Courts
Stonebwoy sues Baba sadiq; demands GHC 3 million as damages
The artist is also demanding an order directed at the defendant to delete the defamatory posts and render an unqualified retraction.
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Results for "2022 IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award"
3340 results.
Asia
SK Group Heir Ordered to Pay $11 Million in Divorce Settlement
A South Korean court has ordered Chey Tae-won, heir to the SK Group conglomerate, to pay approximately $11 million in alimony and transfer shares worth about $640,000 to his ex-wife, Roh Soh-yeong, following their divorce
DL News
Crime
Court denies man who shot soldier in Kasoa bail
The court also denied bail to his accomplice, Nana Amo Kofi Kwakye, who was recently arrested by the police and arraigned.
GNA
Business
How Ghana won preliminary ruling against Cassius Mining, getting case before nation’s High Court
The tribunal ruled that the arbitration proceedings would take place before a High Court in Ghana rather than in London, United Kingdom, contrary to the request by Cassius Mining.
DL News
Courts
OSP files fresh charges against the former PPA boss, Adjenim Boateng Adjei
The charges were filed on Wednesday, April 17, the OSP said in a statement.
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General
EOCO concludes probe into allegations of corruption in road contract awards
In a press release issued on April 12, 2024, the Roads and Highways Ministry stated that EOCO's investigation found no evidence to substantiate the allegations, characterizing them as a broad reflection of perceived corruption in the countr...
DL News
General
Chief Justice launches LEADing Justice Initiatives with bold new reforms
Dubbed the LEADing Justice Initiatives, the new reforms represent her vision for improved capacity of all workers within the justice delivery system and a continuous drive towards efficiency.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court urges spouses, prospective couples to negotiate marital properties
According to the court, this will deal with the winner-takes-all attitude in prosecuting divorce proceedings that has inundated the country’s courts with several petitions and appeals.
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Europe
Arbitrator jail sentence and ban raises questions in ‘highly unusual’ case
Stampa was found guilty of contempt for his role as arbitrator in an international contract dispute which centred on an alleged breach of contract against the government of Malaysia
The Law Society Gazette
Courts
Check out the court’s reasoning on Asamoah Gyan marriage annulment(FULL JUDGMENT)
The court therefore made a finding of fact per her passport, BECE records, and a WAEC witness thus affirming her claim that she was actually seventeen(17) years old at the time of her marriage to Eugene.
DL News
General
Prof Justice Date-Bah honored by UPSA Law: How the CJ, AG, and GBA described the legal luminary
"His journey has been marked not only by intellectual brilliance but deep-seated empathy for the individuals whose lives are affected by the decisions by the decisions rendered from the hallowed spaces that he worked for," the Chief Justice...
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Europe
UK law firm to pay £19k for unfairly dismissing pregnant paralegal
Though Farzana Yasin’s pregnancy was not the primary reason she was let go by Bolton firm Swift Lawyers, it was a factor in the way her redundancy was handled
Legal Futures
Courts
Africa World Airline to pay GHC20, 000 for discriminating against a physically challenged lady
"That to my dismay, however, I was prevented from boarding the flight by officials/employees/agents of the Respondent on grounds of my physical disability," the appellant averred
DL News
Courts
First wife’s request to own half of husband’s property rejected by court
"To award her 50% of the Respondent’s property when he currently has two other wives and other children is, in our view, inequitable and a slavish application of the old principle in Mensah v Mensah," the court held.
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Africa
Nigerian singer D’banj arrested over alleged fraud, diversion of N-Power funds – Report
Premium Times reported on Wednesday that D’banj has been detained by the ICPC after ignoring multiple invitations to explain his role in the alleged diversion of funds earmarked the N-Power project.
The Guardian Nigeria
Tech
Twitter assembles legal team to sue Elon Musk over dropped takeover
The social media firm goals to file go well with early this week, in accordance to the individuals, who declined to be recognized as a result of the matter is non-public.
Bloomberg
US
Jerry Harris: Star of Netflix's Cheer sentenced to 12 years
He pleaded guilty in February to charges of child pornography and traveling across state lines with the purpose of having sex with a child.
BBC
Courts
Opuni signed but didn’t write letter to PPA for fertilizer purchase – 4th Defence Witness tells court
Dr. Opuni and Agongo, the CEO of Agricult Ghana Limited, are on trial for allegedly engaging in illegalities in a series of fertilizer transactions which the Attorney-General (A-G) says caused a financial loss of GH¢271.3 million to the sta...
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US
Katy Perry Wins Appeal Over ‘Dark Horse’ Copyright Lawsuit
The copyright case focused on Katy Perry’s song ‘Dark Horse,’ from the pop star’s 2013 album ‘Prism.
Wall Street Journal
Africa
US agency sues woman for refusing to refund $65,683.50 mistakenly paid for 1998 terror attack
The money was supposed to go to a Mary Njoki Muiruri, but due to a mix-up in middle names, the money went to the wrong person. Ms Ngunyi is yet to respond to the suit.
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