Africa
Sierra Leone parliament passes bill to abolish death penalty
The bill now awaits presidential assent from President Julius Maada Bio.
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Opinion
Exposition of the current position of the law on corruption, anti-money laundering and narcotics
Presentation at the Association of Magistrates and Judges Conference on 29th September, 2021 by Justice Dennis Adjei
JUSTICE DENNIS ADJEI
Africa
Two Ugandan males face death penalty for violating anti-gay law
Uganda last hanged a convict in 1999 and in 2005 formally scrapped the death penalty. But the anti-homosexuality law reintroduced the death penalty for the offense of aggravated homosexuality
VOA Africa
Business
US$8.33m debt: Minerals Commission explains why Northern Ashanti Mines lost mining rights
According to the Commission, the company accumulated millions of dollars in unpaid statutory fees despite receiving notices and opportunities to address the breaches.
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General
We must consider exceptions to the general rule on charging legal fees – Lawyer
The Ghana Bar Association has established fees that clients are expected to pay its members based on the type of case and the years of experience a lawyer has among other factors.
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General
Ace Anan Ankomah talks about lawyer-clients billing
He mentioned the Retainer; Fixed fee; hourly bill; Capped fees; Contingency fees; Success fee; Discounted charge; blended fees; Volume discount; The secondment; and Value billing.
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Courts
Lawyer sues Generation Investments Company over legal fees
According to the plaintiff, following BOST’s failure to pay the judgement debt, he commenced execution processes and secured a garnishee order against six banks in which BOST maintained various accounts.
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Courts
Summary of convictions and sentences imposed in the Samreboi mining case
Akonta Mining Company Ltd was separately convicted on Counts 3 and 6. The company was fined 15,000 penalty units on each count, bringing its total financial penalty to 30,000 penalty units.
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Crime
165 currently on the death row in Ghana – Amnesty Int’l Report reveals
This was revealed at a news conference to launch its Death Sentence and Execution Report.
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General
12 Statutes passed by Parliament of Ghana in 2021
The various Statutes can be categorized under four(4) main themes/ areas of the law; Taxation, Finance, Insurance, and National Security.
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US
Expedite action on the bill to abolish death penalty-UNA-GH
At the end of 2020, at least 28,567 people were known to be under sentence of death. Of this figure, 483 executions were recorded in 18 countries in 2020, a decrease of 26% from 657 recorded in 2019.
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General
The Law Office Morgue: Why Are Lawyers Paying to Store Dead Files?
Law firms in Ghana often store old client files indefinitely, incurring unnecessary costs. This article explores the financial, compliance, and operational challenges of file storage and provides strategic solutions, including charging stor...
Dennis Adjei Dwomoh Esq.
Courts
Court dismisses human rights action brought against Association International School
The applicants had noted that after making an initial payment of GHC 100,000 out of the total fee amount of GHC 141, 560, they later decided to settle the remaining amount but only to be told by the school that the outstanding amount of GHC...
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General
GIJ students protest over new directive to defer course for late payment of fees
Students of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) have protested a directive from management asking those who paid their fees late to defer their courses for the year.
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Business
ORC to fully enforce administrative penalties over non-compliance with Companies Act, 2019 from June 2023
The ORC says it would “for the very first time be fully implementing section 126(7) of the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992).
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Tech
CSA sanctions Ernst & Young Ghana for operating without cybersecurity licence
In a statement dated August 18, 2026, the CSA said the firm had continued to render such services even after being directed to regularise its operations.
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General
Justice Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu: The law on nuisance in noise making
Excessive noise can lead to stress, hearing impairment, sleep disturbances, and other health issues.
Justice Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu
General
The distinguished, true and real legal luminary that is his Lordship Professor Samuel Kofi Date-Bah
He prolifically authored articles covering constitutional provisions, landmark cases, and even comprehensive textbooks. By my calculation, between 1970 and 1978, he contributed more than 45 articles to UGLJ and RGL combined.
Ace Anan Ankomah
Others
Singapore executes man for supplying cannabis
Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was hanged at dawn on Wednesday over a plot to smuggle 1kg (35oz) of cannabis.
BBC
Supreme Court News
House of Chiefs needs permanent Judges for speedy cases – Supreme Court nominee
Having practiced before the Volta Regional House of Chiefs for years, he noted that this would better ensure speedy trials than the existing arrangement.
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