General
Calls for constitutional amendments must not be brushed off – Justice Pwamang
Calls for constitutional amendments must not be brushed off – Justice Pwamang
DL News
Results for "Children bearing names of both parents"
2723 results.
Crime
Ghana’s exposure to violent extremism: Report finds chieftaincy disputes, others amplify risks
Ghana’s exposure to violent extremism: Report finds chieftaincy disputes, others amplify risks
DL News
Tech
Hacked: Lawyers Seek Answers After Breach of State Bar of Georgia Website
"We have placed contact information at gabar.org for specific departments," said State Bar of Georgia Communications Director Jennifer Mason. "People can certainly call those phone numbers and we will help them to the best of our abilities...
Law.com
Tech
Is Artificial Intelligence Undermining The Legal System?
Globally recognised artificial intelligence expert Dr Lance Eliot explains how AI is undermining the legal system.
lawyer-monthly.com | Dr. Lance Eliot
General
Top Constitutional Law Cases since adoption of Constitution 1992 - Law Lecturer recounts
Top Constitutional Law cases since adoption of Constitution 1992 - Law Lecturer recounts
Richard Osei Boateng
Crime
Only males can rape females: Ghana’s position ingrained in Socio-Cultural values – Criminal Law Lecturer
Only males can rape females: Ghana’s position ingrained in Socio-Cultural values – Criminal Law Lecturer
DL News
General
New Bar Scale of Fees a revision to 2015 fees – GBA PRO
New Bar Scale of Fees a revision to 2014 fees – GBA PRO
DL News
General
Political ‘boxing’ of Judges: Let's deepen confidence in Judicial process beyond appointment- Prof Abotsi
“Moving forward, it is important to deepen confidence in the judicial process and the perception of the independence of judges beyond their appointments at least from the apex court."
DL News
Europe
‘You can overcome barriers’ – UK senior barrister, Nneka Akudolu
In the UK, barristers from ethnic minority backgrounds face systemic obstacles to building and progressing a career at the Bar, according to the Bar Council’s Race Working Group Report in 2021.
DL News
General
Ghana Bar Association adopts new Bar Scale of fees
Agbesi Dzakpasu Esq moved the motion for the acceptance of the Scale of fees and was seconded by Perpetual Yankson Esq.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Stop holding yourself as MP – Supreme Court tells James Gyakye Quayson
By a 5-2 ruling, the court said the application from Michael Ankomah Nimfah succeeds.
DL News
Courts
Opuni case: There was no farmer complaint against Lithovit- Witness to court
Additionally, Mr. Dodoo indicated that he was not aware of any cases of an alleged breach of the PPA law against Sidalco, Wienco, Chemico, or Luis Dreyfus.
DL News
Europe
Ed Sheeran wins Shape of You copyright case and hits out at 'baseless' claims
The Shape of You songwriters took legal action in 2018 after the track's royalties were frozen when Chokri and O'Donoghue asked the Performing Rights Society (PRS) to add them to the hit's credits as co-writers.
BBC
US
Cardi B wins injunction forcing YouTuber to remove defamatory videos
According to the injunction, Latasha Kebe has to take down 21 videos in the next five days from her YouTube and social media channels.
BBC
Courts
NAM 1 case: Prosecution pleads more time, adjourned to May 16
Nana Appiah Mensah has since 2019 been standing trial on charges including defrauding by false pretences.
DL News
Courts
Techiman South Election Petition: Subpoena against EC Chair, Regional Crime Officer dismissed
The suit seeks to quash the declaration of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP), Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah as Techiman South MP, and declare Dr. Christopher Beyere Baasongti as winner of the Techiman-South parliamentary elections.
DL News
Courts
Amend section 24 of Cybercrime Act – ECOWAS Court directs Nigeria
The Court's directive comes on the back of a writ, challenging the legality and compatibility of Section 24 of Nigeria's Cybercrime Act 2005.
DL News
Business
Crime in books than in Practice: Black Market Foreign Exchange Businesses in Focus
The operators, who are mostly African foreign Nationals, like Nigerians, Nigeriens, Malians, and the likes however give better rates than the official Forex bureaus in the exchange of currencies.
Dennislaw Research Desk
Africa
‘Ogoni nine’ Nigerian widows lose case against oil giant Shell
The widows believe a Nigerian operating company, that was part of the Shell group, had bribed the witnesses whose statements led to the conviction and hanging of their husbands.
BBC
Africa
Tanzania leader agrees to drafting of new constitution after polls
A statement from the authorities said a new constitution will be among other long-term issues that will be addressed then after the 2025 general elections.
BBC