General
66 Bills to be laid before Parliament on resumption
Eleven Bills are currently at the committee level, of which seven are Public Bills and four are Private Members bills.
GNA
Results for "Land rights law"
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing October 18- 20, 2022
According to Court sources, the particular cases up for consideration include writs, civil motions, and a civil appeal.
DL News
Africa
Zimbabwe: Lawyers challenge Judges wearing $3,000 wigs, say trend is wasteful, outdated and scary
In its analysis of seven pieces of legislation, ZLHR argued that money used to purchase the wigs, a vestige of colonial Rhodesia, could be used to finance better deserving requirements.
AllAfrica
Europe
Foreign detainees being held in jail despite completing their sentences, UK prison watchdog says
The report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons revealed that many migrants remain behind bars while "little or no progress" in their cases is being made.
Sky News
Africa
Lawyering associations in the Gambia demand independent inquiry into cough syrup deaths
The World Health Organisation (WHO) last week, issued a global alert, warning that four Indian-manufactured cough syrups could be linked to acute kidney injuries and children's deaths in July, August, and September.
DL News
Africa
Kenyan lawyer in ICC case linked to new president found dead
Paul Gicheru had pleaded not guilty earlier this year to all eight counts of interfering with witnesses in the case against William Ruto, who had been charged with involvement in violence after Kenya’s 2007 election that left more than 1,00...
AP News
Others
India: Court issues notice to state government on plea to limit weight of school bags carried by students
The plea has been filed with a concern about children's all round physical and mental health development.
Livelaw
Africa
Kenya’s supreme court upholds William Ruto’s win in presidential election
Ruto was announced winner on 15 August amid a divide within the electoral commission over the declared outcome, which showed that the vice-president had gained 50.5% of the vote, beating the longtime opposition leader, Raila Odinga, and nar...
The Guardian
Business
Cassius Mining’s potential suit against GoG : Minister moves to resolve amicably
There had been wide reports about the operations of Cassius Mining Limited in Ghana and the alleged trespass on their concession by Shaanxi Mining Limited which Cassius accuses the Government of looking on while its concessions trespassed.
DL News
Africa
Presidential election petition: High Court blocks Kenya's Chief Justice from gagging lawyers
The High Court quashed the Supreme Court (Presidential Election Petition Amendment Rules) 2022 that outlawed public comments on merits of a presidential election petition once filed at the Supreme Court and while it is still pending determi...
The Nation
Africa
Judge gets death sentence for wife's murder
In a highly publicized trial, Mohamed Adel was found guilty after confessing to the crime in court and was sentenced to death.
VOA Africa
Africa
South Africa: Finance Minister accused of sexual harassment
In a statement, Godongwana says the alleged victim is a female employee who had offered a “massage services” to him and other guests during a visit to the Kruger National Park in Skukuza.
The South African
Tech
Former Twitter Employee Convicted of Spying for Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Abouammo, a US resident born in Egypt, was found guilty by a jury Tuesday of charges including acting as an agent for Saudi Arabia, money laundering, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and falsifying records, following a two-week trial i...
Bloomberg
Europe
Ex-BBC DJ Alex Belfield found guilty of stalking other broadcasters
The ex-radio host, who presented on BBC Radio Leeds, was labelled "the Jimmy Savile of trolling" during a trial which heard he repeatedly posted or sent abusive messages, videos and emails.
Sky News
Business
Involve lawyers when starting companies for sustainability- Veritas Int'l Director
She made this known at a roundtable discussion held to commemorate the five-year anniversary of Veritas International and Trustees Limited, this week.
DL News
Europe
Neymar to be tried over irregularities in Barcelona transfer
The Brazilian international, his parents, and former Barcelona presidents Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu will be tried for alleged corruption related to the forward’s move from Santos to Barcelona in 2013.
AFP
Courts
Legal vacation: Courts in Greater Accra to conduct only virtual hearings
This directive comes as the courts would be embarking on the annual long vacation for the legal year, beginning August to September 2022.
DL News
General
Justice Sir Dennis Adjei to be sworn in at 66th Ordinary session of African Court
Justice Sir Dennis Adjei was elected, alongside Cameroonian judge, Justice Ntyam Ondo Mengue, at the just-ended 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union
DL News
Business
President set to launch Office of Registrar of Companies
The ORC, carved out of the Registrar General’s Department, will handle the registration of businesses such as private public companies limited and unlimited by shares, private public companies limited by guarantee, including churches, schoo...
GNA
US
Republicans help pass House Gay Marriage Bill
A Gallup poll in June showed increasing support for same-sex marriage, with 70% of American adults backing such unions
BBC