A warrant issued by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie authorising a judge to sit during the 2026 legal vacation does not restrict the judge to emergency applications or interlocutory matters. The warrant does not identify particular cases the judge is required to hear, nor does it expressly limit proceedings to emergencies, motions or interlocutory applications. The wording is significant amid claims by private legal practitioner Samuel Atta Akyea that substantive and part-heard cases should ordinarily not continue during the legal vacation. Speaking on JoyNews’ Top Story, Mr Atta Akyea argued that vacation judges traditionally dealt with urgent matters rather than substantive trials. Justice Achibonga’s warrant confirms that he has been authorised to sit as an additional High Court judge at the Specialised Court ‘1’ and “conduct hearings” during the 2026 legal vacation.