General
Agbezi Kwadzo Dzakpasu picks form to contest National Bar Presidency
He garnered a massive 84.79% of the total valid votes at the 2022 regional congress.
DL News
Results for "Forum for current legal issues"
4017 results.
Africa
Malian professor jailed for criticizing military junta
Sissoko, who is 41 years old, must also pay a fine of 3 million CFA francs ($4,900; £3,900).
DL News
Crime
Man 50 impregnates 14-year-old JHS student; victim sacked from school
The authorities of Southlane Lake View School, at Kasoa-Hideout, in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, sacked the victim against policy guidelines of the Ghana Education Service (GES).
theghanaiantimes
Supreme Court News
Dafeamekpor suit: NDC accuses Supreme Court of bias over scheduling of political cases
The party has raised objections to the Chief Justice's decision to prioritize the hearing of a case brought by MP Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor over an earlier case filed by Richard Dela Sky concerning the anti-gay bill.
DL News
Africa
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu bans foreign trips by government officials
Mr Tinubu's chief of staff said the move was prompted by the president's "concerns about the rising cost of travel expenses" by public officials.
BBC
General
23 new Magistrates appointed
The new Magistrates were sworn in at a short ceremony in Accra.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court dismisses Child Right Int'l suit against child streetism
The NGO started the suit in 2022, seeking to enforce and give meaning to Childrens' right to education, and deal with the threat posed by child streetism.
DL News
US
US: Police arrest former nurse after woman in vegetative state gives birth
The 36-year-old suspect, Nathan Sutherland, was arrested after investigators obtained a DNA sample Tuesday, according to the Phoenix Police Department. Police said that they had determined that his DNA matched the baby’s DNA and he was book...
ABC News
Africa
Tunisia court sentences ex-President to 8 years in absentia
Moncef Marzouki was Tunisia's first democratically elected head of government after the Arab Spring in 2011. He has since become a fierce critic of current President Kais Saied.
DW
Africa
The widow and aides of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse are indicted in his killing
Dozens of suspects were indicted in the 122-page report issued by Walther Wesser Voltaire, who is the fifth judge to lead the investigation after previous ones stepped down for various reasons, including fear of being killed.
AP News
Europe
UK: Solicitor jailed for stealing £84,000 from elderly clients
Alison Haley Griffiths, 55, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by abuse of position and was sentenced at Swindon Crown Court to 24 months’ imprisonment.
Law Society Gazette
Courts
Prince Tagoe’s $40,000 auto fraud case: Court orders him to pay GH¢10 per dollar
Tagoe has so far refunded $21,000 (GH¢210,0000) cedi equivalent, leaving a balance of $19,000
GNA
Others
South Korea passes law banning dog meat trade
The law aims to end the centuries-old practice of eating dog meat.
BBC
Supreme Court News
Justices Kwofie, Asare, Adjei-Frimpong sworn into Supreme Court
The Justices; Henry Anthony Kwofie, Yaw Darko Asare, and Richard Adjei-Frimpong, were appointed owing to the mandatory retirements of Justices Amegatcher, former CJ Anin Yeboah, and Jones Dotse last year
DL News
Supreme Court News
Three new Supreme Court Justices to be sworn-in today
The three are Justices Henry Anthony Kwofie, Justice Richard Agyei Frimpong, and Justice Yaw Asare Darko, all formerly at the Court of Appeal.
DL News
Africa
France jails former Rwandan doctor 24 years for genocide
On Wednesday, December 19, he was found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and participation in a conspiracy to prepare these crimes.
AllAfrica
Africa
Isabel dos Santos: Angolan billionaire hit with £580m asset freeze
Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of a former president, is being sued by telecoms firm Unitel.
BBC
Supreme Court News
There are no political judges in Ghana – Justice Kwofie
"There are no political judges. It’s dangerous to describe a judge as political," he said
DL News
General
Madina MP initiates two bills to amend Public Holidays Act
The amendment forms part of efforts to realize the achievement of a more progressive, productive and inclusive society, Mr. Sosu announced in a statement.
DL News
General
Fighting corruption: GACC asks government to set up specialised anti-corruption court
This is part of recommendations made by GACC in its 2023 Corruption Report that was released to commemorate International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December.
DL News