Courts
Rosemond Brown (Akuapem Poloo) jailed 90 days
Social media personality Rosemond Brown has been jailed three months following her conviction on charges of publication of obscene material and domestic violence.
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Courts
We’re not joking here – Court warns Akuapem Poloo
The Circuit Court in Accra presided over by Her Honour Christiana Cann has issued a stern warning to lawyers of Actress Rosemond Brown over the manner they are going about the case.
DL News
Europe
Australian inmate challenges long-standing prison ban on vegemite
Andre McKechnie, 54, says the prohibition — in place since 2006 — violates his right to cultural expression, according to court documents obtained by AFP and AP.
DL News
Business
Ghana awarded $2.2m cost in GCNet ¢4bn arbitration claim
This award includes $1,744,050.42 for legal representation and $441,932.79 for expert witness fees, with simple interest at USD SOFR + 1% applicable if not paid within 30 days.
DL News
Business
A book for keeps: ‘Contemporary and Evolving issues in Civil Procedure and Litigation’ by Osei Tutu J
The book is expected to be launched on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at the Law Courts Auditorium on the John Evans Atta Mills Streets, in Accra at exactly 02: 30 pm.
Richard Osei Boateng
US
Former career US diplomat charged with secretly spying for Cuban intelligence for decades
Manuel Rocha wept as he sat handcuffed in Miami federal court on charges that he engaged in “clandestine activity” on Cuba’s behalf since at least 1981 — the year he joined the U.S. foreign service
AP News
Europe
Shell to face human rights claims in UK over chronic oil pollution in Niger delta
More than 13,000 Nigerian villagers can bring legal claims against oil firm, rules high court
The Guardian
General
#Fixthecountry group withdraws petition for removal of EC Chair and deputies
The group submitted the 24-page petition on January 10, 2022, invoking the constitutional processes per Article 146 for the removal of the Chair and Deputies of the Electoral Commission
DL News
Business
2 CSOs threaten legal action against MoFA over US pork imports
Two of such stakeholder civil society organisations (CSOs) – the Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG) and National Pig Farmers Association (NPFA) – have said they are being frustrated by MoFA
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Crime
Colombian drug lord Otoniel to be extradited to the US
Dairo Antonio Úsuga, known as Otoniel, was seized after a joint army, air force and police operation on Saturday.
BBC
Business
COCOBOD denies export threat allegations
“Should The Inquisitor newspaper fail to do so, COCOBOD and CMC reserve the right to seek appropriate redress,
DL News
General
Treat citizens right before they show they have real power: Samson’s Take
NEDCO, VRA and Police, if you suspect someone has connected electricity illegally, follow the sections 93 and 94 procedures in the Criminal Procedure Act and go gather the evidence to collect your money and prosecute them.
DL News
Crime
Robbers who engaged in gun battle with police have been on the radar for long – ACP Kwesi Ofori
the Police Officer, who sustained gunshot wounds in the right leg, is in stable condition and receiving medical attention.
DL News
Africa
AfCFTA sets up dispute settlement body to inspire confidence in trade deal
Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, Wamkele Mene, has said that businesses should feel confident and safe about leveraging opportunities created by the continental trade deal, as a Dispute Settlement Bo...
DL News
Africa
Copyright protection in the digital age
Year 2020 forced changes in the way we do things in the world, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which is still on rampage. Several countries went into series of lockdowns and ordered its citizens to stay at home.
DL News
Opinion
When the Machine Knows the Law: Artificial Intelligence, Superintelligence and the Future of Lawyers and Judges in Ghana
This article examines how artificial intelligence could transform Ghana’s legal profession and judiciary, particularly legal practice, employment, judicial decision-making and access to justice. It advocates responsible AI integration while...
HH Malcolm Bedzrah
Opinion
Evaluation of the Efficacy of the Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act 2020 (Act 1015) of Ghana: A Comparative Analysis with the Insolvency Legal Framework of the United Kingdom (Part I)
The article examines Ghana’s Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act, 2020 (Act 1015), comparing its corporate rescue and insolvency mechanisms with those of the United Kingdom. It highlights Ghana’s progress towards a rescue-oriented fr...
Jennifer Abena Dadzie
Courts
How Ghana triumphed over ENI, Vitol arbitration claims
The Tribunal denied Eni and Vitol their monetary claims, initially valued at $7 billion and later reduced to $915 million plus interest.
DL News
Crime
The ICJ and the crime of genocide
Often seen as the "crime of crimes", genocide is defined by the special intent to "destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group".
H.E. Shlomit Sufa
Africa
Gambian ex-minister goes on trial in Switzerland for murder
Ousman Sonko fled there in 2016, shortly before Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, accused of heading a repressive regime, lost power.
BBC