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Want to Thin Your Law Firm's Head Count? Mandate 3 or More Days of Office Attendance
Lawyers overwhelmingly want more flexibility, and they're willing to jump ship to get it, a recent survey of 350 Big Law attorneys found.
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How Can ‘No-Code’ Digitally Transform the Legal Sector?
The legal sector’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic opens many doors to advancements facilitated through new technology. One such advancement is “no-code” software creation, a means by which firms can create their own digital solutions....
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Enforce Section (92) of PPA Act- GII to Gov’t
The Executive Director, Mrs. Linda Ofori-Kwafo called for the enforcement of Section 92 of the PPA Act, especially during emergencies to deter officials who may want to take advantage.
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Crime
153 kids rescued from child labour in 2021 – Challenging Heights
Challenging Heights, a non-government organisation, based in the Central Region, says it rescued a total of 153 children in 2021 who were engaged in child slavery, forced work or domestic servitude in the coastal communities of Ghana.
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Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar court sentences ousted leader to four years jail
Ms Suu Kyi faces 11 charges in total, which have been widely condemned as unjust. She has denied all charges.
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Lawyer Akoto Ampaw calls for the teaching of human rights in schools
The country’s next review is supposed to be next year, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been moved to January 2023.
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General
2022 Budget: No nuisance taxes will be introduced- John Kumah
On nuisance taxes, Mr. Kumah noted that it is a lazy approach to raise revenue thus a number of them had been scrapped.
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Crime
Brazil senators back criminal charges against Bolsonaro over Covid handling
A Senate panel backed a report calling for charges against Mr Bolsonaro including crimes against humanity, after 600,000 deaths from coronavirus
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US
Texas Governor Greg Abbott bans mandatory vaccination in state
Facebook and Google, which employ a large number of people in the state, have also told employees that they would need proof of vaccination to return to the office.
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US
Man who faked own death over Covid relief scam sentenced
David Staveley falsely claimed to co-own four large businesses in need of nearly $544,000 (£399,000) in support from a federal government programme.
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Crime
Businessman fails to meet GH¢6.340 million bail condition
On July 17, 2021, Yahaya told the investors he had been arrested by INTERPOL and officials of some security agencies and the gold bars had been confiscated.
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Asia
Vietnamese man jailed for 5 years for spreading coronavirus
Vietnam has been one of the world’s coronavirus success stories, thanks to targeted mass testing, aggressive contact tracing, tight border restrictions and strict quarantine.
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US
Canadian PM stoned on campaign trail
“Political violence is never justified and our media must be free from intimidation, harassment, and violence,
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General
COVID-19: President will review land border restrictions if necessary – Eugene Arhin
“President Akufo-Addo understands the difficulties people have had to go through the restrictions that have been imposed on lives and livelihoods, and I believe if there is the need for them to review whatever aspects of the restrictions, h...
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Report of the Ad Hoc committee to investigate the procurement contract between the Government of Ghana and His Highness, Sheik H Dalmook Al Maktoum and S. L. Ahmed Global for the supply of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccines
As already stated, the Committee found that the Ministry of Health did not comply with the requirements of Article 181(5) of the Constitution in respect of its Agreement with Messrs Al Maktoum
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US
Canada fines two travelers nearly $20K over false Covid information
On September 7, Canada plans to open to any fully vaccinated travelers who have been inoculated with a Canada-accepted vaccine and who meet all of the country’s entry requirements.
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Scrap levies, taxes on mining exploration- Ghana Chamber of Mines to govt
We expect to implement the second phase of this project soon and hopefully in the next few weeks, we should be able to take a decision on how to fund this phase.
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Courts
New Covid strain compels Judiciary to postpone 2021 Legal Year Service
During the legal vacation, the lower courts and some High courts continue to operate, so that the wheels of justice will not grind to a halt
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General
Organized Labour calls for new Commission to restructure public sector salary
The Ghana Statistical Service in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank in a survey on the effects of the pandemic showed that 35.7 percent of private businesses had to close down during the partial l...
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