General
It’s time to establish District offices of the AG-Yaw Boafo Acheampong
According to him, this would curtail the phenomenon of police prosecutors who are left to handle criminal cases at that level.
DL News
Results for "Capacity"
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General
Former AG appointed Chair of AWLA
AWLA is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-sectarian, professional organization of women lawyers in Nigeria and Africa generally.
DL News
General
Waste officer advocates the passage of law on segregation of waste materials
He said instead of lumping waste materials – plastics, papers, food and other items together, it would do the nation a lot of good if there was a law mandating citizens to segregate their waste materials.
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Africa
African Court Delegation Visits ECOWAS Court to Strengthen Judicial Cooperation
Throughout the five-day program, both courts will exchange overviews of their institutions, discuss common interests such as case management and human rights jurisprudence, and explore areas for collaboration.
DL News
General
We need modern archive centre to store court records – Chief Justice
She said that would ensure easy retrievals whenever citizens and court users needed them.
GNA
General
Renowned Ghanaian lawyer reported dead after scuba diving in Dubai
She collapsed shortly upon returning to her hotel and died afterward.
DL News
Africa
Kenya: TV anchor cleared of murder gets top government job
Jacque Maribe was cleared of murdering a businesswoman called Monica Kimani, who was found with her throat slit. But Ms Maribe's ex-partner Joseph Irungu, also known as "Jowie", was found guilty.
BBC
Courts
Ex-Assembly member in court for not constructing funded road project
Ashitey, a former assembly member for Adobetor electoral area in La Dadekotpon Municipality, has been charged with defrauding by false pretences, using public office for profit, money laundering.
GNA
Others
Japan: Man sentenced to death for Kyoto anime fire which killed 36
The incident, one of Japan's deadliest in recent decades, killed mostly young artists and shocked the anime world.
BBC
General
ECOWAS Court says more than 100 of its judgments have not been enforced
The Court said there were so many challenges that were preventing the enforcement of its judgments.
GNA
Crime
The ICJ and the crime of genocide
Often seen as the "crime of crimes", genocide is defined by the special intent to "destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group".
H.E. Shlomit Sufa
Business
‘Create stand-alone gender policy in petroleum value chain’
They also urged PC to give 30 percent of allocation to women under the local content Law by 2025.
theghanaiantimes
General
Ghanaians paid GH¢5b cash in bribes to public officials in 2021 – CHRAJ
Corruption cost the global economy around $3.6 trillion according to UN estimates.
GNA
Tech
Europe grows its own AI legal tech
Jimini AI, which is based on European law, is currently being tested by leading law firms in France
LAW.COM
Africa
Sierra Leone: President Bio appoints new Chief Justice
Justice Browne-Marke was named as replacement of Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards on Thursday, December 7.
manoreporters.com
General
Vodafone Ghana announces vacancy for a litigation lawyer
The candidate must have at least 5 years standing at the Bar and extensive experience in litigation and dispute resolution.
DL News
Africa
Nigeria frees 4,000 inmates jailed over fines
Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said those freed were inmates who had been in custody for not paying fines.
BBC
Courts
Check out the court’s reasoning on Asamoah Gyan marriage annulment(FULL JUDGMENT)
The court therefore made a finding of fact per her passport, BECE records, and a WAEC witness thus affirming her claim that she was actually seventeen(17) years old at the time of her marriage to Eugene.
DL News
General
Legal document management: Key steps to streamline organization and efficiency
Within the vast corridors of the legal system, the value of a document can be immense, and its management is pivotal
Lawyer Monthly
Africa
Delegation from the African Union Questions International Law and Climate Change at (ITLOS) Oral Hearing
The African Union (AU) delivered a compelling address regarding the interpretation of pertinent provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), a detailed exposition of the factual implications of climate change...
African Union Commission