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Ghanaian lawyer wins 2022 IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
Currently a lecturer at the UPSA Law School, Yorm becomes the first female Ghanaian and second African lawyer to have won this award.
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Criminalize derogatory slurs against us-PWDs to CRC
During a public engagement held in Ho on Thursday, July 10, 2025, disability rights advocates made a strong case for linguistic justice, urging lawmakers to outlaw slurs that have long wounded the community.
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Crime
Police, Child Rights International place bounty on man in viral video whipping toddler
Child Rights International while condemning the incident in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Bright Appiah, said the GH¢ 10,000 bounty is for information on three individuals who were seen or their voices heard in the video.
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Courts
Chairman Wontumi charged over alleged GH¢30m EXIM Bank loan fraud
Mr Antwi-Boasiako, 50, is facing trial together with Wontumi Farms Limited and Thomas Antwi-Boasiako, who prosecutors say is currently at large.
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Legal Giants: Inside the World’s Top Law Firms - Baker Botts LLP
The firm was founded by James Baker and John Botts in 1840. Initially, Baker Botts operated within the booming Texas economy of the 19th century, establishing a foothold in the state’s legal and business landscape.
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Business
Energy Minister indicts ECG management, past boards, others for sad state of company
Chairman of the board Keli Gadzekpo pledged to turn the business around with new ideas.
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Courts
Court rejects bail application of business executive held over spousal murder
An Accra High Court has rejected the bail application of Prince Charles Dedjoe, a business executive, accused of murdering his wife at East Legon, Accra.
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Courts
High Court sets July 31 for ruling on motion against Torkornoo's case
Justice Torkornoo, who is facing impeachment proceedings under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution, filed a certiorari application claiming the process violates her fundamental human rights.
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Others
UN moves to draft new convention on international tax cooperation
The resolution provides for an intergovernmental committee to develop protocols and measures to combat tax-related illicit financial flows
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Africa
Nigeria harbours 53% of death row inmates in Sub-Saharan Africa
Observed every 10th of October, the World Day Against the Death Penalty consolidates the global movement against capital punishment and mobilizes civil society, political leaders, activists, lawyers, change agents and more to support the ca...
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Meet Dr. Kwaku Agyeman-Budu: New GIMPA Law Dean
His appointment at the youngest age of 37, makes him the fifth academic to be appointed to the office of Dean by the Governing Council of GIMPA.
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General
African Countries must build strong democracies to reduce ICC intervention – Attorney General
Addressing a conference on the ICC and national Justice in the fight against impunity in Senegal, Mr. Dame reiterated the fact that the above can only be the best form of support that African Countries can render to the International Crimin...
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Crime
Jammeh To Justice coalition disappointed with reparations allocated to victims
The Jammeh To Justice Ghana Coalition, says it is disappointed in the amount of money allotted by the Gambian government to families of victims who were killed under ex-Gambian president Yahya Jammeh
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General
President Akufo-Addo set to launch 2021 anti-corruption week today
The ACT Week and NACAP Conference is organized by the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice as well as its partners, under the auspices of the Office of the President.
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Africa
Embarrassing! Malawi Justice Minister flies to Geneva to attend virtual meeting, addresses empty chairs
Justice Minister Titus Mvalo is apparently in Geneva, Switzerland, to address a Group 7 team even though the meeting was meant to be virtual.
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General
The Auditor-General, Parliament, and the Dearth and Death of Disallowances and Surcharges- My Sunday Dawn jeremiad – Ace Annan Ankomah
I completely agree with Bright re article 181(5).
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US
Class-action suit seeks redress from 'robot lawyer' practicing law without license
In the lawsuit, the plaintiff seeks damages for alleged violations of California's unfair competition law, alleging that he would not have subscribed if he knew that the "World's First Robot Lawyer," as the company calls itself, was not act...
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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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Africa
Lawyering associations in the Gambia demand independent inquiry into cough syrup deaths
The World Health Organisation (WHO) last week, issued a global alert, warning that four Indian-manufactured cough syrups could be linked to acute kidney injuries and children's deaths in July, August, and September.
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US
Supreme Court Hands Google a Landmark Win — and Hollywood a Huge Concern
Google can let out a huge sigh of relief now that the Supreme Court has saved the tech giant from billions of dollars in damages in a long-lasting lawsuit brought by Oracle over computer code used to build the Android operating system.
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