Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for May 3 2023
The particular cases up for consideration are writs, civil motions, civil appeals, and a criminal appeal
DL News
Results for "criminal proceedings"
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for April 5 2023
The particular cases up for consideration are civil motions, civil appeals, a writ, and a criminal appeal
DL News
US
Trump faces criminal charges over alleged hush money payment to adult film actress
The former US president has called the indictment "political persecution" and his lawyers have said they will "vigorously fight" it.
Sky News
Crime
Attempted suicide no longer crime as parliament amends Criminal Offences Act
Prior to this amendment, attempted suicide was punishable under Section 57 of Act 29 as a misdemeanor
DL News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing March 14 -15 2023
The particular cases up for consideration are civil motions, civil appeals, writs, and a criminal appeal
DL News
Europe
UK: Magistrates' sentencing powers scaled back
Powers had been doubled less than a year ago to tackle backlog in courts and cut prison overcrowding
The Guardian
Courts
Court orders arrest of man over car fraud
This was after Prince Abdulai had failed to appear before Circuit Court 7 when a criminal summons was served on him.
GNA
Africa
Nigeria court remands three Sharia Judges, others for alleged theft in Kano
The judicial workers are accused of forging letterheads of the Kano Sharia Court and signatures of the two signatories to the court's Stanbic IBTC bank.
Premium Times Nig
Europe
UK to train Ukrainian judges to carry out war crimes trials for Russian soldiers
The first group of judges attended sessions at a secret location and more will follow in the coming months.
Sky News
Courts
Plumber freed after five years wrongful imprisonment
Emmanuel Darko, on October 17, 2017, was found guilty by the Accra Circuit Court 1 alongside trader Kwame Konadu and Abdulai Rashid for conspiracy to rob and five counts of robbery
Ghanaian Times
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing December 6 - 7, 2022
According to Court sources, the particular cases up for consideration include civil motions, civil appeals, and criminal appeals
DL News
General
Biography of Justice Prof. Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu to be launched December 8, 2022
The biography is written by journalist, teacher, tourism consultant, and cultural activist, Kofi Akpabli.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court dismisses Quayson's motion for Certiorari, Prohibition against High Court
The panel presided over by Dotse(JSC) noted that the ' motion for Certiorari and Prohibition against the July 12, 2022 decision of the High Court(Criminal Division) fails' and thus dismissed accordingly.
DL News
Africa
Zimbabwe: New law bans MPs with criminal conviction from participating in future elections
According to the country's Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2022 which was gazetted on Friday, legislators or councillors will be disqualified if they commit physical violence or dishonesty crimes and get convicted within a period of 12 months...
AllAfrica
General
Keeping Justice out of reach will amount to criminal negligence – Dr. Bawumia
Addressing the 19th Triennial Conference of Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association, the Vice President thus called on Commonwealth countries to make use of Technology to enhance and facilitate access to justice for the people.
DL News
Africa
Hushpuppi - Nigeria Court dismisses request for suspended Cop Abba Kyari's extradition to US
The U.S. had applied to the Nigerian government for Mr Kyari's extradition in relation to his alleged link with suspected international fraudster, Hushpuppi.
AllAfrica
Africa
Nigeria: AG to prosecute Law Lecturer and student over alleged malpractice at Bar final exams
Suspended law lecturer at the University of Calabar, Pascal Aboh was arrested for allegedly impersonating and re-sitting an exam for a student at the Nigerian Law School in Abuja.
The Nigeria Lawyer
Europe
Grandfather killer jailed in first TV sentencing in England and Wales
The arrival of TV cameras at the Old Bailey and other crown courts comes nine years after the move was first promised.
BBC
General
UK-based ‘Death Penalty Project’ to assist Ghana to remove Death Penalty
Ghana’s ability to do so will put it in the over one hundred and twenty(120 countries globally that have rejected the death penalty.
DL News
US
Can rappers be jailed for lyrics and image? History shows they can
In this case, Young Thug’s and Gunna’s artistic choices, like lyrics and social media posts, can be used as evidence in court.
Washington Post