General
Lands Commission IT system shuts down for over 3 weeks
The system, which has been down for three weeks now, is seriously affecting land registration, stamp duty, lawyers-clients work, and the work of the Commission’s staff.
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Results for "2022 (Act 1083)"
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Business
GARIA unveils maiden Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Journal
The inaugural edition of the Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Journal features 11 high-quality articles contributed by eminent academics, practitioners, jurists, and experts from Ghana, Canada, Nigeria, and South Africa.
GARIA
General
Building Your own Legal Empire: Dare to be Different -Lawyer Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang writes
I remember at the Faculty of Law University of Ghana at our time, the most popular electives were Trade and Investment Law, Commercial Law, Private International Law. However, I chose with few others to study Natural Resources Law.
Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang, Former Director of the Ghana School of Law
Europe
UK Home Secretary does not rule out GPS tagging of Channel migrants
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said she was considering "all options" to "exert some control" over migrants arriving in small boats. The Times originally reported that the Home Office was considering fitting them with GPS tags.
BBC
General
Sign all processes, letters to court in your names- GBA to lawyers
It notes that such a practice is contrary to Section 2 of the Legal Professions Act, 1960(Act 32), Order 82 Rule 3 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C.I. 47) as well as case law
DL News
Crime
More than 400 unlicensed loan administrators arrested, says EOCO
"A joint technical task force comprising EOCO, the BoG, and the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) was constituted to clamp down on the activities of unlicensed digital loan application platforms.
DL News
Courts
Pastor, five others fined for abusing baby
They were found to manhandled and abused an infant in a viral video, and were subsequently arrested by the Police.
GNA
Business
ORC extends deadline for filing of Annual Returns and Renewals
The extension of the deadline is to make up for downtimes experienced on the ORC's software application system
DL News
Business
BoG suspends forex licences of Fidelity Bank, FNB Ghana
The two banks have been additionally fined 1000 penalty points each
DL News
Business
BoG cautions against 97 unlicensed loan providers
The activities of the entities are in contravention of the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930); BoG said in a statement dated June 14, 2023.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Wife entitled to property settlement despite void marriage- SC tells Cameroonian-born, Canadian man
The apex court noted that having contributed to the acquisition of the properties, it is only fair and just that the respondent be given a share and consequently endorsed the decision of the High Court, which decision was affirmed by the Co...
DL News
General
AG hints at new Notaries Public Bill as 92 are sworn-in
“A new Notaries Public Bill has been submitted by the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice to cabinet for consideration and approval before its introduction in Parliament."
DL News
General
Attorney-General launches Public Defenders Division of Legal Aid Commission
As one of the three divisions created by the new Legal Aid Commission Act, 2018 (Act 977), the Public Defenders Division will essentially provide crucial legal assistance to persons who are unable to afford the cost of legal representation.
DL News
Courts
Madina MP’s case struck out by Kaneshie District Court
Mr. Sosu was charged by the police after he led a demonstration in his constituency, to protest the bad state of roads
DL News
General
Auditor-Generals reports: AG sets up team to deal with lapses in surcharges, disallowances
The setting-up of the team, according to Mr. Dame in a letter addressed to the Auditor-General, is in response to lapses in the notices of disallowance and surcharge served on the Attorney-General.
DL News
Africa
Divorcing couples don't have equal rights to assets-Kenya Supreme Court
Declaring that the 50:50 formula is not absolutely applicable, the top court stated that in case of divorce, each party should leave the marriage with property he or she acquired during the union though a spouse may get more based on his or...
nation.africa
Supreme Court News
Requirement of Part 3 of CAP 127: Many women remain unmarried – Ampomah tells SC
According to him, if such a person renounces his Christian faith in favor of Islam and becomes eligible to marry more than one wife, any subsequent marriage is deemed illegal, null and void
DL News
Others
Wellness therapist or Tinder date? India court refuses to quash proceedings against woman accused of online cheating
Commenting on the chats, the court said it was the accused who lured the complainant into the wellness therapy.
Livelaw
Africa
South Africa: Minimum age for capacity of criminal intent in children increased
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development explained that this has brought South Africa in line with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.
AllAfrica
Courts
Court of Appeal releases confiscated East Legon House to Nayele Ametepe’s mum
In January 2015, after Nayele Ametepe Alia Ruby Appiah was convicted and sentenced in the United Kingdom for the possession of 12.5 kg of Cocaine, the said house was seized by the Narcotics Control Board.
DL News