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Lawyer Akoto Ampaw calls for the teaching of human rights in schools
The country’s next review is supposed to be next year, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been moved to January 2023.
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More than 10 companies charged for tax offences at newly created Tax Court November 23, 2021 110
The Tax Court, a Division of the High Court, was established by the Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, to hear tax-related offences in Accra.
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Legal education caught in a 1960 conception – Lecturer
Nii Kpakpo Samoa-Addo said law faculties should encourage collaboration between law firms and their faculties.
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Registrar of Companies to be separated from Registrar-General’s Department-Jemima Oware
All plans are underway to ensure that administratively, this is ensured until such a time as a physical decoupling is completed to fulfill the Act in totality,”
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Courts
Family fights Ghana Airport Company over lands
The GACL contended that the colonial government adequately paid compensation for the land and, therefore, the plaintiff was not the legal owner of the land and, therefore, not entitled to the reliefs.
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Road Crashes: Laws on road traffic offenses to be reviewed
Mrs Obiri-Yeboah urged motorists and road users to exercise greater caution in the days leading to the Christmas festivities and the New Year.
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Crime
18 year old suspected drug peddler arrested, 14 others escape
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Irene Serwaah Oppong, Central Regional Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Wednesday.
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Parliament will begin public hearings on the anti-LGBTQ+ bill today
The bill, known as the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 has generated debates all over the country and beyond.
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Policy analyst calls for the enactment of Travel Regulations Act
According to the Policy Analyst, the Travel Management Divisions which would be created under the Act would provide data on total travels made by Government officials in a year and expose those who fed on taxpayers’ contributions.
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Chief Justice launches Court punctuality branding project
“As the saying goes, justice delayed is justice denied.
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Police has not received official contempt summons from Parliament – ACP Kwesi Ofori
On October 25, 2021, the Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis Xavier Sosu led a demonstration in his constituency to protest the bad state of roads.
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Govt asked to lay Tax Exemptions Bill for passage
The problem of economics is meeting unlimited wants with limited resources and for that matter we need to prioritise, plan and get value for money,”
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Any law to exclude CJ from GLC will be unfortunate – Legal Education Director
This call is being made at a time some 499 candidates who were part of those who sat for the 2021 entrance examinations were failed after a new quota system was introduced by the General Legal Council after the examination.
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Registrar-General cautions public against activities of fraudsters
We wish to inform the general public that, the Department has not assigned nor authorized any intermediary or agent to call clients to demand money to file Annual Returns.
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Clarify ‘on his way to’, ‘attending at or returning from’ in Article 117-Law lecturer to Parliament
Speaking on the Law Program on JoyNews on October 31, 2021, the lecturer further noted that in Australia you cannot serve any process on an MP if you arrest him five days on his way to parliament or five days on returning from parliament.
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Election Petition
Supreme Court overrules Tsatsu Tsikata’s objection, sets date for ruling
The Apex Court of Ghana has set January 5, 2021 to decide the fate of embattled Member of Parliament-Elect for Hohoe, John Peter Amewu.
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Election Petition
Errors in Mahama’s election petition unpardonable – Legal Practitioner
Private Legal Practitioner in Ghana and Member of the British Bar, Ralph Poku-Adusei, says the errors associated with the election petition filed by lawyers of the defected flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani...
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Strong institutions need strong men to work – Ace Ankomah on IGP Dampare
Mr. Dampare’s young tenure has seen expedited applications of the rule of law in pursuit of law and order, garnering support and admiration from Ghanaians, especially on social media.
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Crime
Man arrested for posing as lawyer in court
According to the judge, the appearance of the suspect seemed suspicious, and after inquiries from the Ghana Bar Association and General Legal Counsel, it turned out Mr Kyei had not been called to the Bar.
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Effia-Kwesimintim Municipal Assembly bans the use of tricycles for commercial purposes
It would be recalled that as part of efforts to clamp down on the use of motorbikes for criminal activities within the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis and to provide optimum security to ensure public safety in the Region, the Regional MTTD of t...
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