Courts
Obrafour sues Drake for copyright infringement, seeks $10m in damages
Obrafour says an agent of Drake had previously sought permission to use the copyrighted work, which he never granted, and then released the track days later anyway.
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Results for "human rights issues"
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Africa
Zimbabwe Court outlaws statutes protecting commercial property tenants in landmark ruling
Previously, tenants were protected by Sections 22 and 23 of the Commercial Premises (Rent) Regulations, 1983, which authorised them to continue staying or using premises despite expiry of contract.
New Zimbabwe
Africa
Amnesty urges Algeria to free detained journalist
The prominent journalist is accused of illegally receiving money from people and organisations “in exchange for carrying out activities that could harm state security".
BBC
US
US seizes 55 websites for illegally livestreaming World Cup
The websites were shut down after a FIFA representative identified sites being used to distribute copyright-infringing content without the authorization of the soccer world governing body.
VOA
Africa
South Africa: 'Bizarre' case reveals that Magistrates lack training
In a special review, the High Court has set aside the conviction and sentencing of a man by a Magistrate in a maintenance court. The man had been found guilty although charges were never put to him and he never pleaded.
News24
Africa
Nigeria: Lawyer, client allegedly assassinated in Rivers State
The deceased lawyer was assassinated a day after his client was assassinated.
The Nigeria Lawyer
US
Twitter sued for mass layoffs by Musk without enough notice
The lawsuit comes as the new boss plans to eliminate half of the workforce. Musk called a similar, earlier suit by Tesla workers ‘trivial’.
Bloomberg
General
Ghana ranks 58 out of 140 in 2022 Rule of Law Index, maintains position from previous year
Ghana’s overall rule of law score was 0.55, with an annual change global rank of 0, indicating the country’s adherence to rule of law is neither low nor strong.
DL News
Crime
‘No confirmed arrest yet’ - Police say of case involving man in viral video whipping toddler
“No confirmed arrest has yet been made in connection with the case. Our intelligence teams and experts from the Police Cyber Crime Unit are working around the clock to resolve the case."
DL News
Courts
Indian Court sets aside order for wife to serve estranged husband snacks during child visitation
The Court, presided over by Honourable Mr. Justice Paresh Upadyay and Honourable Mr. Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy thus noted in allowing the appeal that the father may explore the possibility of going to the wife’s new location, Gurugra...
DL News
General
Five books to read before the new legal year
For ideas on what to select, here are five picks to read the rest of September. These are all books that were published in the 2021/2022 legal year.
DL News
US
Thomas Lane: Ex-policeman jailed for role in George Floyd killing
Lane, a white man, was found guilty of showing "deliberate indifference" to the medical needs of Mr. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man.
BBC
US
Democrats arrested at abortion rights protest
The protest follows a Supreme Court ruling that ended the nationwide right to abortion.
BBC
Others
The country where having a pet could soon land you in jail
Police there recently announced that walking dogs in parks was a crime. The ban was justified as a measure to "protect the safety of the public".
BBC
Africa
Ex-Barcelona star Samuel Eto’o handed 22-month suspended prison sentence
Eto'o previously blamed his agent Jose Maria Mesalles for the tax evasion - who has also been given a one-year suspended prison sentence.
The sun
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 News
Tech
How Metaverse Firms Look to Manage Asset Loss, Disruption Risks in Untested Worlds
Attorneys entering the metaverse acknowledge the risk of a virtual universe shutting down and making their digital assets effectively worthless. But for some, there is value in being first and staying long-term.
Law.com
General
Top Constitutional Law Cases since adoption of Constitution 1992 - Law Lecturer recounts
Top Constitutional Law cases since adoption of Constitution 1992 - Law Lecturer recounts
Richard Osei Boateng
Business
Capture your rights of enforcement in collateral agreements – BoG to Lenders
Lenders' right to enforcement under the Borrowers and Lenders Act, 2020 (ACT 1052) offers three remedies in the event a borrower defaults on payment.
DL News
Courts
AG describes as waste of time TI's Agyapa deal case
According to the AG represented by Chief State Attorney, Dorothy Afriyie Ansah, the case before the court does not in any way reveal corrupt dealings or tendencies in the deal.
DL News