Courts
Court adjourns Adisadel College assault case to October 4
The case has been temporarily moved to District Court I where the parties involved would perpetually seek adjournments until the judge resumes
GNA
Results for "New legal year"
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US
US judge allows age-discrimination lawsuit against Musk’s X to proceed
US District Judge Susan Illston said on Tuesday the plaintiff in the proposed class action, John Zeman, had provided enough evidence
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Europe
UK Home Secretary does not rule out GPS tagging of Channel migrants
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said she was considering "all options" to "exert some control" over migrants arriving in small boats. The Times originally reported that the Home Office was considering fitting them with GPS tags.
BBC
US
Rape suspect accused of faking his own death can be extradited to the US, court rules
US authorities claim Nicholas Rossi is a fugitive who went on the run to evade serious sex charges. The 35-year-old claims he is an Irish orphan named Arthur Knight.
Sky News
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
Europe
Nigerian Senator, wife and medical 'middleman' found guilty of organ harvesting plot
The case marks the first time defendants have been convicted under UK's Modern Slavery Act of an organ harvesting conspiracy.
Sky News
General
Military brutality at Ashaiman unconstitutional, officers must be tried – OccupyGhana
The group joins the likes of the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and other individuals who have spoken against the raid by soldiers last week at Ashaiman
DL News
General
KNUST Faculty of Law produces first batch of Justices
The first cohort of LLB students was admitted into the KNUST Faculty of Law in August 2003.
DL News
Africa
Nigerian woman jailed in UK for stealing £19,650 from vulnerable patients
Her lawyer told the court that Mrs Abiola Akinremi took to fraud because she was suffering from depression and needed money for childcare.
Peoples Gazette
Crime
UK says there will be justice over Kenyan woman's death
The body of Agnes Wanjiru, 21, was found in a septic tank at a hotel in central Kenya in 2012, nearly three months after she had spent an evening partying with soldiers.
BBC
Europe
UK: Teenager gives birth after judge approves C-section against her wishes
The lawyer representing the teenager told the hearing she had a "strong wish" to give birth naturally and to be "awake and aware" when her baby was born.
Sky News
General
Aspects of anti-LGBTQ+ Bill may violate some fundamental human rights – Attorney-General
The anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, known rightly as the “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021”, seeks to criminalize LGBTQI+ activities and advocacy.
DL News
General
Meet Carruthers Tetteh, visually impaired lawyer among 844 called to the Bar
In 2019, he obtained his Bachelor of Laws Degree from UCC, where he also obtained First-Class Honours class.
DL News
General
Thaddeus Sory, Nania Owusu-Ankomah Sackey, others, make interim committee of CIArb Ghana chapter
Members in Ghana by an application dated June 4, 2021, again expressed their interest in the formation of the Ghana branch, which was subsequently approved on September 24, 2021, by the Board of Trustees of the Chartered Institute of Arbitr...
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Africa
Nigerian government asks Facebook, Instagram parent company to pay $70m over Ads
The agency argued that Meta's ongoing broadcast of unscreened advertisements has cost the federal government money.
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Europe
Gucci loses trademark lawsuit to Japanese firm known for parodying logos
In July 2021, Gucci filed an opposition motion against Parodys, owned by one Nobuaki Kurokawa, after noting that he had trademarked the name “CUGGL” in October 2020.
South China Morning Post
General
Employ Research Officers to read all judgments of Superior Courts- SC Justice charges Law Reform Commission
“We urge all other sectors especially the Law Reform Commission to employ research officers to read all the judgments of the Superior courts"
DL News
Business
Genser Energy secures USD425m for mainstream projects; Trafigura as investor, offtaker
Genser Energy was advised in this transaction by Northcott Capital Limited as financial advisers and Clifford Chance LLP as legal advisers
DL News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court refuses James Quayson's motion for review of ruling against Court of Appeal
Also, Mr. Tsikata indicated the fact that the issue pending is a relevant factor in respect of the recent application for a review and said that the decision of the ordinary bench was an error per the binding authorities of the court.
DL News
General
Chief Justice urges cooperation to entrench ADR in justice delivery
He spoke at the opening of the ADR week launched in Kumasi yesterday.
DL News