Europe
Putin signs law banning gender changes in Russia
Legislation outlaws medical interventions ‘aimed at changing the sex of a person’ and altering gender details in public records
The Guardian
Results for "Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Act (Act 865)"
6106 results.
Europe
British man who killed seriously ill wife cleared of murder
A British man who killed his seriously ill wife at their home in Cyprus has been cleared of her murder.
BBC
Courts
Court jails cash, television thief 9 months IHL
The convict stole the television fixed in the apartment, cash of GHC1,000.00, and an empty money box.
GNA
Others
Swiss watchmaker sues Malaysian government for seizing rainbow Pride watches
The Malaysian government confiscated 172 watches in rainbow colours saying they promoted LGBTQ rights - now Swatch is suing them saying the watches didn't break the law.
Sky News
General
#Fixthecountry group withdraws petition for removal of EC Chair and deputies
The group submitted the 24-page petition on January 10, 2022, invoking the constitutional processes per Article 146 for the removal of the Chair and Deputies of the Electoral Commission
DL News
Africa
SA Court dismisses Zuma’s bid to privately prosecute Ramaphosa
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg ruled that Zuma had no legal basis to privately prosecute Ramaphosa.
APA News
US
Affirmative action: US Supreme Court overturns race-based college admissions
The US Supreme Court has ruled that race can no longer be considered as a factor in university admissions.
BBC News, Washington
Tech
Authors file copyright infringement against OpenAI, claiming books used as training material for ChatGPT
It alleged that large portions of the copyrighted material was allegedly used to train ChatGPT to enable it to “emit convincingly naturalistic text outputs in response to user prompts,” according to the complaint.
LAW.COM
Europe
British woman jailed for taking abortion pills after legal limit during lockdown
The 44-year-old mother of three obtained pills from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) during lockdown, under laws introduced in the COVID pandemic.
Sky News
Business
NPA to prosecute crimes in oil supply chain
This was made known by the Legal Manager of the NPA, Farida Ali-Musah at a media engagement in Cape Coast.
DL News
Tech
Microsoft to pay $20m for child privacy violations
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with the company on Monday, which also includes increased protections for child gamers.
BBC
Courts
Woman jailed 2 months for stealing GH¢4,600
In addition, the court presided over by Charles Owusu Ansah, fined the convict, Queenstabel Mintah, alias Ohemaa, GH¢1,080 or in default serve four additional months in prison.
GNA
Africa
Lagos court grants wives equal rights over husbands’ properties
The court ruled that “indirect contributions of a wife to the marital property should not be quantified in monetary terms in order to entitle her to a share of the property”.
The Nigeria Lawyer
Courts
Galamsey investigation: Court defers hearing of Bissue's injunction
Mr. Bissue is seeking an order of perpetual injunction to restrain the OSP and all its agents from investigating and prosecuting him in respect of a 2019 Galamsey documentary by Anas Aremeyaw Anas and Tiger Eye P.I.
DL News
Africa
Nigeria's government charges Chinese citizens over alleged illegal mining
In the charges with scanty details, the prosecution accused the defendants of illegal mining activities without naming the mineral resources involved.
Premium Times Nig
Africa
Namibia's Supreme Court gives legal status to same-sex marriages
The court ruled that the marriages of two same-sex couples who got married in South Africa and Germany, respectively, must be recognised in Namibia
AllAfrica
US
US lawyer sentenced nine years to prison over $8M escrow fraud
According to details of the case, the lawyer engaged in two related fraudulent schemes in August 2020.
DL News
Courts
Bissue’s injunction: Court to set date for ruling on May 17
Mr. Bissue is seeking an order of perpetual injunction to restrain the OSP and all its agents from investigating and prosecuting him in respect of a 2019 Galamsey documentary
DL News
US
Trump sues former lawyer Michael Cohen for $500m
The lawsuit comes amid escalating attacks from Trump allies on Cohen, who is a key witness in a New York investigation into the ex-president.
BBC
Africa
Malawi ex-minister jailed over passport scam pardoned
Uladi Mussa was sentenced in 2020 to six years in prison over corruption linked to the illegal issuing of passports.
BBC