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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 Futures20 April 2023
General
Nigeria: Businessman dragged to court for marrying five wives against Islamic teaching
The defendant told the court that he only had four wives because he had divorced the fourth a month before marrying the fifth.
The Nigeria Lawyer18 April 2023
Courts
Bukom Banku, son stabbing case adjourned as complainant writes to withdraw case
Bukom Banku, charged with abetment of crime, has been granted GH¢50,000 bail with two sureties by the court. He allegedly abetted with Prosper Quaye to cause harm to one Ismael Quaye at Bukom, in Accra.
GNA3 April 2023
General
Judge urges lawyers to embrace ADR
The Judicial Service has currently engaged 635 trained mediators, with a least five mediators assigned to each of the present 132 ADR-connected courts, made up of 99 District and 33 Circuit Courts
ADR Daily14 March 2023
General
2023 ADR week set to begin on March 13
Justice Angelina Mensah-Homiah, a Justice of the Court of Appeal and Judge-in-charge, will address the press on Monday 13, 2023.
DL News10 March 2023
Courts
Shatta Wale, Bulldog attempt out of court settlement in defamation case
Appearing in court on March 7, 2023, the lawyer for the plaintiff, Justice Srem sai announced to the court that negotiations and settlement had already begun and thus asked for an adjournment
DL News8 March 2023
Courts
Bukom Banku and son stabbing case: Court orders prosecution to file disclosures
Bukom Banku is before the Court on a charge of abetment of crime, while Mustapha Kamoko, is also facing the charge of causing damage.
GNA1 March 2023
Europe
UK police officer, exposed as serial rapist, jailed for life
Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick, 48, admitted last month he was a serial rapist in what prosecutors described as one of the most shocking cases involving a serving police officer.
AP News8 February 2023
Africa
Nigerian woman jailed in UK for stealing £19,650 from vulnerable patients
Her lawyer told the court that Mrs Abiola Akinremi took to fraud because she was suffering from depression and needed money for childcare.
Peoples Gazette25 January 2023
Europe
Benjamin Mendy found not guilty of six counts of rape
The jury failed to reach verdicts on one count of rape and one of attempted rape and a retrial will take place.
BBC13 January 2023
Africa
Nigeria: Accountant sentenced 304 years to jail for forgery, fraud
Sombo, who was convicted last Thursday, after a lengthy trial that started in 2010, had pleaded not guilty to the 61 count charges slammed on him by the country's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The Nigeria Lawyer19 December 2022
Europe
UK to train Ukrainian judges to carry out war crimes trials for Russian soldiers
The first group of judges attended sessions at a secret location and more will follow in the coming months.
Sky News14 December 2022
Europe
Four suspects charged in probe into European Parliament bribery by Gulf state
Greek MEP and European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili was among those previously arrested in the case.
BBC12 December 2022
Courts
Chairman Wontumi cites A-Plus for contempt
Last week, the High Court in Tema delivered its ruling in a contempt suit filed by Chairman Wontumi against UTV, Fadda Dickson, Felicity Ama Agyeman known as Nana Ama Macbrown, and three others.
8 December 2022
General
Justice Sir Dennis Adjei elected 2022-23 Fellow of the Inns of Court
His selection like others, was based on votes by the Selection Committee of the Inns of Court made up of the Director, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Professor Carl Stychin, and four others from the Inner Temple, Gray’s Inn, Lincoln’s...
DL News7 December 2022
General
Biography of Justice Prof. Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu to be launched December 8, 2022
The biography is written by journalist, teacher, tourism consultant, and cultural activist, Kofi Akpabli.
DL News5 December 2022
Courts
Kidnapping of Canadian Girls: Court to deliver judgment December 20
The four accused persons have been charged with conspiracy and kidnapping of two Canadian Girls in 2019 at Kumasi.
GRAPHIC ONLINE25 November 2022
Supreme Court News
Senanu’s prayer for reduction of a 25-year jail sentence at the Supreme Court
In the company of Prison Wardens and with no legal representation, the convict was told by the presiding Justice to approach the Bench and tell the court what he wanted.
Richard Osei Boateng9 November 2022
Courts
2022 Gender Statistics: 42.18% of Ghana’s Judges and Justices are females
In all, there are 403 Justices and judges in Ghana compared to last year’s 397.
DL News7 November 2022
Courts
Galamsey case: Judge vows to release Aisha Huang’s accomplices if
The court noted that even though an attempt has been made to get especially a Vietnamese interpreter from the Institute of languages, the move is yet to yield any result.
DL News1 November 2022