Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing November 22 - 24, 2022
According to Court sources, the particular cases up for consideration include writs, civil motions, civil appeals, and a chieftaincy appeal.
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Results for "Financial Independence"
1386 results.
Europe
Mining giant Glencore flew cash bribes to Africa via private jet, UK court hears
Third-party agents used Glencore’s money to bribe officials in Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan, causing harms worth $128m, a sentencing hearing at Southwark crown court heard.
The Guardian
Africa
Fiery lawyer returns to Kenya after four-year exile
In 2018, Kenyan officials argued that the lawyer - who holds dual Kenyan-Canadian citizenship - was not a citizen. But Mr Miguna said his deportation was political.
BBC
General
Be concerned with more serious, fundamental problems within our justice system –AG tasks GBA
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Annual Bar Conference at Ho, Mr. Dame admitted that even though the Judiciary has its own problems, the Bar should be concerned about a number of challenges within the criminal justice system.
DL News
General
Your constant attack on the Judiciary is ‘deplorable' – Dame tells Mahama
“Such conduct is clearly deplorable, coming from one who has occupied the highest office of President and aspires again to that office.”
DL News
Africa
Martha Koome - from women's right campaigner to Supreme Court chief justice
The 62-year-old was appointed chief justice in May last year by outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta after she came top of 10 candidates interviewed in front of a live television audience by Kenya's Judicial Service Commission (JSC).
BBC
Africa
High-level panel of African jurists in Kenya to observe presidential results suit at Supreme Court
The Jurists are Members of the Africa Judges and Jurists Forum (AJJF).
AllAfrica
Africa
Presidential election petition: High Court blocks Kenya's Chief Justice from gagging lawyers
The High Court quashed the Supreme Court (Presidential Election Petition Amendment Rules) 2022 that outlawed public comments on merits of a presidential election petition once filed at the Supreme Court and while it is still pending determi...
The Nation
Business
Africa's Trade financing: Central Banks' role could be the weakest link in PAPSS chain- UPSA Law Dean
The PAPSS was formally launched in January 2022. It is a centralized payment and settlement system for intra-African trade in goods and services. Africa currently has approximately 42 individual currencies.
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Courts
Arise Ghana files Stay of Execution pending notice of appeal of High Court’s decision
The High Court is expected to be moved on July 12, 2022 to hear the motion for Stay of Execution.
DL News
General
Revise, streamline Standing Orders to reflect emerging technology – Speaker
“After three decades of parliamentary practice, there is clearly an urgent need to finalize and approve reviews of the Standing Orders that have been carried out across several parliaments."
DL News
Africa
Zuma allowed to sue over medical records leak
The director of public prosecutions in KwaZulu-Natal province says there is not have enough evidence to pursue the case against Mr Downer, though Zuma can do so privately.
BBC
General
30 years of Referendum 1992 : What the Lord Justices have said on constitutions
The current Constitution was approved exactly 30 years ago on April 28, 1992, through a National Referendum after about 92% approval. It was then officially adopted on January 7, 1993.
Richard Osei Boateng
Europe
UK judges quit Hong Kong’s top court over national security law
The UK Supreme Court said its two judges currently sitting on the Hong Kong court in two of 12 overseas non-permanent positions had resigned with immediate effect.
Aljazeera
General
Laws alone insufficient to improve women’s lives – Justice Jennifer Dodoo
She noted that laws and treaties were insufficient at protecting women.
GNA
General
Let’s fight human rights violations - CHRAJ
CHRAJ has maintained that ignoring human rights of people can impact and violate the rights of the vulnerable
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Business
BoG warns public against Kwame Bediako aka Cheddar’s cryptocurrency, Freedom Coin
Cryptocurrencies do not have an official recognition in Ghana and are not regulated by either the Bank of Ghana or the Securities and Exchange Commission
DL News
Others
Chile’s constituent assembly begins debating new constitution March 3, 2022 18
“In this period we are going to see what is really going to remain in the proposed constitution,” said constituent assembly President Maria Elisa Quinteros, noting that the text would face a nationwide referendum planned for September.
Aljazeera
Europe
Catalonia pardons women executed for witchcraft
MPs passed a resolution by a large majority to rehabilitate the memory of more than 700 women who were tortured and put to death.
BBC
General
Change name of Ghana Prisons Service to Correctional Service – Prince Mba
Mr Mba said speedy dispensation of justice through fair, unbiased and uncorrupted judicial system was a non- negotiable anchor of democracy and the abuse of freedom of human rights had contributed to the congestion of Prisons with inmates w...
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