Courts
In absentia or not: Court to decide in former MASLOC boss case Feb 24
The presiding judge has thus directed the parties to file their Supplementary affidavits.
DL News
Results for "government project bids"
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Africa
Poor Kenyans likely to end up on death row - Study
Kenya's death penalty disproportionately affects people from low-income households, many of whom lack proper legal representation.
DW
Business
2 CSOs threaten legal action against MoFA over US pork imports
Two of such stakeholder civil society organisations (CSOs) – the Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG) and National Pig Farmers Association (NPFA) – have said they are being frustrated by MoFA
thebftonline.com, Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE
Europe
UK police officer, exposed as serial rapist, jailed for life
Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick, 48, admitted last month he was a serial rapist in what prosecutors described as one of the most shocking cases involving a serving police officer.
AP News
Africa
Bank manager arrested for 'hoarding' new Nigerian notes
The country recently redesigned its currency, but the changeover has not gone according to plan as there are not enough of the new notes to go around.
BBC
Others
Iran dancing couple given 10-year jail sentence
They were reportedly convicted for promoting corruption, prostitution, and propaganda.
BBC
Courts
Court orders sureties to pay GHC 5 million bail bond in trial of former MASLOC boss
This comes after the failure of the sureties to produce the accused person as of December 22. 2022 pursuant to the court’s earlier order.
DL News
Europe
16 bizarre laws in England and Scotland
In London it is unlawful to slide on ice or shake dust off your carpet in the street It is illegal to buy alcohol after 10pm in Scotland and you could be fined £100 You are also not allowed to let your pet mate with another from the Royal F...
MailOnline
Africa
Zimbabwe: Doctors and nurses face jail for striking as controversial Health Services Bill becomes law
The new law criminalises any collective job action which goes beyond 72 hours, and any member of the Health Service who breaches the Act shall be liable for a fine and a prison sentence
AllAfrica
General
Approve Justices Yao Gaewu, George Koomson for Supreme Court – Akufo-Addo to Parliament
President Akufo-Addo made the appeal during the swearing-in of Justices Ackah-Yensu and Adibo Asiedu at the Presidency on December 28, 2022.
citinewsroom
Courts
Trader grabbed over ¢250k theft
Ibrahim Amadu, charged with conspiracy to commit a crime, unlawful entry, and two counts of stealing, pleaded not guilty to the offences.
GNA
Africa
Nigeria: Accountant sentenced 304 years to jail for forgery, fraud
Sombo, who was convicted last Thursday, after a lengthy trial that started in 2010, had pleaded not guilty to the 61 count charges slammed on him by the country's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The Nigeria Lawyer
Africa
Facebook owner Meta sued for inciting hatred in Ethiopia
A group of Ethiopians and Kenyans are accusing Facebook's parent company of failing to regulate posts on Tigray conflict.
DW
General
Ghana to introduce Bill to give effect to Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The Statute sets out the crimes falling within the jurisdiction of the ICC, the rules of procedure and the mechanisms for States to cooperate with the ICC.
DL News
Africa
US imposes sanctions on Zimbabwe president's son
It accuses Emmerson Mnangagwa Junior of being linked to the businessman, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, who is already under US sanctions for alleged corruption.
BBC
General
UPSA Law School to host esteemed J.H. Jackson moot court competition in March
The contest, organized by the European Law Students Association and the World Trade Organisation(WTO), is the biggest moot court competition on WTO Law in the world.
DL News
Crime
UK says there will be justice over Kenyan woman's death
The body of Agnes Wanjiru, 21, was found in a septic tank at a hotel in central Kenya in 2012, nearly three months after she had spent an evening partying with soldiers.
BBC
Crime
5 quarry company managers arrested …for selective issuance of VAT invoice
The managers were arrested because during their visits to the premises of these companies, the GRA found them selectively issuing out the Value Added Tax (VAT) invoices to their customers, despite being registered to issue such invoices to...
theghanaiantimes
Europe
International Criminal Court prosecutor opposes EU plan for special Ukraine tribunal
Karim Khan pushed back against the plan European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced last week to establish a special court to prosecute Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
AP News
Europe
Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup
German reports say the group of far-right and ex-military figures planned to storm the parliament building, the Reichstag, and seize power.
BBC