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Business
President Akufo-Addo assents E-levy bill, after passage on Tuesday
President Nana Akufo-Addo has signed the E-levy bill into law, following its passage by Parliament on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.
DL News31 March 2022
Tech
Failure to patch and introduce MFA led to £98k ICO fine for Tuckers Solicitors
Tuckers patched five months after an NCSC alert flagged exploitation of a critical vulnerability, understood to be in Citrix. While it was not conclusive that the vulnerability was how the attacker was able to access Tuckers’ network, its d...
legaltechnology.com14 March 2022
Courts
I am not a flight risk- Oliver Barker tells Court
Though I am a postgraduate law student at the University of Cambridge, England, I have no fixed place of abode any place outside of Ghana.
DL News11 March 2022
General
Abantu bemoans lack of political will to pass Affirmative Action Bill
A civil society organisation, Abantu For Development, has expressed worry over the lack of political will from political leaders to pass the Affirmative Action (AA) bill into law to increase the representation of women and the marginalised,...
graphiconline8 March 2022
Europe
International law giants Norton Rose Fulbright announces Russia exit
The firm has announced that it is taking the decision to protect its staff in the region and also to express its solidarity with Ukraine amid the ongoing crisis
DL News7 March 2022
Tech
Ukrainian Legal Tech Companies Continue On Under Cloud of Russian Invasion
Since the beginning of the war, many legal tech founders and their employees have relocated, traded in their cubicle for a home office or started working periodically from a bomb shelter.
Law.com7 March 2022
General
Access to Justice in Ghana: Prof Richard Oppong commends Justice Locator, MarryRight
According to him, Dennislaw is one of the few companies in Ghana that is making investments in technologies aimed at making justice more accessible to the public.
DL News22 February 2022
General
SSNIT takes legal action against 7,951 employers
“We do not take delight in prosecuting employers before the law court. But it only becomes a necessary last resort when all eligible means to settle the debts have failed,” Ms Emefa Agonyo, Public Relations Officer of SSNIT
GNA4 February 2022
General
Terminating permanent work, placing workers on contract illegal- Charles Bawaduah
According to him, contract renewal for specific periods is only applicable to seasonal jobs but not to permanent ones thus according to him, doing otherwise contravenes the Labour Act.
DL News2 February 2022
General
Corporate Executor, Trustee: Elisus-Beatty Trust to be launched on Jan 28
The keynote speaker who is the founder and Managing Partner of FSB Law Consult, Ms. Francisca Serwaa Boateng will speak on the topic; Who looks after you?
DL News27 January 2022
Courts
Maintaining public confidence: Courts must avoid construing ‘bright-line’ rules- Prof Asare
A D&D Fellow in Public Law and Justice at CDD-Ghana, Prof. Stephen Kwaku Asare has called on courts to avoid construing bright-line rules.
DL News17 January 2022
Africa
Black Axe: Leaked documents shine spotlight on secretive Nigerian gang
The “Black Axe” gang has been operating for decades in Nigeria and is among the country’s most-feared organised crime syndicates. Membership of these syndicates, known as “cults” or “fraternities”, is outlawed in Nigeria.
DENNISLAW NEWS13 December 2021
General
Suspects can sue media houses for showing their faces, names- Law Lecturer
According to her, such an act amounts to the suspects being exposed to public ridicule thus an infringement on their rights.
DENNISLAW NEWS13 December 2021
General
Samson’s Take: International Anti-Corruption Day – integrity
We could each start with road traffic offences, and play active citizen-watch for a vigorous use of the 2020 amended law (section 252 of the Criminal Offences Act) that punishes bribery with 12 – 25 years in jail.
SAMSON LARDY ANYENINI13 December 2021
Business
Debt collectors in US can now DM you on social media
Collection calls rank as the biggest pet peeve of American consumers, with the CFPB receiving more complaints about debt collectors every year than on any other issue.
CBS2 December 2021
Africa
Tanzania to scrap ban on pregnant schoolgirls
Magufuli warned that “after getting pregnant, you are done”.
DL News24 November 2021
General
You’re not immune to sanctions – Chief Justice tells newly sworn-in Magistrates
“Persons who access the courts, as a matter of necessity, must be treated with civility and respect and their needs attended to in a timely manner.
DL News20 November 2021
General
Road Tolls cessation: Minority to haul Roads Minister to Parliament
On Wednesday, November 17, the Roads Minister issued a directive announcing the cessation of the road tolls effective midnight of Thursday, November 18 per the 2022 budget.
DL News18 November 2021
Tech
Protecting Privilege Communication on phone by lawyers
Attorney-client privilege is a big deal. Lawyers, judges and other legal practitioners must be eager to protect this mammoth show of trust.
DL News14 November 2021
General
AG must be definite in his order to GLC to admit aggrieved law students – Dafeamakpor
They believe the Attorney General has refused to facilitate the admission of the 499 students.
DL News13 November 2021