2023 ADR week set to begin on March 13
Justice Angelina Mensah-Homiah, a Justice of the Court of Appeal and Judge-in-charge, will address the press on Monday 13, 2023.
The first term of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) week for the legal year is set to begin on Monday, March 13, 2023.
Under the theme, “Improving Access to Justice a Post-Pandemic through the use of ADR”, the week would witness a mass mediation of cases at all 132 ADR-connected courts, a statement from the Judicial Service said.
The statement further noted that Justice Angelina Mensah-Homiah, a Justice of the Court of Appeal and Judge-in-charge, will address the press on Monday 13, 2023.
“Activities during the week would include sensitization of Court Users in all Court Connected ADR Courts and sensitization of Circuit Court Judges, Magistrates, Staff, and Mediators in the regions.
There would also be nationwide media engagements on ADR and ADR Coordinators.”
Background
The Judicial Service has adopted ADR as part of its adjudication process dubbed “Court-connected ADR”.
The aim of the programme is to ensure that access to justice in Ghana is made easier, cheaper, non-adversarial, expeditious, and flexible to all.
Pursuant to this, the Chief Justice in a policy directive has instituted an ADR week in every legal year term to give parties the opportunity to settle their cases through mediation and to run programmes and activities to create awareness on the availability of ADR as a compliment to the adjudication process in the courts.
