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Allow lawyers to advertise-Prof Richard Oppong
According to him, the current regime of restriction limits access to justice in Ghana.
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Europe
UK: Gaslighting used in High Court judgement for first time in ‘milestone’ hearing
Speaking to The Independent, Charlotte Proudman, a leading human rights barrister who led on the case, said the judge’s use of the term gaslighting gives it “legitimacy and credibility” as she warned abusers have long been warping victims’...
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General
Constitutional review: reckless to place an amendment option under current government – Srem-Sai
What aspects of it should we change to improve it.
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Tech
Part 2: Innovation in Litigation: Preparation of composite plans in land litigation
During trial, the court is faced incessantly with instances where the parties present site plans with inaccuracies and differences which does not depict the true state of affairs on the ground.
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General
Government to submit “improved” Agyapa Royalties Agreement to Parliament
The Agyapa Minerals Royalties Investment Agreement was approved by Parliament on August 14, 2020, together with some four other related documents. Altogether, these allowed Ghana to monetize its future gold royalties.
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Crime
Female Afghan judges hunted by the murderers they convicted
“I look at my young son and I don’t know how to explain to him why he can’t talk to other children or play out in the hall. He’s already traumatised.
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Tech
Facebook down: Zuckerberg apologises for six-hour outage
On Tuesday she will testify before a Senate subcommittee in a hearing titled “Protecting Kids Online”, about the company’s research into Instagram’s effect on the mental health of young users.
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Europe
WhatsApp issued second-largest GDPR fine of €225m
Facebook, which owns WhatsApp, has its EU headquarters is in Ireland, and the Irish regulator is the lead authority for the tech giant in Europe.
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Crime
Sibton Switch Limited Transaction: Official of Bank of Ghana was dismissed for gross misconduct
Sibton Switch Systems Limited filed a request for arbitration on April 9, 2018, against the Bank of Ghana specifically citing a breach by the BoG relative to the termination of the master agreement for the Ghana Retail Payment Systems Infra...
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General
Alleged $5m bribe: Position taken by CHRAJ on petition against Chief Justice correct – Emile Short
Mr. Atta told the General Legal Council that, he paid the amount but requested a refund on suspicion that the lawyer had not used the money for the said purpose.
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Business
On GNPC-Aker, Bob Hinson Didn’t Look Before He Leaped: Bright Simons
We only ask that they take a bit of time to understand the issues, do the research and then engage so that they can be fair to those of us with perspectives opposed to the stance of their friends at the GNPC. Not too much to ask for,
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General
Why Ghana’s “Auditor General Reports” Risk Becoming Circus Shows: Bright Simons
The sense that powerful people, especially those at the apex of the political system, are not exempt from the reach of public audits is the only way to restore confidence in the usefulness of these exercises.
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Ghana’s anti-LGBTI draft bill a “recipe for violence” – UN expertsGhana’s anti-LGBTI draft bill a “recipe for violence” – UN expertsGhana’s anti-LGBTI draft bill a “recipe for violence” – UN expertsvGhana’s anti-LGBTI draft bill a “recipe for violence” – UN expertsGhana’s anti-LGBTI draft bill a “rertsGhana’s anti-LGBTI draft bill a “recipe for violence” – UN expertsGhana’s anti-LGBTI draft bill acipe for violence” – UN expe “recipe for violence” – UN experts
The first reading of the bill took place on August 2, 2021, and its consideration is expected to resume in October 2021.
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Asia
Rights of a patentee are not natural or common law rights-Delhi High Court rules
In the present case where the court found that where the appellants/plaintiffs while claiming one invention only i.e. DAPA, were claiming two patents with respect thereto, with infringement of both, by the respondent(s)/defendant(s)
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Courts
EFF fails in court bid to have Ramaphosa’s CR17 bank records unsealed
The Constitutional Court has since ruled she had no scope to do so.
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Business
AG moves to close down three (3) alleged ‘ponzi schemes’
According to the Attorney General, the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has been able to establish that the companies are part of a network of a multinational marketing company owned by the QI Group with its headquarters in Hong Kong,
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Asia
Married daughters cannot be considered to be dependent family members of the deceased
Thus the court passed an order amending the compensation awarded.
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General
Crime Check Foundation holds workshop on bye-laws
The project also aims at decriminalising bye-laws that fight against poverty.
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US
Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction overturned
Cosby, 83, has served more than two years of a three to 10-year sentence at a state prison near Philadelphia.
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US
Cheerleader prevails at U.S. Supreme Court in free speech case
Many schools and educators have argued that their ability to curb bullying, threats, cheating and harassment – all frequently occurring online – should not be limited to school grounds.
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