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Samson’s Take: Corruption and side-chicks law
Passage of the witness protection law was the icing on the cake yet people who know are not using these legal tools to help fight corruption
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Results for "Ghana Bar Association Women’s Forum"
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Domestic violence affects more women in rural areas -Police
The Northern Regional Coordinator of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit(DOVVSU), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mr Emmanuel Holortu, has disclosed that Women and Children in rural environments experience more domestic an...
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Law faculties to train own lawyers, twice a year bar exam under new Legal Education Bill-Dafeamkpor
Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Tuesday, described the current legal training structure as monopolistic and plagued by corruption. A lawyer himself...
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Business
'Concise Law of Banking' book launched
Titled Concise Law of Banking, the book is authored by Reverend Mrs. Nana Kegya Appiah-Adu, a seasoned lawyer and minister of the gospel.
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Europe
Italy approves new law defining femicide as a distinct crime
The vote, held on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, marks one of the most decisive political responses to gender-based killings in the country’s recent history.
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Africa
Ugandan serial killer sentenced to 105 years in prison
Musa Musasizi was sentenced on Wednesday after pleading guilty to the murder of three women said to be his girlfriends and a three-month-old girl belonging to one of his victims.
BBC
US
Ex-United Nations employee sentenced for multiple rapes
The sentencing of a former United Nations communications specialist was punctuated by the tears and eloquence of some of his 13 sexual assault victims who said being drugged and raped by a man who had befriended them left them shattered.
ABC News
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One out of three women have suffered physical abuse- Ark Foundation
One out of three women have suffered physical abuse- Ark Foundation
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Africa
Uganda anti-pornography law dropped after backlash
Under the law, song lyrics and music videos could also be categorised as pornographic, with artists facing arrest and jail.
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Africa
Zimbabwe ruling party denies plan to ban miniskirts
The party accused an NGO allied to opposition party MDC for spreading the rumours.
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General
Boldly resist and report domestic violence – Ablakwa admonishes women
Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the North Tongu constituency in the Volta Region has admonished women to resist domestic violence.
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Ex-GBA President says bid to drop Association from Constitution is “partisan”
Speaking on Good Evening Ghana, Mr Boafo said the recommendation lacks a credible evidence base, arguing that none of the state bodies where the GBA plays a role has raised concerns about the association’s contribution or conduct.
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Ghana Bar Association selects SDD-UBIDS auditorium for 2025 Annual Conference
In a courtesy call to the Vice Chancellor, Professor Emmanuel Kanchebe Derbile, on March 13, 2025, the association's heads officially informed the school about the choice.
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General
GBA moves forward to hold 28th Annual Conference
The conference promises to be informative and pragmatically innovative
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Others
Singapore: Bar admission denied to 47-year-old who committed plagiarism twice during law course
Mr Gabriel Silas Tang Rafferty cannot submit a fresh application to be admitted as a lawyer in Singapore for at least five years.
The Straits Times
Others
QC who drank at court suspended for lack of cooperation
A silk who was sacked as a recorder after drinking alcohol at court has been suspended from practice for two months by a bar disciplinary tribunal.
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Business
High Court dismisses suit challenging Ghana Law Society registration
Justice Isaac Addo struck out the case on 31 March 2026, holding that the High Court lacked jurisdiction because the law relied on by the plaintiff sets out a different route for mounting such a challenge.Justice Isaac Addo struck out the c...
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Business
GBA, CIB, and 41 others risk being struck off companies register
The defaulting bodies have thus been directed to take the necessary steps to be in good standing by December 30, 2024.
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196 new lawyers called to the Ghana Bar
Today, May 5, 2023, at the International Conference Centre in Accra, the Mini Call Class of 2022 was presented and called to the Bar
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Bar Conference’21: Make the fulfillment of tax obligation criteria for lawyers’ good standing-AG to GBA
“Sad to say, many lawyers are caught in the phenomenon of tax evasion as they unjustifiably avoid being caught in the tax net either by understanding their profits or concealing their true income,
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