General
Northern Ghana gets Law faculty; takes off with 105 students
Being the first in the Northern part of Ghana, it is expected to serve the needs of prospective law students in that part of the country.
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Tech
Three software development questions law firms should ask themselves
Successful use of tech can only occur when the software is specialised for law and for a firm’s own specific needs
Lawyer Monthly
Europe
Hacker who stole unreleased songs by Ed Sheeran and Lil Uzi Vert jailed for 18 months
Adrian Kwiatkowski stole two songs from Sheeran and 12 songs from American rapper Vert and tried to exchange them for cryptocurrency, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
Sky News
US
HIV drug mandate violates religious freedom, judge rules
Employers are required to cover certain preventive services and medications in their insurance plans under US law.
BBC
Europe
Ukraine Bar Association opens to foreign members
By paying an annual €200 (£171) fee, the association says UK lawyers, and others, can apply to become international participants.
The Law Society Gazette
Tech
Flutterwave’s accounts in Kenya have been frozen over fresh money laundering allegations
A recurring theme in the allegations laid against Flutterwave is the company’s involvement in card fraud and money laundering.
Tech Cabal
Crime
Ghana Armed Forces arrest man for breaching ammunition depot fence
In a statement dated August 1, 2022, and shared on Facebook, GAF stated that the suspect was seeking aluminum plated materials for sale.
DL News
US
World Athletics Championships: Coach Rana Reider removed over unauthorised access
The US Centre for SafeSport is investigating multiple complaints of sexual misconduct against him
BBC
Business
Court of Appeal reverses revocation of UniCredit’s operating license
The Central Bank’s revocation of UniCredit’s license was contained in an August 16, 2019 Statement which noted that the revocation had become necessary because the Financial Institutions including UniCredit, had become insolvent.
DL News
Tech
Should Banks create their own cryptocurrencies?
Even as far back as 2013, bitcoin was worth almost as much as gold. And, at the end of 2016, the total value of bitcoins in circulation was US$14bn. Is it time for banks to consider creating theirs?
The Conversation | Nafis Alam & Graham Kendall
Africa
Kenya: Court declares abortion-related arrests, prosecutions illegal
The court noted in its ruling that abortion care is a fundamental right under the Constitution of Kenya and that protecting access to abortion impacts vital Constitutional values, including dignity, autonomy, equality, and bodily integrity.
AllAfrica
Europe
UK: Porn sites will be legally required to verify users’ age
The measures, to ensure users are 18 or over, could see people asked to prove they own a credit card or confirm their age via a third-party service.
BBC
Europe
Mastercard fined £31.5m over illegal UK prepaid cards cartel
Five payment companies including Mastercard have been fined a total of more than £33m for operating illegal cartels when providing prepaid cards for local authorities to distribute to vulnerable people.
General
Fight against proliferation of small arms is government priority-Interior Minister
Inaugurating the governing board of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Accra, he charged members to put in place robust measures to control the illicit trade, manufacture and flow of small arms and light weapons into...
Asaase Radio Online
Crime
Retired midwife, 3 others busted over child stealing, sale of babies
An Accra Circuit Court, on Tuesday, remanded the four into the custody of the NIB.
GRAPHICONLINE
Crime
Retired midwife, three others busted over child stealing, sale of babies
An Accra Circuit Court, on Tuesday, remanded the four into the custody of the NIB.
GNA
Courts
Case involving student and banker adjourned to Oct. 25
Mr Amekplenu pleaded not guilty to all the charges
GNA
Business
Swift Petrotrade signs petroleum partnership with Hatch Energy Group
HEG specialises in all aspects of inspection, repairs and maintenance and access solutions to the oil and energy sectors.
DL News
General
GLC must not compel law students to sign away ability to challenge exam results – Ansa-Asare
Critics have accused the General Legal Council of deliberately restricting people from gaining access to legal education.
DL News
Europe
UK regulator demands video platforms do more to protect users
Ofcom said its research showed that a third of users said they had witnessed or experienced hateful content; a quarter claimed they’d been exposed to violent or disturbing content; while one in five had seen content that encouraged racism.
DL News