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General
Commercial law deserves research and scholarly attention – Justice Date-Bah
Justice Date-Bah who also wrote the foreword to the book, stated that commercial law is essential to the legal infrastructure for development.
DL News4 February 2022
General
It is not compulsory to join Trade unions but advisable-Legal Practitioner
“Article 21(E) of the 1992 Constitution provides for the Right to join a Trade Union of one’s choice. I think the emphasis there is on one’s choice so clearly, you are not under any compulsion to join a Trade Union in the first place.
DL News2 February 2022
General
Lawyer Oppong installed Mawerehene: Pledges to support ‘galamsey’ fight
In an interview with the press after swearing his Oath to the Okyehene, Amoatia Oforipanin, Omansumfour Barima Oppong Kodea expressed his desire and readiness to support Okyehene’s long waged war against illegal mining and its threats to th...
DL News25 January 2022
Africa
How Nigeria succeeded in clipping Twitter’s wings
Twitter has agreed to a raft of conditions to end a seven-month ban in Nigeria, in what feels like a big win for President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in its efforts to regulate the internet, some analysts say.
BBC18 January 2022
Crime
Court grants bail to NDC communicator accused of using former president’s name to defraud victim
The accused who pleaded not guilty to the charges was remanded by the court during his first appearance on December 17, 2021.
DENNISLAW NEWS6 January 2022
General
Opuni Trial: Procurement unit writes quotations letter -witness
They have both pleaded not guilty to the charges and are on a GH¢300,000.00 self-recognizance bail each.
GNA7 December 2021
Supreme Court News
SC throws out Yaw Boakye over $2.5m unpaid rent
Yaw Boakye challenged the decision of the Supreme Court through a review application.
GRAPHIC ONLINE1 December 2021
General
2022 Budget approval unconstitutional- Minority in Parliament
According to them, the move contravenes Article 104(3) of the Constitution, 1992, and Parliament’s standing order 109.
DENNISLAW NEWS1 December 2021
General
AMA goes after property rate defaulters
The first-ever female chief executive for the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, issued this directive when she led a team of revenue collectors on a special revenue mobilization drive in Accra.
DL News12 November 2021
General
Chieftaincy major security threat – Kan-Dapaah
“So we are hoping that this important document, after it has been adopted, will be fully implemented, and that the committee will still have a role to play so far as its implementation is concerned,”
DL News11 November 2021
Europe
A Conservative MP is facing bankruptcy proceedings over unpaid taxes that could result in him having to step down.
In the more distant past, members of the Tory party were in the 1990s accused of clubbing together to bail out an MP threatened with bankruptcy to avoid the prospect of losing a seat.
DL News9 November 2021
Asia
Japan death row inmates sue over same-day executions
The prisoners filed a suit in district court in the city of Osaka on Thursday, in what is believed to be a first, arguing the short notice doesn’t give them time to file an objection.
DL News5 November 2021
General
10,000 CCTV cameras to be installed in regional, district capitals — Minister
“Ghana is currently doing less than one camera for every 1,000 citizens and the nation needs to make the relevant investments in the sector to enhance our security.
DL News2 November 2021
Election Petition
Election Petition: Supreme Court timelines to resolve dispute
The 7th December 2020 Presidential Election is over but not without disputes arising from it. Indeed, the election could be re-enacted if the NDC’s position in court is upheld. Only that, this time, it will be a contest for the presidency
DL News30 October 2021
Africa
South African ex-policewoman killed relatives and boyfriend for insurance cash
Ndlovu was also found guilty of the attempted murder of her mother, Maria Mushwana, as well as insurance fraud after having pocketed an estimated 1.4m rand ($95,000; £69,000).
BBC23 October 2021
Africa
Trial of Nigerian separatist leader set to resume
Mr. Kanu was first arrested in 2015, but he fled Nigeria two years later after the Nigerian army invaded his home. He was rearrested in June this year.
BBC21 October 2021
Election Petition
Techiman South election petition case management hearing adjourned
Mr. Baasongti is praying the Court to annul the declaration of Mr. Korsah as the winner of that poll, among other reliefs.
DL News19 October 2021
Courts
Cindy Thompson to take legal action against plagiarists of her songs
According to the singer, God’s instruction is for man to sing a new song but not to plagiarize others’ songs
DL News19 October 2021
General
External session of Ecowas Court for 2021 begins Tuesday, in Abidjan
“Obviously evidence that the court is making some progress in deploying technology towards reaching out to more of the region’s citizens,” Justice Asante
DL News18 October 2021
US
FDA approves e-cigarette in US for first time
The American Lung Association, which campaigns against smoking, expressed disappointment at the FDA decision.
DL News15 October 2021