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Courts
Attorney-General challenges Court of Appeal decision halting Hanan’s criminal trial
The appeal seeks to reverse the order staying proceedings at the High Court and allow the prosecution of the two accused persons to continue.
DL News23 October 2026
Courts
Court of Appeal refuses bid to halt Adu-Boahene trial
The three had asked the appellate court to stay proceedings at the High Court while challenging an earlier ruling on disclosure of documents.
DL News29 May 2026
US
Massachusetts court rules lawyer’s nap during murder trial created ‘uncurable error’, violating defendant's constitutional right
Lawyer fell asleep during jury selection and testimony. Defendant granted new trial by Massachusetts’ top court
Bloomberg Law12 January 2024
Courts
Opuni case - To start the trial ‘De Novo’ or not
The state represented by Chief State Attorney, Evelyn Keelson, on March 30, 2023, appearing before a new judge, prayed the court against starting the trial all over again
DL News31 March 2023
Courts
Trial of former MASLOC boss adjourned to April 20
Sedinam Tamakloe and Daniel Axim, a former Operations Officer of MASLCO are facing trial for allegedly stealing and causing financial loss to the state to the tune of GHC93 million.
DL News30 March 2023
General
Review ruling on the Opuni matter: A travesty of Justice-NDC
The opposition National Democratic Congress has described the review ruling of the Supreme Court on the Dr.Stephen Kwabena Opuni matter as a travesty of Justice.
DL News14 November 2021
Asia
Guantanamo detainee due in military court over Indonesia bombings
Encep Nurjaman, also known as Hambali and Riduan bin Isomudin, is set to face a military commission on charges of war crimes, including murder, “terrorism” and conspiracy.
DL News31 August 2021
Courts
Full Text: Wontumi’s reflections from prison
Chairman Wontumi notes that his incarceration has been a period of deep reflection. He has had first-hand interaction with prison officers, inmates, and the conditions under which the Ghana Prison Service operates - a system he says has see...
Dr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah28 October 2026
General
Sophia Akuffo's appointment to Council of state constitutionally flawed-Ansa-Asare
According to him, the appointment created an avoidable problem because a more senior retired Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood, was available and should have been considered ahead of Justice Akuffo.
DL News22 June 2026
General
Sophia Akuffo broke Oath of Secrecy with CJ removal comments-Ansa-Asare
In an interview with TV3 on September 3, Sophia Akuffo argued that Justice Torkornoo was denied a fair process, insisting the allegations against her were too weak to justify her removal.
DL News4 September 2025
General
Sophia Akuffo condemns removal of Chief Justice Torkornoo
According to her, the allegations leveled against Justice Torkornoo were not so grave as to merit such a severe outcome as her removal, thereby describing it as a "rigmarole" that set a dangerous precedent for Ghana’s judiciary.
DL News3 September 2025
Africa
Uganda passes controversial law restoring military trials for civilians
The decision, made on Tuesday, directly contradicts a Supreme Court ruling issued in January 2025 that barred the practice, declaring it unconstitutional and unfair.
DL News22 May 2025
General
President assents to Plea Bargaining Act, 2022 (Act 1079)
Per the Act1079 a person charged with a criminal offence may at the time before judgment, negotiate with the Attorney General for a plea agreement to reduce an offence charged to a lesser offence or to withdraw a charge against an accused p...
DL News27 July 2022
General
Parliament passes ‘Plea Bargaining Bill’
Even though there existed a few instances where plea bargaining existed for very few offenses like Subsections (2) and (3) of Section 239 of Act 30 and others, the majority of offenses under Ghana’s criminal jurisdiction are generally exclu...
DL News27 June 2022
Courts
Oliver Vormawor charged on three counts for road infractions
The Youth activist in a Facebook post earlier today, May 17, 2022, indicated that he had been arrested and was being taken to cells at the East Legon Police station.
DL News17 May 2022
Courts
High Court refuses Adu Boahene’s request to adjourn trial pending Supreme Court review
His counsel, Samuel Atta Akyea, had asked the court to adjourn the case until September 2, 2026, when a three-member panel of the Supreme Court is expected to hear a review application filed by Ofoase-Ayirebi MP Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.
DL News26 August 2026
Africa
Morocco captain Hakimi to face rape trial in France
Hakimi, 27, has consistently denied the allegation.
DL News20 June 2026
US
New York Appeals Court Overturns Harvey Weinstein's Rape Conviction
The Court of Appeals, in a 4-3 ruling, determined that the trial judge had made a mistake by allowing testimony from women not mentioned in the charges against Weinstein, leading to the order for a new trial.
DL News26 April 2024
Europe
Italy mafia trial: 200 sentenced to 2,200 years for mob links
The three-year trial saw individuals, including a former Italian senator sentenced for alleged links to the 'Ndrangheta, one of Europe's most influential criminal organisations.
BBC22 November 2023
US
Ed Sheeran must face copyright trial over Thinking Out Loud, judge rules
A judge denied Sheeran's bid to dismiss the case, saying a jury should decide on the similarities between the songs.
BBC3 October 2022