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Africa
Nigeria: Unemployed man ordered to sweep court premises for stealing perfume
The complainant claimed the convict entered the store and stole three perfumes worth N4,000 ($9.00).
Peoples Gazette16 November 2022
General
Ace Ankomah, BOG Dep Governor, NSMQ Mistress, Others to be inducted into fellowship of GAAS
The Ceremony will take place at 5: 30 at the Academy’s Auditorium and will be streamed live for all viewers.
DL News15 November 2022
General
EC cancels registration of 17 political parties
According to the Commission, it came to its notice after a nationwide exercise that the 17 political parties had no national and regional offices as required by section 15 (1) of Act 574.
DL News15 November 2022
Supreme Court News
Senanu’s prayer for reduction of a 25-year jail sentence at the Supreme Court
In the company of Prison Wardens and with no legal representation, the convict was told by the presiding Justice to approach the Bench and tell the court what he wanted.
Richard Osei Boateng9 November 2022
Courts
Colonel Damoah seeks judicial review over OSP’s La Bianca report
The applicants' Colonel Damoah and Mr. Joseph Adu Kyei maintain that the Special Prosecutor acted ultra vires relative to the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act 2017 (Act 959), when it instituted an investigative panel and subsequently pu...
DL News9 November 2022
Courts
Former CEO of Beige Bank granted GH¢200m bail over money laundering, theft charges
Mr. Michael Nyinaku has been charged with 44 counts of money laundering, fraudulent breach of trust, and stealing depositors’ money, following a suit filed by the Attorney General’s Office on November 2, 2022.
DL News8 November 2022
Courts
Former CEO of Beige Bank charged with money laundering, theft
He is expected to appear before the Financial and Economic Crime Division of the High Court in Accra to answer the various charges, according to a suit filed by the Attorney General’s Office on November 2, this year.
GNA7 November 2022
US
Twitter sued for mass layoffs by Musk without enough notice
The lawsuit comes as the new boss plans to eliminate half of the workforce. Musk called a similar, earlier suit by Tesla workers ‘trivial’.
Bloomberg4 November 2022
Africa
South Africa debates amnesty for State corruption offenders
In 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa, estimated that the corruption - which South Africans call "state capture" - cost the country more than 500 billion South African rand (more than U.S.$25 billion).
AllAfrica3 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
Supreme Court News
Chieftaincy and active politics: LLB graduate drags AG to Supreme Court
According to the applicant, the letter and spirit of the above Article prevent chiefs from doing or engaging in active politics but most of them are seen during General elections endorsing politicians openly.
DL News2 November 2022
Courts
Wrongful termination: Former Manager drags Accra Brewery to court
The plaintiff, therefore, wants the court to order ABL to pay her damages for the termination of her employment or alternatively, a redundancy package in line with the collective bargaining agreement.
graphiconline2 November 2022
Supreme Court News
Quayson’s Certiorari, Prohibition against H.C: Counsel moves motion, ruling deferred to Nov 30
The court, presided over by Justice Jones Dotse took this decision after counsel for the MP, Tsatsu Tsikata had moved the motion.
DL News2 November 2022
Courts
Essikado election petition case strike out in Court
Mr. Ametefe told the high Court Judge, Dr. Richmond Osei Hwere that the decision to discontinue the case stemmed out of the many inactive political activities and the general need to create peace for the 2024 elections.
GNA1 November 2022
US
Trump attacks New York judge overseeing Letitia James' $250m lawsuit against him
Trump attacked the New York state judge, Arthur Engoron, in an angry post on his Truth Social web site, railing against the judge who held him in contempt of court and fined him $110,000 for failing to give a deposition.
dailymail30 October 2022
General
Electing heads of Local Government will solve a lot of Ghana’s problems – NCCE Boss
Following a proposal made by the current government, a referendum was scheduled to be held in Ghana in December 2019 for approval of the election of MMDCEs thus allowing political parties to be involved in the local processes.
DL News27 October 2022
General
Taking International negotiations seriously: Create government unit devoted to negotiations – Lawyer
“If we are going to be serious about our negotiations, then somewhere in the government system, we should have a core unit which is dedicated to negotiations.
DL News26 October 2022
Africa
South African jailed 43 years by US Court for multiple child pornography convictions
Andrian Page, who pleaded guilty on June 19, 2019, would be serving 43 years in prison, followed by 10 years on supervised release after the completion of his prison term.
DL News26 October 2022
Supreme Court News
AG responds to Ampomah’s ‘Allow me to marry more women’ suit
The AG additionally submits that the plaintiff’s assertion that monogamous nature Christian Marriages are discriminatory is untenable as it has not been established that Christian marriages are polygamous in nature.
DL News24 October 2022
Business
Expand your knowledge, understanding of new Insurance Act – CJ tells Judges
“As judges, we are mandated to resolve all disputes and legalities that may come before us under the Act and we should be able to resolve them in accordance and purpose for which the Act was enacted,”
DL News21 October 2022