General
I dream of a modern public legal service-Godfred Dame
Speaking at the commissioning of the Law House in Accra today, Mr. Dame mentioned that the completion of the project represents a giant step toward realizing that dream.
DL News
Results for "World Day Against Trafficking"
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Europe
Divorce order stands after solicitors applied for wrong client
The parties had separated after 22 years in January 2023 and the wife issued an application for divorce. She was allowed to apply for a final order of divorce from September last year. Her solicitors used the portal on 3 October to apply in...
The Law Society Gazette
General
Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud
Behind the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in Ho Chi Minh City, a 67-year-old Vietnamese property developer was sentenced to death on Thursday.
BBC
Others
Pakistan blasphemy: Student sentenced to death over Whatsapp messages
The court in Punjab Province said he had shared blasphemous pictures and videos with the intention to outrage the religious feelings of Muslims.
BBC
Courts
Farmer granted GH¢10k bail for offensive statement
Aside the bail, the court ordered that the accused person, Kojo Armoh, should be accompanied by his elders to visit the chief's palace and render unqualified apology customarily.
GNA
Tech
Undisclosed use of ChatGPT to draft Ordinance in Brazil sparks debate
Ramiro Rosário, a councilman in the southern city of Porto Alegre, bragged on X, formerly Twitter, last week that he had concocted a proposal with the help of ChatGPT.
LAW.COM
Africa
South Africa calls on ICC to issue arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister
SA's Minister in the Presidency said if the ICC did not do this, it would signal a "total failure" of global governance.
BBC
Tech
The future of generative AI in legal tech: Opportunities and obstacles
Strategically implementing generative AI can empower legal professionals to improve workflows and performance.
LAW.COM
Africa
Why South Africa regrets its liberal post-apartheid asylum laws
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced plans to toughen asylum and immigration laws in a move that will have far-reaching consequences for foreign nationals
BBC
General
Legal document management: Key steps to streamline organization and efficiency
Within the vast corridors of the legal system, the value of a document can be immense, and its management is pivotal
Lawyer Monthly
US
US to pay $6bn to Iran to free five hostages including British citizen
The Biden administration has issued a waiver for international banks to transfer frozen Iranian money without the repercussions of US sanctions.
Sky News
US
X (formerly Twitter) sues group accusing Elon Musk of allowing hate speech to thrive
X (formerly Twitter) sues group accusing Elon Musk of allowing hate speech to thrive The Center for Countering Digital Hate has reported a rise in hateful language since Elon Musk bought Twitter last year. The social media firm, recently re...
Sky News
US
Trump faces criminal charges over alleged hush money payment to adult film actress
The former US president has called the indictment "political persecution" and his lawyers have said they will "vigorously fight" it.
Sky News
General
Law School exams not dreadful- GSL Director
“The most difficult thing that you’ve been made to understand is that examinations at the Law School are dreadful," he said.
DL News
Europe
Hong Kong activist's London lawyers receive rape and death threats
Lai, 75, who is a British citizen, has been in jail since 2020 and faces a trial on national security charges for sedition and colluding with foreign forces, related to the work of his online newspaper Apple Daily.
The Law Society Gazette
Tech
TikTok faces $29M fine in UK for ‘failing to protect children’s privacy’
The alleged law breach happened from May 2018 through July 2020, with the ICO noting that the company “may have” processed data of children under the age of 13 without parental consent.
Tech Crunch
Africa
Judge gets death sentence for wife's murder
In a highly publicized trial, Mohamed Adel was found guilty after confessing to the crime in court and was sentenced to death.
VOA Africa
General
La Bianca, its CEO, Customs did nothing wrong – Council of Freight and Trade disputes OSP's report
In its Press Release, the Council notes that both Labianca and the Customs division of the GRA acted in accordance with the laws of Ghana thus Customs Act 2015(Act 891).
DL News
General
African Bar Association honours ECOWAS Court President, former President Kufuor for outstanding leadership
Given during the opening ceremony of the 2022 annual conference of the AFBA which opened on Monday, 8th August 2022 in Lilongwe, Malawi, the award recognizes good governance.
DL News
General
Reduction of Benchmark values: La Bianca paid GHC 1,074,627.15 in compliance with OSP directive -Report
"Labianca Company Limited complied with the directive on 31 March 2022."
DL News