Europe
UK man spared jail after six-year delay in case coming to court
Darryl Foster had signed up to Sugar Daddy Meet and started talking to the account of a girl who he initially thought was 18, the court heard.
Law Society Gazette
Results for "causing harm"
834 results.
Europe
UK: Solicitor fined £23,000 over ‘sexualised’ song directed at female trainee
The solicitor, who cannot be named and is referred to as Respondent AC, was a partner of the firm when Person A joined as a trainee.
Law Society Gazette
Others
Singapore executes man for supplying cannabis
Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was hanged at dawn on Wednesday over a plot to smuggle 1kg (35oz) of cannabis.
BBC
Others
Bruce Lehrmann: Australia parliament rape retrial abandoned
Bruce Lehrmann, 27, denies sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins on a minister's sofa after a night out in 2019. He maintains no sex took place.
BBC
US
San Francisco supervisors vote to allow police to use robots to kill
The vote came after heated debate on a policy that would allow officers to use ground-based robots to kill “when risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent.
CNN
US
Harvard and Yale Law Schools withdraw from U.S. news rankings, citing 'flawed' system
“It does not advance the best ideals of legal education or the profession we serve," Harvard Law School's dean wrote.
HuffPost
Europe
Hacker who stole unreleased songs by Ed Sheeran and Lil Uzi Vert jailed for 18 months
Adrian Kwiatkowski stole two songs from Sheeran and 12 songs from American rapper Vert and tried to exchange them for cryptocurrency, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
Sky News
Others
CAS lifts GFA suspension of 21 Inter Allies, Ashantigold SC players
"The decision rendered by the Ghana Football Association Association's Appeals Committee on July 1, 2022, is stayed," the ruling says in part.
DL News
Africa
Nigeria: Court sentences man to death for rape, murder of job seeker
Umoren, a graduate of Philosophy, University of Uyo, awaiting mobilisation for the compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, was killed on April 2021, after she was tricked to believing she was going for a job interview.
Ripples Nigeria
General
UG Snr Law Lecturer pushes for mainstreaming of 'Restorative Justice' in Ghana’s Criminal Justice System
“Generally, our legal system has not mainstreamed Restorative Justice."
DL News
Supreme Court News
An ' officious' by-stander cannot commit a party for contempt - Supreme Court rules
The group invoked the jurisdiction of the apex court citing the GRA Commissioner General and the Ghana Revenue Authority for contempt for going ahead to begin the collection of the E-levy on May 1, 2022 despite the pendency of an injunction...
DL News
US
Jerry Harris: Star of Netflix's Cheer sentenced to 12 years
He pleaded guilty in February to charges of child pornography and traveling across state lines with the purpose of having sex with a child.
BBC
Courts
Major Mahama murder trial :Court overrules "Submission of no Case”
In her ruling on the motion on July 4, 2022, the presiding judge noted that a prima facie case has been established by the prosecution.
DL News
US
R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison for federal racketeering, sex trafficking
Prosecutors had asked the judge to sentence Kelly, 55, to more than 25 years behind bars, while his defense attorneys asked for 10 or fewer, saying prosecutors' request was "tantamount to a life sentence."
CNN
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
Europe
Sexual offences: Dozens of cases have faced five-year court wait
The latest figures available from the Department of Justice (DoJ) were obtained by BBC Radio Foyle.
BBC
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
Courts
Negligence: Oyarifa private school sued for allegedly serving pupil banku despite allergy
Gracefield School Limited is said to have on June 24, 2021, fed the pupil with banku, knowing well that had corn or maize allergies.
GNA
Europe
Jury deliberations begin in Johnny Depp, Amber Heard defamation case
Mr. Depp, 58, sued his ex-wife for $50m (£40m) for an article she wrote in which she claims to be an abuse victim. Ms Heard, 36, counter-sued for $100m.
BBC
General
Decriminalizing petty offences: Fasten process of enacting our community service law - Dr. Isidore Tuffour
So for me, the call that I’ll make at this point, is the need to fasten the process of enacting our community service law."
DL News