Courts
Affail Monney sued for illegal stay in office as GJA President
Roland Affail Monney, the National Council and the Election Committee of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) have been sued for staying in office illegally.
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Results for "Right to Counsel"
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Courts
I panicked when I saw ladder placed in front of slain MP’s house – Security guard
A security man in the house of the slain legislator, J.B. Danquah-Adu, has recounted to an Accra High Court, how he was struck with fear when he saw a ladder placed in front of the house of his former boss on February 9, 2016.
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Crime
Court issues bench warrant for road contractor’s arrest
An Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a road contractor who defrauded the Managing Director of Cadmus Mining Limited of GH¢297,500 under the pretext of securing him a gold mining concession at Anyinabirim near...
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Courts
State drops forgery charges against Bishop Obinim
The Kaneshie District Court has discharged the founder of International God’s Way Church (IGWC), Bishop Daniel Obinim and one other who were facing charges of forgery.
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Courts
Maj. Mahama: Evidential video to be shown in court on April 12
An Accra High Court, hearing the case of the alleged murderers of the late Major Maxwell Mahama, will on April 12, 2021, show in open court an evidential video by the prosecution.
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Africa
Law firms expand in Africa
South African law firm Webber Wentzel has bagged a team of M&A lawyers from Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, while Fluxmans Attorneys has hired a new director.
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General
Scrap law school entrance exam – MountCrest Rector
MountCrest University College (MountCrest) has held its 10th matriculation ceremony with a call for an overhaul of Ghana’s legal education system, and the immediate scrapping of the entrance examination for the Ghana School of Law.
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Election Petition
Election petition: Jean Mensa won’t testify – Supreme Court
The seven-member panel of the Supreme Court has ruled that the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa is free not to testify in the ongoing election petition.
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Election Petition
It will be an affront to justice if Jean Mensa isn’t cross-examined – Tsatsu Tsikata
Tsatsu Tsikata, John Mahama’s lawyer in the election petition, is livid over the refusal by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, to testify in the election petition hearing.
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Election Petition
Mahama’s request to inspect EC’s documents failed to meet legal standards – Oppong Nkrumah
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, one of the spokespersons for President Akufo-Addo, 2nd Respondent, in the ongoing election petition hearing has explained that the request by the petitioner, John Mahama, to inspect documents of the Electoral Commission...
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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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Election Petition
Election petition: Supreme Court should caution parties on their commentary after proceedings – Dwomoh
A private legal practitioner has asked the Supreme Court to warn parties involved in the ongoing election petition to be circumspect in their commentary after a hearing.
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Election Petition
Election Petition: Mahama to file further witness statement – NDC Secretary
The 2020 Presidential Election Petitioner may file further witness statement in addition to those already filed on his account by the General Secretary of the NDC and Dr Michael Kpessa-Whyte, a Senior Lecturer of the University of Ghana.
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US
Lawyer Disbarred For ‘Alternative’ Payment Request
A lawyer’s suggestion for an alternative form of payment from a stripper who couldn’t afford his $1,500 fee for a divorce case has cost him his law license.
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General
Ace Anan Ankomah writes: Every year, the lawyers come out, and so does the nonsense!
Relax. Even if everybody becomes a lawyer, somebody must still be available to obey the law.
Ace Anan Ankomah
General
Ghana Law Society says it is focused on lawyers’ welfare, not rivalry with GBA
According to him, the GLS intends to distinguish itself through the attention it gives to the welfare needs of lawyers
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General
Judges welcome 100% IGF retention by Judicial Service
President of the Association, Justice Olivia Obeng Owusu expressed appreciation to government and also acknowledged the role of the Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, in securing the approval.
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General
At GLS maiden conference: Bagbin urges reforms that solve practical problems
Speaking at the Ghana Law Society’s maiden Annual Bar Conference, held under the theme “Legal Reforms: The Place of the Ghanaian Lawyer,” he said the success of legal reform should not be judged by the number of laws Parliament passes.
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Others
Thaddeus Sory writes: ARREST OR ASSAULT? WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?
An officer who arrests a person in any other way is not acting lawfully in the execution of his duty. He may instead be committing assault by imprisonment against that person.
Thaddeus Sory Esq.
General
Why AG seeks to introduce the Legal Practitioners Standards Board Bill
The proposed Legal Practitioners Standards Board Bill will establish a statutory body responsible for setting and maintaining standards of professional conduct and continuing competence within Ghana’s legal profession.
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