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Mountcrest University to teach Law courses in Ghanaian languages
According to the School, this has become necessary since persons fluent in our local languages have mostly had difficulties studying the law
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Africa
Uganda: Magistrate remanded for allegedly sitting exams for girlfriend
According to prosecutors, Ssemongerere entered the law center using a fake Identity card and documents bearing an alias, Antony Mukisa, allegedly signed by the Academic Registrar.
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US
Court rules against Uber in win for California workers
The highest court in California has ruled that Uber must face a class-action lawsuit claiming that it should have covered work-related expenses for UberEats driver
Lawyer Monthly
Tech
US law firms lead rush to join Twitter rival Threads
It comes as an IP battle between Twitter owner Elon Musk and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg shapes up.
LAW.COM
Supreme Court News
They spend our money, let the Assembly pay my cost: Litigant tells SC
Mr. Cubagee thus retorted that “Mr. Lords, we are all coming from Sunyani. I sat on the same bus with the lawyer. He even saw me. We spent only 150 cedis to come here.”
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Supreme Court News
Civil Appeal Form 6 can be issued only once -Supreme Court
This decision has therefore changed the practice in appellate courts where the registry often issues a new Civil Form 6 after an order of rectification has been carried out
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Europe
UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ruled unlawful
The Court of Appeal ruled in favour of a group of people who arrived in the UK in small boats, plus an asylum charity, who argued the policy is unlawful.
BBC
Africa
Uganda plans to raise drinking age to 21
The World Health Statistics 2023 Report ranks Uganda among the leading countries for high rates of alcohol consumption
BBC
Europe
UK: Law firm named and shamed for not paying 10 workers the minimum wage
According to a spokesperson, the issue arose around four years ago when apprentices' wages were not automatically increased after their first two years' of employment.
Law Society Gazette
General
How to use key management information to help your law firm grow
Key Management Information encompasses a wide range of data, from simple metrics like the number of clients onboarded and last month’s revenue to more complex analytics that provide insights into business development, market trends, and oth...
Legal Futures
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GIMPA Law tops Africa at ICC Moot Court Competition
This feat was achieved by the team comprising Dzigbordi Agbenyo, Abigail Anyormi, Obed Owusu, and Laura Edwards.
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Europe
UK judge removed from office for deleting data
The judge, Andrew Easteal, appointed in 2018, was found to have deliberately deleted data in the knowledge that it was of interest to police officers carrying out a criminal investigation
Law Society Gazette
Courts
Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide suspect unfit to stand trial, UN court rules
Félicien Kabuga's lawyers had argued that he suffered from dementia.
BBC
Courts
ECOWAS court awards 50 million CFA against Burkina Faso
This amount, according to the court, is to compensate for the moral damages suffered following the violation of his right to a fair trial in reasonable time over his retirement 20 years ago.
DL News
Europe
Mother sues firm after solicitor son took his own life
The mother of the late Kristof Fabry, who was an associate solicitor with London practice Statham Gill Davies Solicitors, has brought the employment tribunal claim against the firm and one of its partners.
Law Society Gazette
Africa
Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu sworn in as new president
Tinubu becomes the 16th president of Nigeria.
CNN
Europe
Juventus deducted 10 points by Italian federation for false accounting
The decision sees Juventus drop from second place to seventh in the Serie A, making it highly unlikely they will reach the Champions League.
The Guardian
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
Courts
Halt processes, passage of LGBTQI+ Bill until compliance with Act 921-Farmer sues Speaker
He avers per the suit that the Speaker has failed to perform his lawful duty to ensure compliance with Section 100(1) of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016(Act 921)
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Courts
High Court dismisses contempt case against North-Tongu MP
The MP was cited for contempt for allegedly throwing and kicking a court process against him at the premises of Metro TV.
DL News