General
NLC summons GAUA, GTEC for hearing, dispute resolution
The meeting, which is scheduled to take place on August 30, 2023, is in response to a correspondence by GAUA to the Commission
DL News
Results for "American Bar Association"
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing July 11-13 2023
Cases up for consideration are civil motions, civil appeals, and writs
DL News
Courts
Akatsi South: Teacher gets 7 years in jail for sodomy, defilement
The convict, who teaches Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and English, during his appearance in Court on Wednesday, pleaded guilty to the crime of defiling a child under 16 years and sodomy.
GNA
General
Judicial Service urges JUSAG to call-off strike as it holds talks with government on Wednesday
JUSGA on Wednesday declared an indefinite strike over government's failure to approve recommendations on salary reviews and other allowances.
DL News
General
JUSAG serves notice of intended strike
According to JUSAG, the Judicial Council submitted a proposal in 2021 for approval on salary increments, however, nothing has been done about it.
DL News
Courts
SIM swap fraud: Two sentenced 12 months each to prison
The court held that the two accused persons were given a relatively lenient sentence since they had been in custody for a significant period of six (6) months
DL News
Africa
Uganda passes bill making it a crime to identify as LGBT
Those found to have committed "aggravated homosexuality" could face the death penalty if Uganda's president signs the new bill into law.
Sky News
Business
2 CSOs threaten legal action against MoFA over US pork imports
Two of such stakeholder civil society organisations (CSOs) – the Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG) and National Pig Farmers Association (NPFA) – have said they are being frustrated by MoFA
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Courts
Association International School sued by 2 former students
In a human rights action, the applicants suing per their mother, note that after making an initial payment of GHC 100,000, they later decided to settle the remaining amount but only to be told by the school that the balance had ballooned du...
DL News
Courts
Empire Cement injuncted from cement manufacturing in McCarthy enclave
The injunction follows concerns by the McCarthy Hill residents on the citing of the factory and manufacturing of cement in the area, which they said posed health hazards.
GNA
Africa
Zimbabwe: New marriage law give 'girlfriends' inheritance rights
Unlike in the past, the new law recognizes civil partnerships, which are not marriages but are recognized only for property sharing.
AllAfrica
Courts
Ashantigold SC secures injunction against the start of 2022/2023 GPL
The Football Club was demoted from the Premier League to the third Divison after the Disciplinary Committee of the FA found them guilty of match manipulation in July this year.
DL News
General
Keeping Justice out of reach will amount to criminal negligence – Dr. Bawumia
Addressing the 19th Triennial Conference of Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association, the Vice President thus called on Commonwealth countries to make use of Technology to enhance and facilitate access to justice for the people.
DL News
General
1st Quadrennial Delegates Conference: JUSAG confers ‘Highest award’ on Chief Justice
Presenting the award to Justice Jones Dotse, who received it on behalf of the Chief Justice, the JUSAG president, Alex Nartey noted that the CJ’s transparency has eliminated staff agitation and animosity.
DL News
Others
The country where having a pet could soon land you in jail
Police there recently announced that walking dogs in parks was a crime. The ban was justified as a measure to "protect the safety of the public".
BBC
General
Ashantigold SC faces these sanctions over match manipulation
According to the document signed by its Chairman Osei Kwadwo Adow, Esq. and dated Monday, May 16, 2022, the case relates to a matter of misconduct against Ashantigold SC & others in respect of their Ghana Premier League match against Inter...
DL News
Africa
Nigerian atheist Mubarak Bala jailed for blaspheming Islam
Mubarak Bala, a 37-year-old president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria was arrested in 2020 after a group of Muslims filed a petition to authorities accusing him of posting uncomplimentary messages about Islam on social media.
BBC
General
GFD calls for amendment of local laws on disability
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which seeks to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights by persons with disability was on December 13, 2006, adopted in New York at the UN Headquarters.
DL News
Courts
There was no violation to the rules of natural justice - Court tells UTAG
Lawyers of UTAG had argued that the Labour Commission breached the rule of natural justice by not giving UTAG a hearing when issues of their grievances were communicated.
DL News
Africa
Kenya atheists seek ban on school prayer days
The group says the prayer days are in contravention to students’ rights.
BBC