General
Prestigious J.H.Jackson Moot Court Competition takes off at UPSA
This year's round features 16 teams from seven(7) African countries including Ghana.
DL News
Results for "Rule of Law Index"
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Tech
UK law firm looking to hire GPT specialist
The UK firm is the latest in a host of law firms looking to find uses for the fast-developing chat technology.
LAW.COM
General
KNUST Faculty of Law produces first batch of Justices
The first cohort of LLB students was admitted into the KNUST Faculty of Law in August 2003.
DL News
US
AI-powered "robot" lawyer will be first of its kind to represent defendant in US court
Joshua Browder, CEO of DoNotPay, said the company's AI-creation runs on a smartphone, listens to court arguments, and formulates responses for the defendant.
CBS News
Africa
Nigerian Law School’s Data Processing Officer, 2 others dismissed over exam malpractices
The actions of the three staff contravened various regulations governing the code of conduct for staff members of the law school.
The Nigeria Lawyer
Business
First-ever Users’ Forum on the Companies Act held
Even with the promulgation of the new Companies Act, 2019(Act 992), there still abound confusion relative to understanding, interpretation, and application of the same.
DL News
General
2022 Call to the Bar : Miss Sabina Sabia Larribah Bolsong(Esq) is Mensah-Sarbah Prize winner
Sabina has a degree in Economics and Entrepreneurship Development from the University of Development Studies where she graduated in 2014.
DL News
Africa
Nigeria: Rivers State gives women right to share family property
“I don’t know why it’s a taboo; because you’re a girl, because you’re a woman, you’re not entitled to inherit what belongs to your father."
The Nation
General
KNUST Law Dean to speak at public lecture in honour of Baffour Osei Akoto
The lecture will be held at the KNUST Law Auditorium and on the theme, ‘Human Rights Activisim and Freedom in Modern Ghana – The Role of Baffour Osei Akoto.’.
DL News
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...
DL News
Others
The new kid on the block; We don’t know what we have created
It’s been close to five years (5) since it was created but was never really set up till August 2021. Even its set up has been slow due to lack of resources and staff.
TheSammy Darko(Esq)
General
Housing deficit inhibiting government’s implementation of 6 months rent advance, Rent Act - Asenso- Boakye
“The deficit is creating imbalance, demand and supply imbalance, therefore, it is inhibiting government’s effort in implementing the current rent Act.”
DL News
General
Rent Control Dep’t resolved more than 80% of complaints received from 2016 - 2020
"Despite that, from 2016 to last year, statistics have shown that we’ve been able to settle over 80% of the cases that comes here."
DL News
Europe
Road-blocking protestors could be jailed for a year under new UK law
Under the new laws, it will be illegal for activists to lock or glue themselves to buildings with those that do facing a maximum penalty of six months in prison and an unlimited fine.
Euronews
Crime
Attempted abortion : Mother can be charged with Murder, Manslaughter if it kills child given birth to - GIMPA Lecturer
“If you attempt to abort and you fail and you deliver and the child lives for some time and dies as a result of the earlier abortion, the presumption is that, the human being who is now a person has died."
DL News
Tech
Cybersecurity lawyers need to pay attention to these
Cybersecurity lawyers need to pay attention to these
DL News
General
Dissecting Ghana’s New Land Act, (Act 1036) in Justice Alexander Osei Tutu’s new book
Dissecting Ghana’s New Land Act, (Act 1036) in Justice Alexander Osei Tutu’s new book
DL News
General
Lawyers must brace for competition under AfCFTA – UPSA Law School Dean
Lawyers must brace for competition under AfCFTA – UPSA Law School Dean
DL News
General
Biased justice threat to national security – Minister
Mr Kan Dapaah advised that when the bench is also perceived to be biased, citizens may eventually take the law into their own hands.
DL News
Tech
Meta Lawyers Question Role of State Attorneys General in Federal Antitrust Enforcement
Lawyers at Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick argued that state attorneys general are not “sovereign enforcers of federal antitrust law” and are essentially no different than private plaintiffs in antitrust suits.
Law.com