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General
KNUST Faculty of Law produces first batch of Justices
The first cohort of LLB students was admitted into the KNUST Faculty of Law in August 2003.
DL News13 February 2023
Business
11-member Independent Tax Appeals Board inaugurated
The ITAB as one of the mandates, would hear and determine appeals against the Commission-General of the GRA with respect to objections to tax decisions under section 43 of Act 1029.
DL News25 January 2023
Supreme Court News
Parliament Appointments Committee approves two Supreme Court nominees
In accordance with Article 144 (2) of the Constitution, President Akufo-Addo in July nominated four justices for their appointment unto the Supreme Court bench.
DL News7 December 2022
Courts
Plumber freed after five years wrongful imprisonment
Emmanuel Darko, on October 17, 2017, was found guilty by the Accra Circuit Court 1 alongside trader Kwame Konadu and Abdulai Rashid for conspiracy to rob and five counts of robbery
Ghanaian Times6 December 2022
Supreme Court News
Senanu’s prayer for reduction of a 25-year jail sentence at the Supreme Court
In the company of Prison Wardens and with no legal representation, the convict was told by the presiding Justice to approach the Bench and tell the court what he wanted.
Richard Osei Boateng9 November 2022
Crime
Nigerian extradited from Ghana over alleged role in bank fraud scheme convicted by US Court
Ghana on June 28, 2022, extradited Blessing Adeleke to the United States following his arrest on March 14, 2022.
DL News14 October 2022
Europe
UK: Criminal barristers vote to end strike after accepting government pay offer
The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) confirmed the end of the industrial action, which had caused many cases to grind to a halt.
Sky News10 October 2022
General
Two new judges sworn-in to ECOWAS Court
The two are replacing justices Keikura Bangura and Januaria Tavares Silva Moreira Costa, both of Sierra Leone and Cape Verde respectively, who recently completed their tenures.
DL News7 October 2022
Others
China’s ex-justice minister sentenced to death for corruption
Fu Zhenghua was accused of “taking advantage” of his position between 2005 and 2021, including accepting bribes totaling more than 117 million yuan (about $16.76 million) and “bending the law for personal gains.”
Anadolu Agency23 September 2022
General
ICC President to speak at second public lecture on International Criminal Justice at GIMPA Faculty of Law
The lecture, an initiative of the African Centre of International Criminal Justice (ACICJ) seeks to review trends, emerging developments, and challenges confronting the law in specific fields.
DL News20 September 2022
Others
Full Speech: Godfred Yeboah Dame at 39th International Symposium on economic crime
The Office of the Attorney-General is prosecuting other high-profile cases involving the offenses of wilfully causing financial loss to the State, stealing, corruption, fraud, procurement breaches, and money laundering.
Godfred Yeboah Dame, AG6 September 2022
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court refuses James Quayson's motion for review of ruling against Court of Appeal
Also, Mr. Tsikata indicated the fact that the issue pending is a relevant factor in respect of the recent application for a review and said that the decision of the ordinary bench was an error per the binding authorities of the court.
DL News27 July 2022
Courts
JFAP: 73-year-old on remand for murder granted bail
He is accused of allegedly beating his grandson to death and had been on remand for three years.
DL News25 July 2022
Supreme Court News
Breach of promise to marry: Supreme Court grants woman properties of her toil
"As the facts of this case show, there is sufficient evidence on record that the plaintiff, on a balance of probabilities, proved her claim against the defendant. He had led her to believe they were on the verge of getting married and that...
DL News18 July 2022
Crime
Ghana extradites Nigerian to face charges in US over bank fraud
Between January 2014 to October 2016, Adeleke worked as an administrator for an online shop, called Shadow.info where compromised credit numbers and personally identifiable information was sold.
DL News6 July 2022
General
Obtaining President’s permission to acquire farming rights in land unconstitutional, says Justice Osei Tutu
The discussion equally focused on Justice Alexander Osei Tutu’s new book; The Essential Themes in Land and Customary Law. Launched last week at the Law Court Complex, the book dissects Act 1036.
DL News6 June 2022
General
Judges, magistrate shouldn’t allow clerks extend remand periods – Justice Sir Dennis Adjei
“It is only judges and magistrates who have the power to remand but if we allow our court clerks to extend dates, it means that we are giving judicial power to them.”
DL News30 May 2022
Crime
Act 1019 has clearly stated the position on ‘possession’ and ‘use’ of Narcotic substances- Justice Sir Dennis Adjei
Speaking at a one-day training workshop on the New Narcotics Act for Judges, the Court of Appeal Justice further noted that the New Act primarily seeks to serve the interest of persons who even though may use or decide to use narcotic drugs...
DL News27 May 2022
General
AG's department to fully digitise - Godfred Dame
"The office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice is in the process of going fully digital with the operationalization of an integrated information management system and digitization project almost near completion"
DL News21 April 2022
General
Read Article 41 of 1992 Constitution regularly for Spirit of Patriotism – Sir Justice Dennis Adjei
Sir Justice Dennis Adjei noted that it is only a regular and routine reading of the article that will enable Ghanaians to develop this all-important value, needed by citizens for the cause of the nation.
DL News18 April 2022