US
George Santos: US Congressman charged with fraud, money laundering
Prosecutors claim he used election campaign donations to buy designer clothes, lied about being a millionaire, and collected unemployment benefits.
Sky News
Results for "African Court of Human and People's Rights"
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Courts
CJ warns auctioneers against sale through private treaty
Justice Anin Yeboah told members of the PAS-G to be mindful that their profession was a noble one and exercise high professional standards and integrity to engender public trust and eliminate negative perceptions about the work of auctionee...
DL News
Crime
Dealing with the judgment debt ‘conundrum’: AG’s office needs ‘wholesome reform’-CSJ
The issue of judgment debt is one of great concern to the State and Ghanaians alike.
DL News
Africa
24-year-old sentenced to death for stealing phones, cash in Ekiti
The convict was charged with armed robbery and rape allegedly committed on October 30, 2015, on Oda Ponna Street, Omuo Ekiti.
DL News
General
TRIBUTE In Honour of the Memory of HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ELLEN VIVIAN AMOAH
When I began sitting in the court, I carefully reviewed several of the rulings and judgments she had delivered. I also examined portions of the record books she had meticulously maintained.
Justice Dr Ernest Owusu-Dapaa, JA
Courts
Separated but not divorced—Court declares first wife administratrix of husband’s estate, orders second wife to vacate Dansoman house
Presided over by Her Ladyship Eudora Christiana Dadson (Mrs.), the court consequently ordered the late Doris Larbi, the second wife, and her estate to vacate House Number A386/20 at Dansoman within 30 days.
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Europe
Russia opens criminal probe into ICC after Putin arrest warrant
The ICC on Friday announced an arrest warrant for Putin on the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children.
The Moscow Times
Supreme Court News
EC Chair suit against Barker-Vormawor, CJ adjourned sine die for panel reconstitution
When the case was called, lawyers for the Electoral Commission indicated to the seven-member panel that it had a motion to discontinue the matter.
DL News
Crime
Defilement: Amend Act 29 to provide compensation for victims- Judge
According to her, such a move will encourage more victims and their parents to report such cases to the police rather than resolve them at home.
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Courts
ICC lifts arrest warrant for I.Coast ex first lady Simone Gbagbo
In March, the ICC acquitted Laurent Gbagbo of crimes against humanity and he returned to Ivory Coast on June 17, after 10 years behind bars in The Hague, where the ICC is based, and then in Belgium.
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Europe
French Court jails man who slapped President Macron for four months
Tarel attacked Macron when the French president was shaking hands with members of the public during a walkabout in France’s Drome region
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Opinion
Section 2A of the Income Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896) of Ghana (As Amended): A Drafting Error or a Case for the Exercise of Discretion?
"The author of this Article is of the considered opinion that Parliament intended to use the word “shall” in section 2A (1) of Act 896 (as Amended) and that the word “may” was used in error."
Charles Acquah
Opinion
When what matters not matters! – A review of the law on privacy and admissibility of evidence secretly and unlawfully obtained, In civil proceedings, vis a via Article 18(2) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
The Author discusses in this paper the law on admissibility of evidence illegally obtained in civil proceedings, the privacy and confidential rights of citizens under the law both common law and statute or constitution, review some judicial...
Frederick Gurah Sampson, Esq.
Courts
Court warns prosecution over NAM1
The Circuit Court in Accra, presided over by Her Honour, Evelyn Asamoah, has warned it would be forced to strike out the case in which Chief Executive officer (CEO) of Menzgold Ghana Limited Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1) has been arraigned for...
DL News
Crime
Ghana police vow to crush car-jacking gangs after ‘Duku’ arrests
Speaking in Kumasi after a major operation by the Ashanti Regional Police Command, the Inspector General of Police said sustained surveillance, technical intelligence and targeted raids would be used to break up car-jacking syndicates
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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
Tech
X sues Unilever and Mars over advertising boycott
The lawsuit, filed in a Texas court, targets food industry giants Unilever and Mars, private healthcare company CVS Health, renewable energy firm Orsted, and the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) trade association.
DL News
Africa
Liberia's ex-chief justice sentenced to life for murder
The four were arrested and indicted in June last year in connection with the death of Charlotte Musu, who was reportedly Ms Scott's niece.
BBC
General
JUSAG declares indefinite strike
According to JUSAG, the Judicial Council submitted a proposal in 2021 for approval on salary increments, however, nothing has been done about it.
DL News
Courts
Shatta Wale trial: Prosecutors to pursue another suspect
The Prosecutor, Chief Inspector Denis Terkpetey has accused the lawyers of the Musician of violating a gentleman’s agreement since they failed to produce the said suspect.
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