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Bill to extend Maternity leave, introduce Paternity leave before Ghana's Parliament
The Private Member's Bill, is being sponsored by the Member of Parliament for the Madina Constituency, Francis Xavier Sosu.
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Mexico decriminalises abortion nationwide
The ruling on Wednesday means no punishment can apply for accessing abortion services in Mexico
Sky News
Europe
Man who fathered up to 600 children banned from donating sperm
The Dutch court also ordered the man to contact sperm banks abroad and request that they destroy any of his semen they still have in stock.
The Independent
US
US: Texas women denied abortions sue state
The Texas law is one of the strictest in the country and like many other US states with a near-blanket ban, it only allows doctors to perform abortions for women with grave health risks.
DW
General
Four common legal disputes against employers
Legal disputes against employers are common occurrences. However, they can easily be avoided by making sure that employers are following all the rules and regulations that govern employment in their regions of operation.
Lawyer Monthly
Europe
UK law will recognise children born from rape as 'victims of crime' for first time
England and Wales will be among the first countries in the world to give victim status to those conceived through rape.
Law Society Gazette
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India: Court grants bail to mother allegedly involved in selling her child
The matter pertains to the issue of selling of a child to a couple by the child's mother through other co-accused.
LawBeat
Courts
Court remands 25-year-old water supplier for allegedly defiling lawyer's daughter
Charged with two counts of defilement, the accused pleaded not guilty.
GNA
US
Armed man arrested near US Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh’s home
The man, identified as 26-year-old Nicholas John Roske of Simi Valley, California on Wednesday, was carrying a handgun he had purchased for the purpose of killing Kavanaugh.
aljazeera
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Indian High Court grants divorce to husband on ground of cruelty after wife found to be adulterous
It was noted that after reconciling their differences and deciding to co-habit with each other after a long hiatus, the couple lived together hardly for 24 days, but the wife was found to be pregnant for over 40 days.
Bar and Bench
Courts
Painter jailed 20 years for defiling, impregnating girlfriend’s 13-year-old daughter
Acquaye pleaded guilty with an explanation that he went to pour water on the victim in the bathroom when she told him she was feeling warm.
GNA
Africa
Tanzania to scrap ban on pregnant schoolgirls
Magufuli warned that “after getting pregnant, you are done”.
DL News
Courts
Mason jailed 20 years for defiling class two pupil November 9, 2021 33
Prosecution said Ahava also warned the victim not to tell anyone about her ordeal.
DL News
Crime
Asamankese court jails 38 year-old farmer 15 years for incest
The prosecutor, Inspector Susan Ayaric told the court that the complainant is a trader and the aunt of the victim whiles the convict is a farmer and the father of the victim, resident in Akwatia
DENNISLAW NEWS
Crime
Man stabs wife to death at Nyankyerenease
Maxwell Boadi was alleged to have stabbed his wife, Priscilla Owusu, 31, better known as Betty, in the neck before fleeing their room at Nyankyerenease, a suburb of Kumasi, at about 1:00 a.m last Saturday.
DL News
Courts
Court adjourns alleged Takoradi kidnapping case to November 11
Josephine Panyin Mensah is currently on bail after she was charged with deceiving public officers contrary to section 251 (B) of the Criminal Offences Act and Publication of false news with intent to cause fear and panic contrary to section...
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Crime
Suspended NDC Central Region Executive granted bail over alleged incest
On Monday, October 11, the NDC suspended Dawood on grounds of misconduct and anti-party behaviour following rape allegations.
DL News
Africa
California bans non-consensual condom removal during sex
The bill was supported by the Erotic Service Providers Legal, Educational and Research Project (ESPLERP), an advocacy organisation founded and run by Doogan.
DL News
US
US judge temporarily blocks Texas’ near-total abortion ban in blow to contentious law
On Monday, the US supreme court begins a new term, which in December will include arguments in Mississippi’s bid to overturn 1973’s landmark Roe v Wade decision guaranteeing the right to an abortion.
DL News
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Patients do not have the right to dictate to doctors what mode of treatment they want – Medical and Dental Council
“The most important thing is for the doctor to have a conversation with the patient,
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