Courts
Legal vacation: Courts in Greater Accra to conduct only virtual hearings
This directive comes as the courts would be embarking on the annual long vacation for the legal year, beginning August to September 2022.
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Results for "international law and covid"
10261 results.
Africa
Kenya resumes khat exports to Somalia
Prior to this month President Uhuru Kenyatta and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud endorsed an agreement which will also see a resumption of trade in fish
BBC Africa
Crime
Police arrest man over illegal sale and installation of electricity metres
The suspect is part of a syndicate duplicating details of existing metres to be used for the installation of illegal metres.
DL News
General
British Boxing Board lifts ban on Ghanaian boxers
The BBBofC stated in March 2022 that they would not consider applications from Ghanaian boxers wishing to compete in British events.
GNA
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing July 12-13, 2022
According to Court sources, the particular cases up for consideration relates to writs, civil motions, civil appeals, a review motion, and a reference motion.
DL News
US
Jerry Harris: Star of Netflix's Cheer sentenced to 12 years
He pleaded guilty in February to charges of child pornography and traveling across state lines with the purpose of having sex with a child.
BBC
Crime
Three senior police officers interdicted over Islamic SHS disturbance
The students are said to have blocked the road in front of their school, in protest over frequent knockdowns due to the lack of speed ramps.
DL News
Africa
Police arrest officers attached to Burna Boy for shooting at nightclub
Reports said the police escorts attached to Burna Boy shot a man who reacted when the singer allegedly made passes at his wife.
Guardian Nigeria
Europe
Former Miss France charged over ex-Gabon ruler gift
Sonia Rolland has been charged with receipt of embezzled public funds for accepting an apartment from him in Paris worth $750,000 (£600,000).
BBC
Courts
Sarkodie subpoenaed to give testimony in High Court
Twitter user, Jude Osei has averred that he was persuaded of the legitimacy of the account he was interacting with because Sarkodie had also interacted with the account to desired effects.
DL News
Africa
Egyptian Court jails ex-presidential candidate for 15 years
Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, who is 70 and in poor health, was convicted along with an interim leader of the proscribed Muslim Brotherhood group, Mahmoud Ezzat
BBC
General
Practice Direction Alert: Drawing up entry of Judgment: Ken Kwame Asamoah vs. State Insurance Company [2022] DLSC 11430
Full Practice Direction available in attached document. Subscribe to Dennislaw to read the case
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Africa
Section 84(12): Court fixes date for report on Supreme Court decision
Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the matter after counsel for the plaintiff (Peoples Democratic Party), Joseph Daudu, SAN, told the court that the hearing of his case would depend on the apex court’s decision on the suit before it.
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Courts
Court issues bench warrant against former Yendi NPP executive over forgery
He is accused to have forged the signature of former treasurer, Mohammed Mustapha and allegedly withdrew GH¢53,000 from the party’s account at the National Investment Bank branch in Yendi.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Assin-North MP’s review application: Supreme Court adjourns to May 17
Assin-North MP’s review application: Supreme Court adjourns to May 17
DL News
Crime
Truck driver arrested over trailer accident within Ntorosoro township
Truck driver arrested over trailer accident within Ntorosoro township
DL News
Courts
Lecturer remanded for inflicting cutlass wounds on teenage son
The accused claimed he committed the act to serve as punishment for wrongdoing the teenager committed in school.
DL News
Tech
MTN gets authorization to provide banking services in Nigeria
The bank will be known as MoMo Payment Service Bank Limited.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Assin North MP case: SC to rule on review application April 5
On March 29, 2022, when the case was expected to be moved per the court’s previous orders, Mr.Tsatsu Tsikata, notified the court that his side had filed on the previous day, another motion.
DL News
Courts
Defilement of 10-year old: Community Police Officer jailed 15 years
The accused, a Community Police Officer pleaded not guilty to the offence of defilement however in the court’s opinion, the prosecution was able to satisfy the standard of proof thus imprisoned him for 15 years.
DL News