The Judiciary of Sierra Leone has suspended all High Court sittings at the Main Law Court Building in Freetown for Tuesday, 13th October 2026, to make way for the ongoing Supreme Court hearing on the controversial Constitutional Amendment.
In a public notice issued on Monday 12th October by the Deputy Master and Registrar, Mrs. Hulaimatu F. Christian-Moses, the Judiciary informed all lawyers, litigants and the general public that no High Court matter will be heard at the Main Law Court Building tomorrow.
“This notice is as a result of the ongoing proceedings before the Supreme Court on the Constitutional Amendment,” the notice stated.
According to sources at the Judiciary, the suspension has become necessary because the landmark constitutional matter has taken over the entire Main Law Courts Building on Siaka Stevens Street, with all five Supreme Court Justices sitting.
The Supreme Court, chaired by Chief Justice Komba Kamanda, is hearing three consolidated cases – S.C. 8/2026, 9/2026 and 11/2026 – filed against the Speaker of Parliament and the Attorney-General over the passage of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
The case, which was last heard on Thursday 8th October, was adjourned to Tuesday 13th October after a dramatic sitting that saw APC lead counsel Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara briefly detained for contempt of court.
The matter centers on whether Parliament properly passed the Bill on 10th August after APC MPs walked out. The plaintiffs say Speaker Segepoh Solomon Thomas wrongly declared it passed with 97 votes, instead of the 100 votes – two-thirds of 149 MPs – required by the 1991 Constitution.
The Judiciary has advised that the suspension only affects High Court courts at the Main Law Courts Building. Litigants whose cases were slated for Tuesday should check with the Master’s Office for new dates.
Normal High Court sittings are expected to resume on Wednesday, 14th October.
