Europe
Oil giant BP fined £650,000 over death of worker who fell from offshore platform
BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd was last week found guilty of a health and safety breach at a UK Court following an eight-day trial.
Sky News
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US
Mormon Church fined over claim it hid $32bn of investments
The Church and its investment firm, Ensign Peak Advisers, used "shell" companies to hide a $32bn stock portfolio, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said.
BBC
Courts
Dram Oil sues Deloitte and Touche for alleged negligent auditing
According to its Statement of the Case, Dram Oil indicates that the said Commercial dispute brought against it and others by CAL Bank arose out of a tripartite agreement.
DL News
US
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes convicted of fraud
Prosecutors said Holmes knowingly lied about technology she said could detect diseases with a few drops of blood.
BBC
Africa
Cyberattack hits South Africa’s Port terminals
The attack began on 22 July but continued, forcing the firm to switch to manual systems.
DL News
Business
BOST saves $24m in payments to BDCs
In the settlement process, BOST and the BDCs have agreed to do cash refund, product refund and set-off of service charges.
DL News
General
Navigating Mental Health Challenges Through Law School
Law students often tend to be the most dissatisfied, depressed, and demoralized among any grad student population
Law Technology Today
General
Law practice based on 4 unchangeable pillars – CJ to Law students
Justice Torkonoo indicated that discretion is exercised according to law but not plucked from the air.
DL News
Crime
Ghana adopts new policy: Foreign criminals to be deported, not prosecuted-Interior Minister
During an official visit to the Ashanti Regional Police Command in Kumasi on Friday, April 4, 2025, the minister highlighted the government's concern over the environmental and cyber threats posed by foreign offenders. He cited illegal mini...
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Europe
Signa Creditors Back Restructuring Plans Dangling 30% Payout
Lenders, which include banks, insurers and sovereign wealth funds, backed the proposals for Signa Prime Selection, the flagship luxury unit, and its smaller sister Signa Development Selection at meetings in Vienna on Monday.
Bloomberg Business
General
What are you telling social media companies about you?
In our own opinion, everyone knows social media companies collect personal data from users anyway.
DENNISLAW LEXTECH TEAM
Business
GNPC increases shares in TEN and Jubilee oilfields as Anadarko sells 7% stakes
In a related development, sources in the industry say that GNPC, the Ministry of Energy and partners in the Aker/AGM blocks spent the whole week negotiating in Dubai.
DL News
General
MoMo fraud: Phones of fraudsters to be blocked across all networks
The MTN CEO said his outfit will ensure that the new innovation delivers value to its stakeholders in Ghana.
DL News
General
GIMPA Law Dean named keynote speaker for 2026 NYU African Law conference
Organisers say the event will focus on how legal professionals across Africa are using the law to drive social change, strengthen democratic governance and improve public accountability.
DL News
Tech
My Thoughts on AI in Law: A Legal Tech Engineer’s Perspective
Consider a young lawyer preparing for a high-stakes mock trial. They are faced with a complex case involving intricate legal principles, a multitude of evidence, and rapidly changing legislation. How do the envisioned features of Artificial...
Mark Amoah
Courts
A glimpse of 2024: Top news items on DL News
Our top picks for 2024 include the new requirement by the GBA for lawyers to show proof of CLE participation for licence renewal from 2025 onwards and the viral news of the marriage between the 80-year-old former Education Minister and his...
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Others
Testing GoldBod CEO’s “New law” on small-scale mining against the law-Prof Kwadwo Appiagyei writes
“Once it’s not a water body; it’s not a forest reserve or… place like a roadside, whether the person has licence or not; the government says we should allow the person to mine and register and regularise them” – CEO, GoldBod
Professor Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua
Africa
Meet Lesego Chombo: Beauty queen, lawyer, Botswana’s youngest minister
Her appointment as Minister for Youth and Gender by newly elected President Duma Boko came on the heels of a sweeping political change that ended 58 years of continuous rule by the former administration.
DL News
General
Ghana School of Law to establish permanent campus in Kumasi
This marks a pivotal moment for the institution as it transitions from being a tenant at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to having its own dedicated campus.
DL News
Africa
Niger coup leaders repeal law against migrant smuggling
The legislation allowed authorities to take action against smugglers who transported migrants through Niger's vast desert on to Libya and Europe.
BBC