THE LAW 101: La Beach Demolitions – The State’s own documents, the courts’ orders – and the bulldozers

It involves an alleged compulsory acquisition of land by the State, agreements entered into by a government ministry and traditional authorities, commercial transactions involving the hotel company, and decisions of the High Court and Court of Appeal concerning the management of La Pleasure Beach.

The 2007 and 2008 agreements demonstrate that the hotel company negotiated commercial rights over portions of the beachfront with the La Pleasure Beach Management Committee.

On 23rd March, 2007, Hotel Investments (Ghana) Limited, the company associated with Labadi Beach Hotel, entered into an agreement with the La Pleasure Beach Resort Management Committee for the use of beachfront between the hotel's southern fence and the sea.