Africa
Niger junta sues ECOWAS, Court to rule Dec 7
The coup leaders asked the ECOWAS court to immediately lift the sanctions imposed on them by their West African neighbours.
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SA parliament suspends opposition leader Malema, other MPs for a month
The parliament's powers and privileges committee found them guilty of contempt of parliament for storming the stage during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address in February.
BBC
Courts
Businessman granted GH₵50,000.00 bail for allegedly stealing cement
Mr Byll Cateris Elliot Louis, aged 42, who was charged with two counts of stealing pleaded not guilty
GNA
US
A$AP Rocky must stand trial on charges he fired gun at former friend, judge rules
A Los Angeles judge found there is enough evidence for the hip-hop star to stand trial after hearing roughly a day and a half of testimony at a preliminary hearing.
Sky News
Africa
Ex-doctor on trial in France over Rwanda genocide
Sosthene Munyemana was a 29-year-old gynaecologist living in the south of Rwanda at the time of the 1994 genocide in which 800,000 people were killed.
BBC
Courts
Quayson's criminal trial: Lawyers say MP in Canada for health emergency as court hears case in absentia
This comes after the MP failed to make an appearance in court or join virtual proceedings despite the court's earlier warning of trying his case in absentia.
DL News
Europe
Ukrainian major killed by grenade given to him as birthday present
Hennady Chastyakov was killed as he showed the gift to his teenage son at home on Monday, officials said.
Sky News
Courts
Property settlement :Court gives Asamoah Gyan's ex-wife UK, Spintex houses, Gas station, 2 cars
Additionally, the court, presided over by Hafisata Ameleboba JA granted a maintenance fee of GH 25, 000 cedis a month to be paid to the lady but declined relief as to the payment of alimony.
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Others
Mexican law firm launches AI-powered chatbot
The firm plans to use the chatbot as an in-house legal assistant that can field questions and summarize content.
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General
How well do you track your clients' expenses? : Join the G/A Bar CLE Seminar October 26
Day in and day out, most lawyers’ attention remains on their legal fees to the detriment of the expenses they incur for and on behalf of their clients, which end up not being reimbursed.
DL News
General
Greater Accra Bar Association appeals for funds in support of Volta flood victims
It notes that this is in aid of a clarion call from its National Office and encouragement from well-meaning members
DL News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court strikes out NDC, 4 others injunction application against EC
The NDC and four other political parties filed a suit on September 7, seeking an injunction to stop the Electoral Commission from going ahead with the recently ended limited Voter Registration Exercise.
DL News
Europe
Cristiano Ronaldo faces new legal challenge from rape accuser over 2010 hush money deal
A woman accused Cristiano Ronaldo of raping her in Las Vegas in 2009, which he vehemently denied. A US judge last year threw out the civil lawsuit.
Sky News
Europe
Paul Pogba: Juventus midfielder provisionally suspended for anti-doping offence
Nado Italia, the anti-doping agency, said that Pogba was suspended provisionally with immediate effect. Pending a trial and testing of a backup "B" sample, he risks a suspension of up to four years.
Sky News
General
Ensure proper mechanisms for enforcement of Continental Court’s decisions- African lawyers urged
She noted that it's time for all to see the decisions of the continent’s court as solving and dealing with the pressing issues bedeviling its people
DL News
General
Funeral facilities, mortuaries in Ghana operating illegally- CEO of MoFFA
This situation, according to the Agency, is even making some facilities accept bodies without finding details of where they coming from or what caused their deaths
DL News
Courts
President swears-in two newly appointed High Court justices
The new judges are Justices Dorothy Ayodele Kingsley-Nyinah and Ama Sefenya Ayittey, both private legal practitioners before their elevation to the bench.
DL News
General
32nd Christof Heyns Moot Court Competition: KNUST to host 61 Law faculties
Last year, the KNUST Faculty of Law Team won the contest in Cairo, Egypt
DL News
Courts
GES accountant in court for defrauding 169 healthcare support workers
Gabriel Akosah Bobie, 45, was said to have collected the money by soliciting the support of some agents who marketed his ability to secure financial clearance in addition to biometric registration for interested health workers.
GNA
Africa
World bank halts public funding to Uganda over Anti-Homosexuality Law
The World Bank Group has said it will pause public financing to Uganda over the country's adoption of the Anti-Homosexuality law.
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