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Europe
UK: Barristers vote to escalate strike action over pay
Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted in favour of an escalation of strike action.
Sky News22 August 2022
Tech
Kenya: No plans to suspend Facebook by the government, says CS Mucheru
Report by the Global Witness “an advocacy group, and Foxglore- a non-profit organization outlined that Facebook has been unable to detect hate speech weeks before the Kenyan elections.”
Lawyers Hub19 August 2022
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court’s reasoning in striking out minister's power to issue licences for cannabis cultivation
In its full judgment, the court per a majority opinion by Kulendi JSC and supported by Dotse JSC, Dordzie JSC, and Mensa-Bonsu JSC, upheld the plaintiff’s claims thereby declaring the said section as null and void, unconstitutional.
DL News16 August 2022
General
Employ Research Officers to read all judgments of Superior Courts- SC Justice charges Law Reform Commission
“We urge all other sectors especially the Law Reform Commission to employ research officers to read all the judgments of the Superior courts"
DL News10 August 2022
General
Make pro-bono services a requirement for renewing lawyers’ licences – SC Justice to GBA
“Lawyers are expensive. To access a good quality lawyer, you need to pay some fees beyond the reach of ordinary people. "
DL News10 August 2022
General
Create innovative means to receive sufficient contributions into funds– AG charges Law Reforms, Legal Aid C’ssion Boards
Speaking at the launch of the Law Reform Commission Fund and the Legal Aid Fund at the High Court Complex Auditorium in Accra today, Mr. Dame described the Law Reforms Commission as the unsung hero of Law Reform in Ghana.
DL News10 August 2022
Africa
Rwanda: Prosecutors to issue indictments electronically
The development is in line with easing the work of prosecutors, which will also lead to a reduction in the backlog of cases in the judiciary.
AllAfrica10 August 2022
Courts
Customary marriage dissolution :Presenting drinks, same being accepted by family not enough – Court
"Applying the personal law of the parties, which is the Akan customary law, I find that the customary marriage between the parties was not dissolved in accordance with the customs of Akropong where the Petitioner hails from as there was a b...
DL News9 August 2022
Africa
Sierra Leone now has new land rights law to promote gender, tribal equality and social justice
The new law will also promote gender equality and ensure that married couples can jointly register land ownership.
Sierra Leone Telegraph9 August 2022
Tech
Dennislaw rolls out updated search functionality. What does it mean for their users?
This is the first in what is expected to be a series of improvements in general user experiences
DL News7 August 2022
Courts
20 Ghanaian fishermen sentenced for trafficking marijuana to Nigeria
They were arrested on January 14, 2022, with 13.670kg of marijuana, aka cannabis Sativa, and arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
DL News5 August 2022
Courts
Opuni case: 6th Defence Witness questions basis for charges against accused persons
Dr. Opuni and Agongo, the CEO of Agricult Ghana Limited, are on trial for allegedly engaging in illegalities in a series of fertilizer transactions which the Attorney-General (A-G) says caused a financial loss of GH¢271.3 million to the sta...
DL News3 August 2022
General
Press statement :World Day Against Trafficking Persons
International Justice Mission is a Non-Governmental Organization. It has been working in Ghana over the last seven years and across the globe for over twenty-five years. It has 24 program offices in 14 countries.
IJM2 August 2022
Courts
Pub owners fined over noise pollution
The owners pleaded guilty to not complying with existing noise regulations.
DL News22 July 2022
US
Armed 'hero' stopped mass shooter at Indiana Mall
The attacker was identified as a 20-year-old local resident who had recently been evicted and lost his job at a warehouse
BBC20 July 2022
Supreme Court News
An ' officious' by-stander cannot commit a party for contempt - Supreme Court rules
The group invoked the jurisdiction of the apex court citing the GRA Commissioner General and the Ghana Revenue Authority for contempt for going ahead to begin the collection of the E-levy on May 1, 2022 despite the pendency of an injunction...
DL News12 July 2022
General
AG to train RTI Commission staff on prosecution of offenders
The Commission has secured a fiat from the Office of the Attorney General relative to the prosecution of offenders under Act 989.
DL News7 July 2022
Others
India: Judge adopts policy to grant young lawyers who are mothers specific time slots for arguments
The court passed these directions after an incident involving a male lawyer seeking adjournment as he had to pick up his child from the school and therefore taking up the matter in the evening would be inconvenient to him.
Livelaw5 July 2022
General
247 RTI requests were received in 2021- Oppong-Nkrumah
Overall 247 requests were received and processed in 65 public institutions.
DL News30 June 2022
Courts
Opuni’s Criminal trial: High Court dismisses motion for stay of proceedings
Dr. Opuni and Agongo, the CEO of Agricult Ghana Limited, are on trial for allegedly engaging in illegalities in a series of fertilizer transactions which the Attorney-General (A-G) says caused a financial loss of GH¢271.3 million to the sta...
DL News23 June 2022