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General
Ghana Bar Association adopts new Bar Scale of fees
Agbesi Dzakpasu Esq moved the motion for the acceptance of the Scale of fees and was seconded by Perpetual Yankson Esq.
DL News20 April 2022
General
Legal experts call for review of ADR Act
Some legal experts have called for the review of the Alternative Disputes Resolution (ADR) Act and Legal Aid Commission Act to include petty offences.
GNA15 April 2022
General
Ensuring National Security: Judges to continuously apply laws fairly - CJ
“I assure you that the Judiciary will play its role as imposed on us by the constitution. Colleague, I need not remind you of the critical role we play in the national security infrastructure.”
DL News8 April 2022
General
Biased justice threat to national security – Minister
Mr Kan Dapaah advised that when the bench is also perceived to be biased, citizens may eventually take the law into their own hands.
DL News8 April 2022
General
Constitutionalism must hold together societal needs - Justice Kulendi
“As a country, we must recognize the fact that constitutionalism does not merely exist from the size of our Parliament, the number of judges at the Supreme Court, or the color of the police uniform.”
DL News6 April 2022
Europe
UK judges quit Hong Kong’s top court over national security law
The UK Supreme Court said its two judges currently sitting on the Hong Kong court in two of 12 overseas non-permanent positions had resigned with immediate effect.
Aljazeera31 March 2022
Courts
ECOWAS Court orders AG to file additional documents by March 28, pay $750
The court presided over by Edward Amoako Asante declined the AG's request and described the reason for its late response as untenable and ordered the same to pay an amount of $750 to Transparency International.
DL News23 March 2022
General
ECOWAS Court external session an opportunity to learn – CJ to lawyers, judges
The External Court session of the Court is being held in Ghana for the first time since its formation over twenty years ago.
DL News22 March 2022
General
Review decision on reduction of ECOWAS Court Justices – President Akufo-Addo
The External Court session of the Court is being held in Ghana for the first time since its formation over twenty years ago.
DL News21 March 2022
Courts
10 more courts in Central Region to be connected to ADR end of 2022
The addition of the 10 courts to the programme means all courts in the Region will be connected to ADR.
DL News20 March 2022
General
ADR Coordinator calls for expansion of ADR system as three regions record low patronage
In some areas in the Bono, Bono-East, and Ahafo Regions, even with relatively high populations, they were without a court-connected ADR system.
DL News18 March 2022
Europe
Roman Abramovich: Rabbi investigated over Portuguese citizenship
A rabbi who helped Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich to obtain his Portuguese citizenship is being investigated into how the citizenship had been granted.
BBC13 March 2022
Courts
AG presents 11 names for consideration as Court of Appeal Justices
Among the names for consideration are Justices from the High Court, people from academia, and prominent lawyers.
DL News7 March 2022
Courts
Ghana to host its 1st External Session of ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
Ghana’s President, H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo who is Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the ECOWAS is billed to open this external Court session, which is set to officially begin on Monday, March 21, 2022, at 10 am in the...
DL News5 March 2022
Courts
Prison officer accidentally fires gun in court hurting himself in the process
Sources tell Joy News, the accidental discharge has left the officer wounded in the leg.
MYJOYONLINE24 February 2022
General
Pass Surveying Council Bill to improve standards: Surveyors appeal to govt
At a news briefing and launch of the institution’s 17th annual Surveyors’ Week celebration and the opening of its 53rd Annual General Meeting in Accra last Monday, the President of the institution, Dr John Amaglo, said regulation would help...
GRAPHIC ONLINE24 February 2022
Courts
Abeka district court relocated to Achimota – Chief Justice
The court in Achimota will hear cases that were supposed to be heard by the Abeka district court, while the facility in Abeka remains closed.
DL News22 February 2022
General
Chief Justice swears-in newly appointed notaries public
While administering the oath, Justice Anin Yeboah charged the newly appointed notaries public to conduct themselves in a manner worthy of officers of the court.
DL News18 February 2022
Courts
Writ of Habeas Corpus: Court denies Oliver Barker
According to the presiding Judge, Justice Daniel Mensah, in as much as the accused had been presented before a District Court and denied bail, the writ should fail.
DL News18 February 2022
General
GBA finds Madina MP’s “political judges” comment unprofessional
In a statement, the GBA stated that those comments were also irresponsible and distasteful because the tenure of judges according to the 1992 Constitution is not tied to a political regime.
DL News14 February 2022