Courts
Ambulance case: Court grants Ato Forson leave to file witness statements by May 4
Dr. Ato Forson and two others have been charged by the state for causing financial loss, over the importation of 200 ambulances in 2012.
DL News
Results for "land act 2019"
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General
Justice Prof. Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu speaks at 2023 Aggrey-Fraser-Guggisberg Memorial Lectures
The Aggrey-Fraser-Guggisberg Memorial Lecture series is an annual event in remembrance of James Kwagyir Aggrey, a scholar, Alexander G.Fraser, educationist and Gordon Guggisberg, Governor of the Gold Coast, all founding fathers of Achimota...
DL News
US
Trump sues former lawyer Michael Cohen for $500m
The lawsuit comes amid escalating attacks from Trump allies on Cohen, who is a key witness in a New York investigation into the ex-president.
BBC
Courts
Lawyer Kpebu not sole owner of “Annotated Evidence Law of Ghana” but jointly owned-Court says
In the court’s judgment by Justice Kweku T. Ackaah-Boafo J.A., it was established per the Author Collaboration Agreement(ACA) that the words used in the agreement are clear and unequivocal that the parties intended to have work done in both...
DL News
Courts
Africa World Airline to pay GHC20, 000 for discriminating against a physically challenged lady
"That to my dismay, however, I was prevented from boarding the flight by officials/employees/agents of the Respondent on grounds of my physical disability," the appellant averred
DL News
US
Trump faces criminal charges over alleged hush money payment to adult film actress
The former US president has called the indictment "political persecution" and his lawyers have said they will "vigorously fight" it.
Sky News
Courts
Western Togoland: Secessionists sentenced five years each to prison
The convicts were arrested in September 2020 following attempts to declare parts of the Volta and Oti regions as independent state to be called ‘Western Togoland’.
DL News
Courts
Western Togoland case: Five secessionists found guilty, sentencing set for March 21
The convicts were arrested in September 2020 following attempts to declare parts of the Volta and Oti regions as independent state to be called ‘Western Togoland’.
DL News
Europe
Three men tried to take their own lives over woman's rape lies, UK court hears
Eleanor Williams accused the men of attacking her and posted on Facebook in May 2020 that she was the victim of an Asian grooming gang.
BBC
Supreme Court News
SC upholds death sentence of man who abused, killed wife with acid
"The appellant has failed to mount a successful attack on the admissibility or content of Exhibit D. No objection was taken at the time the evidence was admitted and no effort has been made to show that such admission caused a miscarriage o...
DL News
US
Class-action suit seeks redress from 'robot lawyer' practicing law without license
In the lawsuit, the plaintiff seeks damages for alleged violations of California's unfair competition law, alleging that he would not have subscribed if he knew that the "World's First Robot Lawyer," as the company calls itself, was not act...
CBS News
General
Only 1,079 food vendors, restaurants have hygiene permits nationwide – FDA
The establishments are restaurants, food joints, street-vendor food, chop bars and catering facilities.
GNA
Tech
Emerging technologies re-shaping the legal world
The legal profession has continuously faced accusations of being reluctant to embrace technology.
Fortune India
Africa
Uganda's anti-corruption agency gives 24,000 leaders 30 days to declare wealth or face sanctions
Declaring of wealth in this regard is meant for elected leaders from Local Councils upwards to the President. At least 24,000 leaders fall under this category.
Nile Post
Supreme Court News
When the non-professional litigant faced the Supreme Court, ‘chastising’ professionalism
"On the basis of the above-decided cases and the consistent practice of the Supreme Court, I will accept the invitation made to this court by learned counsel for the Defendants and hold that this court decline jurisdiction in the matter," t...
Richard Osei Boateng
Courts
NDA procurement scandal: Accused persons granted GH¢ 2m bail each
The four are said to have circumvented the procurement process in the award to A&QS Consortium Limited under the implementation of the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP).
DL News
Africa
Nigerian woman jailed in UK for stealing £19,650 from vulnerable patients
Her lawyer told the court that Mrs Abiola Akinremi took to fraud because she was suffering from depression and needed money for childcare.
Peoples Gazette
Africa
Arsenal fans arrested in Uganda after celebrating Manchester United victory
Police said they didn't have a permit to hold the procession which is a public order offence.
BBC
Courts
Failed ‘parlor’ relationship promises: Ex-Nat’l Service Personnel sues First Atlantic Bank boss
Per the facts of the case as endorsed in the Writ of Summons by Mohammed Attah(Esq) of the Citizens Chambers in Accra, Seyram, during her national Sevice at the First Atlantic Bank on or about 10/10/2020, entered into a parlor relationship...
DL News
Africa
Uganda: Woman sentenced to seven years for injecting step-son with HIV virus
The 27-year-old Colline Odyek appeared before the chief magistrate court to answer a charge of intentionally infecting a 5-year-old boy with HIV/Aids,
AllAfrica