General
Bono East: Chief Justice inaugurates Atebubu Circuit and district courts
The new court complex was funded through the Municipal Assembly's internally generated fund
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Tech
EU takes action against Elon Musk's X over disinformation
Digital commissioner Thierry Breton set out the alleged infringements in a post on the social media platform.
BBC
Africa
Delegation from the African Union Questions International Law and Climate Change at (ITLOS) Oral Hearing
The African Union (AU) delivered a compelling address regarding the interpretation of pertinent provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), a detailed exposition of the factual implications of climate change...
African Union Commission
Africa
South African province introduces midnight alcohol curfew to tackle gender-based violence
Liquor purchases after midnight will soon be prohibited in Limpopo as a curfew will be implemented as a result of new liquor rules that the province is adopting,
All Africa
Africa
Chinese man convicted after BBC expose
A Malawian court has convicted a Chinese national on multiple charges including trafficking and procuring children to take part in entertainment.
BBC
Crime
Koforidua: 23-year-old girl murdered by jilted lover
The gruesome murder, which occurred on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Junction 5 at the Trom Community, took place in the room of the deceased
DL News
General
ECOWAS Court conference urges tough measures against unconstitutional change of government
The keynote address at the opening of the conference on Monday, 22nd May 2023, was delivered by Professor of Practice at Tuft University in the US, Professor Chidi Odinkalu. It was opened by President Adama Barrow.
GNA
Others
To assess worldwide views on bail in a case of assault, Indian court turns to ChatGPT
The court sought the aid of ChatGPT while hearing the bail plea of an accused in a murder case
Business Standard
Africa
Ecowas diplomat gets death threats on Facebook
In a letter to the Liberian justice ministry, Ms Nkrumah said the user, identified as Carson, posted on Facebook urging the Monrovia mayor to send her "down six feet".
BBC
General
Ghanaian-British lawyer among 29 newly appointed Deputy High Court Judges in the UK
As Deputy High Court Judge for a single fixed six-year term, her work will include cases that would otherwise be undertaken by High Court Judges.
DL News
Europe
UK: Solicitor struck off for impersonating friend to secure NHS prescriptions
Janine Wilkinson pleaded guilty in 2021 to one charge of fraud by false representation and was sentenced to a 12-month community order.
Law Society Gazette
Africa
ECOWAS Court lifts ban on Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso cases
“The President of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS has hereby lifted the ban on proceedings pending before the Court and originating from Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso.
DL News
General
Ghanaian lawyer wins 2022 IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
Currently a lecturer at the UPSA Law School, Yorm becomes the first female Ghanaian and second African lawyer to have won this award.
DL News
Africa
Nigeria: Police arrest fake Rev'd Sister for child trafficking, rescue 15 children
During the parade of suspects by the State Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka, it was revealed that the children rescued from the suspected trafficker were aged between seven and nine years.
AllAfrica
Crime
Ghana’s exposure to violent extremism: Report finds chieftaincy disputes, others amplify risks
Ghana’s exposure to violent extremism: Report finds chieftaincy disputes, others amplify risks
DL News
Crime
Child labour on cocoa farms in Ghana : Cadbury faces fresh accusations
A new TV documentary alleges that children as young as 10 are using machetes to harvest pods
the guardian
Courts
Our external court sitting in Accra achieved over 90% success rate – ECOWAS Court President
He indicated that the Court delivered 20 judgments, the highest so far since the court began its external sessions.
DL News
Crime
North East Region: Man arrested for abducting 5-year-old
The suspect allegedly escaped with the child from Walewale in the North-East Region to a farming community in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality in the Upper East Region.
DL News
Europe
Roman Abramovich: Rabbi investigated over Portuguese citizenship
A rabbi who helped Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich to obtain his Portuguese citizenship is being investigated into how the citizenship had been granted.
BBC
Tech
Ukrainian Legal Tech Companies Continue On Under Cloud of Russian Invasion
Since the beginning of the war, many legal tech founders and their employees have relocated, traded in their cubicle for a home office or started working periodically from a bomb shelter.
Law.com