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
Results for "2022 IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award"
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Business
Owusu Sekyere(Esq) elected National president of Rural Banks Association
The lawyer, who is the Ashanti Regional President of the GBA, served as the Vice President of the Rural Bankers Association in the Ashanti Region.
DL News
Africa
Kenyan lawyer in ICC case linked to new president found dead
Paul Gicheru had pleaded not guilty earlier this year to all eight counts of interfering with witnesses in the case against William Ruto, who had been charged with involvement in violence after Kenya’s 2007 election that left more than 1,00...
AP News
General
Your legal practice shouldn’t end at the Circuit Courts- MP tells law students
“Practice at the Supreme Court is to test your strength. Don’t be the lawyer whose practice will end at the Circuit Courts."
DL News
Europe
BBC to pay 'substantial' damages to former nanny of William and Harry over false affair claims
BBC journalist, Martin Bashir is alleged to have lied about ,Princes William and Harry's former nanny, Alexandra Pettifer, telling Earl Spencer she had an affair with the heir to the throne, Prince Charles.
Sky News
Crime
GBA offers GHC 20,000 for information on killers of Lawyer Badombie
The private legal practitioner was shot dead by armed men while journeying with his family from Accra to Jirapa on the Bole-Bamboi Highway in the Savannah Region.
DL News
Crime
Murder of lawyer Richard Badombie: Police arrest three suspects
The private legal practitioner was shot dead by armed men while journeying with his family from Accra to Jirapa on the Bole-Bamboi Highway in the Savannah Region.
DL News
General
Commercial law deserves research and scholarly attention – Justice Date-Bah
Justice Date-Bah who also wrote the foreword to the book, stated that commercial law is essential to the legal infrastructure for development.
DL News
General
I have no information linking accused person to coup – Prosecution witness
The court will resume later today, Wednesday, December 8, 2021, to hear the 5th prosecution witness.
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General
Human Resource: Knowing just law as a Lawyer is zero skill - Legal Practitioner
Also, she indicated that technology enhances globalization thus law, which is a knowledge-driven profession should take advantage while noticing the risks associated relative to the Panama papers.
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Asia
Japan death row inmates sue over same-day executions
The prisoners filed a suit in district court in the city of Osaka on Thursday, in what is believed to be a first, arguing the short notice doesn’t give them time to file an objection.
DL News
Election Petition
2 lawyers with 8 years experience can handle NDC’s petty petition – Lawyer Sambian
A Private legal practitioner Lawyer Sulley Sambian is urging the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) not to exert much energy by deploying several lawyers to face the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) in its suit at the Supreme Co...
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Crime
Man arrested for posing as lawyer in court
According to the judge, the appearance of the suspect seemed suspicious, and after inquiries from the Ghana Bar Association and General Legal Counsel, it turned out Mr Kyei had not been called to the Bar.
DL News
General
You need a lawyer when buying Land-Kwame Gyan
Mr. Gyan revealed that most land sellers intentionally change locality names and sell to people thus those purchasing land should be vigilan
DL News
General
GLC must not compel law students to sign away ability to challenge exam results – Ansa-Asare
Critics have accused the General Legal Council of deliberately restricting people from gaining access to legal education.
DL News
Courts
Ritual Murder Case: Invite my client or expunge former Ashiaman MP’s name in the facts – Lawyer
Mr. Koblah Senanu, lawyer for the MP, Alfred Agbesi, said his client name should be expunged in the facts and the Police must apologize to the MP.
DL News
General
Improving legal practice efficiency: Moving from diaries to e-calendars
Lawyers, like most professionals have to work with others on a daily basis.
DL News
General
Introduce, absorb unsuccessful GSL applicants into paralegal services- GIMPA law lecturer
the low lawyer to citizen ratio in Ghana, which currently stands at 4882 practicing lawyers to 30 million Ghanaians, will be greatly improved with the institution of paralegal services.
DL News
General
Bar Conference’21’:7,867 Lawyers produced from 1877 to date
4882 lawyers are currently in active practice in Ghana.
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General
Stop worshipping people in power, they’re your servants – GBA president
The conference is themed on ‘The mobilisation of taxation for national development: role of the lawyer.’
DL News