Crime
Beige Bank trial: Accused to call 61 witnesses
His counsel, Mr Thaddeus Sory, made the announcement at the Economic and Financial Court Two Division of the High Court which is trying his client.
GNA
Results for "award of damages and equitable remedies in Ghanaian courts"
10245 results.
Europe
Hungary’s president resigns over a pardon to a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case
Her decision came after more than a week of public outrage after it was revealed that she issued a presidential pardon in April 2023 to a man convicted of hiding a string of child sexual abuses in a state-run children’s home.
AP News
Others
China gives Australian writer suspended death sentence
Dr Yang has denied working as a spy for Australia or the US, with letters to family and supporters sent from jail further denying any wrongdoing.
Sky News
Courts
Accountant hauled to court for allegedly falsifying GRA receipts
Michael allegedly managed to acquire these properties by forging 39 Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) official payment receipts of BMG Infrastructure Limited.
thechronicle
US
Former Facebook diversity leader pleads guilty to stealing more than $4 million from company
Barbara Furlow-Smiles, who led various Facebook Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs from 2017 through mid-2021, stole the money “through an elaborate scheme involving fraudulent vendors, fictitious charges, and cash kickbacks,” the U.S...
CNBC
Tech
Elon Musk's X sues Media Matters over antisemitism analysis
X's lawsuit alleges that Media Matters for America "manipulated" data in an attempt to "destroy" the platform formerly known as Twitter.
BBC
Crime
Four granted￠160,000 bail for alleged murder
Jamilah Issaka, 24, and Abigail Avoryi, 28, are apprentice hairdressers and Tay William, 31, an illegal miner were granted GH￠50,000 each with two sureties each.
GNA
Supreme Court News
OSP goes to SC; seeks quashing of HC ruling to hear motion earlier
The High Court, presided over by Justice Eric Twum granted a motion for abridgment of time filed by Madam Cecilia Dapaah subsequent to the OSP’s filing of a second motion for confirmation of seizure.
DL News
Europe
US: Man who wrongly spent 16 years in prison shot dead by police officer
Leonard Allen Cure, 53, died on Monday after a police deputy pulled him over.
Sky News
General
Introduce Bill to extend laws on election offences to party primaries - OccupyGhana to AG, Parliamentary leaders
The group says it was concerned about the phenomena of vote-buying, intimidation, and violence, that have become associated with such elections, and that a Bill of that kind would be a first step to ending such incidents.
DL News
Courts
Former Lighthouse pastor charged for stealing over GH¢7,000 freed
Appearing before an Accra Circuit upCourt earlier, Pastor Odonkor pleaded not guilty to two counts of stealing and for dishonestly appropriating the Church’s GH¢7,054
GNA
Courts
Court issues bench warrant for the arrest of three businessmen over fraud
The accused persons are to appear before the court and answer to the conspiracy, fraud and issuing of dud cheque charges against them
GNA
Others
Israeli Parliament passes law to limit judicial power
The court is now barred from overruling the national government using the legal standard of “reasonableness,” a concept that judges previously used to block ministerial appointments and contest planning decisions
Deccan Herald
Supreme Court News
Case of child streetism: Supreme Court to deliver judgment Nov 22
Child Right International is seeking to enforce and give meaning to children's right to education, and to deal with the threat posed by child streetism.
DL News
US
Affirmative action: US Supreme Court overturns race-based college admissions
The US Supreme Court has ruled that race can no longer be considered as a factor in university admissions.
BBC News, Washington
Courts
Six more Western Togoland secessionists jailed
The six were variously charged with 19 counts of attending meetings of a prohibited organisation, participation in a campaign of prohibited organisation, making contribution for the benefit of prohibited organisation and being members of a...
GNA
US
Trump pleads not guilty to 37 federal criminal counts in classified documents case
Ex-president arraigned and charged in Miami court over allegations he mishandled classified documents
Guardian
General
African Bar Association holds annual conference from August 6-10
The theme for this year’s conference is “Building the Legal Profession in Africa under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.”
DL News
General
Ghana School of Law SRC launches 63rd Law Week Celebration
This year’s Celebration will be on the theme, “The Future of law practice in Ghana; Innovation and Technology, key to global demand for Efficient and robust legal advice in a contemporary world.”
DL News
Others
Chinese engineer arrested in Pakistan for alleged blasphemy
Police said the alleged blasphemy act had enraged the local staff, leading to angry protests Sunday evening across the Kohistan district where the project is being built, with thousands of protesters blocking the main highway linking Pakist...
VOA