General
Dampare, Egyir begin work
Last Friday, Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, the then IGP, handed over the flag of command to Dr Dampare at a pulling-out ceremony in honour of the outgoing IGP, a lawyer, who served the service for 33 years.
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Results for "Retired Justice of the High Court"
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Opinion
Stay of Proceedings of A Case: A Legal Gymnastics Tool to Delay Proceedings Before a Trial Court?
The article explains that merely filing a repeat application for stay of proceedings, or an application for certiorari or prohibition, does not automatically halt proceedings before a trial court. A stay only arises where the trial or appel...
Francis Obiri
Europe
Swiss trial opens for ex-FIFA boss Blatter, ex-UEFA chief Platini
The pair are being tried over a two million Swiss franc ($2.08m) payment in 2011 to Platini, who was then in charge of European football’s governing body UEFA.
aljazeera
Europe
British man who killed seriously ill wife cleared of murder
A British man who killed his seriously ill wife at their home in Cyprus has been cleared of her murder.
BBC
Africa
888 candidates fail Nigeria Bar exam
This was as 4,412 candidates were successful out of a total of 5,300 who sat for the examination.
thepunch
General
Mahama names Dr. Kofi Korankye-Sakyi as first Executive Secretary of ADR Centre
The appointment was made under Article 195(1) and Section 117(1)(e) of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, 2010 (Act 798), which created the center but left it without full administrative momentum for years.
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General
Bulgarian Embassy Building saga : Sole Inquirer recommends sanctions, Minister writes to AG
In his 149 pages report, the Sole Inquirer into the demolition of the Embassy’s building has made a recommendation for sanctions to be meted out to the private developer and due compensation also made to the Embassy.
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Crime
Alleged goat thief paraded through community
Abalo Kwesi, the suspected thief, was made to carry the goat on his neck in the full glare of the residents during the march, with children and some youth singing to further humiliate him.
GNA
General
Help the Police to consolidate peace and security – Police Council told
The President made the call when he swore into office the newly constituted Governing Council at the Jubilee House in Accra on Tuesday.
GNA
Supreme Court News
Full Ruling: Why Supreme Court rejected Oppong Nkrumah’s legal vacation trial injunction
The Supreme Court rejected Kojo Oppong Nkrumah’s injunction application after finding no law prohibiting criminal trials during the legal vacation and no evidence that the Chief Justice’s warrants were discriminatory or improperly issued. T...
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Courts
Chief Justice’s integrity unquestionable – JUSAC President declares
The Chief Justice, the JUSAG President admitted, was not immune from questions of alleged misconduct
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Crime
Court denies man who shot soldier in Kasoa bail
The court also denied bail to his accomplice, Nana Amo Kofi Kwakye, who was recently arrested by the police and arraigned.
GNA
Supreme Court News
Full judgment: Supreme Court reasoning in CDD and Others vs. Attorney General
The Supreme Court, in the opinion of Amegatcher JSC, held that the issue of leave of the Auditor-General is an administrative matter within the purview of the Auditor-General and his Management.
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Crime
Pastor in court for allegedly taking deposits without BoG license
Enock Mawuli Sabah Kugbedzi, the head Pastor of Kingdom Chapel International, Nungua-Buade, pleaded not guilty to “operating a deposit taking institution without license.”
GNA
Courts
Evangelist and prophetess jailed 11 years for stealing GH¢265,000 from retiree
Samuel Kwesi Tsogbe, the 33-year-old evangelist was sentenced to six years imprisonment and Esther Christ, a 63-year-old prophetess was put away for five years
GNA
Africa
Angola ex-president’s daughter ordered to return $500 million in energy shares
The British-educated billionaire businesswoman has faced several allegations of plundering the public purse and funnelling the money abroad.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Maxwell Opoku Agyemang not qualified for recommendation, nomination as Justice of Court of Appeal: A-Plus, Brogya Genfi to SC
The plaintiffs aver in their suits that Mr. Maxwell Opoku Agyemang, who is a senior lecturer at the Ghana School of Law, per findings made against him, renders him unqualified to be appointed as a Justice of the Court of Appeal
DLN
Courts
Surveyor, pastor and chief in court over alleged Accra land fraud
James Kumbaya Damalie, 60, a land surveyor; Peter Hammond, 58, a pastor; and traditional leader Nuumo Kankam, 65, all pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned before Her Honour Susana Eduful.
DL News
Courts
Ex-Black Stars player granted GH¢100k bail over alleged visa fraud
The Court presided over by Mrs. Susana Eduful, stipulated that each surety must earn a minimum of GH¢5,000.
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Courts
Accra lawyer in court over alleged GH¢800,000 excavator fraud
Prosecutors say Effah-Dartey acted in concert with others to mislead the buyer into paying part of the purchase price for an excavator that did not belong to the purported sellers.
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