General
15,000 Rape cases annually – DOVVSU describes as alarming
The number of reported cases, he indicated, was less than the actual number of incidents that occurred.
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Supreme Court won’t review male-only registration for the military draft
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to revive a lawsuit challenging the nation’s male-only draft registration policy as unconstitutional.
DL News
General
Gov’t targets online child predators with new Cyber Security Act
The Act aims at protecting children and young people from the wrongful and non-consensual exposure of their intimate images in cyberspaces
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Others
Trading Under The Diplomatic Shield: Reconstructing The Commercial Activity Exception To Diplomatic Immunity
This article examines the tension between diplomatic immunity and private commercial accountability under Ghanaian law. It argues that Ghana reflects the restrictive doctrine of sovereign immunity, especially through the commercial activity...
DL News
General
2025 in focus: Top legal news items on DL news
In 2025, as in previous years, numerous legal stories dominated headlines across the country. However, based on editorial discretion, audience engagement metrics on our website, and sustained reader interest, we present the following storie...
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Business
‘Create stand-alone gender policy in petroleum value chain’
They also urged PC to give 30 percent of allocation to women under the local content Law by 2025.
theghanaiantimes
General
Women Judges, Lawyers and Academics on International Women’s Day and a career in Law
As the world celebrates women today, a number of judges, lawyers, and academics share their career journey and what today’s celebration means to them.
DL News
Courts
2021 Gender statistics of Judges in Ghana indicates a marginal increase in female representation
In 2020, there were 45 female Justices of the High Court but this year, the number has moved to 53. On the part of male Justices, the number stood at 63 in 2020 while the number for this year is 64.
DL News
General
Withdraw anti-LGBTI Bill-Amnesty International charges Ghana Parliament
The Bill encourages hatred and intolerance and promotes persecution against people based on their real or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity simply because they do not or cannot conform to dominant social and gender norms,”
DL News
General
Teenage pregnancies in Central Region decline
The Central Regional Coordinator of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support (DOVVSU), Superintendent George Appiah Sakyi, urged the youth to break the gender stereotypes and reorient themselves for leadership roles.
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Business
Execution of shares in Ghana: A Practitioner’s Guide
. The constitution must also specifically prohibit the separation of the legal and equitable interests in shares and by so doing out rightly prohibit the acquisition of any interest once there is a total disregard and non-compliance with th...
DL News
Courts
Dafeamekpor sues government over Agenda 111 projects, insists contracts were sole-sourced
In a suit brought against the Akufo-Addo government, Mr. Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has accused the government of sole-sourcing the project design to Ghanaian-British architect, Adjaye and Associates.
DL News
General
Regulatory Compliance in the Financial Sector
This article explores the various regulators who regulate financial institutions such as banks, microfinance, insurance companies amongst others as well as the critical role of regulatory compliance in the financial sector, the challenges i...
Ama Anima Konadu
Supreme Court News
GBA's Statement of Case in suit against Ghana Law Society, Dafeamekpor, another
The plaintiffs in this suit are challenging the constitutional recognition, status, and role of “The Ghana Bar Association” under the 1992 Constitution.
DL News
Europe
UK officials use AI to decide on issues from benefits to marriage licences
Civil servants and a handful of police forces are using AI in a range of areas, but especially when it comes to helping them make decisions over welfare, immigration and criminal justice
The Guardian
Courts
Legal action over alleged Uber facial verification bias
It took months to get his licence back: “It affected my wife, my son, my daughters, it affected my whole family.”
DL News
Crime
Police investigate burning of 3 persons to death over cattle theft in Navrongo
Police say that residents of the community caught the suspected thieves and set them ablaze
DL News
Crime
Only males can rape females: Ghana’s position ingrained in Socio-Cultural values – Criminal Law Lecturer
Only males can rape females: Ghana’s position ingrained in Socio-Cultural values – Criminal Law Lecturer
DL News
General
ARTICLE: AN OVERVIEW OF A CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT IN GHANA FROM A LAWYER’S LENS: EXPLORING THE IMPORTANCE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
This article discusses the transfer of power from a previous President to a newly elected President and its impact on the appointment of Board members for State-Owned Entities, and the role and importance of Corporate Governance in the publ...
Co-Authored by Lady-Ann Essuman and Verissa Odame-Koranteng
General
Amnesty International wants Ghana's new President to address key human rights issues
The organization has identified critical areas requiring immediate attention, such as advancing gender equality, safeguarding the right to peaceful assembly, and ensuring a healthy environment for all.
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