Crime
Businessman in trouble over alleged GH¢1,780,000 fraud
Nana Bentil is accused of defrauding by false pretences and selling cars worth GH¢1,780,000.00 to his customers without the consent of the owners.
theghanaiantimes
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Supreme Court News
Judge prohibited for making marital property possession orders before judgment
Additionally, the five-member panel presided over by Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Gertrude Torkornoo, also struck down an order as to custody, and switch of residence made by the trial court Justice.
DL News
US
Top US court will rule on Trump immunity claims
The 6-3 conservative majority court decided on Wednesday to hear Mr Trump's claims that he should be shielded from criminal liability.
BBC
Europe
UK: Part-time immigration judge convicted of £1.8m legal aid scam
Part-time immigration judge Rasib Ghaffar, 45; together with legal clerk Gazi Khan, 55; solicitor advocate Azar Khan, 52; and solicitor Joseph Kyeremeh, 73, conspired to inflate legal fees and work claimed for in 2011 and 2012.
Law Society Gazette
Europe
UK: Solicitor jailed for stealing £84,000 from elderly clients
Alison Haley Griffiths, 55, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by abuse of position and was sentenced at Swindon Crown Court to 24 months’ imprisonment.
Law Society Gazette
Europe
AI will make scam emails look genuine, says UK cybersecurity agency
The agency says generative AI tools will soon allow amateur cybercriminals to launch sophisticated phishing attacks
Guardian
Africa
Shell exits Nigeria’s onshore oilfields in $2.4bn deal
The buyer, a consortium led by Nigerian independent energy company, Renaissance Oil, which includes ND Western, Aradel Energy, First E&P, Waltersmith and Petrolin, marks a significant change in the landscape of Nigeria’s oil industry.
BusinessDay Nigeria
Courts
Woman to pay over GHC 20,000 for wrongfully holding police officer responsible for pregnancy
The court presided over by Justice Atitey Armah-Tetteh, arrived at this conclusion after finding the woman guilty of deceit owing to her wrongful accusation that had caused the man damage.
DL News
Courts
Two men in court over alleged forged Letters of Administration
In their caution statements, the accused persons insisted that, the letters of administration were legitimately procured at the Tema Circuit Court.
GNA
Supreme Court News
Magnanimity gone bad: Supreme Court saves man from losing Airport House to friend’s wife
"A transaction between two close friends got entangled in the vicissitudes of Ghana’s constitutional history with regrettable results."
Richard Osei Boateng
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
Crime
Event planner, another on bail over foreign ministry employment scam
Nana Kwabena Addo, 28, is accused of taking GH¢228,000.00 from one Eunice Moffat under the pretext of securing her a job at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as 75 others into other government institutions.
GNA
Supreme Court News
Presidential spouse salary case: Supreme Court to deliver judgment February 28
A seven-member panel of the apex court heard arguments yesterday from counsels for the applicants and the Attorney-General and subsequently fixed the date for the judgment.
DL News
Courts
Quantity Surveyor granted bail for alleged land fraud
Setsoafa has been granted a GH₵5,000 bail after he defrauded a driver on grounds of a land sale.
GNA
General
He engaged in influence peddling, not crime; OSP closes Adu Boahen case
According to the office, the act of Adu Boahen contained in the Tiger PI documentary amounted to influence peddling, which is not criminally prohibited.
DL News
Europe
UK: Solicitor fined £7,500 over 'derogatory and puerile' remarks in emails to another lawyer
Britain's Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) found Taylor’s conduct was serious as it ‘had the potential to cause harm to others’. He had previously been warned by authorities in October 2018 and February 2022 for similar conduct.
Law Society Gazette
Africa
Kenya: Safaricom sued for alleged intellectual property theft
The case revolves around allegations that Safaricom copied an innovative idea, leading to a lawsuit by the inventor, Peter Nthei Muoki, and his company, Beluga Ltd.
AllAfrica
Tech
'Overwhelming consensus' on AI regulation - Musk
Tech bosses attending the meeting included Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Google boss Sundar Pichai.
BBC
Courts
Student jailed 12 months for swindling businessman
The convict, a 23-year-old level 200 student of the University of Development Studies (UDS), pleaded guilty to the crime.
GNA
Courts
Court issues bench warrant for the arrest of three businessmen over fraud
The accused persons are to appear before the court and answer to the conspiracy, fraud and issuing of dud cheque charges against them
GNA