General
Meet Carruthers Tetteh, visually impaired lawyer among 844 called to the Bar
In 2019, he obtained his Bachelor of Laws Degree from UCC, where he also obtained First-Class Honours class.
DL News
Results for "All Progressives Congress (APC)"
3921 results.
Business
Speaker refers motion for vote of censure on Finance Minister to ad-hoc committee
This comes after the Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu moved the motion for vote of censure against the Minister on the floor of the House yesterday.
DL News
US
Gun hidden in a raw chicken found at Florida TSA checkpoint
The passenger was headed to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, according to Sari Koshetz, a TSA spokesperson for the Gulf region.
CNN
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 Boateng
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 News
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 News
Africa
First of its kind legal tech ADR platform launches in South Africa’s property sector
The legal-tech platform provides individuals and businesses access to a cost-effective, reliable and user-friendly solution that assists in resolving legal disputes, within record time, outside the courtroom or the CCMA.
Mail&Guardian
Courts
Blogger, IT professional in court over publication that caused panic withdrawals
Jeffrey Eppirim Nyame, the blogger has been charged with the publication of false news while Jeremiah Kobina Egyebeng, the I.T Professional, his alleged accomplice faces the charge of abetment. Both have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
ghanaiantimes
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing November 8 - 10, 2022
According to Court sources, the particular cases up for consideration include writs, civil motions, civil appeals, review motions, and reference motions
DL News
Courts
Court winds up Q-net Investment as AG petitions
This follows a petition filed by Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame per Section 84 (1) of the Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act, 2020 (Act 1015) indicating that Q-net operated in a manner that qualifies it as a Ponzi Scheme.
DL News
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).
AllAfrica
Europe
Mining giant Glencore flew cash bribes to Africa via private jet, UK court hears
Third-party agents used Glencore’s money to bribe officials in Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan, causing harms worth $128m, a sentencing hearing at Southwark crown court heard.
The Guardian
General
Police react to Shatta Wale’s tweet on Fennec’s death, says he is cooperating
The statement dated November 2, notes that “The police have made contact with Shatta Wale who is cooperating with us on the matter.”
DL News
Supreme Court News
ENI withdraws motion for special leave to appeal against Court of Appeal ruling
The applicant took a cue from the bench following the court’s dismissal of the motion in July this year.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing November 1- 2, 2022
The particular cases up for consideration include writs, civil motions, civil appeals, and a reference motion
DL News
Europe
Brexit: Northern Ireland Protocol bill continues amid election uncertainty
The protocol was agreed upon between the UK and the EU to avoid goods checks across Ireland's land border after Brexit.
BBC
Africa
Nigeria: Another association of Lawyers emerges
Mr Ogbankwa said LSN was established to keep the legal practice in Nigeria in line with international best practices.
Premium Times Nig
Crime
NSA Director General Prof Twumasi granted bail over alleged fraud
Prof Twumasi was granted the bail after he agreed to pay complainant, Mum and Sons company money due them effective November 7, 2022.
MYJOYONLINE
General
I was not served, Supreme Court did not hear us before striking out law to grow cannabis - Bagbin
He said the apex court, in the case of Ezuame Mannan vs Attorney-General, struck out Section 43 of the Narcotic Control Commission Act 2020 (Act 1019) without “hearing from us”.
GRAPHIC ONLINE
Courts
Lawyer, proprietress jailed 6 years over child adoption
The lawyer, David Opare Asiedu, and the proprietress, Elizabeth Arthur Adjei, alias Maa Lizy, were ordered by the court on Wednesday to pay GH¢12,000 and GH¢6,000 respectively as fines.
Ghanaian Times