Business
New Governor assures Central Bank's independence
In a meeting with Deputy Governors Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari and Elsie Addo Awadzie, Dr. Asiama emphasized the importance of stability and continuity as he assumes his new role.
DL News
Results for "New legal year"
6523 results.
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court’s orders, effect in NDC’s application against EC’s re-collation of Parliamentary results
The High Court's directive was in response to a mandamus application brought by New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidates from the affected areas.
DL News
General
Speaker Bagbin declares 4 Parliamentary seats vacant
This decision significantly shifts the balance in Ghana’s hung parliament, where the New Patriotic Party (NPP) previously held a slim majority with the help of Independent Member of Parliament Andrew Amoako Asiamah.
DL News
Business
Cement manufacturers to secure licences or shut down-Trade Minister
This directive, issued last Tuesday to the Cement Manufacturing Development Committee (CMDC), follows the implementation of the Ghana Standards Authority’s (GSA) Manufacture of Cement Regulation, 2023 (L.I. 2480).
DL News
General
Ghana's Public lands intact, secure- Minister
Speaking on Wednesday, Mr. Jinapor also emphasized that the government has implemented strategies to safeguard existing public lands.
DL News
Courts
CJ Launches small claims, debt recovery courts in 12 districts
Inspired by the efforts of Bills MicroCredit (Quick Credit & Investment Micro-Credit Ltd), the courts will address the backlog of cases in these areas.
DL News
Tech
7.5 years of NPP, Consumer Protection Bill, no show in Parliament: Appiah Adomako laments
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2016, then in opposition promised in their 2016 Manifesto “to protect Ghanaians from inferior quality goods, products, and services, we will facilitate the passage of a Consumer Protection Law.”
Appiah Kusi Adomako
US
Disney sued by workers for moving for cancelled project
In a proposed class action lawsuit, they claim that the media giant misled them when it announced plans in 2021 to open a new $1 billion campus for theme park staff in Florida.
DL News
General
Mahama Ayariga petitions OSP again on alleged BOG new headquarters procurement breach
He is calling on the Office to investigate the members of the Central Bank’s board owing to the price escalation of the project from USD 121,078,517.94 to USD 222,799,760.55.
DL News
General
Bono East: Chief Justice inaugurates Atebubu Circuit and district courts
The new court complex was funded through the Municipal Assembly's internally generated fund
DL News
Business
Ride-hailing vehicle owners to pay Vehicle Income Tax from 1st January, 2024
GRA said in a statement that all commercial vehicle owners, including ride-hailing drivers, must pay income tax on a quarterly basis under Section 22 of Regulations 2016, LI 2244.
DL News
Tech
Google Pixel’s face-altering photo tool sparks AI manipulation debate
In the age of the smartphone, digital edits on the fly to improve photos have become commonplace, from boosting colours to tweaking light levels.
BBC
Tech
How poor cybersecurity practices limit your law firm’s success
With cybersecurity fast becoming a risk to businesses, it’s a law firm’s responsibility to safeguard the business against any attacks and not solely rely on the IT team to do all the work.
Lawyer Monthly
Africa
World bank halts public funding to Uganda over Anti-Homosexuality Law
The World Bank Group has said it will pause public financing to Uganda over the country's adoption of the Anti-Homosexuality law.
All Africa
US
Gynaecologist jailed in New York after sexually abusing more than 200 patients
A gynaecologist who sexually abused more than 200 patients has been jailed for 20 years. Robert Hadden, 64, cried and said he was "sorry for all the pain" he had caused before he was handed his sentence by a judge in New York on Tuesday.
Sky News
Africa
Uganda to impose tax on Facebook, Twitter and Netflix
The Parliament of Uganda has passed a proposed new law that imposes a 5 percent tax on the income earned in the country by foreign digital companies such as Facebook and Twitter.
The EastAfrican
Tech
Lawyer apologizes for fake court citations from ChatGPT
A lawyer used ChatGPT to write an affidavit in a personal injury lawsuit against an airline. Lawyers for the airline and the judge on the case could not find several of the cited court decisions. That's because those cases were completely m...
Business Insider
General
41 new Circuit Court judges, Magistrates sworn-in
The judges were sworn-in at a short ceremony at the Supreme Court in Accra, today, May 23.
DL News
Africa
Uganda passes bill making it a crime to identify as LGBT
Those found to have committed "aggravated homosexuality" could face the death penalty if Uganda's president signs the new bill into law.
Sky News
Courts
Aisha Huang, three others denied bail third time by Circuit Court
The four pleaded not guilty again to charges of mining without a license and engaging in the sale and purchase of minerals without a valid license.
DL News