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General
Paternity Leave: Labour Act amendment to be promulgated this year
When passed, the law will among others introduce Paternity leave.
DL News24 July 2024
General
Occupy Ghana, other want parliament to pass law prohibiting mining in forest reserves
According to them, doing this would mean revoking the Environmental Protection(Mining in Forest Reserves Regulations(LI 2462) and the power it gives the president in this regard.
DL News17 November 2023
General
Delay in the Administration of Justice: Ace, Justice Asare-Botwe outline remedies
At the ongoing Conference of the Ghana Bar Association, as usual, one of the topics considered as part of lawyers' Continuous Legal Education was; Delays in the Administration of Justice: Where are we?
DL News13 September 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
Others
Samson’s Take: AG Dame misses it, dims light
Many lawyers will confess he is simply good at his game, and feel proud that he is the man at the helm.
Samson Lardy ANYENINI20 February 2023
Europe
Spain passes ‘only yes means yes’ sexual consent law
Under the new law, consent must be affirmative and cannot be assumed to have been given by default or silence.
The Guardian28 September 2022
General
PAC suggests prosecution of Tamale Technical University officials over procurement infractions
The Committee’s sitting in Tamale is to consider the 2019 Auditor General’s Report on Pre-Universities in the Northern, North East, Upper East, Upper West, and the Savannah Regions.
DL News10 August 2022
Crime
165 currently on the death row in Ghana – Amnesty Int’l Report reveals
This was revealed at a news conference to launch its Death Sentence and Execution Report.
DL News26 May 2022
Tech
Part 3: Innovation in litigation – Enforcing judgments in land litigation with technology
The viability of such technology not violating the rights of persons fromthe above case law shows it must always be approached from a public law perspective where they are conducted by public officials within public navigable airspace or fr...
DL News10 January 2022
General
An acting Speaker has neither original nor casting vote- Prof. Abotsi
In the past week, there has been a raging debate on the legality of the action by the first Deputy Speaker and whether he had a right to vote while presiding.
DENNISLAW NEWS6 December 2021
General
Legal Professions Bill: Deans of Faculties to make recommendations
Prof. Atuguba assured students, parents, and guardians, that the newly formed Conference of Law Deans will work to assuage most of the challenges faced in legal education in Ghana.
DL News25 November 2021
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 News5 November 2021
US
Finn’s Law: Five years after stabbing, ex-police dog is still campaigning
“In the future, we hope to do more to raise awareness of animal welfare issues, and as ever, Finn will be at the helm
DL News11 October 2021
Africa
Agnes Sithole: The woman who fought South Africa’s sexist marriage laws
We knew that the law had changed and thought it had changed for everyone,” recalls Agnes. “[Later], when I realised that the law had cheated me, that’s when I realised that I would have to fight this.”
DL News2 September 2021
Courts
Law banning online betting games is ‘invalid’-Indian High Court declares
When rummy is allowed to be played physically in clubs, the same cannot be banned online
DL News3 August 2021
General
CSOs demand law, firm timelines for constitutional reform process
The platform, made up of more than 100 organisations, wants Parliament to pass a Constitutional Reform Implementation and Roadmap Act to guide the entire exercise.
DL News16 September 2026
Courts
Court halts NPP polling station album process in Afigya Sekyere East
The order was issued on June 19, 2026, by Justice Franklin Titus-Glover in Suit No. GJ12/78/26.
DL News20 June 2026
General
Mahama dismisses EC, deputies and Special Prosecutor removal petitions
In a Presidency statement dated Wednesday, February 18, 2026, the government said that the Chief Justice advised the President that the petitions failed to establish a prima facie case
DL News18 February 2026
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court to rule on Kpandai election Certiorari application January 28
A five-member panel – Justices Gabriel Pwamang, Omoro Tanko, Yonny Kulendi, Samuel Asiedu and Henry Anthony Kwofie – has reserved its ruling after hearing legal arguments on an application asking the apex court to supervise and set aside th...
DL News13 January 2026
US
Democrats introduce bill requiring term limits for US supreme court justices
The Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization Act (Term), would establish 18-year terms for supreme court justices and establish a process for the president to appoint a new justice every two years.
The Guardian27 July 2022