General
52 new Circuit Court Judges sworn in
In his address, the Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie urged the new judges to see technology as a performance enabler rather than an administrative burden
DL News
Results for "family courts"
1807 results.
Others
The Trump–Maduro Capture: Why the U.S. May Assert Jurisdiction Under the Territorial Principle
The writer examines the territorial jurisdiction principle under international law in the context of the United States’ invasion of Venezuela and the resulting capture of President Nicolás Maduro for criminal prosecution abroad. He does not...
Richard Osei Boateng
Courts
JFAP holds pre-trial sitting at Kumasi Prison, discharges 4 remand prisoners
Over the course of the sitting, the court took up 41 pre-trial matters, including cases of murder, manslaughter, conspiracy to commit robbery, stealing and other serious offences.
DL News
Supreme Court News
CRC proposes 10-year term or 70 years retirement age for Chief Justice
Under the plan, a Chief Justice who completes the 10-year term before turning 70 would step down from the leadership role but may remain on the bench as an ordinary Justice of the Supreme Court, while retaining the full benefits attached to...
DL News
Crime
Ofori-Atta has hired ‘top US lawyers’ to fight extradition – Attorney-General
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Thursday, 18 December, Dr Ayine said he had been informed only recently that Mr Ofori-Atta had retained “some of the top, very experienced lawyers” in the US to challenge the extradition r...
DL News
Europe
Starmer gives Abramovich ultimatum over £2.5bn Ukraine fund
Speaking in the Commons, Sir Keir said the government had now issued a licence allowing the frozen proceeds of the 2022 sale to be transferred, and urged the sanctioned oligarch to honour the pledge
DL News
Courts
Court grants OSP bid for secret testimony in Charles Bissue galamsey trial
Sitting at the Criminal Division, Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay on Tuesday upheld an application for the OSP’s key witness to give evidence in camera.
DL News
General
Minority demands withdrawal of Kpandai vacancy letter, citing pending court application
Addressing the House, Annoh-Dompreh said the correspondence, signed by the Clerk to Parliament on 4 December 2025, should never have been issued while a motion for stay of execution is still before the courts.
DL News
Africa
Burkina Faso moves to restore death penalty for Treason, terror offences
Burkina Faso abolished the death penalty in 2018. For the new bill to take effect, it must still be passed by parliament and reviewed by the courts.
DL News
General
Mahama receives 10 petitions seeking removal of EC Commissioners and Special Prosecutor
According to high-level sources familiar with the process, seven petitions target the Electoral Commission (EC)—specifically Chairperson Jean Mensa and her two deputies, Dr Bossman Eric Asare and Samuel Tettey—while **three separate petitio...
DL News
Courts
ECOWAS Case: Lecturer says Ex-Chief Justice Torkonoo unlikely to regain office
Speaking on JoyNews, law lecturer Prof Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua said the most probable outcome of the case is an award of compensation, rather than a reversal of the events that led to her removal earlier this year.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court declares Anas owner of disputed Tse Addo land
In a unanimous judgment delivered on 12 November 2025, a five-member bench led by Justice Pwamang JSC reversed the findings of both the High Court and the Court of Appeal, holding that Anas had shown “good cause”
DL News
General
Minority demands AG brief on harsh bail conditions for former appointees
The caucus argues that several of the accused have remained behind bars for weeks, unable to meet the stringent conditions set by investigative agencies and upheld by the courts.
DL News
US
Deportation of Indian-origin man wrongly jailed for 43 years stayed by US court
Mr Vedam, who was exonerated in October 2025 after new evidence cleared him of the 1983 killing of his former roommate, now faces a new legal battle—deportation to India
DL News
General
Enforce laws on Auditor-General's reports-OccupyGhana to Government
In a statement issued on Monday, October 20, the group acknowledged the engagement between the President, Chief Justice, Attorney-General, and Auditor-General, but insisted that Ghana does not need further deliberations.
DL News
Courts
OSP signals more corruption prosecutions as legal year resumes
In a Facebook update posted on Sunday evening, the anti-corruption authority stated that it is already handling a number of ongoing prosecutions on behalf of the public, adding that “more cases will be filed in the last quarter of the year....
DL News
Courts
Justice Dennis Adjei reaffirms binding nature of AfCHPR decisions on countries at book launch
He clarified during the launch of his new book, International Human Rights Law and Practice, held on Friday, October 10, 2025, in Accra.
DL News
US
Trump calls for jailing of Illinois, Chicago leaders
In a fiery social media post, the president alleged that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, both Democrats, “should be in jail for failing to protect ICE officers.”
DL News
Others
Foss v Harbottle revisited: Debunking the myth of member personal right as an exception
ABSTRACT This article puts the rule in Foss v Harbottle under microscopic scrutiny in light of the exceptions stated to the rule in Edwards v Halliwell. It concludes that one of the exceptions to the rule — “where the rights of members have...
DL News Column
Others
A judge's dilemma: Does law always mean justice?
The article explores the perennial tension between law and justice, dramatizing it through the lens of legal philosophy. It poses the central question: Does strict adherence to law always deliver justice?
DL NEWS COLUMN