General
SLTF to prosecute loan defaulters in September 2022
The month of August has thus been dubbed as the final grace period for such defaulters as the SLTF gears up for prosecutions in the event such persons fail to do the needful.
DL News
Results for "UK asylum plan"
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Europe
U.S. basketball star Griner convicted at drug trial, sentenced to 9 years
Griner’s detention was made public only after Russian troops moved into Ukraine, as relations between Russia and the United States hit new lows after Washington led the West in bringing sanctions against Moscow.
AP News
Africa
Organ harvesting - UK court grants Ekweremadu's wife bail, retains Senator
A report says Mrs Ekweremadu was granted bail on stringent conditions over the alleged organ harvesting case filed against her and her husband.
AllAfrica
Others
The country where having a pet could soon land you in jail
Police there recently announced that walking dogs in parks was a crime. The ban was justified as a measure to "protect the safety of the public".
BBC
Crime
Arise Ghana Demo: Police clash with protesting demonstrators, three reportedly arrested
Some officers sustained injuries and police vehicles were shown destroyed in photos and videos shared by the police on social media.
DL News
Business
8th Absa-UPSA Law School Quarterly Banking Roundtable held
It featured the Director of Research and Member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the BOG, Philip Abradu-Otoo, a Professor of Economics and Director of ISSER, Prof Peter Quartey, and Ag. Head of Markets at Absa Bank Ghana, Jacob Brobbey.
DL News
Business
Review Forex Act 2006: Relook at requirement for opening FX Accounts - Absa Markets Head
“If you look at our FX market, I think the FX Act was passed in 2006. I think 16 years down the line, we have to relook at it if indeed the provisions as we have them there are really fit for the purpose."
DL News
General
As June 12 approaches: 21.8% of children in Ghana estimated to be child labourers
According to the report, If we do not muster the will and resources to act now on an unprecedented scale, the timeline for ending child labour thus 2025, will stretch many years into the future.
DL News
US
Young lawyers plan yearlong drive on expungement
The project also includes in-person “activation events,” the first of which was held in May, when roughly 25 YLD members who attended their section’s Spring Meeting in Atlanta joined the Georgia Justice Project.
ABA
Africa
US condemns sacking of Tunisia judges
Mr Saied has pushed through a series of moves expanding his powers and dismantling elected institutions since last year, when he suspended parliament.
BBC
Europe
Elon Musk and Twitter sued by investor over takeover bid
The case alleges he violated California corporate laws in a number of ways.
BBC
Europe
Road-blocking protestors could be jailed for a year under new UK law
Under the new laws, it will be illegal for activists to lock or glue themselves to buildings with those that do facing a maximum penalty of six months in prison and an unlimited fine.
Euronews
Tech
Dealing with Data in Dispute Resolutions
There are tools available that help follow the threads of communication and give additional context to conversations
legaltechnology.com
Others
Haiti: Gang clashes in capital force hundreds to flee their homes
Haiti: Gang clashes in capital force hundreds to flee their homes
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Tech
MTN gets authorization to provide banking services in Nigeria
The bank will be known as MoMo Payment Service Bank Limited.
DL News
Courts
Kenya Supreme Court to rule on disputed law changes
The Attorney-general and two others appealed to the Supreme Court on four main issues, including whether a sitting president can initiate a constitutional amendment process without going through parliament.
BBC
Tech
Ukrainian Legal Tech Companies Continue On Under Cloud of Russian Invasion
Since the beginning of the war, many legal tech founders and their employees have relocated, traded in their cubicle for a home office or started working periodically from a bomb shelter.
Law.com
General
2022:CHRAJ to extend operations to 30 more Districts-Commissioner
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) will this year expand its operations to 30 more districts in a move to provide its services for a greater number of the people, especially the vulnerable.
Crime
153 kids rescued from child labour in 2021 – Challenging Heights
Challenging Heights, a non-government organisation, based in the Central Region, says it rescued a total of 153 children in 2021 who were engaged in child slavery, forced work or domestic servitude in the coastal communities of Ghana.
US
Ghislaine Maxwell ends fight to keep eight ‘John Does’ secret, court to decide whether names should be unsealed
Ghislaine Maxwell will no longer fight to keep the names of eight ‘John Does’ secret and will leave it to the court to decide whether the names should be unsealed, according to a January 12 letter to federal Judge Loretta Preska of the Sout...
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