Africa
Kenya plans to ban romance between police officers
The move is aimed at reducing the high rate of crimes of passion among officers, the Interior Minister said at a televised ceremony taking place at a police college.
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Business
Prosecute perpetrators of collapsed banks — ICU
The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) has appealed to the Attorney-General (A-G) and Minister of Justice to expedite action on the process to prosecute persons whose actions led to the closure of seven banks in the country.
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General
Resist abuse of power – NUGS to Law Students
The National Union of Ghana Students has slammed management of the Ghana School of Law over the forced resignation of the SRC President, Philemon Laar.
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Africa
Egyptian president: We must reach legal agreement on Ethiopian dam
President El-Sisi affirmed Egypt’s position on the imperative to reach a binding legal agreement regarding filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
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General
Ghana School of Law throws out 31 students for missing deadline
Thirty-one students of the Ghana School of Law have been allegedly withdrawn from the professional law school for failing to submit their Bachelor of Law (LLB) certificates.
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Africa
Embarrassing! Malawi Justice Minister flies to Geneva to attend virtual meeting, addresses empty chairs
Justice Minister Titus Mvalo is apparently in Geneva, Switzerland, to address a Group 7 team even though the meeting was meant to be virtual.
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General
Full List: 65% of new lawyers called to the Gambian Bar are Ghanaians
65 per cent of lawyers called to the Gambia Bar in 2021 are Ghanaian law students who left Ghana and opted to study law in the West African Country.
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Africa
Sternford Moyo Breaks Record, Becomes First African To Emerge As New IBA President
The Chairman and Senior Partner of law firm Scanlen and Holderness, Sternford Moyo, has been announced as the new President of the International Bar Association (IBA).
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Courts
Be exceptional – Chief Justice tells judges
The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah, has asked judges and magistrates to be exceptional in the discharge of their professional duties.
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Opinion
Klomega (no.2) v. Attorney-general, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority and others: A missed opportunity to strengthen public financial management
The author examines the Court’s decision in Klomega and its implications for public financial management and accountability.
Nicholas Opoku
Opinion
Ghana’s Legal Profession Is Entering the AI Era Without a Regulatory Framework
The article argues that Ghana’s legal ethics rules still provide a strong foundation, but they do not directly address the realities of AI-assisted legal practice. It concludes that the General Legal Council should clarify how existing duti...
Michel A. Nkansah
Opinion
The Legal Effect of ‘Solicitor’s Representative' signing Writ of Summons to commence an action under the District Court Rules
The Author examines the legal effect of Order 2 rule (3)(2)(a) & (b) of the District Court Rules to the extent that it permits a Solicitor’s representative to sign a writ of summons to commence an action at the District Court.
John Kwesi Hagan Jnr. Esq
Courts
Ex-NDA Boss, two deputies and contractor escape jail despite conviction in procurement corruption case
Despite finding them guilty, the court declined to impose immediate prison sentences, citing mitigating circumstances, including their advanced ages and the intervention of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), which prevented financi...
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Courts
Buffer stock case adjourned pending application to release seized phones, properties
The judge, a Justice of the Court of Appeal sitting as an additional High Court judge, adjourned the case pending the hearing of the request.
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Others
THE LAW 101:Arresting an MP: Immunity, Impunity or a Constitutional Shield for Parliament?
Does an MP have immunity from arrest? Must the Speaker first give permission before an MP can be arrested? Can an MP be arrested without a warrant? And even where there is a lawful power of arrest, was that power lawfully exercised in this...
Samson Lardy Anyenini
Courts
State ordered to file disclosures in Wontumi EXIM Bank case
The order was made on Thursday after the prosecution informed the court that negotiations between the parties had not produced an agreement.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court to rule on bid to halt vacation trials on August 21
Justice Gabriel Pwamang, sitting as a single Supreme Court judge, fixed the ruling date after hearing arguments from both sides on Thursday, August 20.
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Courts
Plea negotiations resume in Wontumi's Exim Bank case as Atta Akyea takes over
Chairman Wontumi is facing charges including defrauding by false pretences, forgery and money laundering in relation to an alleged GH¢30 million EXIM Bank loan transaction.
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Courts
Ex-NAFCO Boss asks court to strike out 16 counts of charges against him
He argues that 16 out of the 20 counts on the charge sheet are defective and do not give him enough information to prepare a proper defence.
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Courts
A-G accuses Hanan Abdul-Wahab of using property order to access frozen bank accounts
The allegation is contained in an affidavit filed in support of an application asking the Accra High Court to revoke an earlier order that allowed Mr Abdul-Wahab to travel outside the country.
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