General
Five books to read before the new legal year
For ideas on what to select, here are five picks to read the rest of September. These are all books that were published in the 2021/2022 legal year.
DL News
Results for "British High Commissioner"
3274 results.
Africa
South Africa: Traditional court condemns 19-year-old to grisly death
Accused of stock theft in 2020, Abulele Kwindana was killed. More than two years later, no-one has been charged with his murder.
AllAfrica
General
60% of courts and bungalows near completion, to be commissioned before October, says President Akufo-Addo
The initial announcements for these projects were made in March, during the State of the Nation’s Address.
DL News
General
Be concerned with more serious, fundamental problems within our justice system –AG tasks GBA
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Annual Bar Conference at Ho, Mr. Dame admitted that even though the Judiciary has its own problems, the Bar should be concerned about a number of challenges within the criminal justice system.
DL News
General
Full Speech: Bar president, Yaw Acheampong Boafo at 2022 annual Bar Conference
This year’s event which is underway in Ho in the Volta Region has been theme “Ghana's Democracy under the Fourth Republic: Gains, Challenges and Prospects.”
DL News
Africa
Nigeria: FBI Declares Nigerian Wanted Over Alleged $30 Million Fraud
"Chidozie Collins Obasi of Nigeria is wanted for defrauding N.Y. State out of more than $30 million. Anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts should contact their local FBI office or go to," the tweet read.
AllAfrica
Courts
Restrain Tullow from violating Local content Regulation: GOGSPA seeks court injunction
According to the Writ of Summons, the plaintiff is praying the court for an order of interlocutory injunction against Tullow, its agents, assigns, etc. from violating the Local Content and Local Participation (Amendment) Regulations 2021(LI...
DL News
Courts
Ashantigold SC secures injunction against the start of 2022/2023 GPL
The Football Club was demoted from the Premier League to the third Divison after the Disciplinary Committee of the FA found them guilty of match manipulation in July this year.
DL News
US
HIV drug mandate violates religious freedom, judge rules
Employers are required to cover certain preventive services and medications in their insurance plans under US law.
BBC
Africa
Nigeria: 26-year-old lawyer gets five years for drug trafficking
She was said to have been attempting to export the banned substance.
The Nation
Courts
Upper West Region: Three farmers remanded for allegedly murdering Fulani herdsman
A police statement dated September 4, 2022, narrating the incident said preliminary investigation indicated that the deceased took his cattle to the Kuntaali bush for grazing in the morning of July 1, 2022, but only the cattle returned home...
DL News
Africa
Kenya’s supreme court upholds William Ruto’s win in presidential election
Ruto was announced winner on 15 August amid a divide within the electoral commission over the declared outcome, which showed that the vice-president had gained 50.5% of the vote, beating the longtime opposition leader, Raila Odinga, and nar...
The Guardian
General
Dockets almost ready for prosecution of NAM 1, says AG Dame
"I am happy to state that after painstaking investigations, dockets on that financial crime are almost ready for prosecution to commence in earnest,”
DL News
Others
Abetment of suicide: India Court acquits woman accused of slapping husband, asking him to die anywhere
Father of the deceased had lodged a First Information Report (FIR) alleging that after some time of the marriage, the accused wife started fighting with the deceased husband, which led him to commit suicide.
Livelaw
Business
2,584 dormant companies to be delisted for failing to file Annual Returns, Financial Statements- ORC
The exercise, which is the second phase of its clean-up, started this year and is expected to continue till the end of the year.
DL News
Africa
Hushpuppi - Nigeria Court dismisses request for suspended Cop Abba Kyari's extradition to US
The U.S. had applied to the Nigerian government for Mr Kyari's extradition in relation to his alleged link with suspected international fraudster, Hushpuppi.
AllAfrica
Africa
Nigeria: AG to prosecute Law Lecturer and student over alleged malpractice at Bar final exams
Suspended law lecturer at the University of Calabar, Pascal Aboh was arrested for allegedly impersonating and re-sitting an exam for a student at the Nigerian Law School in Abuja.
The Nigeria Lawyer
General
Dormaahene calls for strict enforcement of regulations on building permits
According to him, such a move would make it difficult or even impossible for people who do not possess titles to land to construct on the same.
DL News
Africa
Nigeria: Blogger arrested for 'defaming' Governor, spends 100 days in detention
Mr Adewale has been in police custody since 13 May.
AllAfrica
Africa
Judge gets death sentence for wife's murder
In a highly publicized trial, Mohamed Adel was found guilty after confessing to the crime in court and was sentenced to death.
VOA Africa