists the outrageous court fees have shut out the middle-class and the downtrodden to either represent themselves in court or avoid the legal system. "A legal system where assess to justice is based on affordability of funding litigation for many years is a structural denial of access to justice for many citizens who fall within the poverty bracket. "It is only through innovations like the promotion of ADR that can ensure assess to justice to citizens regardless of their social and economic standing," he stated.
Daniel Owusu-Koranteng made the observation in a speech delivered at the graduation ceremony of the Institute of Paralegal Training and Leadership Studies on March 8, 2025.
The theme of the graduation was "ADR: A Path to a More Just and Peaceful World".
