General
Ugandan delegation end five-day visit to understudy Ghana’s judicial system
The delegation who arrived in the country on October 31, 2022, will return to their country today, after a five-day learning experience.
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Results for "2022 Gender Analysis of Judges"
2476 results.
General
KNUST Faculty of Law wins 2022 Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition
In addition to winning this year’s Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition, KNUST has also been selected to host the 2023 edition.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court defers judgment on suit against use of CJ's name on writs of summons
The lawyer argues that both the letter and spirit of the 1992 constitution of Ghana are breached by the continuing practice which undermines the sovereignty of Ghana because it seems to suggest that sovereignty rather emanates from the hold...
DL News
US
Ghanaian-American among US President’s judicial nominees awaiting Senate hearing
Ms. Abudu was nominated on January 10, 2022, and is currently awaiting a hearing from the US Senate Committee.
DL News
Opinion
Of Gaudy Earrings, Bare Arms and Revealed Cleavage: The Feminine Face of the Ills of the Bar?
The author shares her unalloyed disagreement over what she describes as "condescending and sexist" posturing to women in the legal profession
Francisca Serwaa Boateng
Opinion
Of Section 315 (3) of the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30); Review of the Decision Of Augustine Yeboah vrs. Attorney-General, Dictum of Parker Yarney J.
The article reviews Augustine Yeboah v Attorney-General and examines when a prison sentence begins where a convicted person absconds before serving the sentence. It argues that the period spent at large must not count towards the sentence a...
Frederick Gurah Sampson
General
KNUST Law Acting Dean promoted to Associate Professor
With more than three decades of active legal practice, Dr. Chris Adomako-Kwakye, Esq. stands out as a seasoned professional whose impact spans both practice and academia.
DL News
Courts
Businessman jailed four years for appropriating late brother’s entitlement
Kwame Tengey is said to have told his late brother’s three children that he was going to assist them in collecting their father’s entitlement of GH¢304, 950.
GNA
Africa
Nigerian athlete Favour Ashe arrested in US, to face theft, fraud charges
Ashe was arrested on February 6 after the department received a report from a victim that multiple items were stolen from a purse near the 100 block of West Magnolia Avenue in the city of Auburn
The Nigeria Lawyer
Europe
British lawyers could be based in Rwandan courts as part of asylum plans
The Rwanda policy, first announced in April 2022, would see some asylum seekers sent to the east African country to claim asylum there.
BBC
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
Courts
Alleged panic withdrawal story: Blogger, another charged, granted GH¢20,000 bail
Jeffrey Eppirim Nyame, the blogger, is facing a charge of publication of false news
GNA
Crime
Electrician convicted for defiling JHS pupil
Desmond Kwofie aged 24, was said to have committed the offence when his wife was pregnant and pleaded not guilty to the charge of defilement.
GNA
General
Parliament passes Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill 2022, abolishing death penalty
“The Criminal Offences Amendment Act, 2022 is duly read the third time and duly passed," Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin said.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Motion against High Court: Gyakye Quayson seeks review of SC ruling
On November 30, 2022, the Supreme Court panel presided over by Dotse(JSC) dismissed a motion for Certiorari and Prohibition filed by the embattled MP against a ruling of the High Court(Criminal Division).
DL News
Crime
Okada rider jailed 15 years for robbing a pedestrian’s mobile phone
Emmanuel Waki, also known as Pocket is said to have committed the act when the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare together with his bodyguards and the Police Management Team had returned from observational team duti...
GNA
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing December 6 - 7, 2022
According to Court sources, the particular cases up for consideration include civil motions, civil appeals, and criminal appeals
DL News
Courts
Capital Bank case: High Court rejects settlement between Ato Essien and State
State Prosecutors have accused the Founder of the bank, William Ato Essien, of causing the insolvency of the bank by stealing about GH¢200 million of a GH¢620 million liquidity support given to the bank by the Bank of Ghana (BoG).
DL News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing November 29 - 30, 2022
According to Court sources, the particular cases up for consideration include writs, civil motions, civil appeals, and a reference motion
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Courts
SIM card re-registration: Court declines injunction, certiorari application against NCA
In its ruling, the court presided over by Justice Charles Edward Ekow Baiden, affirmed among others that the National Communications Authority has the full legal mandate to conduct the SIM registration.
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