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India: Married man elopes with woman, High Court orders him to pay 50% police search cost
India: Married man elopes with woman, High Court orders him to pay 50% police search cost
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Results for "Local Government Act"
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Lawyers ought to be defenders of Judiciary, not destructors – AG
“Lawyers ought to be the loudest and strongest defenders of the independence, integrity and importance of the Judiciary, rather than serving as tools for its destruction"
DL News
Others
India: Woman diagnosed with post-partem depression sentenced to life in prison for infanticide
The mother was convicted for offences punishable under the Indian Penal Code. She was sentenced to life for murder and three years for the offence of parent leaving a child with intention to abandon.
Livelaw
General
Ghana Bar Association adopts new Bar Scale of fees
Agbesi Dzakpasu Esq moved the motion for the acceptance of the Scale of fees and was seconded by Perpetual Yankson Esq.
DL News
US
Suspension of Russia from UN Human Right Council: Ghana abstains from voting
Ghana joined a group of countries to back a resolution in February to condemn the Invasion of Ukraine by Russia thus calling on the Kremlin to withdraw its troops from Ukraine.
DL News
General
AG adjudged 2021 Best Minister
According to FAKS, their choice and selection of the AG were informed by the excellent manner in which he resolved and brought finality to the admission impasse of the 499 Law students.
DL News
General
Constitutional review not panacea to our numerous problems-Legal Practitioner
There have been calls by various interested groups, and individuals for a review of the over 30-year-old Constitution of Ghana. As a result, a Constitutional Review Commission was set up in January 2010.
DL News
General
Law on unexplained wealth: Lawyer calls for implementation
Recounting the successes of the law, Martin Kpebu mentioned that after the Nkrumah era, public officials were made accountable and restricted from engaging in corrupt dealings.
DL News
Business
President Akufo-Addo assents E-levy bill, after passage on Tuesday
President Nana Akufo-Addo has signed the E-levy bill into law, following its passage by Parliament on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.
DL News
Crime
Atewa Forest Reserve: Forestry Commission says 55 illegal miners arrested in six months
The Atewa Forest Reserve, in the eastern region of Ghana, is internationally recognized as one of the highest priority ecosystems in West Africa.
DL News
Crime
Tarkwa: 10 arrested over clash between mining groups
The incident is reported to have stemmed from a long-standing dispute over a mining concession.
DL News
Courts
Conduct speedy trial of rape case-ECOWAS court to Nigeria
The applicant, a Nigerian woman filed a suit at the court against Peter Okoro for raping her somewhere in 2011 in Lagos.
DL News
Courts
ECOWAS Court orders AG to file additional documents by March 28, pay $750
The court presided over by Edward Amoako Asante declined the AG's request and described the reason for its late response as untenable and ordered the same to pay an amount of $750 to Transparency International.
DL News
Africa
Tanzania leader agrees to drafting of new constitution after polls
A statement from the authorities said a new constitution will be among other long-term issues that will be addressed then after the 2025 general elections.
BBC
Business
Ukraine's President signs Virtual Assets Bill into law, legalizing Crypto
The law determines the legal status, classification, ownership and regulators of virtual assets, as well as setting registration requirements for crypto services providers.
CoinDesk
Africa
U.S. sanctions one of Africa’s biggest gold refiners for allegedly contributing to conflict in DRC
Belgian gold trader Alain Goetz and his Ugandan-based African Gold Refinery Ltd, are said to be key players in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s illicit gold trade.
Bloomberg
US
US denies Hushpuppi committed fraud from prison
On Thursday, a document emerged on social media claiming that the FBI filed new evidence against Hushpuppi on Wednesday for defrauding Americans using prison internet facilities.
BBC
General
Prison systems must work together to treat inmates justifiably-Prof. Mensah Bonsu
“Prison Systems are called systems because all these systems must work together to achieve a justifiable treatment of the inmates."
DL News
Africa
Nigeria passes bill to tighten money laundering laws
The bill makes it mandatory for banks and other financial institutions to report any single transaction or lodgment in excess of $12,000 for an individual, and $24,000 in the case of a corporate body.
AllAfrica
Tech
Meta Lawyers Question Role of State Attorneys General in Federal Antitrust Enforcement
Lawyers at Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick argued that state attorneys general are not “sovereign enforcers of federal antitrust law” and are essentially no different than private plaintiffs in antitrust suits.
Law.com