Europe
Shell to face human rights claims in UK over chronic oil pollution in Niger delta
More than 13,000 Nigerian villagers can bring legal claims against oil firm, rules high court
The Guardian
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Africa
Niger junta sues ECOWAS, Court to rule Dec 7
The coup leaders asked the ECOWAS court to immediately lift the sanctions imposed on them by their West African neighbours.
The Nigeria Lawyer
Courts
Businessman granted GH₵50,000.00 bail for allegedly stealing cement
Mr Byll Cateris Elliot Louis, aged 42, who was charged with two counts of stealing pleaded not guilty
GNA
Courts
Kikibee CEO’s Murder: Court grants Police green light to access mobile phones of 3 persons
The Police are to access the phone of Mr Adomah, the deceased, Mam Yandey Joof, the deceased alleged girlfriend and one Roy Addy Lamptey to ascertain the call logs on those phones.
GNA
Africa
I’m no longer married to my ex, we’re divorced, woman says
She said the marriage, which was contracted under the Urhobo Native Law and Custom, has been dissolved and she has moved on happily, contrary to online publications allegedly sponsored by the estranged husband.
the guardian
Africa
South Africa: A judge found that a man did not intend to rape his girlfriend, Supreme Court to hear appeal of case
It is an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Eastern Cape, against a local high court ruling which set aside the conviction, in a regional court, which had found Loyisa Coko guilty of raping his girlfriend.
Ground Up
Courts
Injunction case against OSP: Cost awarded against Bissue over indecision
Bissue is seeking an order of perpetual injunction to restrain the OSP and all its agents from investigating and prosecuting him regarding a 2019 ‘Galamsey’ documentary by Anas Aremeyaw Anas and Tiger Eye P.I.
DL News
Africa
Divine Oduduru: Nigerian sprinter receives six-year ban for doping violations
The Athletics Integrity Unit announced the decision on Thursday, saying there was "overwhelming evidence" against the former world junior silver medallist. The violations were possession of prohibited substances and attempted use of a prohi...
BBC
Courts
Court orders arrest of woman over GHC100,000 cocoa road contract
Mercy Lilina Danquah, 38, after collecting the money allegedly failed to honour her promises.
GNA
Africa
Kenya: Safaricom sued for alleged intellectual property theft
The case revolves around allegations that Safaricom copied an innovative idea, leading to a lawsuit by the inventor, Peter Nthei Muoki, and his company, Beluga Ltd.
AllAfrica
Others
Indian court grants visitation rights to father previously accused of sexually assaulting minor daughter
It was the father’s case that the mother, by her “systematic manipulations”, and to deprive the minor from his love and care, registered the First Information Report (FIR) against him last year.
Livelaw
US
Rape suspect accused of faking his own death can be extradited to the US, court rules
US authorities claim Nicholas Rossi is a fugitive who went on the run to evade serious sex charges. The 35-year-old claims he is an Irish orphan named Arthur Knight.
Sky News
Courts
Denying ‘leftees’ role as family heads unconstitutional, discriminatory-Judge rejects Ga custom
According to the court, presided over by Justice Kweku T. Ackaah-Boafo, now at the Court of Appeal, such a practice is stereotypical and thus not a reasonable limitation in a free and democratic society
DL News
Crime
Man arrested for allegedly defrauding US-based military officer
Kwaw Egya Asmah collected the money, promising the complainant 10 plots of land at Ayikuma for an orphanage project, the court was told.
GNA
Courts
Opuni case will not start De novo- Court of Appeal overturns ruling
In a unanimous judgment given by the three-member panel, which included Justices Jennifer Dadzie and Dr Ernest Owusu-Dapaa, the appellate court held among others that the High Court misdirected itself
DL News
Courts
Ambulance case: Court summons former Minister of Health, two others to testify
The orders of the court come as Lead Counsel for Mr. Forson, Dr. Basit Bamba, moved a motion under section 58 of the Courts Act, 1993 (Act 459)
DL News
Africa
No legal duty to disclose an extra-marital affair, says SA judge
The judge dismissed a damages claim brought by a man against his former wife. The man accused his wife of fraud because she did not disclose an extra-marital affair which led to the birth of their third child.
Ground Up
Courts
Opuni trial De novo: Court dismisses request for records, sets judgment for AG’s appeal July 3
This followed a dismissal of an application for request filed by the accused persons, Dr. Stephen Opuni, former CEO of COCOBOD, and Businessman, Seidu Agongo.
General
He was a “judge’s judge, lawyer’s judge, litigant’s judge”- AG praises Dotse JSC
In 2002, he was appointed to the Bench as a High Court Judge where he served for seven years. And in June 2008, he was elevated to the Supreme Court of Ghana
DL News
Africa
Lagos court grants wives equal rights over husbands’ properties
The court ruled that “indirect contributions of a wife to the marital property should not be quantified in monetary terms in order to entitle her to a share of the property”.
The Nigeria Lawyer