General
GIMPA Law ACICJ participants meet Ghana’s ambassador to Netherlands
This event was held from July 13 to July 26, 2024, at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.
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Results for "Essential Themes in Land Law and Customary Law"
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Europe
France to sue teen for falsely accusing school head in headscarf row
The headteacher insisted that the pupil remove her head-covering inside the school, in accordance with French law.
BBC
General
President Akufo-Addo to await supreme court verdict on anti-LGBTQ+ bill before deciding to sign into law
This commitment comes in the wake of a legal challenge against the bill initiated by an individual.
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Africa
Gambian ex-minister goes on trial in Switzerland for murder
Ousman Sonko fled there in 2016, shortly before Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, accused of heading a repressive regime, lost power.
BBC
Europe
UK law firm owners suspended for accounts breaches dating back to 1980s
A Solicitors Regulation Authority launched an investigation in August 2021, which found the firm was holding £121,270 in client funds that had been dormant for more than 12 months – in one matter, the last transaction dated back to 1984.
Legal Futures
Africa
Nigeria: Another association of Lawyers emerges
Mr Ogbankwa said LSN was established to keep the legal practice in Nigeria in line with international best practices.
Premium Times Nig
General
OccupyGhana writes to AG, requesting status of Conduct of Public Officers Bill, 2022
The request was informed by recent allegations of conflict of interest leveled against some government officials.
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General
Meet Deborah Ganyo-Grunitzy : 2022/2023 UG LSU President elect
Deborah Babliss Grunitzkyis a passionate and reformative leader, who has served in various capacities tailored at changing the lives of the people she comes into contact with.
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President assents to Plea Bargaining Act, 2022 (Act 1079)
Per the Act1079 a person charged with a criminal offence may at the time before judgment, negotiate with the Attorney General for a plea agreement to reduce an offence charged to a lesser offence or to withdraw a charge against an accused p...
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US
Uber sued by more than 500 women over sexual assault claims
The complaint, filed Wednesday, claims that “women passengers in multiple states were kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely imprisoned, stalked, harassed, or otherwise attacked” by their Uber drivers.
CNBC
Crime
Criminalizing drumming, begging doesn’t make sense anymore – GIMPA Law HOD
Dr. Tuffuor quizzed what we seek to gain as a nation by punishing a group of people who may meet in a house to drum just because they have not acquired a license from the District Assembly?
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US
Ohio police probed after man screaming ‘I’m paraplegic’ dragged from car
Jerome Dix, president of Dayton Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 44, said they had “followed the law, their training and departmental policies”.
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Asia
Covid-19: India to pay $674 compensation for every death
Some states like Karnataka have already announced a higher compensation of 100,000 rupees to the families of underprivileged people who died of Covid-19. Sixteen families have already been paid so far, according to a report.
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Crime
Love turns bloody at Appollo community in Takoradi
“As parents, you can only give the best of advise… eight years journey is a long one,
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General
Imprisonment: Tsatsu Tsikata says he chose forgiveness over bitterness
He made the remarks on Wednesday, 15 April 2026, at the UPSA Law School honourific lecture and awards ceremony, where his career and lifetime contributions to the legal profession were being celebrated.
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Business
Value for Money Office Bill passed by parliament
Introduced in February by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the bill creates a specialised office that will focus on whether state spending delivers real results for citizens.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court rejects OSP’s bid to join lawsuit challenging its powers
In a unanimous decision, the court said the OSP is not a necessary party to the suit brought by private citizen and legal scholar Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey.
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US
Ken Ofori-Atta held by US immigration as lawyers move to regularise stay
In a statement, his team said Mr Ofori-Atta is “fully cooperating” with US authorities while discussions continue with ICE to resolve the matter.
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General
Nalerigu curfew reset to 10pm–5am as government tightens security
The new hours, imposed by Executive Instrument on the advice of the National Security Council, take effect from Monday 5 January 2026, according to a statement from the Interior Ministry.
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Business
Mahama signs law to scrap 1% COVID-19 Levy from January 2026
The presidential assent, given on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, clears the way for the levy to be fully removed from January 2026.
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