Courts
OSP considering request from accused to testify in NPA trial
In an update issued on Tuesday, the OSP said the fourth accused person had approached the office and indicated a willingness to testify for the prosecution.
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Courts
Court rejects VEMAG's attempt to injunct DVLA's new number plates
The two motions were argued on Tuesday by lawyers for the 26 embossment companies and their umbrella association. The judge dismissed both requests, holding that they lacked merit.
DL News
Courts
Lawyer sues to strike Ghana Law Society off register, disputes licensing claims
The case, lodged through Hales Solicitors, names the Ghana Law Society, the Registrar of Companies, and the General Legal Council (GLC) as defendants.
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Africa
Zambian farmers sue Chinese mining firms for $80bn over toxic dam collapse
The incident in February unleashed millions of litres of acidic sludge into waterways, killing fish, ruining crops, and making water supplies undrinkable. Court papers say the disaster has affected around 300,000 households in the country’s...
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Business
Gov’t to tie mining lease extensions to community impact, compliance — Minister
During a working visit to mining operations in Tarkwa, the minister told journalists that the era of granting automatic lease renewals is over.
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Courts
Police arrest convicted car robber
Abubakar and his gang reportedly posed as officials from NGOs or religious organizations, approaching car rental companies to hire vehicles for supposed outreach missions in northern Ghana.
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Crime
Defunct Beige Bank CEO acquitted and discharged
Michael Nyinaku, former CEO of Beige Bank, has been acquitted by the Court of Appeal after facing 44 charges, including theft and money laundering.
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Courts
Court of Appeal denies NAM1 stay of criminal trial
The court unanimously dismissed an application filed by NAM1 and his two companies—Menzgold Ghana Limited and Brew Marketing Consult—seeking a stay of proceedings in a case involving 39 criminal charges.
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Business
Shell wins landmark court case against cutting carbon emissions
The Court of Appeal in The Hague determined that it could not conclusively prove that Shell had a "social standard of care" compelling it to cut emissions by 45% or any specific target, though it acknowledged that the company has a duty to...
DL News
General
Galamsey menace: Minerals Commission blames lack of legal mining sites
Speaking to Parliament’s Government Assurances Committee, Ayisi presented a range of proposed solutions to address the issue, including re-issuing revoked mining licenses and redistributing land previously explored.
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General
The ‘bitter reality’ of sharing marital property in a company
When it comes to a company, the doctrine of Separate Legal Personality (SLP) as espoused in the classical case of Salomon v Salomon & Co Ltd [1896] UKHL 1, [1897] AC 22, and the Ghanaian case of Morkor v Kuma [1998-99] SCGLR 620 and others,...
Richard Osei Boateng
Tech
X sues Unilever and Mars over advertising boycott
The lawsuit, filed in a Texas court, targets food industry giants Unilever and Mars, private healthcare company CVS Health, renewable energy firm Orsted, and the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) trade association.
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Business
GBA, CIB, and 41 others risk being struck off companies register
The defaulting bodies have thus been directed to take the necessary steps to be in good standing by December 30, 2024.
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Business
Insurance companies urged to stop premium undercutting to sustain industry
Speaking at a seminar organized by the West Africa Chartered Property Underwriter (CPCU) Society Chapter in Accra, Mr. Andoh highlighted that premium undercutting poses a significant challenge to the insurance industry.
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Supreme Court News
Pastor George Adjeman, others can use ‘Winners Chapel’ for their breakaway group- Supreme Court
In November 2020, the Court of Appeal among others, ordered the Registrar Generals Department to delete the name ‘Winners Chapel’ from the register of companies
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US
AI-powered "robot" lawyer will be first of its kind to represent defendant in US court
Joshua Browder, CEO of DoNotPay, said the company's AI-creation runs on a smartphone, listens to court arguments, and formulates responses for the defendant.
CBS News
Europe
University announces 'UK first' law degree to tackle climate crisis
Keele University says its law with environmental sustainability degree has been developed to create legal professionals with a good knowledge of companies’ and governments’ environmental obligations, and the legal mechanisms to hold these b...
The Law Society Gazette
Crime
5 quarry company managers arrested …for selective issuance of VAT invoice
The managers were arrested because during their visits to the premises of these companies, the GRA found them selectively issuing out the Value Added Tax (VAT) invoices to their customers, despite being registered to issue such invoices to...
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Africa
South Africa: Wealthy Gupta brothers arrested in UAE
Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta moved to South Africa from the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in 1993, just as white-minority rule was ending.
BBC
Africa
East Africa’s opportunity in energy and infrastructure disputes
Hamid Abdulkareem, Jacob Omorodion, and Thomas Dauvillier report on a webinar hosted by Three Crowns LLP and the Africa Energy Arbitrators’ Forum (AEA) of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre (LACIAC) on ‘The Futur...
African Law &Business