Deputy Attorney General rejects GBA's position, backs Chief Justice on vacation courts

Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai has challenged the Ghana Bar Association’s position that courts should not conduct trials during the legal vacation, insisting that selected Vacation Judges have the authority to hear substantive cases during the period.

Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai says Vacation Judges can conduct trials during Ghana’s legal vacation and lawyers cannot unilaterally refuse to appear in court.

Speaking in Sunyani on August 10, the Chief Justice said lawyers cannot simply refuse to appear in court because a case has been scheduled during the legal vacation.