Europe
UK law firm to pay £19k for unfairly dismissing pregnant paralegal
Though Farzana Yasin’s pregnancy was not the primary reason she was let go by Bolton firm Swift Lawyers, it was a factor in the way her redundancy was handled
Legal Futures
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Europe
British solicitor who defrauded clients of £1.7M jailed
Bilmes pleaded guilty to seven charges of fraud. Between November 2014 and October 2017 he dishonestly appropriated £1,767,322 from the client account of his firm.
Law Society Gazette
Supreme Court News
Dotse (JSC) retires on June 8
Per the constitution, in article Article 145(4) the Chief Justice has the power to give retiring Justices six months extension which is dependent on the individual judge to accept or otherwise.
DL News
Tech
Few US legal professionals using or planning to use generative AI so far, survey finds
The survey finds that legal professionals are generally more aware than the general public of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT
Law Sites
General
GIMPA Law lecturer to head OSP Prosecutions Division
The Division, one of its seven(7), is in charge of prosecuting cases in line with the mandate of the OSP.
DL News
Tech
ChatGPT’s cyber-risks are just coming into focus
While it’s probably too soon to grasp the full extent of cybersecurity problems that these tools could pose, it’s likely that such AI chatbots could soon become the latest targets of bad actors
LAW.COM
Africa
Uganda's anti-corruption agency gives 24,000 leaders 30 days to declare wealth or face sanctions
Declaring of wealth in this regard is meant for elected leaders from Local Councils upwards to the President. At least 24,000 leaders fall under this category.
Nile Post
Africa
Many Nigerians charged with forging nursing credentials in the U.S.
The charge slip asserted that the nurses were discovered after law enforcement agencies busted a job racket syndicate.
Peoples Gazette
General
Five scenarios that warrant legal help
A lawyer’s expertise is an invaluable asset when it comes to certain life scenarios.
Lawyer Monthly
Crime
2023: IGP promises a positive security outlook
The IGP who was on a working and security monitoring tour of various Police jurisdictions visited the studios of Luv FM and Nhyira FM, flanked by some members of the Police Management Board (POMAB) and officers of the Ashanti Regional Polic...
myjoyonline
General
Forced labour: Stakeholders call for stiffer sanctions, media focus
At a roundtable discussion held at an IJM-organised seminar on forced labour in Accra, calls were made by the various speakers for the sanction(fine) for convicted offenders to be heightened and a custodial sentence added
DL News
US
San Francisco supervisors vote to allow police to use robots to kill
The vote came after heated debate on a policy that would allow officers to use ground-based robots to kill “when risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent.
CNN
General
Violation of Rules of Robing: Two male applicants denied Call to the Bar
Like other professions such as the military, the legal profession is very particular about how its members should dress.
DL News
Courts
Bulldog sues Shatta Wale for defamation
In a writ signed by Justice Srem Sai of the Law offices of the Praetorium Solicitors, Bulldog states that sometime in 2021, he ended his professional relationship with the artiste leading to a strain in their relationship.
DL News
General
Ghanaian lawyer wins 2022 IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
Currently a lecturer at the UPSA Law School, Yorm becomes the first female Ghanaian and second African lawyer to have won this award.
DL News
General
Thaddeus Sory, Nania Owusu-Ankomah Sackey, others, make interim committee of CIArb Ghana chapter
Members in Ghana by an application dated June 4, 2021, again expressed their interest in the formation of the Ghana branch, which was subsequently approved on September 24, 2021, by the Board of Trustees of the Chartered Institute of Arbitr...
DL News
Africa
Nigeria: Another association of Lawyers emerges
Mr Ogbankwa said LSN was established to keep the legal practice in Nigeria in line with international best practices.
Premium Times Nig
Others
China’s ex-justice minister sentenced to death for corruption
Fu Zhenghua was accused of “taking advantage” of his position between 2005 and 2021, including accepting bribes totaling more than 117 million yuan (about $16.76 million) and “bending the law for personal gains.”
Anadolu Agency
Africa
Nigeria Court nullifies suspension of Bar Association's General Secretary
The judge said the ratification of the suspension of the NBA's General Secretary on 21 August ought not to have been carried out in view of the pendency of a suit challenging the suspension.
AllAfrica
General
We have nobody rivaling us - GBA president on splinter associations
“What bothers me was when this whole thing came, an association to rival the GBA – no, nobody can rival us, and today we don’t even know their leaders."
DL News