Europe
A question of honesty: solicitor struck off for fare evasion
A solicitor appeared at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for a matter of misconduct committed in their private life.
The Law Society UK
Results for "10 new High Court Justices"
7680 results.
Business
Africa’s 'blue economy' agenda not impossible – International lawyer
The International Lawyer expressed her confidence in the 2016 Lomé Charter on Maritime Security and Safety and Development in Africa which she believes will play a major role in driving the agenda.
DL News
Business
Rural and Community Banks recorded highest rate of staff involvement in fraud cases in 2021 – BoG report
The fraud report presents an overview of fraud typologies recorded in the Banking and SDI sector and Electronic Money Issuers (EMI) sector.
DL News
General
Justice For All Programme: POS Foundation receives international award
The Justice for All Programme (JFAP) is a State-led intervention, established in 2007 to alleviate prison overcrowding by setting up Mobile In-prison Special Courts to adjudicate remand/Pre-trial prisoner cases throughout the country.
DL News
Crime
Three senior police officers interdicted over Islamic SHS disturbance
The students are said to have blocked the road in front of their school, in protest over frequent knockdowns due to the lack of speed ramps.
DL News
Africa
South Africa: Wealthy Gupta brothers arrested in UAE
Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta moved to South Africa from the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in 1993, just as white-minority rule was ending.
BBC
Crime
National Security Ministry suspects terrorist activity in Garu, Bunkpurugu/Nankpanduri districts
According to the letter sighted by Dennislaw News and dated June 3, 2022, intelligence gathered by the Ministry indicates that the group operated along a mountainous area within the districts.
DL News
General
Qualified lawyers invited to apply for the position of Magistrate
The application form can be obtained from the Finance Department located in the Administration block in Accra.
DL News
Europe
Hungarian Data Protection Authority issues largest fine to date to bank for unlawful use of AI
Hungarian Data Protection Authority issues largest fine to date to bank for unlawful use of AI
Mondaq
Africa
Alleged ex-Liberian rebel charged with US visa fraud
The rebel group is accused of "employing tactics of unimaginable brutality, including the recruitment of child soldiers”
BBC Africa
Tech
Want to Thin Your Law Firm's Head Count? Mandate 3 or More Days of Office Attendance
Lawyers overwhelmingly want more flexibility, and they're willing to jump ship to get it, a recent survey of 350 Big Law attorneys found.
Law.com
Africa
Niger: Communication Minister jailed for alleged embezzlement of public funds
President Bazoum, who has made the fight against corruption one of his main priorities, recently indicated that "some 30 senior state officials, guilty of embezzlement or misappropriation, are currently in prison and will remain there for a...
Africa News
Crime
Tackling recidivism: Criminal Law Lecturer says post-conviction reintegration mechanisms needed
Researcher and Criminal Law lecturer at the GIMPA Faculty of Law, Dr. Isidore Tuffour says to deal with the problem, authorities need to look to post-conviction reintegration mechanisms.
DL News
General
Justice systems increasing inequality in Africa-UPSA Global Law College affirms
The Global Law College, which was the first of its kind by the school, drew citizen participants from nations across the continent to discuss the problems of law, justice, and society in Africa.
DL News
Business
Crime in books than in Practice: Black Market Foreign Exchange Businesses in Focus
The operators, who are mostly African foreign Nationals, like Nigerians, Nigeriens, Malians, and the likes however give better rates than the official Forex bureaus in the exchange of currencies.
Dennislaw Research Desk
General
CHRAJ says it resolved 95% of cases received in 2021
A majority of these cases were related to the Commission's human rights mandate
DL News
Crime
FDA, Police arrest peddlers of unregistered herbal products
It indicated that laboratory analysis revealed that the product contained a steroid tablet, an anti-inflammatory tablet, and other unknown substances, all active ingredients of prescription-only medicines in unknown quantities.
DL News
Europe
Four Ghanaians convicted in the UK for drug trafficking
The convicts, Eric Kusi Appiah, 51; Albert Kaakyire Gyamfi, 52; Jennifer Agyemang, 38, Julius Tetteh Puplampu, 56, were arrested at separate times and convicted after being found guilty.
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General
Prohibition of Illicit funding: Amend Political Party Act-CDD
CDD makes recommendations that campaign periods must be defined as a way of reducing the rising cost of politics and that the EC and political parties must adopt a formula to determine the rate of increment in filing fees.
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