Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has called for tighter limits on appeals to the Supreme Court, arguing that unnecessary interlocutory appeals are contributing to delays in the administration of justice.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Point of View on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, she said some cases are taken to the Supreme Court through interlocutory appeals even when the substantive matters remain pending before the High Court.
“Sometimes there are also some matters which come to the Supreme Court only on what is called interlocutory appeal, which is so unnecessary and shouldn’t have come to the Supreme Court because the case itself might still be in the High Court,” she said.
According to Sophia Akuffo, such appeals can take years to determine, further delaying the resolution of the substantive cases.
She therefore argued that more cases should end at the Court of Appeal, particularly those that do not raise new or significant constitutional issues.
“A lot of other matters should end in the Court of Appeals if they don’t raise new issues or very sensitive constitutional issues,” she said.