Europe
UK: Solicitor fined for failing to spot cyber fraud
A British solicitor was fined by the country's Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for inappropriate handling of a fraudulent payment as part of a conveyancing cyber scam.
The Law Society
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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
Courts
Six held for allegedly spreading misinformation about Herbert Mensah
The six are facing a conspiracy charge to commit offensive conduct, that they have denied, and have been given GHC50,000.00 bail with three sureties each.
GNA
Courts
Court remands accountant for unauthorized attempt to collect tax for GRA
Investigations uncovered that the accused had been forging the GRA official receipts.
GNA
Tech
Cyber threats for law firms in 2024
Cybercrime is a clear and present danger and it could have a catastrophic impact on firms and their clients if appropriate plans are not put into place to stop it
Legal Futures
Business
The trade-finance gap is holding back developing economies
It is no secret that countries that have achieved sustained high growth and major reductions in poverty in recent decades owe much of their success to international trade.
DL News
Tech
EU takes action against Elon Musk's X over disinformation
Digital commissioner Thierry Breton set out the alleged infringements in a post on the social media platform.
BBC
Supreme Court News
Cecilia Dapaah: OSP withdraws certiorari against High Court decision on 2nd confirmation application hearing
With the case at the Supreme Court now withdrawn, the High Court will on December 11 hear the second motion for confirmation of seizure & freezing orders, the OSP shared in an update on X
DL News
Europe
UK: Fraudster convicted in 2013 ordered to pay further £250,000
Kallakis and co-conspirator Alexander Williams were convicted of conspiring to defraud banks of more than £750 million in 2013
Law Society Gazette
Courts
Former Lighthouse pastor charged for stealing over GH¢7,000 freed
Appearing before an Accra Circuit upCourt earlier, Pastor Odonkor pleaded not guilty to two counts of stealing and for dishonestly appropriating the Church’s GH¢7,054
GNA
Tech
How poor cybersecurity practices limit your law firm’s success
With cybersecurity fast becoming a risk to businesses, it’s a law firm’s responsibility to safeguard the business against any attacks and not solely rely on the IT team to do all the work.
Lawyer Monthly
Tech
X, formerly Twitter, to collect biometric and employment data
People signed up to its subscription service, X Premium, can choose to provide a selfie and photo ID for verification
BBC
Courts
OSP’s freezing confirmation refused; Ordered to return Cecilia Dapaah’s stolen cash within 7 days
The OSP is currently investigating the former Minister in charge of Sanitation for corruption and corruption-related offenses
DL News
Crime
US-based Ghanaian jailed five years for laundering proceeds of romance scam
Kenneth Anim, pleaded guilty on April 27, according to authorities there, and admitted to "laundering funds from wire fraud schemes from 2014 to 2019."
DL News
General
Streamlining legal billing: Best practices for law firms
To keep your legal business running smoothly, ensuring an efficient billing process is important. Here are tips that can make your law firm billing process more efficient and less hectic
Lawyer Monthly
Tech
US law firms lead rush to join Twitter rival Threads
It comes as an IP battle between Twitter owner Elon Musk and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg shapes up.
LAW.COM
Europe
UK: Solicitor banned for overcharging vulnerable clients
Alex Richard Guy admitted that over two and a half years, while acting as one client’s deputy, he raised bills of costs amounting to almost £272,000 for work not undertaken and admitted using a third client’s money to buy Apple products
Law Society Gazette
Business
Staff involvement in fraud at financial institutions saw marginal reduction in 2022 - BoG report
The fraud cases involving staff decreased to 188 in 2022, as compared to 278 in 2021.
DL News
Africa
Lagos court grants wives equal rights over husbands’ properties
The court ruled that “indirect contributions of a wife to the marital property should not be quantified in monetary terms in order to entitle her to a share of the property”.
The Nigeria Lawyer
Tech
Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft over Twitter data
"They trained illegally using Twitter data. Lawsuit time," the multi-billionaire said in a tweet.
BBC