Europe
Mother accused of attempted murder after locking child in dog cage
The 32-year-old woman is accused of keeping her son in sub-zero temperatures and starving him.
BBC
Results for "Public Procurement Act"
4926 results.
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
Defamation: Finance Minister sues Captain Smart, demands GHC10 Million as damages
According to the Writ of Summons, the broadcaster is alleged to have made some statements on the May 22, 2022 edition of the ‘Onua Maakye show’ to the effect that Ken Ofori Atta has taken his 10 percent share of the IMF money
DL News
Courts
Court jails head porter 60 months for presenting girl for money ritual
Isaac Gabianu is said to have presented the minor to a herbalist at Pokuase for money sacrifices.
GNA
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
Tech
ChatGPT: Weighing AI’s risks and rewards for law firms
ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence projects took the world by storm in 2022, and their use by law firms may not be long in coming. However, with the benefits AI stands to bring to the profession come equally pressing drawbacks.
Lawyer Monthly
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing May 23-25 2023
The particular cases up for consideration are civil motions, writs, civil appeals, and a criminal appeal,
DL News
Europe
UK: Solicitor banned indefinitely for practising while bankrupt
Sarah Louise Williams was found to have concealed her bankruptcy from the regulator and it was plain that she knew or should have known that she was not allowed to carry on practising.
Law Society Gazette
Courts
Having picture, name in funeral brochure not enough proof of marriage-Court tells woman
The case of the appellant, Madam Mercy Blanc in the case against Administrators of the deceased Selwyn Okoe Boye’s estate, was anchored on the claim that she was a surviving spouse
DL News
General
US Senate confirms Ghanaian-American Nancy Abudu to Federal Court of Appeal
Ms. Abudu was nominated more than a year ago by President Biden and will make history as the first African-American female judge to sit on the Atlanta-based appeals court (Eleventh Circuit).
DL News
US
George Santos: US Congressman charged with fraud, money laundering
Prosecutors claim he used election campaign donations to buy designer clothes, lied about being a millionaire, and collected unemployment benefits.
Sky News
Others
China arrests man for ‘misusing’ ChatGPT in first case of its kind
Man allegedly generated fake news using ChatGPT and then shared it on Chinese social media
The Independent
Europe
UK: Solicitor fined £23,000 over ‘sexualised’ song directed at female trainee
The solicitor, who cannot be named and is referred to as Respondent AC, was a partner of the firm when Person A joined as a trainee.
Law Society Gazette
General
Afadzato South District Court commissioned
The commissioning of the Court was in fulfillment of the Judicial Service's efforts to ensure access to justice to the people of the traditional area.
GNA
US
'It's Marla': Donald Trump confuses rape accuser with ex-wife, trial told
Lawyers for E Jean Carroll, who claims Mr Trump raped her nearly three decades ago, say the episode undermines the former US President's argument that she was not his type.
Sky News
Tech
US: Nonprofit opens several virtual court kiosks in Texas
People who use the kiosks will also have access to a navigator who can help them get into their court hearing as well as print and upload documents if they need to.
LAW.COM
Europe
Dutch Police arrest fake 'Boris Johnson' for suspected drink driving
Police say the driver had a fake Ukrainian licence featuring a picture of the former prime minister and his correct birthdate
Sky News
General
Constitutionalism, democracy go beyond human rights – Justice Mensa-Bonsu
Some of these duties, she said, included the profession of religiosity and faith which she said most Ghanaians failed to exhibit the practical tenets thereof
GNA
Europe
Man who fathered up to 600 children banned from donating sperm
The Dutch court also ordered the man to contact sperm banks abroad and request that they destroy any of his semen they still have in stock.
The Independent