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Crime
Police arrest three Chinese nationals for alleged murder
Suspects Wen Jianhua, Yu Shuhui and Zhou Daquan are said to have shot and killed the victim at a mining site today, November 11, 2022.
DL News11 November 2022
General
Meet Carruthers Tetteh, visually impaired lawyer among 844 called to the Bar
In 2019, he obtained his Bachelor of Laws Degree from UCC, where he also obtained First-Class Honours class.
DL News11 November 2022
US
Ex-boxer Goran Gogic charged over $1bn cocaine seizure
Goran Gogic is accused of overseeing the logistics for the transport of 22 tonnes of Colombian cocaine to Europe through American ports in 2019.
Sky News3 November 2022
Africa
Two Nigerian nationals sentenced in the US over $2m internet fraud scam
“Beginning in 2016 through May 2021, Olumide Obidare, 29, and Stephen Oseghale, 29, conspired with each other to use fictitious and stolen identities to engage in business email compromise (BEC) fraud schemes."
DL News15 September 2022
General
‘I’ve been offered plea deals, but I turned it down because I am innocent’ – Abdul Inusah on fraud case in US
In interviews granted to GH One’s Francis Abban and on Assase Radio, he maintains that he is innocent and that he even turned down plea deals offered by US Prosecutors.
DL News26 August 2022
Courts
KNUST student remanded over threats to stab colleagues
The accused, a second-year student, was arrested during an ongoing investigation by officials, following the rioting that occurred between two halls last week.
DL News24 August 2022
Tech
New EU ruling could possibly change standards on sharing sensitive data, specifically involving data indirectly revealing one’s sexual orientation
Before this ruling, other data protection authorities such as the Spanish Data Protection Authority had divergent views stating that it did not find Grindr to have processed any special category of personal data
Lawyers Hub19 August 2022
Africa
Sierra Leone now has new land rights law to promote gender, tribal equality and social justice
The new law will also promote gender equality and ensure that married couples can jointly register land ownership.
Sierra Leone Telegraph9 August 2022
US
Capitol riot: Trump ignored pleas to condemn attack, hearing told
The inquiry has alleged that Mr. Trump did not make a single call to law enforcement or national security staff because of "his selfish desire to stay in power"
BBC22 July 2022
General
KNUST Public Lecture: Majority leader Kyei-Mensah Bonsu to speak on constitutional review
The lecture discusses the issue of constitutional review from the perspective of a legislator.
DL News11 July 2022
US
Ed Sheeran and co-writers awarded £900,000 legal costs after copyright win
Sheeran and Shape of You co-writers Steven McCutcheon and John McDaid had been accused of copying a song by grime artist Sami Chokri and Ross O'Donoghue.
BBC22 June 2022
General
Law Lecturer makes case for inclusion of Gender and Law in all training modules at faculties
She spoke as part of a panel, discussing the role men can play as allies in achieving gender equality in Ghana.
DL News17 June 2022
Africa
Mozambique policemen jailed for Covid-row killing
The officers beat to death a young man in a dispute related to Covid-19 restriction in 2020.
BBC16 June 2022
Crime
Police officer arrested with 84 parcels of suspected Indian Hemp, 2 officers promoted
According to a police statement, the officer in question was chased after he refused to stop when he was signaled to do so by offices on duty.
DL News15 June 2022
General
Lawyer suggests decoupling public prosecutions from duties of AG
He particularly argued that prosecutions were technical duties that should not be left to political actors and equally noted that some countries have Independent Director of prosecution, positions that are separate from the duties performed...
DL News26 May 2022
Africa
UK extradites Nigerian to U.S. for alleged email fraud
Together with two others, also Nigerians, the trio are said to have allegedly participated in Business Email Compromise Scams (“BEC scams”) that targeted thousands of victims around the world, including in the United States.
Premium Times Nig23 May 2022
General
Bulgarian Embassy Building saga : Sole Inquirer recommends sanctions, Minister writes to AG
In his 149 pages report, the Sole Inquirer into the demolition of the Embassy’s building has made a recommendation for sanctions to be meted out to the private developer and due compensation also made to the Embassy.
DL News18 May 2022
General
More tax lawyers needed – GRA Commissioner-General
“We need a lot more of you to go into the practice of tax; when you look around, you can count the number of firms that specialise in taxation."
DL News6 April 2022
Business
President Akufo-Addo assents E-levy bill, after passage on Tuesday
President Nana Akufo-Addo has signed the E-levy bill into law, following its passage by Parliament on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.
DL News31 March 2022
Africa
Tanzania leader agrees to drafting of new constitution after polls
A statement from the authorities said a new constitution will be among other long-term issues that will be addressed then after the 2025 general elections.
BBC22 March 2022