Courts
Crane operator gets 15 years in hard labour
The court, presided over by Mrs Eleanor Kakra Banes Botchway, sentenced the accused after a full trial of which the court found him guilty and convicted.
GNA
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US
US accuses Google of paying $10B a year to dominate search
The accusation came on the opening day of a landmark trial that is the biggest antitrust case in the United States in over two decades.
Daily Sabah
US
Historic Trump mugshot released after arrest in Atlanta, Georgia
Donald Trump has surrendered in Georgia on charges of plotting to overturn the state's 2020 election results in an arrest that saw the first ever mugshot of a former US president.
BBC
US
X (formerly Twitter) sues group accusing Elon Musk of allowing hate speech to thrive
X (formerly Twitter) sues group accusing Elon Musk of allowing hate speech to thrive The Center for Countering Digital Hate has reported a rise in hateful language since Elon Musk bought Twitter last year. The social media firm, recently re...
Sky News
Tech
Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft over Twitter data
"They trained illegally using Twitter data. Lawsuit time," the multi-billionaire said in a tweet.
BBC
Others
Justice in the Metaverse: Here's what the first virtual court hearing in Colombia looked like
Colombia held its first-ever hearing in the Metaverse after the passage of a law last year that expressly allows cutting-edge information technology to be used in courts.
LAW.COM
Crime
Possession of illicit drugs : Painter jailed 10 years
Ber Kevin, 21 years, was also ordered by the court presided over by Mrs Ellen Ofei-Ayeh to pay a fine of 1,000 penalty units or in default serve another three years imprisonment which will run concurrently.
GNA
Europe
UK: Crime Commissioner banned from driving after being caught speeding five times in 12 weeks
Henry was captured speeding twice near a primary school in Daybrook, Nottingham; on the A610, and in Chilwell and Beeston.
Sky News
General
On World Refugee Day: Whoever, Wherever, Whenever they may be
According to the UNHCR, over 100 million people are now forcibly displaced around the world in light of the war in Ukraine, which is the fastest displacement crisis in recent times.
DL News
US
US black man mistaken for older white suspect – lawsuit
Shane Lee Brown, 25, was arrested in January 2020 in a traffic stop after he failed to show his licence. Las Vegas police found a warrant in his name. But that warrant was actually for Shane Neal Brown, a middle-aged white man with a beard,...
BBC
General
New Zealand police respond to 4-year-old’s emergency call
The force shared a clip of the exchange, which was “too cute not to share” to Facebook, where the call begins in the usual fashion, with the dispatcher asking what the nature of the emergency was
CNN
General
A Judge’s Perspective: Preparedness of the Judicial Service of Ghana Post COVID-19
The implementation of the E-Justice system has not been without challenges.
DL News
Europe
Jerome Boateng in court for allegedly assaulting ex-girlfriend
February Mr Boateng’s ex-girlfriend, 25-year-old model Kasia Lenhardt, was found dead after taking her own life at a flat in Berlin.
DL News
Business
Bright Simons writes: Ghana wants to make Norway rich (by $1 billion)
On 30th July 2021, a memorandum from Ghana’s Minister of Energy to the country’s Parliament muddied the waters even further.
DL News
General
$170 million judgment debt hangs on Ghana: As last-minute attempt proves futile
The Government of Ghana had 28 days to challenge the Tribunal’s decision under U.K law but the country appeared in court exactly three days to the expiration of the above number of days to ask for an extension.
DL News
General
Ghana to collaborate with Nigeria over Maritime attacks – CDS reveals
This is in response to recent attacks that have surfaced on the Gulf of Guinea which amount to about 43% of global piracy attacks
DL News
Others
Canada truck-attack suspect charged with terrorism
Canada’s attorney general has approved terror charges against a man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family with his vehicle in London, Ontario.
DL News
US
Former Google Engineer Opens Up: About Her Sexual Harrasment Ordeals At Google
I used to be a Google engineer. That often feels like the defining fact about my life. When I joined the company after college in 2015, it was at the start of a multiyear reign atop Forbes’s list of best workplaces.
DL News
Europe
LEGO wins design patent case against German company at EU court
A European court has ruled in favor of the Danish toy giant, finding that its building block design is protected. Critics say the firm is using its heft to crush competition.
DL News
General
Know the current LLb-awarding institutions in Ghana: Their history and locations
From the University of Ghana, which pioneered university-based legal education in the country, to relatively new law faculties established in different parts of Ghana, prospective law students now have a wider range of institutions to consi...
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