Business
Acting Chief Justice pushes for specialised Maritime and Trade courts
He made the proposal during the opening of the 15th Maritime Law Seminar for Judges of the Superior Courts of Ghana in Accra
DL News
Results for "Public Procurement Act"
4926 results.
Courts
Paul Adom-Otchere drags Special Prosecutor to court over property declaration order
The veteran broadcaster and former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has filed an application seeking to quash a directive from the OSP that ordered him to declare his assets and income.
DL News
Courts
22 foreign nationals remanded for illegal entry
The group, made up of men and women, appeared before Her Honour Basilia Adjei-Tawiah. They are facing charges under Sections 4 and 52(1)(d) of the Immigration Act, 2000 (Act 573), which prohibits entry and residence without lawful authorisa...
DL News
Courts
Attorney General withdraws charges against third accused in NSB trial
A notice of discontinuance filed at the High Court in Accra on October 15, 2025, formally discharged Ms. Donkor under Section 59 of the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30).
DL News
Business
New CIRA Act to to revive struggling businesses-Acting Registrar of Companies
The new law, introduced by the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC), seeks to foster a more transparent, responsible, and fair business environment, while curbing systemic inefficiencies that have long plagued corporate insolvency man...
DL News
Courts
School Administrator in dock over GH¢750k Kokrobite land scam
Djabum, who faces a charge of Fraudulent Transaction of Land under Section 277(2)(a) of the Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036), pleaded not guilty before His Honour Jojo Amoah Hagan.
DL News
Others
Schedule of activities for Ghana Bar Conference 2025
About 1,265 lawyers are expected to join the conference, both virtually and in person.
DL News
Courts
Six men arraigned, granted 10k bail over violent clash at Agbogbloshie
The accused—William Kwaku Marfo (45), Richmond Nana Adofo (30), Raphael Kyei (19), Atsu Amanya (55), Kofi Isaac (45), and Samuel Blankson (51)—all residents of the Agbogbloshie area, are facing multiple charges under the Criminal Offences A...
DL News
Business
Abossey Okai spare parts dealers to enforce ban on foreigners in local trade
In a statement signed by its Communications Director, Takyi Addo, the Association said the initiative will focus on Section 27(1) of the Act, which bars non-citizens from engaging in petty trading, hawking, or selling in stalls and markets.
DL News
Business
UBA Ghana's forex licence suspended over regulatory violations
In a statement released on Thursday, the central bank explained that the action was taken under Section 11(2) of the Foreign Exchange Act, 2006 (Act 723), after uncovering what it described as “multiple breaches of foreign exchange market r...
DL news
Courts
Driver jailed six years for stealing farmer’s motorbike
Aboku was convicted on the charge of stealing, contrary to Section 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
DL News
Courts
Judge warns against multiple land sales as farmer faces court
Justice Jephthah Appau said the courts would apply the full force of the law to offenders as a deterrent to others. He noted that such acts not only breached the Lands Act, 2020 (Act 1036) but also created unnecessary disputes and tarnished...
DL News
Crime
EOCO detains Shatta Wale over Lamborghini saga
According to a statement released by his management, the musician voluntarily appeared at EOCO headquarters on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, in the company of his lawyer, Cephas Biyuo.
DL News
Business
Government to remove minimum capital requirement for foreign investors under GIPC Act
The announcement was made at the Ghana Presidential Investment Forum in Yokohama, Japan, on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, during the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-9).
DL News
US
First major national crypto legislation passed in US
The new law, known as the Genius Act, establishes a regulatory framework for stablecoins—cryptocurrencies pegged to traditional assets like the US dollar and considered less volatile than Bitcoin or Ethereum.
DL News
General
Justice Adjei questions legal gap between sex and marriage age
“If a person cannot marry at 16, why should they be allowed to have sex at 16?”
DL news
General
Mahama vows to permanently end mining in forests with bold legal reforms
Speaking during an address marking the first 120 days of his second term, President Mahama outlined a comprehensive five-point strategy to eliminate illegality and environmental harm in the mining sector.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Proof of contribution not required for ex-spouse to benefit from marital property – Supreme Court
According to their Lordships, where a court deems it just and equitable to convey immovable property as part of a financial settlement, such conveyance can be made under Section 20 of the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367), regardless o...
Richard Osei Boateng
US
US Supreme Court backs Trump’s use of wartime law for migrant deportations
The decision overturns a lower court’s order from March 15, which had blocked the deportation of several Venezuelan nationals. That court had called for further legal review into the Trump administration’s use of the act—originally passed i...
DL News
General
Thaddeus Sory writes: To thine own self be true – let the law work
Two days later, at 9:20 AM on Thursday, March 27, 2025, the Vincent Ekow Assafuah of Old Tafo, in Kumasi, filed an action at the Supreme Court challenging the President’s referral of the petitions to the Council of State.
Thaddeus Sory