General
Judicial Service invites applications for Magistrate, Circuit and High Court Judge
To qualify, an applicant must first be a Ghanaian enrolled on the roll of lawyers in Ghana.
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Results for "First woman called to bar"
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General
Greater Accra Bar to hold orientation for newly enrolled lawyers
The event, which is scheduled to take place at the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons at exactly 4 p.m., will have several renowned practitioners in attendance, including the first female National President, Mrs. Efua Ghartey.
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General
AT WHAT STAGE CAN THE CHIEF JUSTICE HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONTENT OF THE PETITION FOR HIS/HER REMOVAL?
On 27th March 2025, the Law Platform reported that the Learned Chief Justice had written to the President of the Republic, H.E John Dramani Mahama, the Chairman of the Council of State, Hon. Doe Adjaho and the Former Chief Justice, who is a...
Mark Addey
Europe
UK: ChatGPT fails solicitor’s conveyancing test
"It is clear to see how ChatGPT could be disruptive for many sectors, including the legal sector” but it could not replace the advice of a legal expert, especially in complex situations"
Legal Futures
General
Inside the Ghana School of Law: What Every Aspiring Student Should Know
The school operates from its main campus at Makola and has three additional campuses: GIMPA, UPSA, and Kumasi (at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology—KNUST).
Richard Osei Boateng
Courts
Nigerian woman jailed seven years for trafficking victims into prostitution
The convict, Gift Chinyere Aminu, also known as Joy, was convicted after trial by the Accra Circuit Court Four.
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US
California jury orders Bill Cosby to pay $19.25m in assault case
The woman, Donna Motsinger, told the court that Cosby picked her up in a limousine, gave her wine and a pill, and that she later lost consciousness.
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Crime
Bills Micro-Credit suspends officers over viral altercation with customer
The company said the officers have been handed over to the Ghana Police Service to assist with investigations, following a directive from its board.
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Crime
Mamprobi Polyclinic baby theft: Police say suspect disguised as a nurse
Police said that around 10:00 a.m. on February 17, Abigail Dzikunu, accompanied by Henrita Abe Blessed, reported that an unknown woman posed as a nurse and took a newborn from the ward.
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Crime
Sekondi sex worker alleges assault after dispute over GH¢50 fee
The woman, who gave her name as Nancy, told CONNECT FM that the incident happened on Friday night, 26 December, after a man approached her and requested her services.
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Courts
Abuakwa court remands man for raping hearing-impaired woman
Abdulai Yussif, who denied the charge when he appeared before the court presided over by Rosemond Dodua Agyiri, is expected to reappear on 11 December.
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Courts
Court dismisses injunction against Daddy Lumba’s funeral
The application, filed by Madam Akosua Serwaa Fosuh, who identifies herself as the musician’s lawful wife, sought to restrain the musician’s extended family head and another woman claiming to be his spouse from proceeding with the burial ar...
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US
Georgia woman sues IVF clinic after giving birth to wrong baby
Krystena Murray underwent in-vitro fertilization (IVF) at Coastal Fertility Clinic in May 2023, believing she was carrying an embryo created from her own egg and a chosen sperm donor.
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General
After divorce, former spouses can’t prevent the other from using their names – Justice Osei Tutu
According to a High Court Judge, Justice Alexander Osei Tutu, by the tenets of the constitution, no one owns a name, and everyone is free to use any name they choose.
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Africa
Tanzanian woman jailed 29 years for rape of eight-year-old boy
Desderia Mbwelwa, 57, has been sentenced to 29 years in prison at a court on Friday but details of the verdict have not been widely reported until now.
BBC
Africa
Nigerian woman sues father to stop forced marriage
Fatima Aliyu’s lawyer told a Sharia (Islamic) court in Kaduna state that she already had someone she loves
BBC
Africa
Nigerian woman on Italy's most wanted list extradited
The 48-year-old was one of the few women on Italy's most-wanted list, police said in a statement, describing her as a prominent figure in the Nigerian mafia.
Daily Trust
Africa
Uganda court orders woman to pay Shs10m (US$2,715) for breach of marriage promise
The court heard that the woman came up with an excuse that her parents have stated that their daughter should not get married to an older man.
Monitor
Europe
Spain passes ‘only yes means yes’ sexual consent law
Under the new law, consent must be affirmative and cannot be assumed to have been given by default or silence.
The Guardian
Courts
Fake kidnapping at Mpohor: other accused granted bail November 16, 2021 23
In a November 3, 2021 statement from the Takoradi Police Divisional Command, it said it was investigating an alleged case of the kidnapping of a 26-year-old woman named Stephanie Kumiwaa at Mpohor.
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