Africa
Zimbabwean union sues firms over Covid jabs order
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has sued several companies for ordering employees to receive Covid-19 vaccines or risk the sack.
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80% of licensed lawyers in Ghana operate from Greater Accra
The Ashanti Region has the second-highest concentration, with 306 licensed lawyers representing 9.52%.
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Africa
Shell subsidiary in Nigeria must compensate farmers, Dutch court rules
An appeals court said a small group of farmers in the Niger Delta region whose livelihoods were affected by oil spills in 2006 and 2007 should receive payouts
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Business
Provide beneficial ownership by June 30 or be sanctioned – RGD to businesses
The Registrar General’s Department (RGD), in accordance with the Companies Act 2019 (Act 992), has announced that any company that does not provide the name of its Beneficial Owners (BO) by June 30, 2021 would be severely sanctioned.
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Your 'Trad’ Is More Than a Ceremony: Why Registering Your Customary Marriage Matters
Customary marriage in Ghana is not merely a cultural celebration but a legally recognised union with significant rights, obligations and consequences. This write-up examines how customary marriages are formed, proved, registered, challenged...
Celestine Addo
US
Meet Allison Greenfield, the law clerk driving Trump bonkers at his fraud trial
Donald Trump and his lawyers have been throwing a fit about Justice Arthur Engoron's clerk. The clerk, Allison Greenfield, an experienced lawyer, once ran to become a judge herself. Trump's attacks — now banned under a gag order — led to an...
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Meet Dr. Kwaku Agyeman-Budu: New GIMPA Law Dean
His appointment at the youngest age of 37, makes him the fifth academic to be appointed to the office of Dean by the Governing Council of GIMPA.
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Africa
Nigeria: AG to prosecute Law Lecturer and student over alleged malpractice at Bar final exams
Suspended law lecturer at the University of Calabar, Pascal Aboh was arrested for allegedly impersonating and re-sitting an exam for a student at the Nigerian Law School in Abuja.
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Law Lecturer makes case for inclusion of Gender and Law in all training modules at faculties
She spoke as part of a panel, discussing the role men can play as allies in achieving gender equality in Ghana.
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‘A basket of many things’ – Lawyer Daniel Korang on book, Preparing for Law School; A Practical Guide
‘A basket of many things’ – Lawyer Daniel Korang on book, Preparing for Law School; A Practical Guide
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Ayine pushes Welfare Fund for lawyers
The proposal was announced in a speech delivered on his behalf by Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai at the Ghana Bar Association’s 2026/27 conference in Ada on September 14.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court suspends order restoring GN Savings licence
The stay means the Court of Appeal’s order directing the reinstatement of the company’s licence has been suspended until the Supreme Court determines the central bank’s appeal.
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Tech
Open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots, EU orders Meta
The directive means Meta must reopen the WhatsApp for Business API to third-party general-purpose AI assistants under the same conditions that existed before access was blocked.
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Business
BoG outlines 6-point strategies to combat cybersecurity threats on banks
Presenting the directive, Dr Asiama said the central bank’s objective goes beyond regulatory enforcement. In his words, the updated regime is meant to protect every individual and business that places its trust, money and data in the financ...
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Business
Minerals Commission revokes 300 small-scale mining licences
Speaking in Takoradi at the first-ever Mining Local Content Summit 2026, the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Isaac Tandoh, questioned whether the country has truly taken charge of its resources more than 70 years after independence.
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Business
Government’s proposed sliding-scale mining royalty regime colonial-IEA
In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the policy think tank rejected the draft Minerals and Mining (Royalty) Regulations 2025, which would set royalties at 5% to 12% for minerals including gold and lithium.
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Courts
OSP says it is holding and administering major assets tied to NPA extortion case
The update is contained in the 2025 Half-Yearly Report, signed by Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, which describes the assets as exhibits in The Republic v. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid & Nine Others (CR/0603/2025) pending before the Criminal Hig...
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Business
GRA to roll out revamped 20% VAT regime from January
The rollout follows parliamentary approval and presidential assent to the VAT Bill, 2025, which introduces sweeping changes aimed at simplifying the tax regime
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Courts
Businessman faces court for allegedly defrauding woman, three children in visa deal
Hammond, who operates J’HAMM’s Business Consultancy at James Town, Accra, is accused of collecting the money and four passports in 2022 and disappearing afterward.
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Business
Ghana needs comprehensive policies to boost publishing industry-Justice Sir Dennis Adjei
He renewed calls for the strict enforcement of a Local Printing Policy to prevent Ghanaian printers from being undercut by foreign publishers benefiting from tax incentives
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