Courts
Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide suspect unfit to stand trial, UN court rules
Félicien Kabuga's lawyers had argued that he suffered from dementia.
BBC
Results for "changes in procedure"
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Africa
South Africa plans law change over Putin ICC arrest warrant
Obed Bapela's remarks come amid intense speculation over whether South Africa stands by its invitation to Russia's President Putin to visit in August.
BBC
Supreme Court News
As CJ Anin Yeboah retires; Some Cases in which he gave lead judgment
He will be remembered for his passionate role in ensuring and elevating the Independence of the Judiciary and his outstanding contribution to enhancing access to Justice delivery
DL News
General
Indictable offences: Allow magistrates to grant bail-GSL Director
According to him, institutions like the police seem to capitalize on the above to violate the right of accused persons.
DL News
Courts
AG Calls for Circumspection in Wake of Afoko-Alangde Jury Verdict
The high-profile 2015 murder trial in Ghana sparks debate on the country's legal system and the need for reform.
DL News
Courts
After a hung jury: Lawyers to apply for Afoko’s bail, Asabke sentenced to death
Lawyer Nana Yaw Osei, counsel for Gregory has meanwhile told Dennislaw that his side will apply for bail for their client after being in custody for the last eight (8) years
DL News
Europe
UK Immigration minister banned from driving for six months for speeding
The minister has been hit with a six-month driving ban and fine after being caught speeding last year. He claims he did not see a temporary speed limit.
Sky News
Tech
How GPT-4 mastered the entire bar exam, and why that matters
Researchers tested GPT-4 on all three portions of the bar exam, and its final score would put it in the 90th percentile of human test-takers—and above the average for actual test-takers of the most recently administered bar exam.
LAW.COM
Tech
The most common cyber attacks targeting the legal industry
It doesn’t matter the size of your law firm; somebody is constantly testing your defenses.
LAW.COM
Courts
Court directs Rev. Kusi Boateng’s lawyers to properly serve Ablakwa on contempt application
The MP has been cited for contempt by Rev Kusi Boateng for allegedly throwing and kicking a court process at the premises of Metro TV after the latter sued and secured an injunction against him.
DL News
Tech
A US Bankruptcy Court served a subpoena via Twitter. Will this catch on?
US Courts have become creative with their use of social media, in some perhaps unexpected ways - like the service of a subpoena via Twitter
LAW.COM
Supreme Court News
When the non-professional litigant faced the Supreme Court, ‘chastising’ professionalism
"On the basis of the above-decided cases and the consistent practice of the Supreme Court, I will accept the invitation made to this court by learned counsel for the Defendants and hold that this court decline jurisdiction in the matter," t...
Richard Osei Boateng
Courts
Seek first arbitration – Court of Appeal to TI Microfinance on licence revocation
On October 23, 2019, the Founder of TI Microfinance Limited, Emmanuel Babuboa, filed a certiorari application at the High Court urging the court to quash the decision of the BoG to revoke the operating licence of the company
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Africa
ECOWAS Court lifts ban on Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso cases
“The President of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS has hereby lifted the ban on proceedings pending before the Court and originating from Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso.
DL News
Supreme Court News
SC gives AG, CJ seven days to file Statements of Case in suit against EC Chair, deputies
This follows an application filed by the Attorney General, praying to the court in that regard.
DL News
General
H-Kwasi Prempeh writes: 'The lawyerization and judicialization of the business of Parliament is bad for our democracy'
Coming to this business of the motion of censure, we have just witnessed the lawyerization or judicialization of what is fundamentally a political, not a legal, sanction.
H.Kwasi Prempeh
Europe
UK: Teenager gives birth after judge approves C-section against her wishes
The lawyer representing the teenager told the hearing she had a "strong wish" to give birth naturally and to be "awake and aware" when her baby was born.
Sky News
General
Aspects of anti-LGBTQ+ Bill may violate some fundamental human rights – Attorney-General
The anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, known rightly as the “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021”, seeks to criminalize LGBTQI+ activities and advocacy.
DL News
General
Ace Ankomah, BOG Dep Governor, NSMQ Mistress, Others to be inducted into fellowship of GAAS
The Ceremony will take place at 5: 30 at the Academy’s Auditorium and will be streamed live for all viewers.
DL News
Business
Read the law before you file documents at the ORC – Ntrakwah(Esq)
"So those of us here who have to file documents, the message is that we should read the law before we take a step.”
DL News