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Make pro-bono services a requirement for renewing lawyers’ licences – SC Justice to GBA
“Lawyers are expensive. To access a good quality lawyer, you need to pay some fees beyond the reach of ordinary people. "
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Parliament passes Legal Education reform Bill to decentralize professional legal Education
At the centre of the reform is the creation of a Council for Legal Education and Training, a new body that will supervise legal education, set standards for curricula and oversee the broader training framework for future lawyers.
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Courts
Full Text: Wontumi’s reflections from prison
Chairman Wontumi notes that his incarceration has been a period of deep reflection. He has had first-hand interaction with prison officers, inmates, and the conditions under which the Ghana Prison Service operates - a system he says has see...
Dr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah
Business
Government to overhaul VAT system with new reform task force
Announcing the initiative during his presentation of the 2025 Budget in Parliament on Tuesday, March 11, Dr. Forson emphasized the government's commitment to addressing inefficiencies and structural issues within the current VAT framework.
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Europe
Spain passes ‘only yes means yes’ sexual consent law
Under the new law, consent must be affirmative and cannot be assumed to have been given by default or silence.
The Guardian
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7 things to know about the upcoming legal education reform in Ghana
At its core, the bill identifies seven key institutional and procedural structures that will drive the reform agenda. Here is what stakeholders need to know.
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Exposition of the current position of the law on corruption, anti-money laundering and narcotics
The law is settled that no person shall be convicted of a criminal offence unless the offence is defined and its penalty is prescribed in a written law[37].
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Africa
GIMPA law dean urges African lawyers to drive institutional reform
Dr Kwaku Agyeman-Budu made the remarks while delivering a keynote address at a symposium organised by the African Law Association at New York University on 6 March 2026.
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Africa
South Africa: Activist challenges law that bars naming accused in rape cases
Caroline Peters wants a section of the Criminal Procedure Act declared unconstitutional and invalid
AllAfrica
Courts
Six students of KNUST accused of rape remanded
The six are alleged to have raped a first-year student of the school.
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Europe
German court jails man for years-long drugging and rape of wife, filmed and shared online
The defendant, identified in line with German privacy laws as Fernando P, was found guilty of aggravated rape, grievous bodily harm and violation of personal privacy.
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Europe
Norway crown princess’s son charged with rape, 31 other offences
The 28-year-old, who was born before the princess married Crown Prince Haakon, faces allegations ranging from sexual abuse of a former partner to repeated violations of restraining orders.
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Europe
Thomas Partey granted conditional bail after denying rape, assault charges
Partey, 32, appeared in court on Tuesday, facing five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault involving three women.
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Europe
Benjamin Mendy suing Man City over unpaid wages
Mendy has filed the claim with the Employment Tribunal, claiming "unauthorised deductions from wages" after he was charged with rape and sexual assault in 2021; Mendy was found not guilty on all counts earlier this year
Sky Sports
US
'It's Marla': Donald Trump confuses rape accuser with ex-wife, trial told
Lawyers for E Jean Carroll, who claims Mr Trump raped her nearly three decades ago, say the episode undermines the former US President's argument that she was not his type.
Sky News
Courts
Assemblyman jailed 14 months for attempted rape, unlawful entry
“He was charged with the offences of attempt to commit crime, to wit rape, and unlawful entry after further investigations.”
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US
Trey Songz accused of rape in lawsuit
The alleged incident took place at a house party in West Hills, California, according to the complaint.”Plaintiff Jane Doe believed she would have consensual sex with the Defendant Trey Songz as they previously have had,” the complaint stat...
CNN
Africa
South Africa: Judgment raises questions about whether foreplay implies consent to having sex
Acting Judge Tembeka Ngcukaitobi has ruled in favour of an appeal by Loyiso Coko, who argued that the foreplay he had with his ex-girlfriend indicated she tacitly consented to sex. Judge Nyameko Wellman Gqamana concurred with the judgment.
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Africa
Supporters of Senegal opposition leader clash with police during court appearance on rape charge
Supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on Friday clashed with Senegalese police when they attempted to gather to protest his arrest for “disturbing public order and participating in an unauthorized demonstration.” Sonko was charged f...
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Full Speech by The Attorney-General of Ghana at the 2023 Ghana Bar Conference
When I look back at certain cases whose outcomes I consider undesirable, regardless of my own views on the questions being judged in them, I come to the conclusion that, we have in this country a fiercely independent Judiciary in which all...
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