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19 pubs, others fined GH¢475,000 for flouting public smoking law
The facilities including pubs, night clubs, and recreational centres located in Greater Accra and Central Regions were sanctioned to pay GH¢25,000 each.
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Parliament Passes Shippers’ Authority Bill
This new legislation updates the 50-year-old establishment law, NRCD 254 (1974), aiming to regulate shippers' commercial activities and tackle the problem of excessive and unfair charges that impact traders.
DL News
General
Speaker of Parliament donates PA system to Ghana School of Law
This donation fulfills a promise he made during the school’s matriculation ceremony in February, where new students were inducted into the two-year professional law program.
DL News
Courts
Ghana's Judiciary Reforms: Divorce & Matrimonial Courts to Become Family Courts in May
Ghana's judicial system has announced the rebranding of its Divorce & Matrimonial Courts to Family Courts effective May 6, 2024, aiming to encompass a broader range of family law matters including adoption and child maintenance.
DL News
Tech
Lawyers with brain chip implants will be better, faster and cheaper
A report forecast that brain implants were likely to become the “iPhone of the future” in the legal profession
The Times UK
General
UPSA Law Dean, Kofi Abotsi main speaker at ECOWAS Court of Justice 2024 international conference
The conference takes place in Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital from May 13 to 16, 2024.
DL News
General
Renowned Ghanaian lawyer reported dead after scuba diving in Dubai
She collapsed shortly upon returning to her hotel and died afterward.
DL News
General
A guide to practising Commercial Arbitration in Ghana: New book by Lawyer Bobby Banson
The book essentially discusses how arbitral proceedings should be conducted before the tribunal by the arbitrator and the parties from the start of the proceedings to the end of the proceedings.
DL News
Africa
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius released on parole 11 years after killing girlfriend
Officials confirmed Pistorius was "at home" on Friday morning, having served half of his more than 13-year sentence.
BBC
Tech
Cyber threats for law firms in 2024
Cybercrime is a clear and present danger and it could have a catastrophic impact on firms and their clients if appropriate plans are not put into place to stop it
Legal Futures
Tech
AI cannot patent inventions, UK Supreme Court confirms
Technologist Dr Stephen Thaler had sought to have his AI, called Dabus, recognised as the inventor of a food container and a flashing light beacon.
BBC
Europe
UK: Nearly half of unmarried couples unaware they lack legal rights, says survey
According to a poll of 551 cohabitees, 35% of respondents feared they would be left homeless and one in three feared significant financial hardship in the event of a break up.
Law Society Gazette
Business
Review Exemptions Act to serve intended purpose-Freight forwarders
The law, which was assented to in September 2022 to regulate the application of tax exemptions and other exemptions has however according to them, led to the obstruction of the essential movement of goods
DL News
Europe
UK: ‘AI paralegal’ passes Solicitors Qualifying Exam with flying colours
‘Lawrence’ scored 74%, as against what the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) said was a likely pass mark of 55-60%
Legal Futures
General
GLC to admit 1500 students into the Ghana School of Law next year
The council, through the Independent Examinations Council, will be conducting an entrance examination for 3000 prospective candidates in the same year
DL News
Tech
5 ways technology for lawyers streamlines processes
Legal professionals can improve efficiency and client satisfaction by using these new technologies. If justice is to be served more efficiently and more widely in the modern day, the legal sector must develop to keep pace with technological...
Lawyer Monthly
Africa
Nigeria: 65% candidates successful at law school final exams, 1,085 called to the bar
A total of 1,666 students participated in the rigorous July examinations, with 1,085 meeting the pass mark
The Nigeria Lawyer
General
32nd Christof Heyns Moot Court Competition: KNUST to host 61 Law faculties
Last year, the KNUST Faculty of Law Team won the contest in Cairo, Egypt
DL News
Others
Israeli Parliament passes law to limit judicial power
The court is now barred from overruling the national government using the legal standard of “reasonableness,” a concept that judges previously used to block ministerial appointments and contest planning decisions
Deccan Herald
Tech
'No bad faith': Fake citations generated through ChatGPT don't warrant sanctions, attorneys argue
Attorney Steven Schwartz and his firm "have already become the poster children for the perils of dabbling with new technology; their lesson has been learned," his lawyers told the judge.
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