General
We have nobody rivaling us - GBA president on splinter associations
“What bothers me was when this whole thing came, an association to rival the GBA – no, nobody can rival us, and today we don’t even know their leaders."
DL News
Results for "2021 Public Safety and Crime report"
10498 results.
General
Make pro-bono services a requirement for renewing lawyers’ licences – SC Justice to GBA
“Lawyers are expensive. To access a good quality lawyer, you need to pay some fees beyond the reach of ordinary people. "
DL News
Crime
Man, minor arrested for alleged robbery and murder of final year student of Tweneboah Kodua SHS
According to a statement, the suspects robbed deceased Osei Mensah Daniel of his motorbike and allegedly “murdered and buried him in a cocoa farm near Benebene in the Ashanti Region.”
DL News
General
NUGS' Statement on the GSL entrance exams undertaking
We find the same unfortunate exercise of the General Legal Council’s mandate to dictate legal education policy in the country.
DL News
Courts
20 Ghanaian fishermen sentenced for trafficking marijuana to Nigeria
They were arrested on January 14, 2022, with 13.670kg of marijuana, aka cannabis Sativa, and arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
DL News
Crime
Ghanaian-American arrested over romance fraud scheme
His arrest followed the return of a five-count indictment from a federal grand jury, the statement said.
DL News
US
Thomas Lane: Ex-policeman jailed for role in George Floyd killing
Lane, a white man, was found guilty of showing "deliberate indifference" to the medical needs of Mr. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man.
BBC
General
Ten new High Court Justices sworn in
They are; Her Honour Mercy Adei Kotei, Mrs. Cynthia Martinson, Dr. Bridget Kafui Antonio-Apedzi, Ms. Nabeela Naeema Wahab, His Honour Alexander Graham, Mr. George Kwame Gyan-Kontoh, Mr. Richard Apietu, His Honour Ebenezer Osei-Darko, His Ho...
DL News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court grants James Quayson leave to file arguments in support of motion to strike out injunction suit
The plaintiff, Michale Ankomah-Nimfah is seeking among others a declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 94(2)(a) of the 1992 Constitution, James Quayson held Canadian Citizenship at the time of contesting the 2020...
DL News
Business
Court of Appeal reverses revocation of UniCredit’s operating license
The Central Bank’s revocation of UniCredit’s license was contained in an August 16, 2019 Statement which noted that the revocation had become necessary because the Financial Institutions including UniCredit, had become insolvent.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court defers judgment on suit against use of CJ's name on writs of summons
The lawyer argues that both the letter and spirit of the 1992 constitution of Ghana are breached by the continuing practice which undermines the sovereignty of Ghana because it seems to suggest that sovereignty rather emanates from the hold...
DL News
Courts
Capital Bank Case: GHC 100 m to All Time Capital was approved by the Board – Former MD
Rev. Odonkor is standing trial alongside the bank’s founder Ato Essien and businessman, Dr. Tetteh Nettey for various offenses - stealing, abetment to steal, conspiracy to steal, and money laundering.
DL News
General
Political question: Courts may adopt rational pragmatism than hard law – Prof Abotsi
“What it needs is the definitive response to determining what is a political question. For the issue is going to come up again and again.”
DL News
General
Qualified lawyers invited to apply for the position of Magistrate
The application form can be obtained from the Finance Department located in the Administration block in Accra.
DL News
General
Decriminalizing petty offences: Fasten process of enacting our community service law - Dr. Isidore Tuffour
So for me, the call that I’ll make at this point, is the need to fasten the process of enacting our community service law."
DL News
General
Lawyers ought to be defenders of Judiciary, not destructors – AG
“Lawyers ought to be the loudest and strongest defenders of the independence, integrity and importance of the Judiciary, rather than serving as tools for its destruction"
DL News
General
AG's department to fully digitise - Godfred Dame
"The office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice is in the process of going fully digital with the operationalization of an integrated information management system and digitization project almost near completion"
DL News
Africa
Nigerians sharing ‘school sex tape’ face 14 years
According to Lagos state laws, it is illegal for minors to engage in sex. Any image showing sexually explicit conduct involving a child - including "producing, distributing, receiving or possessing" one - was an offence liable to a sentence...
BBC
Europe
German tennis star Boris Becker found guilty over bankruptcy, could face jail
The German star was found to have transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds (dollars) after his June 2017 bankruptcy from his business account to other accounts, including those of his ex-wife Barbara and estranged wife Sharlely “Lilly” B...
AP News
Courts
Our external court sitting in Accra achieved over 90% success rate – ECOWAS Court President
He indicated that the Court delivered 20 judgments, the highest so far since the court began its external sessions.
DL News