Tech
European Union reaches agreement on landmark legislation to regulate AI
The agreement to support the “AI Act” on Friday came after nearly 38 hours of negotiations between lawmakers and policymakers.
Aljazeera
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Business
GUTA, 5 others petition Parliament against passage of Import Restrictions L.I.
The L.I if passed, will compel importers of 22 restricted items, including poultry, rice, sugar, diapers, cement, canned tomatoes, tripe, and more, to seek licences from a committee to be set up by the Minister of Trade.
DL News
Others
UN moves to draft new convention on international tax cooperation
The resolution provides for an intergovernmental committee to develop protocols and measures to combat tax-related illicit financial flows
Jurist
General
I said my residence was ‘almost’ sold- Speaker of Parliament
At a breakfast meeting, the Speaker of Parliament was reported to have said that his official residence at Cantonment had been sold.
DL News
Africa
Why South Africa regrets its liberal post-apartheid asylum laws
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced plans to toughen asylum and immigration laws in a move that will have far-reaching consequences for foreign nationals
BBC
Africa
Nigeria: 65% candidates successful at law school final exams, 1,085 called to the bar
A total of 1,666 students participated in the rigorous July examinations, with 1,085 meeting the pass mark
The Nigeria Lawyer
Crime
Probe launched into death of Afropop star MohBad
The 27-year-old singer, whose real name was Ilerioluwa Aloba, died a week ago in hospital in Lagos
BBC
Tech
How poor cybersecurity practices limit your law firm’s success
With cybersecurity fast becoming a risk to businesses, it’s a law firm’s responsibility to safeguard the business against any attacks and not solely rely on the IT team to do all the work.
Lawyer Monthly
Crime
Prisons Service says it's probing allegations by two ex-convicts against its officers
The ex-convicts appearing last week on an Onua TV show hosted by Captain Smart alleged that some prison officers spearheaded the buying and selling of contraband goods, including drugs, among others
DL News
Tech
Anonymous Sudan hacks X to put pressure on Elon Musk over Starlink
"Make our message reach to Elon Musk: 'Open Starlink in Sudan'," the hackers posted on Telegram.
BBC
Europe
UK: Shy lawyers allowing clients to go months without paying
Analysis from chartered accountants Lubbock Fine shows that the average lock-up at the UK’s top 100 firms is now 124 days, a small rise from last year
Law Society Gazette
Europe
Germany approves landmark bill to liberalise cannabis use and sale
People will also be allowed to grow up to three cannabis plants as Berlin tries to curb the black market, protect consumers against contaminated products and reduce drug-related crime.
Sky News
General
Five most effective promotional items for lawyers
Promotional marketing giveaway campaigns can be one of the surest ways to boost your law firm’s brand
Lawyer Monthly
Europe
Italians protest after judge clears caretaker of charges because he groped girl for less than 10 seconds
According to the judges, what happened “does not constitute a crime” because it lasted less than 10 seconds. Since the ruling, palpata breve – a brief groping – has become a trend on Instagram and TikTok in Italy
BBC
General
Chief Justice petitioned over former GSL SRC president's call to the Bar
According to the petition dated May 2, 2023, the complainant, (who refers to himself as a concerned citizen), notes that Wonder Kutor has “shown himself as someone not fit to be called to the Bar
DL News
Tech
Samsung bans use of generative AI tools like ChatGPT after internal data leak
The ban would cover not just ChatGPT, but services that use the technology like Microsoft’s Bing, as well as competing generative AI services like Bard from Google.
Tech Crunch
Courts
AG Calls for Circumspection in Wake of Afoko-Alangde Jury Verdict
The high-profile 2015 murder trial in Ghana sparks debate on the country's legal system and the need for reform.
DL News
Others
Singapore executes man for supplying cannabis
Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was hanged at dawn on Wednesday over a plot to smuggle 1kg (35oz) of cannabis.
BBC
Europe
UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigns after findings of bullying in report
In a resignation letter posted on Twitter on Friday, Dominic Raab said he decided to resign as deputy prime minister and justice secretary after an official inquiry found some of the claims made against him were justified.
CNN
Europe
UK law firm to pay £19k for unfairly dismissing pregnant paralegal
Though Farzana Yasin’s pregnancy was not the primary reason she was let go by Bolton firm Swift Lawyers, it was a factor in the way her redundancy was handled
Legal Futures