Results for “litigation'”

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US
Abortion providers ask Supreme Court to block Texas’ six-week ban
Supporters of abortion rights say the Mississippi and Texas laws are a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 opinion legalizing abortion nationwide prior to viability, which can occur at around 24 weeks of pregnancy.
DL News31 August 2021
Courts
ADR: 5,455 cases mediated last year
We can only achieve the excellence we seek if judicial outcomes are not the product of long, drawn out processes that lead to pyrrhic victories for the parties in a dispute,” Justice Larbi said.
DL News21 July 2021
Courts
Taricone loses Trassacco Valley – Supreme Court rules
It appears that negotiations for settlement may have stalled or failed and hence the caution or notification for forceful execution of the judgment on all residents
DL News2 July 2021
General
Save your testament drafts to save your credibility – Kweku Paintsil to lawyers
“Flowing from this general way of doing things is the fact that because the person has not died naturally, people then begin to question every testamental script that comes out"
DL News28 June 2021
General
80% of licensed lawyers in Ghana operate from Greater Accra
The Ashanti Region has the second-highest concentration, with 306 licensed lawyers representing 9.52%.
DL News23 June 2021
General
Chief Justice launches book on Alternative Dispute Resolution
The first book was sold at GH¢17,000
DL News17 June 2021
General
Your social media posts can be used as evidence against you
Most of us think of social media platforms as a trumpet for our thoughts. We share our woes, ups and downs, and oftentimes even throw in a few strong opinions on different matters. Whether we do so in the open – transmitting our rants to hu...
DL News27 April 2021
US
Major Paparazzi Agency Bankrupted by Meghan Markle Legal Battle
Splash News & Picture Agency, which has been fighting the duchess in a privacy case, has a reputation for suing celebrities for posting images of themselves on social media.
DL News30 March 2021
Courts
We’re not joking here – Court warns Akuapem Poloo
The Circuit Court in Accra presided over by Her Honour Christiana Cann has issued a stern warning to lawyers of Actress Rosemond Brown over the manner they are going about the case.
DL News26 March 2021
US
A song-theft lawsuit that accused Ariana Grande of ripping off an earlier song on her 2019 hit ‘7 Rings’ has been settled
Grande and her many co-writers on the 2019 track were sued last year by Josh Stone. He said Grande’s hit lifted elements of his song ‘You Need It, I Got It’. The lawsuit stated that “a lay person listening to the ‘hook’ and chorus of both s...
DL News22 March 2021
Election Petition
Akoto Ampaw exposed inconsistencies in Mahama’s petition through Asiedu Nketia – Oppong Nkrumah
Akoto Ampaw has been able to expose what he claimed are inconsistencies in the election petition filed by John Mahama, the 2020 presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
DL News1 February 2021
Election Petition
Election Petition: Summaries of proceedings Jan. 26 to 29
The Supreme Court’s hearing in the presidential election petition filed by John Dramani Mahama on the 30th of December 2020 is ongoing.
DL News1 February 2021
Election Petition
2020 Election Petition not novel
Lest we forget, the 2020 Election Petition is not novel. It appears to be a rehashed of the 2012 Election Petition. Aside the swapping of roles, the key issue and actors remain the same: Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Electoral Commission and...
DL News18 January 2021
Africa
Sternford Moyo Breaks Record, Becomes First African To Emerge As New IBA President
The Chairman and Senior Partner of law firm Scanlen and Holderness, Sternford Moyo, has been announced as the new President of the International Bar Association (IBA).
DL News14 January 2021