Europe
UK Home Office monitoring activities of immigration lawyers', says minister
Immigration advisers who are not qualified lawyers must be approved and regulated by the Office of Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC)
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Court directs Rev. Kusi Boateng’s lawyers to properly serve Ablakwa on contempt application
The MP has been cited for contempt by Rev Kusi Boateng for allegedly throwing and kicking a court process at the premises of Metro TV after the latter sued and secured an injunction against him.
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Courts
Rev Kusi Boateng's ‘purported’ process servers not from Judicial Service- Ablakwa on contempt application
He notes that his search has revealed that the process servers who purportedly served him, do not belong to the Judicial Service.
DL News
General
Can Attorney General advise Auditor General on its report publication? : See Mr. Dame’s response
Last week, the Attorney General, Mr. Godfred Dame wrote to the Auditor General where he inter alia advised him to desist from the practice of publishing findings of his annual reports
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Courts
In absentia or not: Court to decide in former MASLOC boss case Feb 24
The presiding judge has thus directed the parties to file their Supplementary affidavits.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing February 7- 8, 2023
According to Court sources, the particular cases up for consideration include writs, civil appeals, and a civil motion
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Courts
Alleged conflict of interest: Rev Kusi Boateng secures injunction against Ablakwa's further publication
The MP in recent weeks had made allegations bothering on conflict of interest and corruption against Rev Victor Kusi Boateng concerning some aspects of the financing of the National Cathedral project.
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Courts
Court orders sureties to pay GHC 5 million bail bond in trial of former MASLOC boss
This comes after the failure of the sureties to produce the accused person as of December 22. 2022 pursuant to the court’s earlier order.
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Europe
UK law will recognise children born from rape as 'victims of crime' for first time
England and Wales will be among the first countries in the world to give victim status to those conceived through rape.
Law Society Gazette
Africa
Nigeria court remands three Sharia Judges, others for alleged theft in Kano
The judicial workers are accused of forging letterheads of the Kano Sharia Court and signatures of the two signatories to the court's Stanbic IBTC bank.
Premium Times Nig
General
CHRAJ acknowledges receipt of Ablakwa’s petition; says 'it’s receiving attention'
In a letter signed by the Director in charge of Anti Corruption, Stephen Azantilow, the Commission states that; ‘it is receiving attention.’
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Europe
Benjamin Mendy found not guilty of six counts of rape
The jury failed to reach verdicts on one count of rape and one of attempted rape and a retrial will take place.
BBC
Africa
South Africa: Activist challenges law that bars naming accused in rape cases
Caroline Peters wants a section of the Criminal Procedure Act declared unconstitutional and invalid
AllAfrica
General
52% of lawyers called to the Ghana Bar in 2022 are females
Of this number, 437 equivalent to 52% is female lawyers while the remaining 407 which represents 42% are males.
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General
Ghana to introduce Bill to give effect to Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The Statute sets out the crimes falling within the jurisdiction of the ICC, the rules of procedure and the mechanisms for States to cooperate with the ICC.
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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
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing November 22 - 24, 2022
According to Court sources, the particular cases up for consideration include writs, civil motions, civil appeals, and a chieftaincy appeal.
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General
Nana Dr. S. K. B. Asante to launch book on Critical and Biographical Essays
Nana S.K. B. Asante, born on May 11, 1933, is a Ghanaian lawyer and the Paramount Chief of Asokore Asante in the Ashanti Region.
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ECOWAS Court working on programme to improve enforcement of its decisions by Member States
“Some States have been relying on their non-ratification of these Protocols as a basis for the non-enforcement of the decisions of the Court,” the court said on its website.
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General
844 new lawyers called to the Ghana Bar
Originally, 846 applicants were presented and were supposed to be called as new lawyers however two persons were denied the Call in the course of the program when it was realized that they had violated the Rules of Robing.
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