Africa
Kenya’s BBI blocked in scathing court verdict for President Kenyatta
In a scathing ruling, five High Court judges in Kenya have blocked a government-backed plan to make fundamental changes to the country’s constitution.
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Student Dies After Alleged Assault By Boyfriend
Friends and family of a level 300 student of the Evangelical Presbyterian University College (EPUC), Ho, Elizabeth Akpalu Yesutor, have been thrown into a state of shock and morning after her demise last Monday, march 8 2021.
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Maintain prevailing peace in Bawku – IGP to police
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, has urged personnel of the Ghana Police Service in the Bawku enclave to ensure high level of discipline and professionalism to maintain the prevailing peace in the area.
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Three generations, one profession, one family-Story of Koiwah Koi-Larbi, Esq.
Some legacies are inherited. Others must be earned. Mine was both.
Koiwah Koi-Larbi, Esq.
Courts
Buffer stock case adjourned pending application to release seized phones, properties
The judge, a Justice of the Court of Appeal sitting as an additional High Court judge, adjourned the case pending the hearing of the request.
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Courts
AG ordered to disclose additional documents in Hanan Abdul-Wahab trial
The ruling followed a defence application filed on behalf of the first accused by his lawyer, Richard Gyambiby.
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Courts
Adwoa Safo petitions AG to move shooting case to High Court
In a petition dated June 25, 2026, the legal team argued that the Circuit Court does not have jurisdiction to hear the matter because the principal offence is a first-degree felony.
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Why OSP needs the Attorney General to succeed
Since its establishment, the OSP has consistently come under heavy criticism from the Ghanaian public for what many consider its ineffective delivery on its core mandate of investigating, prosecuting and curbing corruption and related offen...
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Carbon Credits Within the Ghanaian Business Landscape & the Laws that Govern It
Carbon credits are licences that allow the owner to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide (“CO₂”) or other greenhouse gases (“GHGs”).
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US
US First Lady threatens $1B lawsuit against Hunter Biden over Epstein claim
In a legal letter to Biden’s attorney, Melania’s lawyers described the allegation as “false, disparaging, defamatory, and inflammatory,” demanding a public retraction and apology.
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Courts
Separated but not divorced—Court declares first wife administratrix of husband’s estate, orders second wife to vacate Dansoman house
Presided over by Her Ladyship Eudora Christiana Dadson (Mrs.), the court consequently ordered the late Doris Larbi, the second wife, and her estate to vacate House Number A386/20 at Dansoman within 30 days.
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Full Text: Report on key legal matters by AG at Government’s Accountability Series
Dr. Ayine tackled some of the nation’s most closely watched legal developments including the controversial discontinuation of the criminal case against former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, new revelations in the National Service Sch...
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US
Federal judge declares Trump-era Executive order targeting law firm unconstitutional
Judge Howell found that the executive order—known as EO 1423—breached the First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments. Describing the directive as an “unjustified assertion of presidential power,” she noted that it amounted to improper governmental...
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US
First-Time Bar exam pass rate rises in 2024, ABA Reports
According to a March 12 news release by the ABA Journal, the aggregate pass rate for first-time test takers in 2024 was 82.79%.
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US
Trump wants US out of World Health Organization
Upon returning to the White House, Trump approved the order as he finalized one of several executive actions on his first day back in office.
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Courts
A glimpse of 2024: Top news items on DL News
Our top picks for 2024 include the new requirement by the GBA for lawyers to show proof of CLE participation for licence renewal from 2025 onwards and the viral news of the marriage between the 80-year-old former Education Minister and his...
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Africa
Ugandan court jails Tiktoker for insulting president
Edward Awebwa was found guilty of hate speech and disseminating "misleading and malicious" information about President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, and their son.
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Courts
Ambulance case: Court admits tape recording, Jakpa cross-examined
At the last court date, the prosecution led by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mrs. Yvonne Atakora Obuobisa, objected to the submission of the audio by counsel for Ato Forson.
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First batch of UCCLaw masters students in Penn State Law partnership graduate
This first cohort includes Cecil Kwatelai Quartey, Sarah Adum-Attah, Jonathan Nyaaba, and Amazing Natasha Acquaye.
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Courts
Understanding the High Court Ruling on Ato Forson’s Applications in the Criminal Trial
The court delivered its ruling by first giving the history of the case and then proceeding to address the legal framework of its jurisdiction in criminal matters.
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