Africa
Nigerian Lawmakers Propose To Jail Unlawful Protesters For Five Years
A bill proposing a five-year jail term for unlawful protesters in the country has scaled through first reading at the House of Representatives.
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Courts
RNAQ’s ex-wife seeks freeze on company share sales and luxury assets
Mrs Quaye wants the court to freeze the disputed assets so that, if her appeal succeeds, the properties will still be available for redistribution.
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Courts
Customary marriage dissolution :Presenting drinks, same being accepted by family not enough – Court
"Applying the personal law of the parties, which is the Akan customary law, I find that the customary marriage between the parties was not dissolved in accordance with the customs of Akropong where the Petitioner hails from as there was a b...
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Europe
Turkey’s withdrawal from women violence treaty goes to court
Istanbul, Turkey – With a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette on March 20, Turkey’s exit from the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence was sudden but not u...
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Supreme Court News
Father’s control of house bought in son’s name does not rebut advancement — Supreme Court
The decision settles a dispute between siblings over whether house No. J81 at Buade, Nungua, Accra, formed part of the estate of their late father, Emmanuel Fynn-Sackey, who died without a will on 2 August 2016.
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Courts
Two remanded over alleged land guard attack at East Legon
Gabriel Abotsi Ahor, 29, a carpenter, and Benjamin Essel, 32, a concrete mixer, are alleged to have helped demolish an uncompleted building and a fence wall on a disputed property.
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General
Rent Control Dep't to deny services to landlords without rent cards from August 17
In a statement issued on Monday, August 10, Acting Rent Commissioner Frederick Opoku said landlords and property owners must be ready to prove that they have met the mandatory rent-card requirement when seeking services from the Department.
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Business
Sam Jonah goes to International Tribunal over Abuja land dispute
The case, filed under the International Chamber of Commerce, centres on River Park Estate, a large mixed-use development near the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
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Others
Trading Under The Diplomatic Shield: Reconstructing The Commercial Activity Exception To Diplomatic Immunity
This article examines the tension between diplomatic immunity and private commercial accountability under Ghanaian law. It argues that Ghana reflects the restrictive doctrine of sovereign immunity, especially through the commercial activity...
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Courts
Trio bailed over alleged Ablekuma land grab
The court, presided over by Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Bassit sitting as an additional judge, admitted Isaac Ofei, also known as Attah, Nana Ofori Atta and Samuel Blessing to bail of GH¢50,000 each
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General
Betting with Burglary: New Research Links Sports Betting Shops to Rising Crime in Ghana—Researchers Sound Alarm
A recent study has found that proximity to sports betting shops in Ghana significantly increases the likelihood of burglary and theft in nearby communities. The research links the rise in property crime to weak regulatory enforcement, poor...
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Business
New law to empower MMDCEs access capital markets in the offing-Minister
He noted that this initiative will also enable MMDAs to raise capital for development projects.
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Courts
There’s room for post judgement negotiation on Trafigura seizing Ghana's Property – Yamoah Paintsil
According to him, even after a court ruling, the parties can negotiate terms and conditions.
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Europe
Signa Creditors Back Restructuring Plans Dangling 30% Payout
Lenders, which include banks, insurers and sovereign wealth funds, backed the proposals for Signa Prime Selection, the flagship luxury unit, and its smaller sister Signa Development Selection at meetings in Vienna on Monday.
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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...
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Africa
Zimbabwe: New marriage law give 'girlfriends' inheritance rights
Unlike in the past, the new law recognizes civil partnerships, which are not marriages but are recognized only for property sharing.
AllAfrica
Courts
Saglemi Housing trial: State to file final witness statements, adjourned to May 11
Former Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing and Member of Parliament for Asutifi South Constituency, Alhaji Collins Dauda, and four others have been charged with the offence of causing financial loss to the State; intentionally mi...
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General
Living with, having children with a man whose ordinance marriage is not legally untied is risky-Legal practitioner advises ‘side chicks’
It does not matter if the man left her twenty years, went away, and did all kinds of things,”
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Tech
Part 1: Innovation in litigation – Doing “Locus in quo” visitation virtually
Trials are often given long adjournment dates in order for the judges ample time to visit the land in question. These adjournments typically delay land litigation cases in court.
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General
Inheritance rights: Duration of marriage before death of spouse immaterial – Minkah-Premo
e big question of whether the mothers of children who were not married to the fathers can benefit, unfortunately, in this current draft, no provision is made for it…..if you look at Article 22, it talks about spouses, it doesn’t talk about...
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