Business
Eastern Region: Tourism Authority closes down 12 facilities, plans to close 13 more
The move is part of a 10-day exercise to close down about 25 non-compliant facilities within the Eastern Region.
DL News
Results for "Bench Bar and Faculties Conference"
10469 results.
General
Removing Chief Justice from GLC may not fix legal education challenges – Kofi Abotsi
The 499 students contend that the pass mark for the entrance exams has always been 50% in both sections of the exams.
DL News
General
Judicial Service honours former Chief Justices, retired judges at Supreme Court anniversary dinner
At a Dinner and Awards Night held at the Labadi Beach Hotel, former Chief Justices, retired Justices of the Superior Courts and other distinguished members of the Judiciary were honoured for their contributions to the administration of just...
DL News
Supreme Court News
Citizen goes to Supreme Court over presidential term limit
The plaintiff, Ganiwu Alhassan, wants the apex court to declare that a person who has served two separate, non-consecutive terms as President is still eligible to contest for the office again.
DL News
General
Greater Accra Bar gears up for Fitness & Health Day with The Bank Hospital
The initiative, organized in collaboration with The Bank Hospital, aims to encourage lawyers to adopt healthier lifestyles and embrace preventive healthcare amidst the demanding pace of legal practice.
DL News
General
Ghana Bar Association mourns victims of August 6 helicopter crash
In a statement, the GBA described the victims as “patriotic Ghanaians” who died in the line of duty.
DL News
Courts
Human Rights Court to rule June 18 on Ofori-Atta's challenge to OSP's ‘Fugitive’ tag
Ofori-Atta is asking the court to bar the OSP from describing him as a “wanted person” or a “fugitive from justice,” claims he argues infringe on his constitutional rights, including his liberty and freedom of movement.
DL News
Africa
Sudan lawyers accuse Russian mercenaries of attacks in Darfur
The Wagner mercenaries appear to have been active in South Darfur since late 2021. The mercenaries are specifically accused of attacks on artisanal gold miners in Um Dafug locality, close to the border with the Central African Republic.
AllAfrica
Crime
Dozens Of Qnet Agents And Recruits Arrested In Koforidua
QNET’s entrance into Ghana is opening the space up for more entrepreneurial opportunities for the youth and Ghanaians in general”
DL News
General
A Bright Future for Young Lawyers: Rising Admissions at the Ghana School of Law-Sandra Frimpong
This increase signifies not just the growth of the legal profession but also reflects the dynamism and ambition of young Ghanaians eager to make their mark in the legal arena.
Sandra Frimpong
Courts
Ashanti Region: Jurors to remain on strike despite part payment?
The jurors suspended their services last week citing the delay in the payment of their allowances.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Merely supervising husband’s building doesn’t guarantee wife 50% ownership-Supreme Court
The undisputed evidence established that the Husband purchased the land and commenced construction of the house at Tetegu near Kasoa before the parties married in 2002. By the time of the marriage, the structure had already reached the “win...
DL News
General
Two new judges sworn-in to ECOWAS Court
The two are replacing justices Keikura Bangura and Januaria Tavares Silva Moreira Costa, both of Sierra Leone and Cape Verde respectively, who recently completed their tenures.
DL News
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.
Aljazeera
Asia
No skin-to-skin contact: India ‘outrageous’ sexual assault order struck down
The accused tried to bring down the salwar [pyjama bottom] of the girl and even then bail was granted,”
DL News
Opinion
Accuser, Judge and Executioner: How Ghana’s Superior Courts Breach ‘Nemo Judex In Causa Sua’ in Contempt Adjudications; A Wakeup Call for Comprehensive Procedural Rules to Guide Contempt Proceedings
This article critiques the practice in Ghana's Superior Courts where Justices adjudicate contempt cases arising from their own proceedings, violating the rule of nemo judex in causa sua. It advocates for urgent procedural reforms to ensure...
Sedinam Awo Kwadam
Crime
Fake military officer arrested by Nkwanta South Police
The suspect is said to have taken the fake soldier’s identity to a local chop bar in town after engaging the services of a commercial motorbike rider (okada) for hours.
GNA
General
We must consider exceptions to the general rule on charging legal fees – Lawyer
The Ghana Bar Association has established fees that clients are expected to pay its members based on the type of case and the years of experience a lawyer has among other factors.
myjoyonline
Africa
Kenya ex-interior minister seeks to block detention
His lawyer filed an application at a high court in the capital, Nairobi, seeking to bar the police from arresting or harassing the former minister.
BBC
General
Judiciary to establish tax court to prosecute tax cases
The Judiciary has plans to establish a tax court to deal with the prosecution of tax cases.
DL News