Africa
Nigerian woman jailed in UK for stealing £19,650 from vulnerable patients
Her lawyer told the court that Mrs Abiola Akinremi took to fraud because she was suffering from depression and needed money for childcare.
Peoples Gazette
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Africa
South African ex-President Zuma calls courts unjust after completing jail term
Zuma, who has faced myriad corruption allegations, also had failed to appear in front of an inquiry into state graft -- locally called "state capture" -- that occurred under his nearly decadelong tenure.
VOA
Africa
UK extradites Nigerian to U.S. for alleged email fraud
Together with two others, also Nigerians, the trio are said to have allegedly participated in Business Email Compromise Scams (“BEC scams”) that targeted thousands of victims around the world, including in the United States.
Premium Times Nig
General
Judicial disciplinary architecture should be amended-Samoa Addo
The private legal practitioner says the current disciplinary architecture of the judiciary makes the Ghana Legal Council (GLC) the prosecutor and the judge in adjudicating cases brought before it
DL News
US
Aspiring lawyer wins right to sue law firm over discriminatory denial of training contract
Epelle, who is representing herself, alleges she was unfairly excluded from the firm's recruitment process due to her race, nationality, and visa status.
DL News
General
CJ removal: Prima facie determination does not always require response-Kpebu
He stressed that this preliminary assessment, known as a prima facie determination, does not always require feedback or a response from the Chief Justice or any judge of the superior courts.
DL News
Crime
Ghanaian man sentenced in US for online fraud scheme
On November 26, 2024, U.S. District Judge Thomas A. Varlan in Knoxville, Tennessee, handed down a 63-month prison sentence to the 34-year-old.
DL News
Crime
Hajia4Real pleads guilty to $2m Romance Scam, faces 5 years in prison
The 31-year-old was indicted last year on six counts for fraud and money laundering after her extradition from the UK.
DL News
Tech
Pulitzer Prize winners join 'nonfiction authors' lawsuit against OpenAI, Microsoft
The complaint accused OpenAI and Microsoft of exploiting “the elements of protectable expression” in copyrighted works, including “the choice and order of words and sentences, syntax, flow, themes, and paragraph and story structure, as well...
LAW.COM
Tech
Trevor Milton sentenced to prison after fraud conviction
Trevor Milton, who led Nikola Corporation, was convicted of fraud last year after a jury found he had lied persistently about the company.
BBC
Europe
Mother sues firm after solicitor son took his own life
The mother of the late Kristof Fabry, who was an associate solicitor with London practice Statham Gill Davies Solicitors, has brought the employment tribunal claim against the firm and one of its partners.
Law Society Gazette
Europe
Four suspects charged in probe into European Parliament bribery by Gulf state
Greek MEP and European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili was among those previously arrested in the case.
BBC
Europe
Calling a man 'bald' is sex harassment - UK Employment Tribunal rules
Calling a man 'bald' is sex harassment after employment tribunal compares it to commenting on a woman's breasts... as electrician called 'bald c***' by supervisor is set to win compensation for having 'dignity violated'
Daily Mail
Courts
Man jailed, caned for raping, trying to impregnate ex-girlfriend so she would marry him
“I believe that it is not too late for you to change, become a better man and lead a meaningful life.”
DL News
General
As a Judge I have evidence that God is real: Justice Marful Sau
I have looked at the Bible and I can tell you that there is a lot of evidence to show that the God we serve is true God and Jesus Christ is the true Son of God.
DL News
US
Extradited Ghanaian national sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison for multimillion-dollar money laundering conspiracy
The prosecution of this case is being handled by the Office’s Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit. Assistant United States Attorneys Sagar K. Ravi and Mitzi Steiner are in charge of the prosecution.
DL News
US
Boy Scouts of America: $850m deal agreed over sexual abuse claims
The settlement needs to be approved by a judge, but may face opposition from insurers who would have to pay out millions of dollars
DL News
General
2023 vacation virtual court sittings: Designated courts, Microsoft teams training schedule
The training, which will mainly be done virtually, is to enhance their optimum usage of the application during the legal vacation virtual court sittings
DL News
Supreme Court News
Late Bantamahene’s Mbrom property belongs to maternal family, not wife and children – Supreme Court
In a judgment delivered on July 29, 2026, the five-member panel of the Supreme Court allowed an appeal brought by Albert Owusu Baah, representing the maternal family, against Mrs. Agnes Owusu Asare, Alex Owusu Asare and two others.
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Courts
Case Flash: Bedroom induced transfer of property not legally binding if…-Supreme Court saves husband
In conclusion, the Supreme court also endorsed the Court of Appeal’s directive for the sharing of the properties on a 50-50
Richard Osei Boateng