Africa
Nigeria replaces 35-year old arbitration legislation
The new act refreshes the Nigerian arbitration framework and brings it into line with modern arbitral standards
Africa Law& Business
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General
BELA to hold 2nd Kojo Bentsi-Enchill memorial lecture on September 7
“The lecture will provide a platform for industry experts to share their insights and opinions on the theme."
DL News
General
Guide to enhancing law firm productivity
High performance on a consistent basis is a tall task. But not impossible
Law Technology Today
Courts
Customs officer, two others accused of $4M gold theft remanded
Emmanuel Dwamena, 37, the Customs Officer, Abdul Karim Lakoh, 38 and Seth Dzamesi, 43, both businessmen, denied conspiring to steal the 75 kilos of gold bars
GNA
Others
Repeated use of derogatory words against husband amounts to cruelty: India Court upholds dissolution of marriage
The court upheld the findings of the family court which observed that the husband was treated with cruelty by the wife and that she used to abuse him and his parents in filthy language.
Livelaw
Tech
Five reasons why using ChatGPT for digital content could be bad for law firms
While using tools like ChatGPT for law firm web and marketing content may sound appealing. But doing so raises issues of copyright protection, legal inaccuracies, and more.
LAW.COM
Courts
OSP charges CEO of Northern Development Authority, deputies, another over GH¢10.4m procurement scandal
The four are said to have circumvented the procurement process in the award to A&QS Consortium Limited under the implementation of the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP).
DL News
US
AI-powered "robot" lawyer will be first of its kind to represent defendant in US court
Joshua Browder, CEO of DoNotPay, said the company's AI-creation runs on a smartphone, listens to court arguments, and formulates responses for the defendant.
CBS News
Europe
Cristiano Ronaldo: FA suspends and fines former Manchester United star after he 'slapped' mobile phone out of boy's hand
The player could have simply ignored or walked around the child spectator, who "posed no actual or perceived threat" to the Portugal international, the Football Association's independent Regulatory Commission says.
Sky News
Business
Intangibles, services not part of goods- Atakora and Attakora
‘goods’ means moveable property of every description, and includes growing crops or plants and other things attached to or forming part of the land which are agreed to be severed before sale by or under the contract of sale.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Senanu’s prayer for reduction of a 25-year jail sentence at the Supreme Court
In the company of Prison Wardens and with no legal representation, the convict was told by the presiding Justice to approach the Bench and tell the court what he wanted.
Richard Osei Boateng
Europe
Glencore ordered to pay millions over Africa oil bribes
The company paid $26m (£23m) through agents and employees to officials of crude oil firms in Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast between 2011 and 2016.
BBC
Courts
Court winds up Q-net Investment as AG petitions
This follows a petition filed by Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame per Section 84 (1) of the Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act, 2020 (Act 1015) indicating that Q-net operated in a manner that qualifies it as a Ponzi Scheme.
DL News
US
Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter takeover - and immediately sacks top executives
It ends months of bad blood between the two parties regarding the takeover, with Elon Musk complaining about fake accounts on the platform and claims by a whistleblower that Twitter misled regulators about security risks.
Sky News
Courts
Stanbic Bank appeals ruling on motion against Serbeh-Yiadom: Wants H.C. proceeding stayed
“That there are such special circumstances justifying a stay of proceedings pending the determination of the appeal.”
DL News
Courts
Aisha Huang, three others denied bail third time by Circuit Court
The four pleaded not guilty again to charges of mining without a license and engaging in the sale and purchase of minerals without a valid license.
DL News
Business
Financial sector clean-up: 13 Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions to be prosecuted as EOCO makes ready dockets
A report released by the Bank of Ghana (BoG), on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, stated that the dockets have equally been forwarded to the Attorney-General for advice.
DL News
Business
Genser Energy secures USD425m for mainstream projects; Trafigura as investor, offtaker
Genser Energy was advised in this transaction by Northcott Capital Limited as financial advisers and Clifford Chance LLP as legal advisers
DL News
Europe
Ronaldo seeks $626K from rape accuser's lawyer
In a bluntly worded court document, Ronaldo’s attorney, Peter Christiansen, asks U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey to make the woman’s attorney, Leslie Mark Stovall, personally responsible for the amount.
Fox Sports
Supreme Court News
Two cases to look out for this week at the Supreme Court
James Marshall Belieb on September 17, 2021, filed at the apex court a suit to challenge the long-standing practice where the description CHIEF JUSTICE followed by the name of the occupant of the office appears on every writ of summons issu...
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