Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing June 13-14 2023
The particular cases up for consideration are civil motions, writs, civil appeals, and a criminal appeal
DL News
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General
Sierra Leone, Algeria elected to UN Security Council
Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio termed the election “a generational accomplishment”.
BBC
Courts
Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide suspect unfit to stand trial, UN court rules
Félicien Kabuga's lawyers had argued that he suffered from dementia.
BBC
Africa
Nigeria MPs want $25bn spent to fix refineries probed
This news comes as the price of fuel has more than doubled in Nigeria after the new president, Bola Tinubu, announced the scrapping of a fuel subsidy
BBC
Crime
Know the various charges leveled against Hajia 4real by the US State Attorney
According to the Bill of Indictment, Mona, 30 years of age is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of wire fraud, one count of money laundering conspiracy, and one count of money laundering, each of which car...
DL News
General
AG hints at new Notaries Public Bill as 92 are sworn-in
“A new Notaries Public Bill has been submitted by the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice to cabinet for consideration and approval before its introduction in Parliament."
DL News
General
Training manual for judges on RTI adopted
Parliament passed Ghana’s Right to Information Act, (Act 989) in March 2019 to provide a framework for the implementation of the Right.
GNA
General
Ace Anan Ankomah talks about lawyer-clients billing
He mentioned the Retainer; Fixed fee; hourly bill; Capped fees; Contingency fees; Success fee; Discounted charge; blended fees; Volume discount; The secondment; and Value billing.
DL News
General
Check out the 10 GIMPA Law conference recommendations for constitutional amendment
Panelists including Mr. Dennis Adjei Dwomoh, Managing Attorney, Law Plus, Mr. Nicholas Lenin Anane, Lawyer, Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co., and Diana Asonaba Dapaah, Deputy Attorney General & Deputy Minister of Justice of Ghana, were present to...
DL News
Africa
Nigerian woman on Italy's most wanted list extradited
The 48-year-old was one of the few women on Italy's most-wanted list, police said in a statement, describing her as a prominent figure in the Nigerian mafia.
Daily Trust
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
General
Axis Legal joins global law firms network, Multilaw as Ghana member
By joining a network of 90 member firms from more than 100 countries, Axis Legal seeks to be recognised by major directories for the work it has done and continues to do in Ghana, Multilaw said in a statement last Tuesday.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing February 28 - March 3, 2023
According to Court sources, the particular cases up for consideration are civil motions, civil appeals, criminal appeals, a writ, and a chieftaincy appeal
DL News
Courts
Anas’ GH¢25M defamation suit against Ken Agyapong: Court adjourns judgment to March 15
Anas is asking the High Court to award aggravated damages to the tune of GH¢25 million arising from defamatory materials published by the MP
DL News
Africa
Poor Kenyans likely to end up on death row - Study
Kenya's death penalty disproportionately affects people from low-income households, many of whom lack proper legal representation.
DW
Africa
Ex-policeman gets death penalty for lawyer’s murder
Kenya does not carry out death sentences, even though the death verdict is allowed by law.
BBC
Tech
Legal Department processes aren't keeping up with rising Legal Tech demand
While more in-house attorneys and general counsel depend on legal technology, traditional procurement processes, and an abundance of tools, is slowing down adoption, according to the Legal 500 Global Edition of GC: In-House Tech Survey 2023...
Law.com
Africa
Kenyan court convicts Venezuelan diplomat of murder
Dwight Sagaray, who was the Venezuelan embassy's first secretary, was found guilty of the killing of Olga Fonseca on 27 July 2012.
BBC
Africa
Arsenal fans arrested in Uganda after celebrating Manchester United victory
Police said they didn't have a permit to hold the procession which is a public order offence.
BBC
Africa
Equatorial Guinea president's son arrested over plane's sale
Both the vice-president and his half-brother are sons of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mangue.
BBC