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Africa
Ex-policeman gets death penalty for lawyer’s murder
Kenya does not carry out death sentences, even though the death verdict is allowed by law.
BBC3 February 2023
Europe
Utah shooting: A man killed his family after wife filed for divorce
The family of eight was found dead inside a rural home in Enoch City, Utah on Wednesday night during a welfare check at the property.
BBC6 January 2023
Africa
Rwandan Parliament rejects Bill on contraceptives for 15-year olds
Rwandan legislation considers a child any person who is under 18 years old. Currently, contraceptives are not allowed for children in Rwanda.
AllAfrica19 October 2022
Crime
Sureties cannot be prosecuted for non fulfilment of bail bonds, penalties: Fair to victims? – Lawyer expatiates
Sureties cannot be prosecuted for non fulfillment of bail bonds, penalties: Fair to victims? – Lawyer expatiates
DL News2 May 2022
Africa
Nigeria passes bill to tighten money laundering laws
The bill makes it mandatory for banks and other financial institutions to report any single transaction or lodgment in excess of $12,000 for an individual, and $24,000 in the case of a corporate body.
AllAfrica17 March 2022
General
Airport Christmas trees procurement: Journalist petitions CHRAJ
In the petition, Mr. Amenga-Etego argues that the Board Chairman, Paul Adom-Otchere, failed to invite at least three vendors to submit bids for the procurement of the Christmas trees, that the total value of the decorations is above the thr...
DL News1 February 2022
Courts
Court dismisses suit challenging HEFRA over closure of Obengfo Hospital
On January 29, this year, HEFRA clamped down on activities of health facilities operating without license in Accra and Kumasi
GNA7 January 2022
General
We are operating a problematic constitution; the parties agree – Kofi Abotsi
It’s important to understand that the Constitution’s effectiveness is a function of two things: of it’s own structural and operational efficiency and also more importantly, actor commitment.
DL News31 August 2021
Courts
SC Judge Kulendi recommends jailtime for police officers, judges, as part of training
He cautioned further that it is important to adopt a digital intervention that “makes the justice delivery process transparent”.
DL News16 August 2021
General
“Menzgold heavily owes me too”-NAM1’s reply legally apt?
unless NAM1 is held liable for fraud or established that he used Menzgold as a Sham by a court of competent jurisdiction, his post that the company owes him too may be legally apt although some may see it as morally obnoxious.
DL News9 August 2021
General
NPA boss to OMCs: Play by the rules or lose your licences
The Chief Executive of the AOMCs, Kwaku Agyemang-Duah, appealed to the NPA to take steps to check the activities of some new entrants who are taking advantage of some loop holes in the sanctions regime to make quick money.
DL News29 July 2021
Africa
Man arrested for infecting his wife, stepdaughter, 12 others with HIV
The suspect is a self-acclaimed chairman of the Iyana Iba motor part and had boasted that he was above the law
DL News8 July 2021
Europe
Italian court acquits two in Nigeria oil graft case
The judges dismissed the charges against the companies and defendants saying there was no case to answer.
DL News25 June 2021
Courts
Ghana takes sea border dispute with Togo to international arbitration
In a statement issued on Friday, February 20, the Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, said Ghana will ask for a legal delimitation of the offshore boundary under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (U...
DL News23 February 2026
US
Judges must uphold law, not personal faith, in LGBTQ+ cases-Justice Sir Dennis Adjei
Speaking during his vetting before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Monday, the Court of Appeal judge, who also serves on the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, emphasized that a judge’s religious affiliation should never int...
DL News16 June 2025
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court upholds existing law against unnatural carnal knowledge
The seven-member panel thus disagreed with the plaintiff's contention that Section 104(1)(b) infringes on the constitutional rights of persons.
DL News25 July 2024
Courts
High Court to rule on Quayson's motion for Stay of Proceedings July 11
The motion for a Stay of Proceedings comes on the back of an application filed by Mr. Quayson's side at the Court of Appeal, seeking a reversal of the 23rd June ruling of the High Court
DL News6 July 2023
General
Constitutional Law lecturer suggests minimalist approach to constitutional reforms
She spoke as part of a panel on Tuesday, during a mini-review discussion held by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), on the Constitutional Review Commission’s (CRC) Report and the government White Paper on the CRC findings.
DL News19 August 2022
General
SSNIT takes legal action against 7,951 employers
“We do not take delight in prosecuting employers before the law court. But it only becomes a necessary last resort when all eligible means to settle the debts have failed,” Ms Emefa Agonyo, Public Relations Officer of SSNIT
GNA4 February 2022
Africa
South Africa Considers New Marriage Law That Will Allow Women Marry More Than One Man
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has proposed a new law that will allow women marry more than one husband, in the same way that polygamous men are allowed to marry more than one wife.
DL News10 May 2021