Courts
11 jailed over illegal mining in Atewa Forest
11 jailed over illegal mining in Atewa Forest
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Africa
Sudan protester killed as security car runs over him
Sudanese people have continued to demonstrate since the coup in October last year, with dozens of civilians killed in the crackdown by the security forces
BBC Africa
Africa
Hotel Rwanda hero's family files $400m US lawsuit
Hotel Rwanda hero's family files $400m US lawsuit
BBC
Europe
‘You can overcome barriers’ – UK senior barrister, Nneka Akudolu
In the UK, barristers from ethnic minority backgrounds face systemic obstacles to building and progressing a career at the Bar, according to the Bar Council’s Race Working Group Report in 2021.
DL News
Courts
Assin North MP back to Court of Appeal ; Files appeal, Motion to re-list case
In his fresh writ, Hon. James Gyakye Quayson argues that “serious errors of law in the decision of the Court [of Appeal] on March 22, 2022” and that “if a stay is not granted in respect of that decision, it would amount to the Court of Appe...
DL News
General
Justice systems increasing inequality in Africa-UPSA Global Law College affirms
The Global Law College, which was the first of its kind by the school, drew citizen participants from nations across the continent to discuss the problems of law, justice, and society in Africa.
DL News
Courts
ICC to try war crimes suspect in Sudan Darfur crisis
A suspected former leader of the pro-government Janjaweed militia has been charged with 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
BBC
General
Law on unexplained wealth: Lawyer calls for implementation
Recounting the successes of the law, Martin Kpebu mentioned that after the Nkrumah era, public officials were made accountable and restricted from engaging in corrupt dealings.
DL News
Business
Crime in books than in Practice: Black Market Foreign Exchange Businesses in Focus
The operators, who are mostly African foreign Nationals, like Nigerians, Nigeriens, Malians, and the likes however give better rates than the official Forex bureaus in the exchange of currencies.
Dennislaw Research Desk
Africa
‘Ogoni nine’ Nigerian widows lose case against oil giant Shell
The widows believe a Nigerian operating company, that was part of the Shell group, had bribed the witnesses whose statements led to the conviction and hanging of their husbands.
BBC
Crime
Land dispute: Retired lecturer shot in Wa
The one who fired the shot has been arrested and is currently in police custody for murder and causing harm.
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US
US: Disney employees, former judge among 108 arrested for alleged human trafficking operations
The suspects were arrested in a six-day undercover human trafficking operation.
CBS News
General
Representation for SALL: AG pushes for fresh Buem Parliamentary polls, MP disagrees
“Even if the C.I. is laid in this House today and the same comes into force after 21 sitting days of Parliament, the Guan Constituency can only come into effect after 6th January 2025,”
DLN
Crime
Tamale: Police on manhunt for 15 suspects over attack on Chief’s Palace
Reasons for the attack are unknown, but palace elders have called on the security agencies to bring the perpetrators to book.
Citinewsroom
General
Allow lawyers to advertise-Prof Richard Oppong
According to him, the current regime of restriction limits access to justice in Ghana.
DL News
Business
E-levy risks promoting acts of money laundering – Tax Expert
He also says if the tax is imposed, people may start looking for other innovative ways of moving about funds, without going through the mobile money system.
DL News
Europe
Mastercard fined £31.5m over illegal UK prepaid cards cartel
Five payment companies including Mastercard have been fined a total of more than £33m for operating illegal cartels when providing prepaid cards for local authorities to distribute to vulnerable people.
Crime
Jammeh To Justice coalition disappointed with reparations allocated to victims
The Jammeh To Justice Ghana Coalition, says it is disappointed in the amount of money allotted by the Gambian government to families of victims who were killed under ex-Gambian president Yahya Jammeh
DL News
General
Protecting the vulnerable: Cause Social Protection Bill to be introduced in Parliament- Law lecturer to Akufo-Addo
A private Legal Practitioner and lecturer at the University of Ghana Law School, Clara Beeri Kasser-Tee has called on the President of the Republic to introduce the drafted Social Protection Bill to Parliament for its subsequent passage by...
DL News
General
Samson’s Take: International Anti-Corruption Day – integrity
We could each start with road traffic offences, and play active citizen-watch for a vigorous use of the 2020 amended law (section 252 of the Criminal Offences Act) that punishes bribery with 12 – 25 years in jail.
SAMSON LARDY ANYENINI