General
‘Enough of the lip service’ – GBA calls for passage of Conduct of Public Officers Bill
This Bill, when passed, will amend and help strengthen the current Public Officers’ asset declaration regime
DL News
Results for "Re-Akoto and seven others trial"
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General
Mahama’s comment on NPP, NDC judges ‘extremely dangerous, brazen attack’ on Judiciary- President Akufo-Addo
President Akuffo maintained that judges are appointed based on merit per the constitutional requirement and therefore not solely in his power to do so.
DL News
Europe
British solicitor fined for allowing attorneys to sell client's property
Andrew John Chatterton had acted for a client living in a care home as well as her two beneficiaries who used her money to buy properties while she was still alive
Law Society Gazette
Africa
Somalia orders ban on TikTok and Telegram
The government says these platforms are being used by "terrorists and groups responsible for spreading immorality… to spread graphic clips, photos and mislead society"
BBC
US
70 Indian graduates sue the US government over H-1B denials based on employers’ fraud
The plaintiffs—employed through a training program for foreign graduates of US colleges and universities—say they didn’t knowingly engage in fraud despite their employers’ actions.
The Economic Times
Business
Data Protection Commission kicks off enforcement action on Data Protection Act (Act 843)
“The enforcement exercise may involve arrests of ultimate decision makers/ heads of institutions who have neglected their legal responsibilities and/or have defaulted."
DL News
Courts
Court issues bench warrant for painter over $40,000 fraud
Michael Ansah, alias Paa, took the amount equivalent to GH¢410,100.00 belonging to Mr Quacy Freeman, under the pretext of offering him a Mercedes Benz
GNA
Africa
South African province introduces midnight alcohol curfew to tackle gender-based violence
Liquor purchases after midnight will soon be prohibited in Limpopo as a curfew will be implemented as a result of new liquor rules that the province is adopting,
All Africa
General
Resolution of cross-border boundary dispute: Ghana ratifies ‘Niamey Convention’
Ghana is among the nine out of fifty-five (55) AU Member states that have ratified the Convention on Cross-border Co-operation known as the ‘Niamey Convention.”
DL News
Tech
Microsoft to pay $20m for child privacy violations
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with the company on Monday, which also includes increased protections for child gamers.
BBC
Business
Property Rate: No person exempted unless: GRA declares as it commences collection
This caution comes in the wake of the commencement of the collection of payment of the Property rate by the Ghana Revenue Authority in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government
DL News
Europe
UK: Law firm to pay ex-client £400,000 for negligent divorce advice
A High Court, found in Joanne Lewis v Cunningtons Solicitors that the firm should have advised the client in clear terms that she should apply to share her husband’s pension pot worth potentially £1m.
Law Society Gazette
Europe
ChatGPT banned by regulator in Italy over data breach
Italy's data protection regulator announced a ban on ChatGPT, and investigation into OpenAI. It cited a March 20 data breach, and no "legal basis" for using people's data to train the chatbot.
Business Insider
Supreme Court News
Justices Kingsley Koomson, Yaw Gaewu approved for Supreme Court
Already, two of the four nominees; Justices Ackah Yensu and Adibu have been sworn in and thus added to the number of Justices of the apex court.
DL News
Courts
Western Togoland: Secessionists sentenced five years each to prison
The convicts were arrested in September 2020 following attempts to declare parts of the Volta and Oti regions as independent state to be called ‘Western Togoland’.
DL News
Courts
Western Togoland case: Five secessionists found guilty, sentencing set for March 21
The convicts were arrested in September 2020 following attempts to declare parts of the Volta and Oti regions as independent state to be called ‘Western Togoland’.
DL News
General
Military brutality at Ashaiman unconstitutional, officers must be tried – OccupyGhana
The group joins the likes of the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and other individuals who have spoken against the raid by soldiers last week at Ashaiman
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
Europe
UK: Solicitor struck off after investing client money into scam scheme
Uyiosasere Ona Obaseki transferred £230,000 from the firm’s client account into her own personal account and then invested the money into a purported investment scheme
Law Society Gazette
Courts
Chief Justice commissions North Tongu Circuit Court
The court is the second facility to be commissioned in the district, under the government’s 100 courts project.
DL News