General
Parliament passes bill to establish National Defence University
It will bring together the tertiary education programmes currently run by the Ghana Armed Forces and place them under one coordinated university structure.
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Which Lawyer will be Appointed as Head of Legal Affairs on the Transition Team?
President-elect John Mahama has announced that the transition team will be revealed by Wednesday, in his acceptance and acknowledgement speech delivered at the campaign office in Accra on Monday evening
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Europe
UK Supreme Court rejects Rishi Sunak’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda
Judges uphold appeal court ruling over risk to deported refugees and deals blow to PM’s ‘stop the boats’ strategy
The Guardian
General
Forced labour: Stakeholders call for stiffer sanctions, media focus
At a roundtable discussion held at an IJM-organised seminar on forced labour in Accra, calls were made by the various speakers for the sanction(fine) for convicted offenders to be heightened and a custodial sentence added
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Africa
South Africa: 'Bizarre' case reveals that Magistrates lack training
In a special review, the High Court has set aside the conviction and sentencing of a man by a Magistrate in a maintenance court. The man had been found guilty although charges were never put to him and he never pleaded.
News24
Courts
$165m arbitral award: US court grants UG’s motion against Ace US Insurer’s petition
On July 30, 2021, the Ace Insurer, Chubb filed this petition pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards seeking to confirm and enforce an alleged foreign...
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Africa
Presidential election petition: High Court blocks Kenya's Chief Justice from gagging lawyers
The High Court quashed the Supreme Court (Presidential Election Petition Amendment Rules) 2022 that outlawed public comments on merits of a presidential election petition once filed at the Supreme Court and while it is still pending determi...
The Nation
General
New office of SP to have a holding cell, forensic lab-Kissi Agyebeng
Agyebeng on Tuesday 31 August 2021 paid a working visit to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame.
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General
Africa’s Credit Trap: Research Uncovers How Biased Ratings Are Costing the Continent Billions
A new study by legal scholar Gertrude Amorkor Amarh exposes systemic bias in global credit ratings that harms African economies. It urges the establishment of the African Credit Rating Agency (ACRA) to provide fair and context-specific asse...
Dennislaw
Tech
Privacy vs. Safety: Legal obligations and best practices
By understanding the relationship between privacy and safety, and ensuring compliance with industry-specific regulations, legal professionals can act to strengthen security policies and protect people from harm.
Lawyer Monthly
US
Why a Judge ordered FDA to release Covid-19 vaccine data pronto
A group of scientists and medical researchers sued the FDA under FOIA to force release of hundreds of thousands of documents related to licensing of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Plaintiff’s attorney Aaron Siri, who is representing...
Bloomberg Law
General
Fight against proliferation of small arms is government priority-Interior Minister
Inaugurating the governing board of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Accra, he charged members to put in place robust measures to control the illicit trade, manufacture and flow of small arms and light weapons into...
Asaase Radio Online
Courts
Mine worker jailed 14 years for defiling eight-year-old girl
The court, presided over by His Honour Isaac Appiatu, convicted Kwadwo of defilement, contrary to Section 101 of the Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29), as amended by Section 11 of Act 554
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General
Clear illegal structures by February 2-AMA to developers
In statutory notices dated 19 January 2026, the Assembly cites Section 106 of the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936), indicating the structures were erected in breach of Section 106(1) and are therefore considered unlawful.
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Crime
Ashanti Region: Two farmers fined for keeping cattle in residential neighbourhood
Haruna Ibrahim and Musah Dawuda each received a GH₵1,200 penalty after pleading guilty to operating an “obnoxious trade” under Section 54(a) of the Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851).
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Courts
Two Nigerians jailed for using false documents to obtain Ghana cards
The verdict was delivered by the Madina District Court II on Friday, 7 November 2025, with Her Worship Susana Nyakotey finding both men guilty after a full trial.
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Business
Tax on Gains on Realisation of Assets and Liabilities: What you need to know
Under Section 39A of the Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act 1094), anyone who makes a gain from selling assets such as land, buildings (excluding their primary residence), shares, securities, business goodwill, or other investments must...
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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...
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General
President Mahama revokes appointment of MMDCEs
This marks one of the president's initial actions following his inauguration as Ghana's 6th President on January 7, 2025.
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Crime
Man jailed 24 years for defiling 8-year-old girl
The judgment, delivered by His Honour Festus Fovi Nukunu, came after Abubakar pleaded guilty to defilement, a violation of Section 101 (2) of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), as amended.
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