Courts
Court issues bench warrant for painter over $40,000 fraud
Michael Ansah, alias Paa, took the amount equivalent to GH¢410,100.00 belonging to Mr Quacy Freeman, under the pretext of offering him a Mercedes Benz
GNA
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing July 25 - 27 2023
The particular cases up for consideration are civil motions, civil appeals, review motions, and a criminal appeal
DL News
Crime
Man arrested for allegedly defrauding US-based military officer
Kwaw Egya Asmah collected the money, promising the complainant 10 plots of land at Ayikuma for an orphanage project, the court was told.
GNA
Africa
Burkina Faso man jailed over luxury vehicle theft from dealerships across the US
Serge Ahmed Zeba is said to have executed a scheme to steal high-end vehicles from car dealerships in various states throughout the US from November 2020 to January 2022
DL News
Europe
Swiss court acquits officers over death of Nigerian
When the verdict was announced, there were shouts of "shame" in the courtroom, and protests outside
BBC
Europe
Swiss police on trial over Nigerian's death
Mike Ben Peter died after being arrested in the city of Lausanne.
BBC
Courts
Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide suspect unfit to stand trial, UN court rules
Félicien Kabuga's lawyers had argued that he suffered from dementia.
BBC
Others
Singapore executes man for supplying cannabis
Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was hanged at dawn on Wednesday over a plot to smuggle 1kg (35oz) of cannabis.
BBC
Courts
National security operative jailed three years for beating up man
The court also ordered him to compensate the complainant with GH¢6,000.00
GNA
General
US donates laptops to Legal Aid Commission
Douglas Craig Emhoff, US Second Gentleman, made the donation on Monday in Accra during the three-day state visit by his wife, Kamala Harris, US Vice President.
GNA
Courts
Customs officer, two others accused of $4M gold theft remanded
Emmanuel Dwamena, 37, the Customs Officer, Abdul Karim Lakoh, 38 and Seth Dzamesi, 43, both businessmen, denied conspiring to steal the 75 kilos of gold bars
GNA
Tech
How GPT-4 mastered the entire bar exam, and why that matters
Researchers tested GPT-4 on all three portions of the bar exam, and its final score would put it in the 90th percentile of human test-takers—and above the average for actual test-takers of the most recently administered bar exam.
LAW.COM
General
“A gender balanced court a better place for us all” – Justice Serwaa Mireku on International Day of Women Judges
The reasoning behind the day is to celebrate women judges worldwide, by recognizing their contributions to reducing the gender gap in the judiciary
Gifty Danso
General
JESSUP 2023: Participating faculties poised for an excellent showdown
The Ghana national rounds will determine which law school will represent Ghana at the 2023 White & Case International Rounds, to be held in Washington, DC, in April.
DL News
Africa
Many Nigerians charged with forging nursing credentials in the U.S.
The charge slip asserted that the nurses were discovered after law enforcement agencies busted a job racket syndicate.
Peoples Gazette
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
Crime
EOCO secures court order to seize 95 more alleged stolen vehicles
According to EOCO, information gathered indicated that about 400 luxury vehicles suspected to have been obtained through crime, were shipped from the US and Canada into the country
DL News
Supreme Court News
Fell in love with one’s husband, funded a building on their land: SC gives lady 50% share
"Plaintiff’s share in H/No. AV. 31/3 Ankaful Cape Coast is put at 50%. This is because this court considered her contributions as substantial coupled with the customized completion she did on the first floor where she lives."
DL News
Tech
Following ChatGPT hype, South Florida’s lawyers see promise in AI boom
Lawyers will be at the forefront of crafting ethics regulations and laws around AI, aided by already-existing Florida institutions.
Africa
Nigerian woman jailed in UK for stealing £19,650 from vulnerable patients
Her lawyer told the court that Mrs Abiola Akinremi took to fraud because she was suffering from depression and needed money for childcare.
Peoples Gazette