Africa
Kenya's 'fake lawyer' thanks his supporters
On Thursday, legal officials in Kenya urged police to arrest a man practicing under the name "Brian Mwenda".
BBC
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Why lawyer wants only husbands’ property but not wives’ shared during divorce
According to him, this is one of the surest ways to save most marriages ‘which are tearing apart just because of issues of who is entitled to what.'
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Tech
'No bad faith': Fake citations generated through ChatGPT don't warrant sanctions, attorneys argue
Attorney Steven Schwartz and his firm "have already become the poster children for the perils of dabbling with new technology; their lesson has been learned," his lawyers told the judge.
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Tech
Lawyer apologizes for fake court citations from ChatGPT
A lawyer used ChatGPT to write an affidavit in a personal injury lawsuit against an airline. Lawyers for the airline and the judge on the case could not find several of the cited court decisions. That's because those cases were completely m...
Business Insider
Courts
Copyright infringement: Srem Sai, another sue lawyer who won against Kpebu
You may recall that Mr. Awindago, the defendant in this case, won a similar case against the lawyer and Human Rights activist, Martin Kpebu this year
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US
US: Plastic surgeon charged for murdering missing lawyer
The lawyer, Steven Cozzi, had been missing since last Tuesday, when he disappeared at the law firm where he worked.
Sky News
US
High-profile US lawyer convicted of murdering wife and son
Alex Murdaugh was a high-profile lawyer from a wealthy family but the picture unravelled after he was caught stealing money from the family law firm.
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Supreme Court News
Assin North injunction case: Lawyer laments being unaware of panel composition
Speaking at the Supreme Court on February 15, the lawyer, owing to the retirement of a member of the original panel, Justice Agnes Dordzie from the bench, asked their lordships for directives
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US
US: Woman accused of murder attacks her lawyer in court
Taylor Schabusiness lunged at her lawyer after he asked a judge to delay her case. She is alleged to have strangled a man, as well as sexually abusing the victim and dismembering his body.
Sky News
General
On the issue of Ama Governor: The Law and the facts
This decision is an interim measure that the GLC as an administrative body assisting it to make a determination of the complaint. In this regard, it is incorrect for one to suggest that has concluded or determined the Petition in favor of t...
Research Desk
Africa
Fiery lawyer returns to Kenya after four-year exile
In 2018, Kenyan officials argued that the lawyer - who holds dual Kenyan-Canadian citizenship - was not a citizen. But Mr Miguna said his deportation was political.
BBC
Africa
Nigeria: Judge sends human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, to prison
Mr Effiong who is handling a case for his client before Justice Obot’s court in Uyo disclosed this in a message he posted on his WhatsApp status around 10:40 a.m. on Wednesday.
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Business
Africa’s 'blue economy' agenda not impossible – International lawyer
The International Lawyer expressed her confidence in the 2016 Lomé Charter on Maritime Security and Safety and Development in Africa which she believes will play a major role in driving the agenda.
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Tech
How Can ‘No-Code’ Digitally Transform the Legal Sector?
The legal sector’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic opens many doors to advancements facilitated through new technology. One such advancement is “no-code” software creation, a means by which firms can create their own digital solutions....
lawyer-monthly.com | Mat Rule
Tech
Is Artificial Intelligence Undermining The Legal System?
Globally recognised artificial intelligence expert Dr Lance Eliot explains how AI is undermining the legal system.
lawyer-monthly.com | Dr. Lance Eliot
General
Alleged $5m bribe: Akwasi Afrifa to meet GLC Feb. 16
The Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council (GLC) is set to meet Akwasi Afrifa, the lawyer who alleged a $5 million bribe involving the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah on February 16, 2022.
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Courts
Treason trial: Idea of the coup has been your brain-child – Defense counsel to witness
“What You told the court is not born by the video watched, nowhere did Mac Palm object to anything in like manner, the Court heard
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Courts
Lighthouse lawyer withdraws his representation
The church is expected to present a new legal team in the coming days
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General
Law students, lawyers need mental health courses to deal with tough study and work conditions – Clinical psychologist
Dr. Kwakye-Nuako has consequently urged lawyers and law students to seek professional assistance from the Ghana Psychological Association. Individuals may contact her via ckwakyenuako@gmail.com for such assistance as well.
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Courts
Oheneba Nkrabea’s case against Achimota School adjourned to May 17
The failure of the lawyer of Oheneba Nkrabea, one of the Rastafarian boys at the centre of the Achimota School dreadlocks saga, to file a letter of consent from his father to stand in as the boy’s next friend in a suit against the school an...
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