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Africa
Niger lawmakers want gay relationships criminalised
The vast majority of Niger’s population is Muslim, but it has a secular government and there is currently no specific law on same-sex relationships.
BBC9 December 2022
US
Florida lawmaker charged with pandemic aid fraud
State Rep. Joe Harding of Ocala, Florida, illegally obtained or tried to obtain more than $150,000 in pandemic loans from the Small Business Administration for two corporate entities that had been dormant until he applied for the funds
Seattle Times8 December 2022
Supreme Court News
Parliament Appointments Committee approves two Supreme Court nominees
In accordance with Article 144 (2) of the Constitution, President Akufo-Addo in July nominated four justices for their appointment unto the Supreme Court bench.
DL News7 December 2022
Courts
Plumber freed after five years wrongful imprisonment
Emmanuel Darko, on October 17, 2017, was found guilty by the Accra Circuit Court 1 alongside trader Kwame Konadu and Abdulai Rashid for conspiracy to rob and five counts of robbery
Ghanaian Times6 December 2022
US
US Supreme Court hears case of web designer who doesn't want to work on same-sex weddings
Challenging the law is Lorie Smith, a custom web designer who is opposed to same-sex marriage. "I want to design for weddings that are consistent with my faith," she says.
NPR6 December 2022
General
Demystifying civil procedure: Bobby Banson on new book Civil Litigation in the High Court of Ghana
The book would be launched on Friday, December 9, 2022, at the Movenpick Ambassadors Hotel in Accra.
DL News5 December 2022
Business
Owusu Sekyere(Esq) elected National president of Rural Banks Association
The lawyer, who is the Ashanti Regional President of the GBA, served as the Vice President of the Rural Bankers Association in the Ashanti Region.
DL News23 November 2022
General
H-Kwasi Prempeh writes: 'The lawyerization and judicialization of the business of Parliament is bad for our democracy'
Coming to this business of the motion of censure, we have just witnessed the lawyerization or judicialization of what is fundamentally a political, not a legal, sanction.
H.Kwasi Prempeh22 November 2022
Courts
Takoradi fake kidnapping, pregnancy case: Court fines woman GH¢7,200
Josephine Panyin Mensah was charged with two counts of deceiving a public officer and publication of false news with intent to cause fear and panic.
DL News17 November 2022
General
844 new lawyers called to the Ghana Bar
Originally, 846 applicants were presented and were supposed to be called as new lawyers however two persons were denied the Call in the course of the program when it was realized that they had violated the Rules of Robing.
DL News11 November 2022
General
Thousands sign petition against decision to suspend aspiring Ghanaian lawyer's call to the Bar
Ama Governor, also a YouTuber received a letter from the Secretary of the GLC about a complaint of 'lack of good character' said to have been submitted by a ‘concerned citizen'.
DL News10 November 2022
Europe
Brexit: Northern Ireland Protocol bill continues amid election uncertainty
The protocol was agreed upon between the UK and the EU to avoid goods checks across Ireland's land border after Brexit.
BBC31 October 2022
US
New York City agrees to pay $26 million to 2 men wrongly convicted of Malcolm X murder
Both Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam were exonerated last year after a judge found “serious miscarriages of justice” in their cases.
CNN31 October 2022
Courts
STMA's suit to get Ghana Water Company to pay Property rates dismissed by court
"From the foregoing, it is not controversial to suggest that the combined effect of section 16 of Act 310 and section 2 (1) of Act 651 show that the Defendant is still exempted from payment of taxes."
DL News27 October 2022
Europe
China accused of operating 'secret police stations' in the Netherlands
The "police stations" allegedly claim to offer diplomatic assistance to Chinese nationals but have not been registered with the Dutch government.
Euronews27 October 2022
Courts
Painting ‘Stop work, Produce permit” on unauthorized building not enough notice for demolition-Court tells Assemblies
“Such writings on peoples structures do not conform to the intention of the Act empowering the Assemblies and that if they decided to give notice, it has to be in writing, on paper, specifying the date within which the offender must respond...
DL News24 October 2022
Africa
Rwandan Parliament rejects Bill on contraceptives for 15-year olds
Rwandan legislation considers a child any person who is under 18 years old. Currently, contraceptives are not allowed for children in Rwanda.
AllAfrica19 October 2022
General
Why the EC ought to revoke the registration of 17 political parties: Per Kusi-Appiah(JA)
"From the foregoing, I hold that the respondent (the Electoral Commission) was justified in refusing to issue a final certificate of registration to the appellant for non-compliance with section 9(c) of Act 574."
DL News17 October 2022
Business
Ghana’s Exemption regime: President, Diplomatic missions, Religious Organisations among privileged persons
An exemption is a waiver or variation of a tax, levy, rate, duty, fee, or charge provided for under an enactment
DL News12 October 2022
Business
Altar bread, Communion wafer, Tasbi, Sajjada, others exempted from customs duties, taxes: Did you know?
An exemption is a waiver or variation of a tax, levy, rate, duty, fee, or charge provided for under an enactment
DL News12 October 2022