General
African Bar Association holds annual conference from August 6-10
The theme for this year’s conference is “Building the Legal Profession in Africa under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.”
DL News
Results for "2022 call to the Bar"
2680 results.
General
Ace Anan Ankomah talks about lawyer-clients billing
He mentioned the Retainer; Fixed fee; hourly bill; Capped fees; Contingency fees; Success fee; Discounted charge; blended fees; Volume discount; The secondment; and Value billing.
DL News
Africa
Kenya ex-interior minister seeks to block detention
His lawyer filed an application at a high court in the capital, Nairobi, seeking to bar the police from arresting or harassing the former minister.
BBC
General
Applying letters of law must end in what is just, fair, and conscionable – Justice Kulendi
He made those remarks on Thursday, at an interactive session with students at the GIMPA Faculty of Law.
DL News
Africa
Lawyering associations in the Gambia demand independent inquiry into cough syrup deaths
The World Health Organisation (WHO) last week, issued a global alert, warning that four Indian-manufactured cough syrups could be linked to acute kidney injuries and children's deaths in July, August, and September.
DL News
General
Local Government Act needs amendment to eliminate gray areas - Lecturer
He said the amendment should either completely bar participants in local level elections from using political colours for their campaigns or be politicised to allow political parties to contest.
GNA
Business
Eastern Region: Tourism Authority closes down 12 facilities, plans to close 13 more
The move is part of a 10-day exercise to close down about 25 non-compliant facilities within the Eastern Region.
DL News
Africa
Sudan lawyers accuse Russian mercenaries of attacks in Darfur
The Wagner mercenaries appear to have been active in South Darfur since late 2021. The mercenaries are specifically accused of attacks on artisanal gold miners in Um Dafug locality, close to the border with the Central African Republic.
AllAfrica
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
Institutionalize arbitral structures under AfCFTA regime – Prof. Abotsi
Institutionalize arbitral structures under AfCFTA regime – Prof. Abotsi
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
General
GBA finds Madina MP’s “political judges” comment unprofessional
In a statement, the GBA stated that those comments were also irresponsible and distasteful because the tenure of judges according to the 1992 Constitution is not tied to a political regime.
DL News
Business
Demand Tax Clearance Certificates before renewing members’ licenses – GRA to Professional bodies
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) wants the Governing Councils of Professional Bodies to demand Tax Clearance Certificates (TCCs) from their members before the renewal of their licenses.
DL News
General
GSL exams should be decentralised – legal practitioner
“So we can have a Ghana School of Law (GSL) bar exam across board and definitely, the best law faculties will stand out, in respect of their coaching, preparation and investment in their law students,”
DL News
General
Removing Chief Justice from GLC may not fix legal education challenges – Kofi Abotsi
The 499 students contend that the pass mark for the entrance exams has always been 50% in both sections of the exams.
DL News
Courts
Litigation and Technology: Making the case for virtual courts in Ghana
Certainly, a virtual court in Ghana will benefit the courts/judicial system, clients, lawyers and the environment
DL News
Africa
Ghana dragged to ECOWAS court over alleged human rights violations of boys
They beat the boys with sticks, a pestle, a metal rod, a vehicle fan-belt and a cutlass.
DL News
Courts
C/R: Police secures court order to stop Effutu NDC from protesting over election results
The Central Region Police Command through the High Court in Cape Coast has secured a prohibition order to bar the Effutu branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) from embarking on a demonstration on Tuesday, January 5, 2020.
DL News
General
Review tax exemptions given to investors – Dr. Ali-Nakyea counsels Governments
This is why the Tax Exemptions Bill 2019 has been a worry for the delay in its passage into law,”
DL News