Crime
Attempted suicide no longer crime as parliament amends Criminal Offences Act
Prior to this amendment, attempted suicide was punishable under Section 57 of Act 29 as a misdemeanor
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Results for "Borrowers and Lenders Act 2020"
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Courts
Court slaps GH¢12,000 cost on Techiman South petitioner
Among other reliefs, the petitioner is seeking an order from the court directed at the EC to collate the results of all the polling stations in Techiman South
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Election Petition
Live updates: Supreme Court delivers judgement on Mahama’s election petition today
After close to three months of sitting, Ghana’s Supreme Court will today, March 4 give its final verdict on the 2020 election petition hearing.
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Election Petition
We’re not in court to try to declare another presidential result – Asiedu Nketia
The NDC General-Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has set a new course for the election petition that has been filed by his party’s 2020 flagbearer, John Mahama.
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General
Who succeeds Chief Justice Baffoe-Bonnie?
This DL News feature examines six Supreme Court justices whose professional backgrounds offer different perspectives on that choice: Gabriel Pwamang, Avril Lovelace-Johnson, Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi, Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu, Senyo Dzamefe a...
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US
Vanessa Bryant lawsuit, explained: Kobe Bryant’s wife suing Los Angeles County
But now to live the rest of my life having to fear those photographs surfacing is something that I, I have to deal with every single day.”
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General
Policy dialogue held on Women's Economic rights
The event was organized by Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF) in collaboration with OXFAM, under the Women’s Economic Advancement for Collective Transformation (WEACT) and Together Against Poverty (TAP) projects.
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Business
Intangibles, services not part of goods- Atakora and Attakora
‘goods’ means moveable property of every description, and includes growing crops or plants and other things attached to or forming part of the land which are agreed to be severed before sale by or under the contract of sale.
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Election Petition
Tsatsu makes case for video evidence of events in EC’s strong room
Lead Counsel for the petitioners in the ongoing election petition hearing, Tsatsu Tsikata, is making a case for video recordings of happenings in the strong room of the 1st Respondent, the Electoral Commission (EC) during last year’s electi...
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Business
Renew licenses by November 28 to avoid revocation-ORC to Insolvency Practitioners
The warning, grounded in Sections 153(3)(a) and 161(1) of the Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act, 2020 (Act 1015), forms part of a wider effort to tighten regulatory oversight
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General
Attorney-General directs Ghana Police to halt impounding vehicles for minor traffic offences
In a February 9, 2024 letter to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame said a careful examination of L.I. 2180 will disclose that the violations, for which police officers regularly impound vehicles, are...
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General
Anglican priest’s ‘holy’ kiss video: It’s time for women, girls sexually harassed in churches to come out-FIDA Ghana
“Needless to say, sexual harassment is gender-based violence and a violation of the human rights of girls and women and is prohibited in the 1992 Constitution, the Domestic Violence Act and the Labour Act.
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General
Constitutional reform must deliver institutions that serve Ghanaians
This article examines the need for meaningful constitutional reforms in Ghana, focusing on judicial independence, transparent appointments, adequate institutional funding and accountability. It highlights the political, social and administr...
Valentin Mensah PhD
Election Petition
Techiman South petition: Hearing continues April 29
Drama unfolded at the Wenchi High Court last Monday when officials of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) came to the court armed with a generator and a photocopier machine to ensure that there were no power disruptions to the court’s pr...
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Supreme Court News
Affidavit in support : Haruna Iddrisu, Ayariga, Ablakwa’s injunction suit against E-Levy implementation
Per the motion on notice, the plaintiffs through their counsel, Godwin Kudzo Tameklo Esq are praying the apex court to restrain the GRA or its officers and agents from commencing with the implementation of the Levy as scheduled for May 1, 2...
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Courts
Amend section 24 of Cybercrime Act – ECOWAS Court directs Nigeria
The Court's directive comes on the back of a writ, challenging the legality and compatibility of Section 24 of Nigeria's Cybercrime Act 2005.
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Courts
IGP, AG sued over Election 2020 injuries and loss of life
Mr. Ayarek alleges his son was killed by a firearm discharged by security personnel on December 8 at the Techiman South Collation Centre.
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General
Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021
A person who detains another person with the intent to cause that person to engage in a sexual activity prohibited under this Act commits an offence and is liable, on summary conviction, to a term of imprisonment of not less than one year a...
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Business
Procurement breaches amounting to over GHȻ 8 million uncovered at GPHA-2020 Auditor General’s repor
According to the report, the Management of the GPHA failed to provide the Auditor General’s office with documents for seven transactions during its review.
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