As part of the Third Term Court-Connected Alternative Dispute Resolution (CCADR) Week, a sensitization workshop has been held for Judges and Magistrates in the Eastern Region at the District Court “B” in Koforidua.

The Honourable Acting Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has at an official launch, opened the Third Term Court-Connected Alternative Dispute Resolution (CCADR) Week in Koforidua, in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

A trained mediator with over ten years’ experience in Court-Connected Alternative Dispute Resolution (CCADR), Madam Rose Adjei, has added her voice to calls for citizens to resolve their disputes in court using mediation, whiles highlighting its transformative impact.

The Judicial Service of Ghana has embarked on intensive week-long sensitization exercises on CCADR, ahead of the Third Term ADR Week Celebrations in Koforidua, in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

A Justice of the Court of Appeal with oversight responsibility for Court-Connected Alternative Dispute Resolution (CCADR), Her Ladyship Justice Angelina Mensah-Homiah has implored court users to embrace the CCADR and approach the alternative dispute resolution mechanism with a positive mindset that seeks to settle matters amicably rather than litigating in court over a long period.

The President of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, has in accordance with Article 144 (2) of the 1992 Constitution sworn-in seven new Justices to the highest court of the country – the Supreme Court. All seven Justices are from the Court of Appeal.

The Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church, Ghana, Most Reverend Prof. Johnson Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, has urged members of the Bench and Bar to recommit themselves to justice, integrity and fairness.