Africa
Uganda court hears challenge to harsh anti-gay law
It imposes severe punishments on those convicted of same-sex acts including the death penalty for some crimes.
BBC
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Mexican law firm launches AI-powered chatbot
The firm plans to use the chatbot as an in-house legal assistant that can field questions and summarize content.
LAW.COM
Europe
Climate change: Six young people take 32 countries to court
They accuse the countries of insufficient action over climate change and failing to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions enough to hit the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to 1.5C. The case is the first of its kind to be f...
BBC
Tech
US law firm accused of waiting more than a year to inform affected parties about data breach
According to the complaint, Hill Farrer determined that cybercriminals gained unauthorized access to its systems between March 14 and March 18, 2022. The hackers are alleged to have accessed and stole sensitive personal information
LAW.COM
Europe
Pass AI law soon or risk falling behind, MPs warn
The EU could overtake the UK in efforts to make AI safe unless action is taken, members of the Commons Technology Committee said
BBC
Africa
TikTok faces ban in Kenya as petition tabled in country's Parliament
The petitioner claims that the social media app collects data from people and shares it with third parties without their consent thus violating their rights.
Capital News
Business
Data Protection Commission kicks off enforcement action on Data Protection Act (Act 843)
“The enforcement exercise may involve arrests of ultimate decision makers/ heads of institutions who have neglected their legal responsibilities and/or have defaulted."
DL News
Business
BoG cautions against 97 unlicensed loan providers
The activities of the entities are in contravention of the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930); BoG said in a statement dated June 14, 2023.
DL News
Tech
ChatGPT: Weighing AI’s risks and rewards for law firms
ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence projects took the world by storm in 2022, and their use by law firms may not be long in coming. However, with the benefits AI stands to bring to the profession come equally pressing drawbacks.
Lawyer Monthly
General
African Bar Association holds annual conference from August 6-10
The theme for this year’s conference is “Building the Legal Profession in Africa under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.”
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Courts
High Court dismisses contempt case against North-Tongu MP
The MP was cited for contempt for allegedly throwing and kicking a court process against him at the premises of Metro TV.
DL News
Courts
Court directs Rev. Kusi Boateng’s lawyers to properly serve Ablakwa on contempt application
The MP has been cited for contempt by Rev Kusi Boateng for allegedly throwing and kicking a court process at the premises of Metro TV after the latter sued and secured an injunction against him.
DL News
Courts
Rev Kusi Boateng's ‘purported’ process servers not from Judicial Service- Ablakwa on contempt application
He notes that his search has revealed that the process servers who purportedly served him, do not belong to the Judicial Service.
DL News
Courts
Alleged conflict of interest: Rev Kusi Boateng secures injunction against Ablakwa's further publication
The MP in recent weeks had made allegations bothering on conflict of interest and corruption against Rev Victor Kusi Boateng concerning some aspects of the financing of the National Cathedral project.
DL News
Africa
South Africa: Leading law firm ordered to pay victim of cyber crime
Johannesburg High Court Judge Phanuel Mudau has ruled that ENS Africa must pay Judith Hawarden $293,335 plus interest, and pay the legal costs of the lawsuit on a punitive scale.
Ground Up
General
Aspects of anti-LGBTQ+ Bill may violate some fundamental human rights – Attorney-General
The anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, known rightly as the “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021”, seeks to criminalize LGBTQI+ activities and advocacy.
DL News
Africa
Lesotho: Death penalty for HIV rapists unconstitutional, top court rules
In particular, the court held that stipulating the death penalty for a convicted rapist, held to have known he was HIV positive at the time of the crime, infringed the constitutional right to freedom from discrimination and to a right to eq...
AllAfrica
Others
India: Court allows 16-year-old to terminate pregnancy after hospitals' refusal over no police complaint
The government and private hospitals had earlier refused to terminate the pregnancy since the family of the teenager was unwilling to report the case to the police.
Livelaw
US
US House Speaker's husband, Paul Pelosi gets 5 days in jail, 3 years of probation in DUI
Paul Pelosi was arrested following a May 28 crash in Napa County, north of San Francisco, after a DUI test showed he had a blood alcohol content of .082%, just over the legal limit.
AP News
Tech
New EU ruling could possibly change standards on sharing sensitive data, specifically involving data indirectly revealing one’s sexual orientation
Before this ruling, other data protection authorities such as the Spanish Data Protection Authority had divergent views stating that it did not find Grindr to have processed any special category of personal data
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