Courts
Freezing of Cecilia Dapaah's bank accounts: Court to rule on OSP's confirmation request August 31
The former Minister is currently being investigated by the OSP on charges of corruption and corruption-related offences
DL News
Results for "ransom money"
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Africa
Kenyan senator arrested over scholarship scam
He is accused of involvement in a racket that allegedly conspired to steal a reported 1.1bn Kenyan shillings ($7.6m; £5.9m) that was meant to fund further education for Kenyan students in Finland and Canada.
BBC
Courts
The Cecilia Dapaah case: OSP’s freezing order, matters arising
Following her arrest by the office and the subsequent searches at her three(3) residential properties that led to the discovery of various cash sums
DL News
Courts
Beige Trial: The Bank did not entrust depositors’ funds to the accused person directly
The witness, in a cross-examination, agreed that the accused person did not benefit directly from the GH21,123,270 transactions
GNA
General
Public Complaint Directorates revamped in all courts- Chief Justice
She noted that her office accepts and acts on not less than 10 petitions daily and thus called on the public to report bribe-taking court officers
DL News
Supreme Court News
Private ‘thievery’ not under EOCO’s remit- SC quashes High Court order
The apex court noted in its ruling in a Judicial review action that such matters which bother on allegations of theft by private persons, do not fall under EOCO’s remit
DL News
Africa
Uganda to impose tax on Facebook, Twitter and Netflix
The Parliament of Uganda has passed a proposed new law that imposes a 5 percent tax on the income earned in the country by foreign digital companies such as Facebook and Twitter.
The EastAfrican
Courts
High Court gives Ato Essien another lifeline to honor restitution deal
Justice Kyei Baffour was also quick to add that If by that date, that money has been redeemed, the court may favorably consider the outstanding amount to be paid
DL News
Africa
Burkina Faso man jailed over luxury vehicle theft from dealerships across the US
Serge Ahmed Zeba is said to have executed a scheme to steal high-end vehicles from car dealerships in various states throughout the US from November 2020 to January 2022
DL News
Europe
UK: Solicitor banned for overcharging vulnerable clients
Alex Richard Guy admitted that over two and a half years, while acting as one client’s deputy, he raised bills of costs amounting to almost £272,000 for work not undertaken and admitted using a third client’s money to buy Apple products
Law Society Gazette
Tech
Robotic falcon maker loses £100,000 to cyber criminals
The tech-savvy grandfather said he was targeted by fraudsters when his family business was struggling to cope with a 95% fall in its turnover
BBC
General
The importance of hiring lawyers to review contracts: protecting your interests
The language and intricacy of contracts, though, can be intimidating, and if you don’t fully comprehend them, you run the danger of unwittingly exposing yourself to serious hazards.
Lawyer Monthly
Business
BoG cautions against 97 unlicensed loan providers
The activities of the entities are in contravention of the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930); BoG said in a statement dated June 14, 2023.
DL News
Europe
UK man spared jail after six-year delay in case coming to court
Darryl Foster had signed up to Sugar Daddy Meet and started talking to the account of a girl who he initially thought was 18, the court heard.
Law Society Gazette
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
Courts
Unibank Trial: More than ¢56.2 million withdrawn from inter-branch ledger account - Witness
The accused persons in this matter have been charged with fraudulent breach of trust, money laundering, dishonest appropriation, wilfully causing financial loss to the Republic, and conspiracy to commit crime.
GNA
US
George Santos: US Congressman charged with fraud, money laundering
Prosecutors claim he used election campaign donations to buy designer clothes, lied about being a millionaire, and collected unemployment benefits.
Sky News
Europe
Barristers targeted by disgruntled businessman in “fake bomb plot”
Jonathan Nuttall, 50, is accused of planting two packages resembling explosive devices at one of the four Inns of Court in London on September 14, 2021.
Legal Futures
Courts
Trial of former MASLOC boss adjourned to April 20
Sedinam Tamakloe and Daniel Axim, a former Operations Officer of MASLCO are facing trial for allegedly stealing and causing financial loss to the state to the tune of GHC93 million.
DL News
Africa
Nigerian politician accused of organ trafficking to UK paid doctor to find donor, court hears
Ike Ekweremadu, 60, tells a court he paid Dr Obinna Obeta £1,800 to find a kidney donor for his daughter
The Guardian