Africa
Nigeria's highest court hears presidential poll challenge
The poll was won by Bola Tinubu but his main opponents - Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi - want the country's highest court to overturn the judgement
BBC
Results for "New CJ appointment"
2446 results.
General
1092 new lawyers called to the Ghana Bar
This number represents the highest in the history of the Call in Ghana, overtaking last year's figure of 844.
DL News
US
US: Bankruptcy judge's sudden resignation causes 3,500 cases to be reassigned
Jones resigned Sunday, days after a federal appeals court opened an ethics probe into his failure to disclose a long-term romantic relationship with an attorney whose firm had many cases before his court.
General
Building Your own Legal Empire: Dare to be Different -Lawyer Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang writes
I remember at the Faculty of Law University of Ghana at our time, the most popular electives were Trade and Investment Law, Commercial Law, Private International Law. However, I chose with few others to study Natural Resources Law.
Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang, Former Director of the Ghana School of Law
Tech
Xbox v PlayStation: The battle for control
After a long battle with courts and governments around the world, the US company's massive merger with the Call of Duty maker has gone through.
BBC
Tech
How poor cybersecurity practices limit your law firm’s success
With cybersecurity fast becoming a risk to businesses, it’s a law firm’s responsibility to safeguard the business against any attacks and not solely rely on the IT team to do all the work.
Lawyer Monthly
Others
Former Thailand Prime Minister jailed after return from exile
Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra has been jailed upon returning to the country after 15 years in exile. But many believe he has struck a deal that will keep him from serving more than a short period in prison.
BBC
General
Strive for excellence- Lawyer tells UG Law graduands
Delivering a speech as the guest speaker at the 2023 Congregation held at the University’s Great Hall on Saturday, August 19, 2023, the renowned lawyers also advised the new graduates to maintain a positive mindset in their endeavors
DL News
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.
All Africa
US
Gynaecologist jailed in New York after sexually abusing more than 200 patients
A gynaecologist who sexually abused more than 200 patients has been jailed for 20 years. Robert Hadden, 64, cried and said he was "sorry for all the pain" he had caused before he was handed his sentence by a judge in New York on Tuesday.
Sky 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
US
US judge appeared on TikTok lip-syncing rap and 'partially dressed', judicial conduct complaint says
The complaint says many of the videos included references to violence, sex and misogyny. The judge has 20 days to submit a written or formal answer.
Sky News
Courts
Saglemi housing case: Court sets July 10 for commencement of trial
Alhaji Collins Dauda, and the four others have been charged with the offense of causing financial loss to the State over the Saglemi Housing project
DL News
Tech
How to become a digital-first law firm
In 2023, more law firms than ever before now view digital solutions as a key pillar of their business.
Lawyer Monthly
Tech
Lawyer apologizes for fake court citations from ChatGPT
A lawyer used ChatGPT to write an affidavit in a personal injury lawsuit against an airline. Lawyers for the airline and the judge on the case could not find several of the cited court decisions. That's because those cases were completely m...
Business Insider
General
41 new Circuit Court judges, Magistrates sworn-in
The judges were sworn-in at a short ceremony at the Supreme Court in Accra, today, May 23.
DL News
Tech
ChatGPT: Weighing AI’s risks and rewards for law firms
ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence projects took the world by storm in 2022, and their use by law firms may not be long in coming. However, with the benefits AI stands to bring to the profession come equally pressing drawbacks.
Lawyer Monthly
Africa
Britain clashes with European judges over plan to send boat migrants to Rwanda
Last June, judges at the European Court of Human Rights, imposed a last-minute injunction preventing the first flight of asylum seekers arriving on small boats to be immediately sent to Rwanda
VOA
US
Trump sues former lawyer Michael Cohen for $500m
The lawsuit comes amid escalating attacks from Trump allies on Cohen, who is a key witness in a New York investigation into the ex-president.
BBC
Africa
Uganda passes bill making it a crime to identify as LGBT
Those found to have committed "aggravated homosexuality" could face the death penalty if Uganda's president signs the new bill into law.
Sky News