Europe
Swiss police on trial over Nigerian's death
Mike Ben Peter died after being arrested in the city of Lausanne.
BBC
Results for "Re-Akoto and seven others trial"
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Africa
Senegal's opposition leader jailed for 'corrupting youth'
The politician's supporters say the trial was aimed at stopping Mr Sonko from standing in the presidential elections next year.
BBC
General
Nana Ama McBrown speaks after appearing in court as witness in Bulldog’s case
The Ghanaian actress was ordered to appear in court concerning the case in which artiste manager, Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson, also known as Bulldog’ is standing trial for threatening the president.
DL News
Opinion
The Legal Education Act, 2026 Does Not Abolish Entrance Examinations
The article argues that Ghana’s Legal Education Act, 2026 (Act 1170) does not abolish entrance examinations for professional legal training. Instead, it preserves entrance examinations while shifting legal education from a monopoly model to...
Dennis Adjei Dwomoh
Europe
Greta Thunberg: Climate activist charged with disobeying police order at protest
The campaigner was detained amid a protest in the Swedish city of Malmo last month.
Sky News
Courts
High Court gives Ato Essien another lifeline to honor restitution deal
Justice Kyei Baffour was also quick to add that If by that date, that money has been redeemed, the court may favorably consider the outstanding amount to be paid
DL News
General
CSOs demand law, firm timelines for constitutional reform process
The platform, made up of more than 100 organisations, wants Parliament to pass a Constitutional Reform Implementation and Roadmap Act to guide the entire exercise.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Full Judgment: Supreme Court's full reasoning on political party delegate system
In its full judgment delivered on July 29, 2026, the court held by a 5-2 majority that delegate-based systems which prevent ordinary party members in good standing from voting in candidate-selection elections violate Article 55(5) of the 19...
DL News
General
Be innovators of Family and Succession Law- Betty Mould charges GSL students
Speaking on the theme “When the Law is Silent: Judicial Innovation and Legal Practice in Ghana’s Family and Succession Law,” she argued that some of the most difficult legal questions in Ghana today arise not where the law is clear...
DL News
General
GIMPA Law School signs MOU on access to justice with presidency of Dominican Republic
The MoU is an international cooperation agreement between the GIMPA Law School, the government of the Dominican Republic and the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham University School of Law.
GIMPA Law School
General
Africa’s Credit Trap: Research Uncovers How Biased Ratings Are Costing the Continent Billions
A new study by legal scholar Gertrude Amorkor Amarh exposes systemic bias in global credit ratings that harms African economies. It urges the establishment of the African Credit Rating Agency (ACRA) to provide fair and context-specific asse...
Dennislaw
Business
Names of 508,000 businesses, companies to be struck off
They are made up of over 8,000 companies limited by Shares (both Private and Public) and over 500,000 business names.
Graphiconline
Tech
Privacy vs. Safety: Legal obligations and best practices
By understanding the relationship between privacy and safety, and ensuring compliance with industry-specific regulations, legal professionals can act to strengthen security policies and protect people from harm.
Lawyer Monthly
Tech
ChatGPT: What are the risks to law firms?
What might it mean for the legal industry if free tools like ChatGPT could be made to generate instantaneous legal documents and draft briefs?
Legal IT Insider
Tech
Key tactics to grow a successful law firm from ground up
Growing a successful law firm from the ground up requires hard work, dedication, efficiency, and investment of time, money, and effort.
Lawyer Monthly
Europe
Schools in Great Britain warned not to ban minority pupils’ hair styles
Equality watchdog says appearance policies should include exceptions on racial and religious grounds
Evening Standard
Tech
What’s Happening in Insurance in 2022?
Below, we take a look at some of the hottest topics in insurance and reinsurance and how they are expected to impact the sector in the remainder of 2022 and beyond.
lawyer-monthly.com | Oliver Sullivan
US
Why a Judge ordered FDA to release Covid-19 vaccine data pronto
A group of scientists and medical researchers sued the FDA under FOIA to force release of hundreds of thousands of documents related to licensing of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Plaintiff’s attorney Aaron Siri, who is representing...
Bloomberg Law
General
Fight against proliferation of small arms is government priority-Interior Minister
Inaugurating the governing board of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Accra, he charged members to put in place robust measures to control the illicit trade, manufacture and flow of small arms and light weapons into...
Asaase Radio Online
General
Ablakwa, Armah Kofi-Buah petition CHRAJ over 2020 election-related deaths
The Minister for the Interior is the appointee of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana and has oversight responsibility for the Ghana Police service.
DL News