General
Full text: Suspended CJ speaks about her ongoing trial
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Justice Torkornoo criticized the process as secretive and unconstitutional.
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Supreme Court News
Attempted suicide: lawyer seeks decriminalization at SC
Christian Malm-Hesse wants the Supreme Court to declare that there is no “mens rea” formed with respect to the committal of the inchoate offence of “attempt to commit suicide”
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Crime
Gambia Deaths in 2005: ECOWAS Court holds Ghana liable for breach of citizen’s right to information
In the judgment delivered by Justice Edward Amoako Asante, Judge Rapporteur, the Court ordered the Republic of Ghana to release to Isaac Mensah, documents relating to the investigations on the enforced disappearance of his father and subseq...
GNA
Africa
Lagos court grants wives equal rights over husbands’ properties
The court ruled that “indirect contributions of a wife to the marital property should not be quantified in monetary terms in order to entitle her to a share of the property”.
The Nigeria Lawyer
General
Release of information mandatory under RTI — Sarpong Boateng
“A draft legislative instrument (LI) is currently being worked on to be laid before Parliament to that effect which will allow some level of private institutions to be incorporated in the LI to allow people to access information from those...
Graphic Online
General
You can defend yourself during Police arrest but be careful-Legal Practitioner
one’s knowledge of the Law can prevent him/her from being manhandled by Police personnel
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Europe
France to abolish concept of sex as conjugal right in marriage
Lawmakers in the National Assembly approved a bill on Wednesday that would add an explicit clause stating that a couple’s “community of living” cannot be interpreted as an “obligation for sexual relations.”
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Others
A judge's dilemma: Does law always mean justice?
The article explores the perennial tension between law and justice, dramatizing it through the lens of legal philosophy. It poses the central question: Does strict adherence to law always deliver justice?
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Courts
SYNLAB Ghana breaks silence on GHC10m lawsuit over alleged HIV test error
In a statement released on Tuesday, July 1, SYNLAB confirmed that the case is currently before the court but firmly refuted the narrative being circulated in the public domain, describing it as “inaccurate, misleading, and prejudicial.”
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General
Suspended Chief Justice slams “Dream Trial,” warns of threat to judicial integrity
In a nationally televised address on June 25, the Chief Justice painted a picture of a legal ambush, likening the experience of her defense team to the biblical tale of King Nebuchadnezzar demanding that his magicians reveal and interpret a...
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US
New York Appeals Court Overturns Harvey Weinstein's Rape Conviction
The Court of Appeals, in a 4-3 ruling, determined that the trial judge had made a mistake by allowing testimony from women not mentioned in the charges against Weinstein, leading to the order for a new trial.
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US
Trump’s legal defeat in Colorado may turn into political gold
The Colorado Supreme Court's ruling to disqualify the former president from the Republican Party's upcoming primary ballot is yet another unprecedented moment in US politics.
BBC
Europe
Cristiano Ronaldo: FA suspends and fines former Manchester United star after he 'slapped' mobile phone out of boy's hand
The player could have simply ignored or walked around the child spectator, who "posed no actual or perceived threat" to the Portugal international, the Football Association's independent Regulatory Commission says.
Sky News
Courts
Lawyer drags DVLA, NIC to court over Toyota Voxy licensing, registration
The plaintiff, Osei Kwabena Esq., is asking the court to declare the practice unlawful, arguing that the vehicles are being allowed onto Ghanaian roads without the necessary regulatory safeguards.
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Supreme Court News
Are laws barring electoral offence convicts from voting constitutional?-Supreme Court to decide April 22
This stems from a case file by a lawyer and human rights activist, Fred Akwetey, who is asking the Supreme Court to strike down provisions of Ghana’s electoral law that bar people convicted of electoral offences from registering to vote or...
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Courts
Why Wontumi's Submission of no case was rejected in illegal mining case-Full Reasoning
Chairman Wontumi and Akonta Mining Company Limited have been charged with six counts for allegedly allowing Henry Okum and Michael Gyedu Ayisi to carry out mining activities on the company’s concession without first securing the required ap...
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General
Full Speech: Justice William Atuguba's lecture on the Judiciary's role in protecting Ghana's Democracy
"Sharing my lived experiences with the Justice delivery system vi-a-vis public confidence in the judiciary and how recent Judicial pronouncements and rulings portend for consideration of Ghana’s democracy."
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Others
Insistence of spousal consent for organ donation would impinge on wife's right to control her own body - India Court
The Court was dealing with a plea filed by a married woman seeking to donate her kidney to her ailing father.
Livelaw
General
Detainees in Ghana lack legal representation to challenge cases -US Report
Detainees lack legal representation to challenge cases in Ghana - US Report indicates
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General
Justice Sir Dennis Adjei to deliver Lecture on “Parameters of Right to Information”
The lecture, which will be chaired by Emerita Prof. Elizabeth Ardayfio-Schandorf, FGA is scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at 5:30 PM prompt at the Academy’s Auditorium.
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