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Courts
KNUST lecturer faces fresh charges, remanded over wife’s disappearance
This follows fresh charges of kidnapping and deception of a public officer, filed against him by Prosecutors from the Attorney-General’s office.
DL News22 February 2022
Supreme Court News
Assin North MP case: SC grants motion for substituted service
While granting the motion, the Supreme Court panel presided over by Justice Jones Dotse and comprised Nene Amegatcher, Gertrude Torkonor, Yoni Kulendi, Agnes Dordzi, Mariama Owusu, and Prof. Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu ordered directed the proces...
DL News22 February 2022
General
Allow lawyers to advertise-Prof Richard Oppong
According to him, the current regime of restriction limits access to justice in Ghana.
DL News22 February 2022
General
Access to justice: Law Professor advocates for creation of national legal portal
He is particularly calling for the creation of a single national legal portal with a supporting app, that will provide access to “Ghanaian laws, judicial decisions and relevant information on access to justice.”
DL News22 February 2022
General
Chief Justice swears-in newly appointed notaries public
While administering the oath, Justice Anin Yeboah charged the newly appointed notaries public to conduct themselves in a manner worthy of officers of the court.
DL News18 February 2022
Crime
Assembly member charged for alleged stealing of relief items
Quashigah, who is also a teacher, pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing when he appeared before the court.
DL News18 February 2022
US
Ethiopia and Sudan families sue US over visa delays
The 12 families in the lawsuit – referred to as Tesfaye vs Blinken – say the US government is unlawfully withholding their visa-hearing process by refusing to reassign the cases to other embassies away from the ones in Khartoum and Addis Ab...
BBC18 February 2022
General
“Political Judges’ comment: Ready to sacrifice my Law profession for conviction-Hon Sosu
“Be that as it may, perhaps this may be the end of my legal professional journey but I do not fear to leave the “noble” profession for cautioning against “ignoble” acts of few bad nuts that can destroy our democracy.”
DL News17 February 2022
General
Association of Judges, Magistrates to drag Sosu to GLC
The Association has described the MP’s comment as serious and with the potential to do undue damage to the image of the Judiciary.
DL News16 February 2022
Courts
UTAG strike: Court grants NLC interlocutory injunction
Unable to have reached an agreement for an out-of-court settlement twice, the NLC’s legal team pleaded with the court for an interlocutory injunction against the strike by UTAG before the court hears its substantive case seeking enforcement...
DL News15 February 2022
Courts
Charge of forgery, perjury: Assin-North MP pleads not guilty, granted bail
The MP who was in court this time around, has been charged by the state on five counts of perjury and forgery of passport.
DL News15 February 2022
US
Snoop Dogg sued by former dancer over sexual assault allegation
The unnamed woman, who has filed her legal claim in California, says she “was panicked and terrified” at the time, in a bathroom at a TV studio.
BBC14 February 2022
Crime
FixTheCountry Convener arrested over coup threats
The facts as presented by the D/Cop Mark Owusu further indicated that the information received by the Ashaiman Police noted that the accused was inciting some other members of the FixTheCountry movement.
DL News11 February 2022
Supreme Court News
SC sets Feb 15 to hear review application by Assin-North MP
“In view of this application, this court is unable to hear the matter,” the five member panel presided over by Justice Gabriel Pwamang, ruled.
DL News11 February 2022
Supreme Court News
Assin North MP case: Applicant to apply to SC for substituted service
The applicant has filed a writ seeking the interpretation of Article 94 (2a) and injunction of the Member of Parliament from holding himself as such. On February 1, 2022, however, the Supreme Court could not sit on the matter due to the uns...
DL News8 February 2022
Courts
Madina MP case: Prosecution ordered to file disclosures
The prosecutor, ASP Sylvester Asare, told the Court that they were unable to file their disclosures due to applications the MP had filed at the High Court, to set aside a Bench Warrant that had been issued for his arrest, and another for St...
DL News7 February 2022
Courts
Law Firms can sue, maintain actions to claim legal fees in their names-Court of Appeal
According to the court, upon incorporation, a body becomes a legal entity with rights to sue and to be sued under the COMPANIES ACT 2019(Act 992) thus a Law Firm like Atuguba & Associates which has duly incorporated and issued with a Certif...
DL News4 February 2022
Courts
NLC, UTAG: Court tells parties to reach an out of court settlement
Both parties have been given up to February 10, 2022, to report back to the court on the progress of the judge’s order.
DL News3 February 2022
General
Order reinstating Prof. Avoke: UEW describes as anomaly
“We have the rulings of the Appeals Court and that of the High Court. I don’t know which ruling to go by now,”
DL News3 February 2022
Courts
Injuct Assin North MP –NPP to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court could however not hear the application when the case was called on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, due to failure to serve the writ and processes on the defendant.
DL News1 February 2022