Courts
Court convicts Data Analyst on fraud charges
Julius Bradford Lamptey, in default, would serve 20 months imprisonment.
GNA
Results for "2021 Public Safety and Crime report"
10498 results.
Europe
Manchester City charged by Premier League over several alleged breaches of financial rules
The alleged breaches span a period across a number of seasons and relate to several areas of financial information including revenue, details of manager and player remuneration, profitability and sustainability.
Sky News
Africa
Nigeria ask London court to overturn $11B arbitration award
The legal dispute centers on a contract that the Nigerian officials struck with Michael Quinn, an Irish former band manager, and his business partner Brendan Cahill, to help the country turn its vast reserves of natural gas into power.
Leadership Ng
Europe
Hong Kong activist's London lawyers receive rape and death threats
Lai, 75, who is a British citizen, has been in jail since 2020 and faces a trial on national security charges for sedition and colluding with foreign forces, related to the work of his online newspaper Apple Daily.
The Law Society Gazette
General
Ghana School of Law UK satellite campus in the offing – Director
“The idea is to improve the learning experiences of our foreign-based students most of whom are Ghanaians but who for circumstances beyond their control, have had to be either national of the UK and who still want to have the benefit that G...
DL News
Courts
Businessman jailed three years for recruitment scam
The court presided over by Mrs Patricia Amponsah convicted Boakye on his own plea and sentenced him accordingly.
GNA
General
Register all Excavators at MMDAs within 7 days- Lands Minister tells owners
The Minister’s statement notes first of all that this has become necessary due to the devastating effect of ‘galamsey’ and as a fallout of the national Consultative Dialogue which empowered him to take appropriate steps to give effect to it...
DL News
Europe
UK: Woman jailed for injecting child with faeces has sentence increased
Elizabeth Faragher had her sentence extended from five years and 10 months to eight years after judges ruled the earlier jail term "unduly lenient".
Sky News
Crime
Ashigbey, Kpebu, others petition CID to investigate Akonta Mining Limited over illegal mining activities
In their petition, they say the actions of Akonta Mining Limited are contrary to the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) as amended by the Minerals and Mining (Amendment Act) Act 2019, (Act 995).
DL News
Courts
Customary marriage dissolution :Presenting drinks, same being accepted by family not enough – Court
"Applying the personal law of the parties, which is the Akan customary law, I find that the customary marriage between the parties was not dissolved in accordance with the customs of Akropong where the Petitioner hails from as there was a b...
DL News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court adjourns James Quayson's injunction case sine die
The plaintiff, Michale Ankomah-Nimfah is seeking among others a declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 94(2)(a) of the 1992 Constitution, James Quayson held Canadian Citizenship at the time of contesting the 2020...
DL News
Supreme Court News
Pendency of a matter before court does not preclude GLC DC from hearing: SC throws out Kwasi Afrifa
"The respondents are not acting in contempt of court. The application, therefore, is dismissed. There shall be no order as to cost.”
DL News
Others
India: Supreme Court refuses to quash copyright complaint against Puma
The complaint alleged that their music was being played in the retail outlet of the Puma store at Elante Mall, without there being a licence in their favour issued under the Copy Right Act.
LawBeat
Courts
Revocation of GN Bank’s licence: Court of Appeal refers matter to Arbitration
On December 19, 2019, Dr. Nduom and others filed a suit at the High Court, seeking among other things that the court makes an order, quashing the August 16, 2019 decision of the BoG which declared GN Bank insolvent and consequently revoked...
DL News
Crime
Kwesi Ackon Taxi driver could have been liable for stealing by keeping the GHC8400
Kwesi Ackon Taxi driver could have been liable for stealing by keeping the GHC8400
DL News
Africa
$10 billion arbitral award underscores need for ADR’s consolidation in Nigeria
$10 billion arbitral award underscores need for ADR’s consolidation in Nigeria
The Guardian Nigeria
General
Lawyer Yaw Oppong assumes office as Director of Legal Education
He was appointed earlier on in March 2022, following the retirement of former director, Mr. Kwasi Prempeh-Eck.
DL News
Africa
Nigeria: Court sends 'super cop', Abba Kyari, co-defendants to prison after bail denial
Abba Kyari, popularly known as Nigeria's ‘super cop’, a reputation he earned for investigating big criminal cases, was arrested in January, alongside four others for their alleged involvement in a cocaine-trafficking cartel.
Premium Times Nig
Others
Conflict of Laws: Ghana needs an urgent, robust regime of Laws- Justice Amegatcher
He indicates that there exist many potential conflicts of law issues on which Ghana’s Court is expected to make interpretations or pronouncements.
DENNISLAW NEWS
General
Stop demanding money from politicians to curb corruption – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
"Requesting money from politicians especially during elections compelled them to use dubious means to recoup what they had spent"
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