Africa
Ex-Gambia spy chief sentenced to death
The activist, Ebrima Solo Sandeng – a leading figure in the opposition United Democratic Party – had been arrested during anti-government protests.
BBC
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Supreme Court News
Pendency of a matter before court does not preclude GLC DC from hearing: SC throws out Kwasi Afrifa
"The respondents are not acting in contempt of court. The application, therefore, is dismissed. There shall be no order as to cost.”
DL News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court defers judgment on suit against use of CJ's name on writs of summons
The lawyer argues that both the letter and spirit of the 1992 constitution of Ghana are breached by the continuing practice which undermines the sovereignty of Ghana because it seems to suggest that sovereignty rather emanates from the hold...
DL News
Supreme Court News
Two cases to look out for this week at the Supreme Court
James Marshall Belieb on September 17, 2021, filed at the apex court a suit to challenge the long-standing practice where the description CHIEF JUSTICE followed by the name of the occupant of the office appears on every writ of summons issu...
DL News
General
Justices series : Sir Arku Korsah, his work and impact on Ghana’s justice system
The man represented many things – from being a legislator to a judge, serving as Chairman of various Commissions of Inquiry, and then an intellectual who was one of the founding members of the Ghana Academy of Arts & Sciences.
DL News
Europe
UK: Barristers to strike over legal aid rates
Barristers are in dispute with the Ministry of Justice over legal aid rates in criminal cases, which they say are so low that many junior lawyers can earn less than the minimum wage when their expenses are taken into account.
The Times
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
Africa
Rwanda asylum flight cancelled after legal action
Home Secretary Priti Patel said she was "disappointed" but added: "Preparation for the next flight begins now."
BBC
General
Prof. Appiagyei-Atua says AfCFTA framework is silent on human rights
He spoke at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences public forum on the topic; The Human Rights Implications of AfCFTA.
DL News
Others
Insistence of spousal consent for organ donation would impinge on wife's right to control her own body - India Court
The Court was dealing with a plea filed by a married woman seeking to donate her kidney to her ailing father.
Livelaw
General
Political question: Courts may adopt rational pragmatism than hard law – Prof Abotsi
“What it needs is the definitive response to determining what is a political question. For the issue is going to come up again and again.”
DL News
US
ABA announces 2022 Silver Gavel Awards winners
Each year the American Bar Association presents these awards to recognize work in media and the arts published or presented during the preceding year that has been exemplary in helping to foster the American public’s understanding of the la...
AmericanBar
Africa
Egyptian Court jails ex-presidential candidate for 15 years
Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, who is 70 and in poor health, was convicted along with an interim leader of the proscribed Muslim Brotherhood group, Mahmoud Ezzat
BBC
Africa
Nigeria's kidnapping crisis: Should ransom payments be banned?
Since 2011, kidnappers have collected at least $18m, with more than half of it between 2016 and 2020, says SBM Intelligence, a think-tank based in Lagos.
BBC
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
Tech
How Can ‘No-Code’ Digitally Transform the Legal Sector?
The legal sector’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic opens many doors to advancements facilitated through new technology. One such advancement is “no-code” software creation, a means by which firms can create their own digital solutions....
lawyer-monthly.com | Mat Rule
Courts
US judge throws out Biden mask mandate for planes and trains
Judge Mizelle is based in Florida, but federal judges can issue rulings that block nationwide government policies. Her order on Monday effectively removes the masking requirement in all airports, trains, taxis and transit hubs.
BBC
Courts
Assin North MP back to Court of Appeal ; Files appeal, Motion to re-list case
In his fresh writ, Hon. James Gyakye Quayson argues that “serious errors of law in the decision of the Court [of Appeal] on March 22, 2022” and that “if a stay is not granted in respect of that decision, it would amount to the Court of Appe...
DL News
US
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first black woman to sit on US Supreme Court
Until now, the US Supreme Court has only ever had two black justices in its history - both have been men. But Ketanji Brown Jackon's victory is significant for more than just one reason.
Sky News
Supreme Court News
To hold as MP or not: SC to decide on Assin North MP April 13
On February 1, 2022, the applicant Michael Ankomah-Nimfah, a private citizen filed a writ seeking the interpretation of Article 94 (2a) and injunction of the Member of Parliament from holding himself as such.
DL News