Africa
Sudan court orders end to internet shutdown
The military has released several civilian leaders but the deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok remains in detention.
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Asia
Aung San Suu Kyi asks to reduce court time due to ‘strained’ health
The UN estimates that 3 million people across the country are in need of humanitarian assistance, up from 1 million prior to the coup. Access for aid agencies, however, is extremely limited. According to Save the Children, displaced people...
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General
Take swift action against Owusu Bempah’s men for attacking Journalists-GJA demands
On Friday, March 15, 2019, Owusu Bempah stormed the premises of Radio XYZ in the company of four gun wielding thugs in search of a radio presenter at the station.
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US
Senate Judiciary Committee to hold hearing on Supreme Court’s abortion ruling and ‘shadow docket’
The Supreme Court must operate with the highest regard for judicial integrity in order to earn the public’s trust,” Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, said in a statement
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General
Former IGP sues Net 2’s ‘The Seat’ show host for defamation
The defendant transmitted and/or caused the publication to be published on Net2 TV’s YouTube and Facebook accounts which the defendant has left to open access to an unquantifiable number of users globally of the internet on the world wide w...
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US
U.S. Supreme Court gives states more leeway to restrict voting
The case involves a 2016 Arizona law that made it a crime to provide another person’s completed early ballot to election officials, with the exception of family members or caregivers
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Business
Supporting the legal profession
Legal aid solicitors will benefit from a 10% uplift in legal aid fees and have access to a £9 million fund to help those experiencing hardship as a result of COVID-19.
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Opinion
Oral Team: Legal Powers and Legal Limitations
The article examines the legal framework and limitations surrounding the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Preparatory Team established by Ghana’s President-Elect John Dramani Mahama. It concludes that while ORAL's evidence-gathering activi...
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Europe
UK to make salary disclosure compulsory in job adverts under new law
Although the legislation has not yet been introduced, Mr Burnham is urging employers to begin publishing salary details immediately rather than wait until the requirement becomes law.
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Business
Bank of Ghana moves to tighten cyber rules as digital payments surge
Officials say a revised Cyber and Information Security Directive is expected early next year, with tougher governance requirements, clearer accountability structures and enhanced sector-wide monitoring.
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Courts
Court halts operation of three information centres over noise pollution
The directive mandates that their operations remain suspended until the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) evaluates their noise levels and grants approval for them to resume broadcasting.
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Crime
NIB intercepts consignments of cocoa for smuggling in Dambai
The three truck consignments concealed as crates of minerals are believed to have journeyed from the Ashanti region, through the Eastern and crossed the Volta River from Afram Plains into Oti, before being intercepted by officials of the NI...
GNA
Africa
Sierra Leone lifts curfew after breakout from Freetown's Pademba Road Prison
There will be a new nine-hour night-time curfew beginning at 21:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Monday, the information ministry says.
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Tech
Authors file copyright infringement against OpenAI, claiming books used as training material for ChatGPT
It alleged that large portions of the copyrighted material was allegedly used to train ChatGPT to enable it to “emit convincingly naturalistic text outputs in response to user prompts,” according to the complaint.
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Courts
High Court dismisses contempt case against North-Tongu MP
The MP was cited for contempt for allegedly throwing and kicking a court process against him at the premises of Metro TV.
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Courts
Court directs Rev. Kusi Boateng’s lawyers to properly serve Ablakwa on contempt application
The MP has been cited for contempt by Rev Kusi Boateng for allegedly throwing and kicking a court process at the premises of Metro TV after the latter sued and secured an injunction against him.
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Courts
Rev Kusi Boateng's ‘purported’ process servers not from Judicial Service- Ablakwa on contempt application
He notes that his search has revealed that the process servers who purportedly served him, do not belong to the Judicial Service.
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Tech
Colombian judge uses ChatGPT in drafting court ruling
The judge's use of generative AI technology has garnered attention around the world from lawyers and others, and has prompted much debate. The judge, Juan Manuel Padilla, says the tool is a way to more quickly reduce the backlog of cases in...
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Europe
Manchester City charged by Premier League over several alleged breaches of financial rules
The alleged breaches span a period across a number of seasons and relate to several areas of financial information including revenue, details of manager and player remuneration, profitability and sustainability.
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Courts
Alleged conflict of interest: Rev Kusi Boateng secures injunction against Ablakwa's further publication
The MP in recent weeks had made allegations bothering on conflict of interest and corruption against Rev Victor Kusi Boateng concerning some aspects of the financing of the National Cathedral project.
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