Courts
Eight alleged coup plotters pray for variation of bail conditions
Eight persons who are being held over their alleged roles in the destabilisation of the country have filed for bail variation before an Accra High Court.
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Courts
Oheneba Nkrabea’s case against Achimota School adjourned to May 17
The failure of the lawyer of Oheneba Nkrabea, one of the Rastafarian boys at the centre of the Achimota School dreadlocks saga, to file a letter of consent from his father to stand in as the boy’s next friend in a suit against the school an...
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Courts
Policeman grabbed over GH¢100,000.00 Police recruitment scam
General Sergeant Kennedy Asomani, accused of collecting GH¢100,000.00 from forty-four persons under the pretext of enlisting them into the Ghana Police Service but failed, has appeared before An Accra Circuit Court.
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Courts
CEO of K. Ofori Enterprise, 3 others in court over GH¢1.6 billion alleged tax evasion
State prosecutors have dragged the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of K. Ofori Enterprise and three others to court for what the prosecution has told the court was an alleged evasion of tax to the tune of GH¢1.6 billion.
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General
We’ll appeal injunction against #FixTheCountry protest – Convener
A convener of a social media movement, #FixTheCountry, Oliver Barker-Vormawor says the group will head to court to appeal the injunction stopping their planned protest.
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General
Data Commission advocates specialised courts
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has made a strong case for a fast track court to facilitate speedy prosecution of persons and institutions that misappropriate the personal and private information of others.
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General
Your social media posts can be used as evidence against you
Most of us think of social media platforms as a trumpet for our thoughts. We share our woes, ups and downs, and oftentimes even throw in a few strong opinions on different matters. Whether we do so in the open – transmitting our rants to hu...
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General
US university denies FDA lawyer admission because of ‘The Returned Bribe’ scandal
When the Head of Legal Affairs at Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Mrs. Cynthia Dapaah-Ntow, was denied admission to the Thomas R. Kline School of Law at the Drexel University in Philadelphia, she was worried and wrote to enquire the...
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Courts
Lawyers, accused persons shocked at video of Major Mahama’s brutal murder
“Jesus!” That was the reaction of a female lawyer at the Bar when the videos that detail the alleged murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama was played in open court yesterday.
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US
Supreme Court Hands Google a Landmark Win — and Hollywood a Huge Concern
Google can let out a huge sigh of relief now that the Supreme Court has saved the tech giant from billions of dollars in damages in a long-lasting lawsuit brought by Oracle over computer code used to build the Android operating system.
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Election Petition
Election Petition: Let There Be Peace After SC Ruling – Opanyin Agyekum To Ghanaians
Professor Kofi Agyekum, Dean of the School of Performing Arts at the University of Ghana, has urged Ghanaians not to cause chaos after Supreme Court’s ruling on the election petition filed by former President John Dramani Mahama.
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Election Petition
Review jurisdiction should not be used as emotional reaction to unfavourable judgment – Supreme Court dismisses Mahama’s latest application
A nine-member panel of Supreme Court Judges has unanimously affirmed a seven-member panel ruling that stopped John Mahama from reopening his election petition case.
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Crime
J.B. Danquah murder: Lawyer rejects juror over possible social media influence
There was drama at an Accra High Court when a lawyer objected to the selection of a female juror on the basis that she was young and could be influenced by social media.
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Africa
Shell subsidiary in Nigeria must compensate farmers, Dutch court rules
An appeals court said a small group of farmers in the Niger Delta region whose livelihoods were affected by oil spills in 2006 and 2007 should receive payouts
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Courts
Court discharges Policeman, two others over robbery and murder of taxi driver
An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday discharged General Lance Corporal Bright Akosah who allegedly shot and killed a taxi driver at Adjin Kotoku near Accra after robbing him of his vehicle.The court also discharged Ebenezer Tetteh, a trader an...
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Election Petition
Election petition: NDC’s claim that Supreme Court panel is unfair bogus – Kojo Oppong Nkrumah
A member of President Akufo-Addo’s legal team, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has described as ‘bogus’, a claim by John Mahama’s legal team that the Supreme Court panel hearing the 2020 election petition is unfair and unbalanced.
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Election Petition
Election Petition: Note the difference between the 2012 and 2020 Court
Here are some noticeable differences between the 2012 presidential election petition panel and the 2020 presidential election petition panel.
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Election Petition
Supreme Court grants Mahama’s request to amend Petition
The Apex court has on Thursday 14th January, 2021 granted the request of Former President John Dramani Mahama to have his petition challenging the 2020 Presidential Elections amended.
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Courts
Court adjourns Ablekuma Central election shooting case to January 18
An Accra Circuit Court has adjourned the shooting case at Ablekuma Central during the election on December 7, to January 18.
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Opinion
Stay of Proceedings of A Case: A Legal Gymnastics Tool to Delay Proceedings Before a Trial Court?
The article explains that merely filing a repeat application for stay of proceedings, or an application for certiorari or prohibition, does not automatically halt proceedings before a trial court. A stay only arises where the trial or appel...
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