General
President reinstates suspended Sekondi-Takoradi MCE
The MCE’S suspension followed an incident of dangerous driving and verbal assault of a police officer, Superintendent Andrew Sarfo near a checkpoint on February 3, 2022.
DL News
Results for "letter of administration"
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Africa
Nigeria Court nullifies suspension of Bar Association's General Secretary
The judge said the ratification of the suspension of the NBA's General Secretary on 21 August ought not to have been carried out in view of the pendency of a suit challenging the suspension.
AllAfrica
Courts
$165m arbitral award: US court grants UG’s motion against Ace US Insurer’s petition
On July 30, 2021, the Ace Insurer, Chubb filed this petition pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards seeking to confirm and enforce an alleged foreign...
DL News
General
Ghana School of Law adjudged ‘Winner of Best Internal Audit Unit’: MDA Category
This follows an assessment of its nomination and works in the year under review by the Internal Audit Agency at the Office of Government Machinery.
DL News
Africa
Nigeria: IGP threatens arrest of skit, filmmakers over unauthorised use of police uniform, kits
Some of the popular skit and filmmakers whose identities are usually woven around the use of police uniforms and kits are Broda Shaggi, Officer Woos, William Uchemba, Aki and Paw Paw, among others.
AllAfrica
Supreme Court News
List my injunction case before you rise for legal vacation – James Gyakye Quayson prays Supreme Court
"In view of the obvious urgency of this case, particularly its significance for the representation in Parliament of Ghanaians in the Assin North Constituency, we respectfully ask the case be listed before the vacation."
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Others
India: Judge adopts policy to grant young lawyers who are mothers specific time slots for arguments
The court passed these directions after an incident involving a male lawyer seeking adjournment as he had to pick up his child from the school and therefore taking up the matter in the evening would be inconvenient to him.
Livelaw
Supreme Court News
Two cases to look out for this week at the Supreme Court
James Marshall Belieb on September 17, 2021, filed at the apex court a suit to challenge the long-standing practice where the description CHIEF JUSTICE followed by the name of the occupant of the office appears on every writ of summons issu...
DL News
Courts
Court to determine location, time of Arise Ghana demonstration
The group, Arise Ghana, indicated it was going to demonstrate in parts of Accra for two days- June 28, 2022, from 3 pm to 10 pm and then continuing the same the next day.
DL News
Africa
Nigeria: Supreme Court Justices accuse Chief Justice of corruption
“The Justices reiterated the fact that they are serving this country diligently and to the best of their ability and as such deserves the best compared to how they are being treated by the present CJN,”.
The Nigeria Lawyer
Courts
Court of Appeal dismisses ENI, Vitol case against 30% revenue preservation
The court in a unanimous decision dismissed the appeal describing it as unmeritorious and awarded a cost of GH₵10,000 against ENI and Vitol.
DL News
Courts
Ato Forson Case: Health Minister absent in court
However, when the case was called, the Director of Public Prosecution, Yvonne Attakorah Obuobisa, told the court that the Health Minister was not able to make it because he had communication at the last minute to be in a COVAX meeting.
DL News
General
Adwoa Safo to be summoned via media publication by Privileges Committee
According to Committee, this comes after attempts to reach the Honorable member of Parliament have failed.
DL News
Courts
Opuni signed but didn’t write letter to PPA for fertilizer purchase – 4th Defence Witness tells court
Dr. Opuni and Agongo, the CEO of Agricult Ghana Limited, are on trial for allegedly engaging in illegalities in a series of fertilizer transactions which the Attorney-General (A-G) says caused a financial loss of GH¢271.3 million to the sta...
DL News
General
Check out Dampare’s 15 questions to the British High Commissioner on Barker-Vormawor’s arrest
In a statement dated May 17, 2022, the IGP notes that “ordinarily the Ghana Police would not have responded to a comment such as yours, obviously made from either a bias or uninformed position.”
DL News
General
‘Re-zoning Achimota Forest’ : E.I. 144 has no legal basis, disregard it – Haruna Iddrisu
The said E.I. 144 which seeks to change the use or re-zone the Achimota Forest, which is a public space, is in breach of the Land Use and Spatial Planning Act, 2016 (Act 925).
DL News
General
30 years of Referendum 1992 : What the Lord Justices have said on constitutions
The current Constitution was approved exactly 30 years ago on April 28, 1992, through a National Referendum after about 92% approval. It was then officially adopted on January 7, 1993.
Richard Osei Boateng
Africa
Central African Republic adopts bitcoin as legal tender
The text of the new legislation covers the use of crypto-currencies and those who use them, in online trade, "smart contracts... by blockchain technology and "all electronic transactions.” According to the statement, cryptocurrency exchange...
DL News
General
Three Ghanaians petition Parliament to impeach President Akufo-Addo over Serwaa Broni 'saga'
The petition stems from allegations made by Canada-based Ghanaian, Evelyn Aidoo, popularly known as Serwaa Broni on a Facebook Live video in 2021 and a subsequent interview with Ghanaian-American vlogger, Kevin Taylor on April 17, 2022.
DL News
Africa
Nigerians sharing ‘school sex tape’ face 14 years
According to Lagos state laws, it is illegal for minors to engage in sex. Any image showing sexually explicit conduct involving a child - including "producing, distributing, receiving or possessing" one - was an offence liable to a sentence...
BBC