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General
GSL SRC launches volunteers initiative
The GSL Volunteers will provide opportunities for all law students to use their education and skills to make positive impact in the communities they serve.
DL News27 September 2023
Courts
CJ directs Judges,Magistrates to hear Motions before trials
According to her Ladyship, Motions may be heard between 8:30 a.m. and 11: 00 a.m., and trials conducted after 11: 00 a.m. depending on the workload of the court.
DL News22 September 2023
Tech
Collaborative approach needed to ensure digital privacy of children
According to him, assurance of privacy in the use of digital products will lead to greater use of such technology tools and generate more trust among young ones
DL News18 September 2023
General
Paper Presented by Justice (RTD) Jones Dotse at the 2023/2024 Conference of the Ghana Bar Association
Paper Presented By Justice (Rtd) Victor Jones Mawulom Dotse At The 2023/2024 Annual Conference Of The Ghana Bar Association On Tuesday, 12 September, 2023 At 9.00 Am Venue: Examination Hall, University Of Cape-Coast Topic: “Ensuring High St...
DL News17 September 2023
Others
Mexico decriminalises abortion nationwide
The ruling on Wednesday means no punishment can apply for accessing abortion services in Mexico
Sky News7 September 2023
General
Sign all processes, letters to court in your names- GBA to lawyers
It notes that such a practice is contrary to Section 2 of the Legal Professions Act, 1960(Act 32), Order 82 Rule 3 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C.I. 47) as well as case law
DL News25 August 2023
Others
Pakistan: More than 100 arrested after churches burned
More than 100 people have been arrested in an east Pakistan city after thousands of Muslims burned churches and vandalised homes
BBC17 August 2023
Crime
US-based Ghanaian jailed five years for laundering proceeds of romance scam
Kenneth Anim, pleaded guilty on April 27, according to authorities there, and admitted to "laundering funds from wire fraud schemes from 2014 to 2019."
DL News14 August 2023
Europe
UK:Man jailed for raping teenager five months before she was murdered by her brother
A man who raped a teenager five months before she was murdered by her brother has been jailed for 10 years and six months.
Sky News8 August 2023
Courts
Saglemi housing case: Court sets November 9 for commencement of trial
Alhaji Collins Dauda, and the four others have been charged with the offense of causing financial loss to the State over the Saglemi Housing project
GNA1 August 2023
Courts
Court directs Charles Bissue to file written submission
Mr. Bissue and his lawyers have sued the OSP over issues concerning his (Bissue) fundamental human rights.
GNA25 July 2023
Europe
UK lawyer jailed for embezzling £120,000 from pensioner with dementia
The 69-year-old stole the money from his victim after being made her power of attorney in 2014. Sinclair attempted to cover up his crimes by falsely insisting the woman had given him permission to transfer money to himself from her accounts...
Sky News18 July 2023
Courts
Denying ‘leftees’ role as family heads unconstitutional, discriminatory-Judge rejects Ga custom
According to the court, presided over by Justice Kweku T. Ackaah-Boafo, now at the Court of Appeal, such a practice is stereotypical and thus not a reasonable limitation in a free and democratic society
DL News17 July 2023
General
#Fixthecountry group withdraws petition for removal of EC Chair and deputies
The group submitted the 24-page petition on January 10, 2022, invoking the constitutional processes per Article 146 for the removal of the Chair and Deputies of the Electoral Commission
DL News14 July 2023
Courts
Agyapa deal: ECOWAS Court strikes out suit by three anti-graft NGOs against Ghana
The NGOs, Transparency International, Ghana Integrity Initiative, and the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition filed suit in December 2020, seeking an intervention to halt the Agyapa deal.
DL News13 July 2023
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
BBC13 July 2023
General
Qualified lawyers being invited for position of District Magistrate
According to a Release signed by Justice Cynthia Pamela Addo, the Judicial Secretary, an applicant must be not less than three(3) years standing at the Bar.
Richard Osei Boateng10 July 2023
Supreme Court News
They spend our money, let the Assembly pay my cost: Litigant tells SC
Mr. Cubagee thus retorted that “Mr. Lords, we are all coming from Sunyani. I sat on the same bus with the lawyer. He even saw me. We spent only 150 cedis to come here.”
DL News29 June 2023
Africa
Burkina Faso man jailed over luxury vehicle theft from dealerships across the US
Serge Ahmed Zeba is said to have executed a scheme to steal high-end vehicles from car dealerships in various states throughout the US from November 2020 to January 2022
DL News29 June 2023
Courts
Saglemi Housing Trial: Defence to study witness statements filed by State
The State prosecutors filed their remaining witness statements and served the accused persons in opened court on Monday June 12, 2023.
GNA13 June 2023