Africa
Nigeria: Teacher gets life sentence for defiling six-year-old pupil
Chukwu Ndubuisi, an art teacher, was arraigned on a charge of forceful penetration.
Peoples Gazette
Results for "child custody battle"
1683 results.
General
Ghanaian-British lawyer among 29 newly appointed Deputy High Court Judges in the UK
As Deputy High Court Judge for a single fixed six-year term, her work will include cases that would otherwise be undertaken by High Court Judges.
DL News
Europe
UK law will recognise children born from rape as 'victims of crime' for first time
England and Wales will be among the first countries in the world to give victim status to those conceived through rape.
Law Society Gazette
General
Ashanti Region: Chief Justice inaugurates district court at Bonwire
Justice Anin Yeboah said easy access to quality justice delivery at all levels is a top priority for the judicial service.
DL News
Europe
Cristiano Ronaldo: FA suspends and fines former Manchester United star after he 'slapped' mobile phone out of boy's hand
The player could have simply ignored or walked around the child spectator, who "posed no actual or perceived threat" to the Portugal international, the Football Association's independent Regulatory Commission says.
Sky News
Tech
TikTok faces $29M fine in UK for ‘failing to protect children’s privacy’
The alleged law breach happened from May 2018 through July 2020, with the ICO noting that the company “may have” processed data of children under the age of 13 without parental consent.
Tech Crunch
Africa
Zimbabwe: New marriage law give 'girlfriends' inheritance rights
Unlike in the past, the new law recognizes civil partnerships, which are not marriages but are recognized only for property sharing.
AllAfrica
Courts
JFAP: 73-year-old on remand for murder granted bail
He is accused of allegedly beating his grandson to death and had been on remand for three years.
DL News
Others
India: Judge adopts policy to grant young lawyers who are mothers specific time slots for arguments
The court passed these directions after an incident involving a male lawyer seeking adjournment as he had to pick up his child from the school and therefore taking up the matter in the evening would be inconvenient to him.
Livelaw
Europe
Sexual offences: Dozens of cases have faced five-year court wait
The latest figures available from the Department of Justice (DoJ) were obtained by BBC Radio Foyle.
BBC
Africa
Alleged ex-Liberian rebel charged with US visa fraud
The rebel group is accused of "employing tactics of unimaginable brutality, including the recruitment of child soldiers”
BBC Africa
Europe
Italian children should have both parents' surnames, Constitutional Court says
Italian children should have both parents' surnames, Constitutional Court says
euronews.com
Africa
Nigerian lawmakers reject bill to regulate foreign education for public officers’ children
The bill by Mr Ogun proposed that a public officer can only send his/her children or wards to foreign schools after approval of the Minister of Education. It also requires that the officers must provide proof of ability to pay the school fe...
Premium Times Nig
Europe
UK: Gaslighting used in High Court judgement for first time in ‘milestone’ hearing
Speaking to The Independent, Charlotte Proudman, a leading human rights barrister who led on the case, said the judge’s use of the term gaslighting gives it “legitimacy and credibility” as she warned abusers have long been warping victims’...
Independent UK
General
MPs file motion for probe into death of nursing mother in ambulance
Four Minority Members of Parliament have filed a private members motion, seeking for a bi-partisan parliamentary committee to investigate the events that led to the death of a nursing mother in an ambulance in the Western Region.
DL News
Crime
Police on manhunt for suspects who snatched car with baby inside
The Police in the Ashanti Region have said they are pursuing two unidentified gunmen who snatched and abandoned a car with a baby inside at Santasi on Sunday Morning.
DL News
General
Establishment of Dormaa-Ahenkro High Court is good news – Chief
Barimah Boabasa II said the non-existence of a High Court “is hurting the delivery of justice in the area and the CJ’s announcement for that is really significant for us”
DL News
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.
DL News
Courts
Death of 11-month-old girl: Caregiver remanded again
Clara was arrested after the parents of the baby reported the death of the child to the Agbogba Police at North Legon, Accra, on May 18, this year
DL News
General
We need legal solution to teenage pregnancy – MPs
Dr Aglobitse reiterated that the mission of UNFPA mission was to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled, adding that the MPs were ‘agents of change’, with so...
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