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Samson’s Take: Corruption and side-chicks law
Passage of the witness protection law was the icing on the cake yet people who know are not using these legal tools to help fight corruption
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President assents to University of Media Arts and Communication Bill
A new Bill which seeks to merge the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), the Ghana Institute of Languages (GIL) and the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) into a single university has received Presidential Assent.
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US
New York judge faces censure over 'profane, demeaning' Facebook posts
Jennifer Nunnery is accused of making a series of questionable comments on Facebook between December 2020 and April 2021, and many times using the "F" word
ABA Journal
Supreme Court News
Kotoka Airport renaming has no legal effect yet – A-G tells Supreme Court
According to the Attorney-General, the proposed name change has not taken legal effect because the necessary legislative processes have not been completed.
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Legal education reform bill was bipartisan effort -Manhyia South MP
The Bill, which has since been signed into law by President John Dramani Mahama, is expected to change how professional legal education is delivered in Ghana.
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MPs push for Anti-Witchcraft Accusations Bill to be passed
The committee announced the planned monitoring tour in a statement issued on 10 February to mark the World Day Against Witch Hunt.
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Business
Government lays bill to legalise, regulate 'Okada' operations
The draft legislation, laid in the House by the Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, proposes amendments to the Road Traffic Act, 2004 (Act 683) to allow motorcycles, tricycles and quadricycles to be used for commercial purposes und...
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Business
NPA, stakeholders deliberate on draft Petroleum Bill
The dialogue, organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, was chaired by Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor and supported by his deputy, Richard Gyan-Mensah, alongside other ministry officials.
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Ghana Boundary Commission Bill passed by Parliament
The legislation is designed to bolster the nation’s capacity to address boundary demarcation challenges and resolve disputes more effectively.
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Supreme Court News
Anti-LGBTQI suits: Supreme Court to hear Richard Sky case July 3
At the last sitting, the panel presided over by Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo granted a request by Richard Dela Sky to amend and refile the injunction motion.
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NDPC/UNFPA report pushes for passage of Aging bill
Even though there are various laws and policies addressing issues of the aged, the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) note that they are not adequate.
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Europe
UK: New law will protect arbitrators from unreasonable lawsuits
Arbitrations in England and Wales are said to be worth around £2.5bn to the UK economy each year in fees alone.
Law Society Gazette
Business
Private Members Bill presented to remove taxes on menstrual hygiene products
The Bill particularly seeks to amend the VAT (Amendment) Act, 2022 (Act 1082)
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Africa
Kenya in process to unblock practice of Rwandan lawyers on its territory
In 2021, Rwandan and Burundian advocates were locked out from practising in Kenya, a move that came under scrutiny from the East African region
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Courts
Company representative jailed seven years for theft
Ronald Kwabena Quansah was sentenced on eight counts of stealing, which would run concurrently.
GNA
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Non-passage of Property Rights of Spouses Bill whittling away gains from Mensah v Mensah - Justice Dotse
Article 22 (3) requires spouses to have equal access to property jointly acquired during the marriage and for matrimonial property to be equitably distributed between the spouses upon the termination of the marriage.
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UK-based ‘Death Penalty Project’ to assist Ghana to remove Death Penalty
Ghana’s ability to do so will put it in the over one hundred and twenty(120 countries globally that have rejected the death penalty.
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Ghana Armed Forces declares support for death penalty abolishment
Member of Parliament for the Madina Constituency, Hon. Francis Xavier Sosu in June 2021 introduced a private member’s bill for the removal of the death penalty from the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
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Review of constitution should not start and end in Parliament – Prof. Atuguba
In January 2010, the Constitution Review Commission, chaired by Professor Albert Kodzo Fiadjoe was set up to consult with the people of Ghana on the operation of the 1992 Constitution and on any changes that need to be made to the Constitut...
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Any law to exclude CJ from GLC will be unfortunate – Legal Education Director
This call is being made at a time some 499 candidates who were part of those who sat for the 2021 entrance examinations were failed after a new quota system was introduced by the General Legal Council after the examination.
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