Courts
Court refuses ‘cops killer’ bail
Eric Kojo Duah, aka Sakora, the man accused of killing two police officers at Buduburam in the Central Region on August 28, 2019, has been refused bail by the Accra High Court.
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Firms not required to reveal funding source for client, High Court rules
The High Court has ruled that two law firms acting for a bankrupt client were not required to reveal the source of his litigation funding.
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Courts
Nigerian jailed four months for attempting to register for Ghana card
The Madina District Court has sentenced a Nigerian, Derick Armstrong to four months imprisonment for falsely representing himself as a Ghanaian in an effort to register for a Ghana Card contrary to law.
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General
There’s no age limit for Special Prosecutor role – Gary Nimako to Inusah Fuseini
Member of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) legal team, Gary Nimako says concerns that Kissi Agyebeng is not of age enough to take up the job of Special Prosecutor is unfounded.
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Courts
Sunyani court sentences farmer, 37, to 30 years imprisonment
The Sunyani High Court 2 has sentenced a 37-year-old farmer, Solomon Kodua, to 30 years imprisonment in hard labour for slashing the neck of his 33-year-old girlfriend, Comfort Mansa.
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Courts
Rosemond Brown (Akuapem Poloo) convicted by court over naked photo with son
Actress Rosemond Brown popularly known as Akuapem Poloo has been convicted by the Accra Circuit Court over naked pictures with her son.
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Crime
Alleged robber challenges Police prosecutor over AG’s advice on case docket
An alleged robber has challenged a Police Prosecutor over Attorney General’s advice in a case in which he and two others had robbed and raped their victims at gun point
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Crime
Man alleged to have assaulted girlfriend to death files for bail application
Philip Caesar Kumah, alleged to have beaten his girlfriend to death, and remanded into police custody, has filed for bail application at a High Court in Ho after appearing before a Ho District Court.
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Africa
Federal appeals court rules elected officials cannot be penalized for unethical actions if voters chose them anyway
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Monday in favor of former Speaker of the Illinois House Michael Madigan, finding that it cannot penalize him for his allegedly unethical behavior.
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Asia
China court orders man to pay wife for housework in landmark case
A Beijing divorce court has ordered a man to compensate his wife for the housework she did during their marriage, in a landmark ruling.
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Crime
Coup Plot: ACP Agodzor, Mac-Palm, others’ treason trial adjourned
The Accra High Court hearing the case of Dr Frederick Yao Mac Palm and ten others, being held over alleged treason, has adjourned the hearing to April 13, 2021, due to the upsurge of Covid-19 cases in the country.
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General
Muntaka retracts corruption allegation against Judiciary
The Minority Chief Whip has apologised for “scandalising the Judiciary in its entirety”.
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Election Petition
Tsatsu’s Conduct Is ‘Worrying’; He Must Reciprocate The Respect He Receives From The Judges – Maurice Ampaw
Private Legal Practitioner, Lawyer Maurice Ampaw says the lead counsel for the petitioner, Lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata will end up ‘failing’ the petitioner, John Dramani Mahama in his fight to challenge the 2020 presidential election in court.
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Courts
Security man held over defilement discharged
A 20 year old security man who allegedly defiled a 12 year old girl in a wooden structure at East Legon, Accra has been discharged by an Accra Circuit Court. The court discharged Ebenezer Asare after the complainant had written to the court...
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Opinion
Revisiting the Right to Counsel in Light of the Introduction of Plea Bargaining in Ghana
This paper seeks to discuss the general right to counsel, its current application in Ghana, and how the right is central to the effective administration of plea bargaining.
E. K. Bidzakin
Opinion
Does A Poisonous Mango Tree Necessarily Bear Poisoned Mangoes?: The “Fruit of the Poisonous Tree” Doctrine’s Applicability in Ghanaian Evidence Law
The article examines the “fruit of the poisonous tree” doctrine and how Ghanaian courts deal with evidence obtained through unlawful or unconstitutional means. It explains that, following Raphael Cubagee v Michael Yeboah Asare & Others, Gha...
HH Malcolm Bedzrah
Opinion
Accuser, Judge and Executioner: How Ghana’s Superior Courts Breach ‘Nemo Judex In Causa Sua’ in Contempt Adjudications; A Wakeup Call for Comprehensive Procedural Rules to Guide Contempt Proceedings
This article critiques the practice in Ghana's Superior Courts where Justices adjudicate contempt cases arising from their own proceedings, violating the rule of nemo judex in causa sua. It advocates for urgent procedural reforms to ensure...
Sedinam Awo Kwadam
Opinion
The Role of a Criminal Case Complainant in Ghana
From the genesis of the modern state, the prosecution of an accused person has been the preserve of the State and not the victim or complainant. This is because crime is considered a wrong or injury against the State as a whole.Thus, compla...
Selasi Kuwornu
Opinion
Customary Succession and the Inheritance Rights of Women: The Case of Odamtten & Others v. Wuta-Ofei & Ors.
The author evaluates the decision of the Supreme Court of Ghana in the case of Odamtten & others v. Wuta-Ofei & Ors, with respect to the application of the rule of customary law applicable in patrilineal communities
Kwame Adusei
Opinion
12 Strategies to Becoming the Happiest Lawyer Alive
The author shares twelve critical insights for young lawyers on how to experience the most satisfaction in the profession
Francisca Serwaa Boateng