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Justice Adjei questions legal gap between sex and marriage age
“If a person cannot marry at 16, why should they be allowed to have sex at 16?”
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Crime
UK lawyers urged to desist misuse of AI after fake case citations
In one notable case, the claimants in a £89m damages lawsuit against the Qatar National Bank presented 45 case-law citations, of which 18 were proven to be fictitious.
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Courts
Wontumi withdraws application against EOCO bail condition
The application, which was filed at the Accra High Court on May 30, 2025, had been scheduled for hearing on Tuesday, June 3. However, a day prior to the hearing, Wontumi’s legal representatives opted to pull out of the case.
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Courts
Lawyers for Wontumi should have sought bail variation in court-Augustine Obuor
Mr. Obour, who is a former state prosecutor, argued in an interview on Joy FM’s News Night that instead of resorting to political pressure and public demonstrations, Wontumi’s lawyers and their political allies, including minority members o...
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Courts
Why ECOWAS court has ordered Ghana to pay $75,000
The case dates back to May 8, 2019, when the 30 individuals were arrested under Ghana’s Prohibited Organisations Decree of 1976, a law targeting groups considered a threat to national security.
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Africa
Meet Lesego Chombo: Beauty queen, lawyer, Botswana’s youngest minister
Her appointment as Minister for Youth and Gender by newly elected President Duma Boko came on the heels of a sweeping political change that ended 58 years of continuous rule by the former administration.
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US
Lady Gaga Sued for Allegedly Copying Mayhem Album Logo—Trademark Battle Begins
The lawsuit claims that Gaga—whose real name is Stefani Germanotta—was contacted about the alleged similarity before the album’s release but proceeded with the design anyway.
Lawyer Monthly
Business
Groundbreaking Book on Ghana’s Company Law launched in Accra
Nicknamed “The Blue Book,” the first volume, titled Companies, Corporate Insolvency & Restructuring in Ghana, spans 22 chapters and provides clarity on fundamental corporate issues.
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General
Accra:1212 students inducted into Ghana School of Law
In his address, the Director of the Ghana School of Law (GSL) and Justice of the Court of Appeal, Barima Yaw Kodie Oppong, urged newly admitted students to fully embrace the ethical principles guiding legal education.
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Legal Education should encompass analysis, evaluation and research-CJ
She stressed that legal training should encompass interdisciplinary knowledge, such as project management and its relevance to contracts, as well as insights from fields like engineering and architecture.
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Courts
Understanding the High Court Ruling on Ato Forson’s Applications in the Criminal Trial
The court delivered its ruling by first giving the history of the case and then proceeding to address the legal framework of its jurisdiction in criminal matters.
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Tech
Lawyers with brain chip implants will be better, faster and cheaper
A report forecast that brain implants were likely to become the “iPhone of the future” in the legal profession
The Times UK
General
The importance of hiring lawyers to review contracts: protecting your interests
The language and intricacy of contracts, though, can be intimidating, and if you don’t fully comprehend them, you run the danger of unwittingly exposing yourself to serious hazards.
Lawyer Monthly
General
How live chat can solve your legal website challenges
Live chat is an effective way to give customers the human touch and deliver the answers they need in real time.
Legal Futures
General
US donates laptops to Legal Aid Commission
Douglas Craig Emhoff, US Second Gentleman, made the donation on Monday in Accra during the three-day state visit by his wife, Kamala Harris, US Vice President.
GNA
Tech
How ChatGPT challenges current intellectual property laws
New AI technologies may infringe on others’ copyrights by being deemed infringing derivatives of a copyrighted source they used to generate their output.
LAW.COM
General
LinkedIn for lawyers: How to build your brand
LinkedIn is seen as a key lead generator by 76% of law firms.
Lawyer Monthly
Tech
Five reasons why using ChatGPT for digital content could be bad for law firms
While using tools like ChatGPT for law firm web and marketing content may sound appealing. But doing so raises issues of copyright protection, legal inaccuracies, and more.
LAW.COM
General
Violation of Rules of Robing: Two male applicants denied Call to the Bar
Like other professions such as the military, the legal profession is very particular about how its members should dress.
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Africa
Nigeria: Another association of Lawyers emerges
Mr Ogbankwa said LSN was established to keep the legal practice in Nigeria in line with international best practices.
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