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Allow lawyers to advertise-Prof Richard Oppong
According to him, the current regime of restriction limits access to justice in Ghana.
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Results for "2022 IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award"
3340 results.
Crime
Assembly member charged for alleged stealing of relief items
Quashigah, who is also a teacher, pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing when he appeared before the court.
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US
Ethiopia and Sudan families sue US over visa delays
The 12 families in the lawsuit – referred to as Tesfaye vs Blinken – say the US government is unlawfully withholding their visa-hearing process by refusing to reassign the cases to other embassies away from the ones in Khartoum and Addis Ab...
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Order reinstating Prof. Avoke: UEW describes as anomaly
“We have the rulings of the Appeals Court and that of the High Court. I don’t know which ruling to go by now,”
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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.
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US
US black man mistaken for older white suspect – lawsuit
Shane Lee Brown, 25, was arrested in January 2020 in a traffic stop after he failed to show his licence. Las Vegas police found a warrant in his name. But that warrant was actually for Shane Neal Brown, a middle-aged white man with a beard,...
BBC
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Pay attention to terms of termination, leave – Lawyer to employees
“You have to pay attention to everything but particularly terms on termination, leave. Those are terms that can be triggered at any time, either to your advantage or disadvantage. If you don’t pay attention to the wordings of those conditio...
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Leave schedule: Publish 30 days before employees assume – Legal practitioner
Managing Partner of the Law Alert Group, Charles Bawaduah, has asked employers to notify their employees 30 days before their leave period, in accordance with Article 27 of the Labour Act.
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Crime
Jammeh To Justice coalition disappointed with reparations allocated to victims
The Jammeh To Justice Ghana Coalition, says it is disappointed in the amount of money allotted by the Gambian government to families of victims who were killed under ex-Gambian president Yahya Jammeh
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Courts
Ato Forson’s trial: case adjourned to January 18 due to unavailability of one accused person
The trial involving former Deputy Finance Minister, and MP for Ajumako Enyan Esiam, Cassiel Ato Forson and two others has been adjourned to tomorrow, January 18, because one of the accused persons, Sylvester Anemana failed to show up in cou...
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Court declines bail for about 13 arrested for Bawku disturbances
They were arrested on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, after a renewed chieftaincy clash led to the loss of lives and property.
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Asia
Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai convicted for taking part in Tiananmen vigil
They were among thousands who defied a ban and took part in a vigil last June commemorating the 1989 crackdown at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
BBC
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Kenyan father sues son for upkeep money
Gideon Kisira Cherowo, 73, says he sold his land and most of his assets to pay for his son’s education up to university level.
BBC
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Court rejects Akuapem Poloo’s 90-day jail appeal
Rosemond Brown, was given the 90-day jail term in which she pleaded guilty following her social media post of a nude photo with her seven-year-old son in June 2020.
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Legal Education: Post-colonial structures cannot serve our needs today-President Akufo-Addo
The four-day conference organized by the University of Ghana Faculty of Law on the theme; The Future of Legal Education also saw the Launch of the University of Ghana School of Law Endowment Fund.
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Crime
AG’s office to take over prosecution of lecturer remanded for wife’s disappearance
Dr. Wilberforce Aggrey was on November 12, remanded into police custody after being provisionally charged with kidnapping.
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US
Two men exonerated after decades in prison for Malcolm X’s 1965 murder
“Full justice will not be served until all parties involved in the orchestrated killing of our father are identified and brought to justice,
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General
Francis Sosu still out of the country-Speaker indicates to court
The Police Service has charged the Madina MP over “unlawful road blockade and destruction of public property” during a demonstration he led in his constituency.
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Courts
Headmaster remanded over drowning of JHS pupils
District Chief Executive for the Saboba District, Bingrini George has indicated that the District Security Committee will meet with the Ghana Education Service to discuss the canoe disaster
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General
Legal Aid in need of aid to perform legal duties
It handled cases including intestate succession, insurance claims, matrimonial matters, debt collections and child maintenance.
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