General
Dr. Francisca Kusi-Appiah elevated Vice Dean, Senior Lecturer of UPSA Law School
Previously, she was acting Dean and Head of the Public Law Department until her official promotion to Vice Dean.
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Results for "Lawyer shaming"
1273 results.
Europe
UK: Severely fatigued lawyer unfairly sacked over absences
Chinedu Orogbu brought employment tribunal proceedings against Duncan Lewis Solicitors after he was dismissed over repeated absences from work.
Law Society Gazette
Africa
Kenya's judiciary proposes abolishing death penalty, reduced sentences
Kenya's Chief Justice Martha Koome is seeking changes to certain laws drafted in 1930, before Kenya gained independence, that seek harsher penalties for capital offenders.
VOA Africa
Africa
Nigerian doctor sentenced to life in prison for rape
Dr Olufemi Olaleye sexually assaulted the girl for more than a year until his wife found out and informed the police, the prosecutor said.
BBC
General
How well do you track your clients' expenses? : Join the G/A Bar CLE Seminar October 26
Day in and day out, most lawyers’ attention remains on their legal fees to the detriment of the expenses they incur for and on behalf of their clients, which end up not being reimbursed.
DL News
General
2023 Call to the Bar: Ebenezer Addai Osei(Esq) is Mensah-Sarbah Prize winner
Last year, a UCC Faculty of Law alumnus, Miss Sabina Sabia Larribah Bolsong (Esq), won the Prestigious Mensah Sarbah Memorial Prize.
DL News
Supreme Court News
OSP goes to SC; seeks quashing of HC ruling to hear motion earlier
The High Court, presided over by Justice Eric Twum granted a motion for abridgment of time filed by Madam Cecilia Dapaah subsequent to the OSP’s filing of a second motion for confirmation of seizure.
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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
OSP abusing court processes in 2nd cash seizure attempt-Cecilia Dapaah insists, wants action expedited
She indicates that the OSP has failed to satisfy the statutory conditions precedent for applying for such a remedy having held onto her seized money in excess of the statutorily stated sixty (60)days.
DL News
General
When and when not to opt for arbitration
Some contracts favour arbitration as the favourable method of resolving a dispute, while others favour the option of litigation in the court as the simplest and quickest way to resolve the problem
Lawyer Monthly
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
General
G/A GBA condemns arrest, detention of lawyer at recent #occupyjulorbihousedemo
A statement signed by the Regional Secretary, Aurelius Awuku has revealed that subsequent to receiving the news of the arrest and manhandling, the Association verified and thus received a confirmation
DL News
General
Delay in the Administration of Justice: Ace, Justice Asare-Botwe outline remedies
At the ongoing Conference of the Ghana Bar Association, as usual, one of the topics considered as part of lawyers' Continuous Legal Education was; Delays in the Administration of Justice: Where are we?
DL News
General
The distinguished, true and real legal luminary that is his Lordship Professor Samuel Kofi Date-Bah
He prolifically authored articles covering constitutional provisions, landmark cases, and even comprehensive textbooks. By my calculation, between 1970 and 1978, he contributed more than 45 articles to UGLJ and RGL combined.
Ace Anan Ankomah
General
The departure which must itself be departed from-Comment on the Supreme Court Decision of GHANA TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO. LTD & ANOR v ATTA VI.
This writer submits that the Ogyeadom case could never, as perceived by the Court, have settled the question whether or not the Court is jurisdictionally competent to entertain and grant an application for stay of execution pending the dete...
Thaddeus Sory Esq.
US
US judge allows age-discrimination lawsuit against Musk’s X to proceed
US District Judge Susan Illston said on Tuesday the plaintiff in the proposed class action, John Zeman, had provided enough evidence
aljazeera
Courts
President swears-in two newly appointed High Court justices
The new judges are Justices Dorothy Ayodele Kingsley-Nyinah and Ama Sefenya Ayittey, both private legal practitioners before their elevation to the bench.
DL News
US
Historic Trump mugshot released after arrest in Atlanta, Georgia
Donald Trump has surrendered in Georgia on charges of plotting to overturn the state's 2020 election results in an arrest that saw the first ever mugshot of a former US president.
BBC
Courts
Diamond Appiah re-arrested in court after Nolle prosequi
Appiah is accused of collecting $30,000 from Aisha Modi, a businesswoman, for a parcel of land, which allegedly belong to another person
GNA
General
BELA to hold 2nd Kojo Bentsi-Enchill memorial lecture on September 7
“The lecture will provide a platform for industry experts to share their insights and opinions on the theme."
DL News