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Africa
Kenya to ban private children's homes over trafficking fears - Florence Bore
Minister of Social Protection Florence Bore said their closure was aimed at ending child trafficking.
BBC2 October 2023
General
‘Enough of the lip service’ – GBA calls for passage of Conduct of Public Officers Bill
This Bill, when passed, will amend and help strengthen the current Public Officers’ asset declaration regime
DL News11 September 2023
Business
Data Protection Commission kicks off enforcement action on Data Protection Act (Act 843)
“The enforcement exercise may involve arrests of ultimate decision makers/ heads of institutions who have neglected their legal responsibilities and/or have defaulted."
DL News14 August 2023
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 Africa25 July 2023
Tech
Microsoft to pay $20m for child privacy violations
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with the company on Monday, which also includes increased protections for child gamers.
BBC6 June 2023
Europe
UK Home Office monitoring activities of immigration lawyers', says minister
Immigration advisers who are not qualified lawyers must be approved and regulated by the Office of Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC)
Legal Futures22 February 2023
General
I need more funds to deal with sophisticated levels of corruption – Special Prosecutor
According to him, the need has been necessitated by the upgraded ways in which perpetrators now carry out their corrupt practices.
myjoyonline10 January 2023
US
Ex-boxer Goran Gogic charged over $1bn cocaine seizure
Goran Gogic is accused of overseeing the logistics for the transport of 22 tonnes of Colombian cocaine to Europe through American ports in 2019.
Sky News3 November 2022
Supreme Court News
Allow me to marry more women – Ampomah tells Supreme Court
In Ghana, marriage under the ordinance is governed by the Marriages Act(Cap 127) and is the only, strictly monogamous legal means of marriage in Ghana.
Richard Osei Boateng19 October 2022
Courts
Restrain Tullow from violating Local content Regulation: GOGSPA seeks court injunction
According to the Writ of Summons, the plaintiff is praying the court for an order of interlocutory injunction against Tullow, its agents, assigns, etc. from violating the Local Content and Local Participation (Amendment) Regulations 2021(LI...
DL News9 September 2022
General
Plea bargaining best recognizes victims’ involvement in the Criminal justice system- Asonaba Dapaah
According to her, the concept of the Plea bargain will for the first time recognize and champion the role of victims, complainants, or their representatives in the criminal justice system.
DL News5 September 2022
Africa
Nigerian-American Fintech founders jailed over failure to maintain anti-money laundering rules
Citing part of the company’s plea documents, the US government said the company admitted it allowed more than “1,500 customers” to violate its anti-money laundering policy.
DL News19 July 2022
Courts
UDS faces court injunction over appointment of new Vice-Chancellor
The motion was filed on Thursday, June 09, by Victor Kodjoga Adawudu, Counsel for Emmanuel Osabutey, a former student of UDS, who is the plaintiff.
GNA9 June 2022
Courts
Opuni signed but didn’t write letter to PPA for fertilizer purchase – 4th Defence Witness tells court
Dr. Opuni and Agongo, the CEO of Agricult Ghana Limited, are on trial for allegedly engaging in illegalities in a series of fertilizer transactions which the Attorney-General (A-G) says caused a financial loss of GH¢271.3 million to the sta...
DL News7 June 2022
General
Speaker’s maiden seminal lecture to be held on May 31
This maiden lecture will seek to spark and stimulate public discourse on the concept of Separation of powers relative to the Supreme Court’s decision in Justice Abdulai V Attorney General.
DL News30 May 2022
General
Who heads Greater Accra Bar?- Will it be a promotion or denial?
Who heads Greater Accra Bar?- Will it be a promotion or denial?
DL News11 May 2022
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court's reasoning in dismissing injunction application against E-levy implementation
Supreme Court's reasoning in dismissing injunction application against E-levy implementation
DL News4 May 2022
General
AG's department to fully digitise - Godfred Dame
"The office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice is in the process of going fully digital with the operationalization of an integrated information management system and digitization project almost near completion"
DL News21 April 2022
Africa
Demand for African arbitration centres on the rise – Report
Increasing disputes between African parties are being resolved ‘onshore’, through African arbitral institutions and local courts, as opposed to the former practice of ‘offshore’ resolution of disputes.
DL News5 April 2022
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 News4 April 2022