General
Western Region: Chief Justice inaugurates two district courts, cautions staff against acts of misconduct
The court facilities form part of the government's 100-court project, in a bid to increase access to justice
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Supreme Court News
Sarkodie storms Supreme Court in case against FDA
The case was filed by Mark Darlington Osae, manager of Hiplife artists -Reggie ‘N’ Bollie, and Skrewfaze.
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Business
2024 Budget: Check out the 8 tax reliefs by government
“Mr Speaker, further to the above, the following reliefs have been prioritized for implementation,"
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Europe
UK Supreme Court rejects Rishi Sunak’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda
Judges uphold appeal court ruling over risk to deported refugees and deals blow to PM’s ‘stop the boats’ strategy
The Guardian
Crime
Four granted￠160,000 bail for alleged murder
Jamilah Issaka, 24, and Abigail Avoryi, 28, are apprentice hairdressers and Tay William, 31, an illegal miner were granted GH￠50,000 each with two sureties each.
GNA
Africa
Ex-doctor on trial in France over Rwanda genocide
Sosthene Munyemana was a 29-year-old gynaecologist living in the south of Rwanda at the time of the 1994 genocide in which 800,000 people were killed.
BBC
Crime
Two suspected members of syndicate arrested over internet fraud
The accused are said to have defrauded a lady of GH¢16,000 worth of frozen food items and went into hiding.
GNA
Africa
South Africa: A judge found that a man did not intend to rape his girlfriend, Supreme Court to hear appeal of case
It is an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Eastern Cape, against a local high court ruling which set aside the conviction, in a regional court, which had found Loyisa Coko guilty of raping his girlfriend.
Ground Up
General
ADR week begins as Sekondi High Court hosts launch
The week's-long celebration which is being launched this morning at the Sekondi High Court is on the theme, "Building the Pillars of Justice through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)".
DL News
Africa
Burundi prosecutors seek life sentence for ex-Prime Minister
Mr Bunyoni’s trial started in September, a year after he was fired by President Evariste Ndayishimiye over suspicions that Mr Bunyoni was plotting a "coup" against him.
BBC
General
Lands Commission IT system shuts down for over 3 weeks
The system, which has been down for three weeks now, is seriously affecting land registration, stamp duty, lawyers-clients work, and the work of the Commission’s staff.
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Africa
Guinea ex-ruler taken by armed men back in jail
The group stormed a jail in the capital, Conakry, early on Saturday morning - taking Capt Camara and three others. Those taken are currently on trial for their alleged roles in deaths of more than 150 people in a 2009 protest.
BBC
General
CHRAJ boss awarded prestigious De Sanctis Foundation Award for human rights
Mr. Whittal was one of three (3) recipients of the Award Medals in the Human Rights category at the second “De Sanctis Award for Human Rights” ceremony, which took place at Rome on October 24.
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US
Donald Trump Jr asks courtroom sketch artist to 'make me look sexy' during $250m fraud trial
The former US President's eldest son spent several hours on the witness stand during a second day of giving evidence at a civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on Thursday.
Sky News
Courts
Barker-Vormawor enters conditional appearance in GHC10 M defamation suit by Kan Dapaah
This follows several reports in the media about the plaintiff’s quest to seek an order for substituted service owing to the difficulty in reaching Oliver for service.
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Courts
Property settlement :Court gives Asamoah Gyan's ex-wife UK, Spintex houses, Gas station, 2 cars
Additionally, the court, presided over by Hafisata Ameleboba JA granted a maintenance fee of GH 25, 000 cedis a month to be paid to the lady but declined relief as to the payment of alimony.
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Tech
Whatsapp account takeover – CSA cautions public against sharing verification codes
The Authority has, however, revealed that it has received over 64 cases of such incidents since April this year.
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Tech
US to remove Uganda and three other African countries from Agoa trade deal
The countries were either involved in "gross violations" of human rights or not making progress towards democratic rule, the president said.
BBC
Europe
UK: Severely fatigued lawyer unfairly sacked over absences
Chinedu Orogbu brought employment tribunal proceedings against Duncan Lewis Solicitors after he was dismissed over repeated absences from work.
Law Society Gazette
Supreme Court News
Repeal of offence-creating enactment won’t automatically end accused’s prosecution- SC affirms
The apex court, speaking in the opinion of Asiedu JSC, noted that in such a situation, the Interpretation Act, 2008 (Act 792) specifically at Section 34(1)(d) and (e) will step in as the saving provision
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