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
Results for "ransom money"
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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Unibank Trial: More than ¢56.2 million withdrawn from inter-branch ledger account - Witness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
Courts
In absentia or not: Court to decide in former MASLOC boss case Feb 24
The presiding judge has thus directed the parties to file their Supplementary affidavits.
DL News
General
Law School exams not dreadful- GSL Director
“The most difficult thing that you’ve been made to understand is that examinations at the Law School are dreadful," he said.
DL News
Crime
Police Inspector interdicted for leaving service rifle in commercial vehicle
Inspector Adam, with the Rapid Deployment Force, Takoradi, has been referred to the Police Professional Standards Bureau to allow for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
GNA
Courts
Court orders sureties to pay GHC 5 million bail bond in trial of former MASLOC boss
This comes after the failure of the sureties to produce the accused person as of December 22. 2022 pursuant to the court’s earlier order.
DL News
Africa
Amnesty urges Algeria to free detained journalist
The prominent journalist is accused of illegally receiving money from people and organisations “in exchange for carrying out activities that could harm state security".
BBC
Crime
Self-employed on ₵30k bail after swindling Police Inspector
Wisdom Waklatsi allegedly collected GHȼ17,500 from Police Inspector George Kwakye the complainant, under the pretext of buying him a V–boot diesel automatic Mercedes Benz car but he failed.
myjoyonline
Europe
Four suspects charged in probe into European Parliament bribery by Gulf state
Greek MEP and European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili was among those previously arrested in the case.
BBC