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Business
10% discount on Vehicles, 30% others: New discounts on import values announced
The Government of Ghana has expanded the coverage of discounts on imports thus ‘Benchmark values’ to cover various items.
DL News2 March 2022
Europe
UK: Porn sites will be legally required to verify users’ age
The measures, to ensure users are 18 or over, could see people asked to prove they own a credit card or confirm their age via a third-party service.
BBC8 February 2022
General
Legal Professions Bill: Deans of Faculties to make recommendations
Prof. Atuguba assured students, parents, and guardians, that the newly formed Conference of Law Deans will work to assuage most of the challenges faced in legal education in Ghana.
DL News25 November 2021
General
New Wildlife Resources Management Bill to be presented to Parliament
The new bill, according to the ministry, will provide a management structure to give legal backing to the involvement of local communities in wildlife management and provide higher penalties and sanctions for wildlife offenses.
DL News4 November 2021
General
There is no evidential support for Anti-LGBT bill – Prof. Emerita Takyiwaa Manuh
“And what is proposed in the bill will make the situation worse. Because it will drive people underground as has been shown in various places
DL News18 October 2021
Africa
California bans non-consensual condom removal during sex
The bill was supported by the Erotic Service Providers Legal, Educational and Research Project (ESPLERP), an advocacy organisation founded and run by Doogan.
DL News11 October 2021
General
Parliament has received over 124 memos on anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
The bill known as the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 has generated debates all over the country. Initiated by 20 members of Parliament, it seeks to criminalize LGBTQ+ activities and advocacy.
DL News11 October 2021
General
Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021
A person who detains another person with the intent to cause that person to engage in a sexual activity prohibited under this Act commits an offence and is liable, on summary conviction, to a term of imprisonment of not less than one year a...
DL News9 October 2021
General
Parliament to lay Anti-LGBT bill for the first time
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin had previously announced that Parliament was preparing itself to pass a new law that would criminalize homosexual activities in the country by the end of 2021.
DL News2 August 2021
General
AG reveals 163 prison inmates are currently on death row
Clause 2 of the Constitution (Amendment) (Entrenched Provisions) Bill provides for the abolition of the death penalty.
DL News29 July 2021
General
Ghana needs former Presidents’ Bill- Legal practitioner
We need to have legislations that speak to financial arrangements and auditing of donations by public sector bodies
DL News19 July 2021
Opinion
Private Employment Agencies in Ghana: Opportunities, Legal Frameworks and How to Avoid Scams
Private employment agencies in Ghana offer valuable job placement services but are also a target zone for scams. This article explores their legal regulation, benefits, and how job seekers can protect themselves.
Naa Awura Dede Osabutey18 January 2026
Crime
Govt entreated to support poor, vulnerable facing prosecutions
Vagrancy laws criminalise the status of the poor and homeless, and not necessarily what they have done. These include loitering and hawking,”
DL News30 August 2021
General
Parliament passes Tribunals Bill
The passage forms part of government’s broader justice reform agenda aimed at improving access to justice and reducing pressure on the regular courts.
DL News17 July 2026
General
Parliament passes Community Service Bill to reduce prison overcrowding
The new law introduces community service as a non-custodial sentencing option for persons convicted of specified categories of offences.
DL News8 July 2026
General
Ghana to strengthen sea security with passage of Maritime Offences Bill
Its passage comes at a time when the Gulf of Guinea continues to face security threats that affect shipping, trade, seafarers and coastal economies.
DL News1 July 2026
General
Ghana’s Legal Education Reform: Understanding the Shift from Makola Law
This write-up is not intended as a criticism of either system. Its purpose is simply to help readers understand the differences between the current Makola system and the new reform model, and to appreciate what changes may lie ahead.
Richard Osei Boateng27 March 2026
General
Parliament passes Legal Education reform Bill to decentralize professional legal Education
At the centre of the reform is the creation of a Council for Legal Education and Training, a new body that will supervise legal education, set standards for curricula and oversee the broader training framework for future lawyers.
DL News27 March 2026
General
NIB reverts to BNI as parliament passes Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill
The legislation also removes the standalone office of Minister for National Security.
DL News19 March 2026
General
Interior Minister presents Community Sentencing bill to parliament
Introducing the bill in the House, Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak said the reform is designed to decongest prisons and reduce the cost of keeping low-level offenders behind bars.
DL News5 March 2026