Courts
Teaching Assistant to testify in missing Lands Commissioner trial
The witness is said to have worked under the accused at the Petroleum Department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
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Tech
Epiq Acquires Fireman & Co. to Gain Data, Knowledge Management Expertise
Epiq says the future of law firms and corporate legal departments will focus on enhanced data and knowledge management.
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US
Online romance fraud scheme: Ghanaian sentenced by U.S District Court to 40 months in prison
Dorpe purported to be a jeweler who was traveling abroad to buy gold and other jewelry before returning home to Virginia Beach.
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Crime
After AG Nolle Prosecui: Driver of Suhum MP rearrested
On Saturday, August 28, 2021, Jamalo, as he is popularly called, who is the driver of the Suhum Member of Parliament according to the police, attacked and inflicted knife wounds on one Kwasi Amoani
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General
Law to reduce backlog of criminal cases in offing
The country’s criminal justice system is set for a massive overhaul, with a law on plea bargaining in the offing.
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US
Judge Orders Lil Nas X Satan Shoes off the Market for Now
MSCHF Product Studio, which has partnered with the rapper, argues the shoes are works of art and consumers aren’t being misled, but a federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order.
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General
Ghana Law Society announces Sept. 30 for maiden Annual Bar Conference
In a statement issued by its General Secretary, Sam Atukwei Quaye, the Society said the event forms part of efforts to strengthen legal practice and deepen engagement on reforms affecting the profession.
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Business
GRA serves audit notice on firm of lawyer who sued over tax exemption powers
GRA said the firm had been selected for audit under the tax laws, but stressed that the exercise should not be taken as proof of any wrongdoing.
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Courts
Buffer Stock case adjourned pending Supreme Court ruling on vacation sittings
Justice Francis Apangabuno Achibonga, a Justice of the Court of Appeal sitting as an additional High Court judge, said the High Court would await the outcome of an injunction application currently before the Supreme Court.
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Courts
Specialized courts in the offing to fast-track prosecution of drug peddlers-Minister
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, announced at an event in which the Narcotics Control Commission received new operational vehicles to support work across the country.
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Courts
High Court adjourns habeas corpus bid for detained Bawku chief nominee
The case, before the General Jurisdiction Division Two, concerns Alhaji Abagre, who was selected by the Nayiri, overlord of Mamprugu, as Chief of Bawku, but later effectively stripped of that status by a mediation report led by Asantehene O...
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General
Mahama to convene emergency meeting with CJ, AG to discuss public fund mismanagement
Speaking at the 12th Annual Conference of Chairpersons of Governing Boards and Chief Executives of Public Services in Ho on Wednesday, October 8, President Mahama said the engagement seeks to establish a fast-track accountability system
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General
GBA calls for Executive collaboration to safeguard rule of law
Addressing the GBA’s Annual General Conference in Wa, Upper West Region, on Monday, September 15, Madam Ghartey expressed confidence in the President’s leadership
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Supreme Court News
True meaning of Article 97(1)(g) and (h) as clarified by Supreme Court
The seven-member panel in the opinion of Darko Asare JSC held among others that Article 97(1)(g) is aimed at guarding against a scenario where majority members might unduly influence opposition MPs to join them, undermining parliamentary op...
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Courts
Kumasi High Court dismisses suit against IGP over police promotions
In the judgment delivered on Friday, June 14, 2024, Justice Kwasi Anokyi Gyimah stated that Chief Inspector Krah is not automatically eligible for promotion solely based on...
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Supreme Court News
What constitutes "active party politics" by chiefs? : Check out Supreme Court reasoning
The plaintiff further sought a declaration that the endorsement of politicians by some chiefs during and in the round up to the 2020 General election amounted to their engagement in ‘active party politics’ and thus a breach of Article 276(1...
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General
President pledges sustenance of fund for Legal Aid, Law Reform Commissions
The creation of the funds is stipulated in section 10 of the Law Reform Commission Act of 2011, Act 822, and section 31 of the Legal Aid Commission Act of 2018, Act 977.
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General
Justices series : Sir Arku Korsah, his work and impact on Ghana’s justice system
The man represented many things – from being a legislator to a judge, serving as Chairman of various Commissions of Inquiry, and then an intellectual who was one of the founding members of the Ghana Academy of Arts & Sciences.
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Africa
Alleged ex-Liberian rebel charged with US visa fraud
The rebel group is accused of "employing tactics of unimaginable brutality, including the recruitment of child soldiers”
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General
Review of constitution should not start and end in Parliament – Prof. Atuguba
In January 2010, the Constitution Review Commission, chaired by Professor Albert Kodzo Fiadjoe was set up to consult with the people of Ghana on the operation of the 1992 Constitution and on any changes that need to be made to the Constitut...
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