Europe
UK law will recognise children born from rape as 'victims of crime' for first time
England and Wales will be among the first countries in the world to give victim status to those conceived through rape.
Law Society Gazette
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Caprice robbery: Accused plead not guilty to charges
All five have been charged with conspiracy to commit robbery.
GNA
Europe
Rwanda migrant plan is lawful, UK Court rules
The court ruled on Monday that the scheme did not breach the UN's Refugee Convention or human rights laws.
BBC
Crime
GAF arrest man for posing as Senior Military Officer at Burma Camp
The suspect claimed he was stationed at the Northern Command Headquarters and that he was proceeding to the Air Force Base to book a flight to Tamale.
DL News
General
Demystifying civil procedure: Bobby Banson on new book Civil Litigation in the High Court of Ghana
The book would be launched on Friday, December 9, 2022, at the Movenpick Ambassadors Hotel in Accra.
DL News
US
San Francisco supervisors vote to allow police to use robots to kill
The vote came after heated debate on a policy that would allow officers to use ground-based robots to kill “when risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent.
CNN
Courts
Norway Court dismisses appeal against Ghana in Oslo Chancery building case
In a unanimous decision of the three-panel member court, dated November 22, 2022, held Ghana was fully acquitted of all liability and that a purchase agreement could not be said to have been reached between Ghana and the appellant.
DL News
Supreme Court News
SC gives AG, CJ seven days to file Statements of Case in suit against EC Chair, deputies
This follows an application filed by the Attorney General, praying to the court in that regard.
DL News
Courts
Man jailed for distributing ex-wife’s nude pictures
Samuel Baah was charged with threat of death, non-consensual sharing of intimate image, threat to distribute prohibited image and publication of obscene material.
GNA
Europe
UK: 'Exhausted' solicitor, 79, agrees strike-off for overcharging by £474,108
According to a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal endorsement of an agreed outcome, George Nosworthy admitted to overcharging clients in four estate management matters over several years.
Law Society Gazette
Courts
SIM card re-registration: Court declines injunction, certiorari application against NCA
In its ruling, the court presided over by Justice Charles Edward Ekow Baiden, affirmed among others that the National Communications Authority has the full legal mandate to conduct the SIM registration.
DL News
Courts
Court grants six illegal miners bail
They are Ato Benjamin Kofi Boakye, 52, farmer, Francis Akanyanga, 21, farmer, and Inusah Abdulai, 20, unemployed.
GNA
General
ECOWAS Court working on programme to improve enforcement of its decisions by Member States
“Some States have been relying on their non-ratification of these Protocols as a basis for the non-enforcement of the decisions of the Court,” the court said on its website.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court dismisses Abronye's 'double salary' suit against Haruna Iddrisu, 9 other MPs and former ministers
The applicant was seeking a declaration from the apex court relative to alleged double salaries taken by these persons when they served as MPs as well as ministers.
DL News
Africa
U.S. court releases certified true copies of Nigeria presidential aspirant’s drug dealing, money laundering case
Nigerians have long insisted that the presidential candidate should come clean on his involvement in the case, which saw him forfeit up to $460,000 to American authorities in 1993.
Peoples Gazette
Supreme Court News
Chieftaincy and active politics: LLB graduate drags AG to Supreme Court
According to the applicant, the letter and spirit of the above Article prevent chiefs from doing or engaging in active politics but most of them are seen during General elections endorsing politicians openly.
DL News
Courts
Essikado election petition case strike out in Court
Mr. Ametefe told the high Court Judge, Dr. Richmond Osei Hwere that the decision to discontinue the case stemmed out of the many inactive political activities and the general need to create peace for the 2024 elections.
GNA
Supreme Court News
EC suit against Oliver Vormawor, CJ, others: Supreme Court adjourns sine die
In January this year, the group, #FixTheCountry Movement submitted a petition signed by the convener, Oliver Barker to the President, Nana Akufo-Addo invoking the constitutional procedure for the removal of the EC Chair and her deputies ove...
DL News
Business
Expand your knowledge, understanding of new Insurance Act – CJ tells Judges
“As judges, we are mandated to resolve all disputes and legalities that may come before us under the Act and we should be able to resolve them in accordance and purpose for which the Act was enacted,”
DL News
US
Ohio Supreme Court suspends judge who ignored pandemic, joked about kickbacks
The court on Tuesday said Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Pinkey Suzanne Carr also abused her contempt authority and ignored rules requiring a prosecutor to be present for rulings and plea decisions involving criminal defendants.
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