Africa
Mauritania charges student with blasphemy over exam
The official announcement of the arrest comes after the country's religious authorities decreed that people found guilty of insulting the Prophet Muhammad should face the death penalty.
BBC
Results for "Unlawful use of AI"
1813 results.
General
Streamlining legal billing: Best practices for law firms
To keep your legal business running smoothly, ensuring an efficient billing process is important. Here are tips that can make your law firm billing process more efficient and less hectic
Lawyer Monthly
Africa
US military emails sent to Mali by mistake
Emails intended for the US military's ".mil" domain have, for years, been sent to the west African country which ends with the ".ml" suffix. Some of the emails reportedly contained sensitive information such as passwords, medical records an...
BBC
Africa
Uganda to impose tax on Facebook, Twitter and Netflix
The Parliament of Uganda has passed a proposed new law that imposes a 5 percent tax on the income earned in the country by foreign digital companies such as Facebook and Twitter.
The EastAfrican
General
Parliament passes NACOC Amendment Act for medicinal, industrial cannabis cultivation
The minister is thus per the amendment empowered ‘to grant a license for the cultivation of cannabis which has not more than 0.3 THC content
DL News
Crime
More than 400 unlicensed loan administrators arrested, says EOCO
"A joint technical task force comprising EOCO, the BoG, and the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) was constituted to clamp down on the activities of unlicensed digital loan application platforms.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Stay within your lane – Supreme Court Justices caution EOCO
These statements of caution were given by the Justices in a civil motion involving Malik Ibrahim who is seeking a writ of Certiorari against the High Court, (Financial and Economic Crime Division)
DL News
US
Aretha Franklin's children in legal fight over handwritten wills found under sofa
One handwritten will was found under a sofa cushion, another in a locked cabinet - now a jury must decide which represents Aretha Franklin's final wishes.
Sky News
General
Qualified lawyers being invited for position of District Magistrate
According to a Release signed by Justice Cynthia Pamela Addo, the Judicial Secretary, an applicant must be not less than three(3) years standing at the Bar.
Richard Osei Boateng
General
Struck Section 43 of Act 1019: Government introduces new Bill for amendment
The said section was struck out in July Last year by the Supreme Court as having been passed by Parliament in excess of its jurisdiction
DL News
US
Canada: Court finds "thumbs-up" emoji can constitute an electronic signature
On June 8, 2023, the Court granted a summary judgment decision in favour of a grain buyer ("the Buyer"), after concluding that a thumbs-up (👍) emoji constituted acceptance of a contract.
Mondaq
Europe
UK: Solicitor banned for overcharging vulnerable clients
Alex Richard Guy admitted that over two and a half years, while acting as one client’s deputy, he raised bills of costs amounting to almost £272,000 for work not undertaken and admitted using a third client’s money to buy Apple products
Law Society Gazette
Tech
How to become a digital-first law firm
In 2023, more law firms than ever before now view digital solutions as a key pillar of their business.
Lawyer Monthly
Africa
Uganda plans to raise drinking age to 21
The World Health Statistics 2023 Report ranks Uganda among the leading countries for high rates of alcohol consumption
BBC
Tech
Largest US newspaper publisher sues Google, alleging online ad monopoly
Gannett argues in court documents that Google and its parent company, Alphabet, controls how publishers buy and sell ads online.
CNN
General
"I am well aware that I stand on extremely tall shoulders" - Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo sworn-in
Having been recommended as Chief Justice on April 26th, Justice Torkornoo was unanimously vetted by the Appointments Committee of Parliament on May 26, 2023.
DL News
Tech
Microsoft to pay $20m for child privacy violations
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with the company on Monday, which also includes increased protections for child gamers.
BBC
Supreme Court News
Contempt of court: Kpessa Whyte cautioned and discharged by Supreme Court
When he appeared in court, the contemnor, an Associate Professor at the University of Ghana, initially pleaded not guilty to the charge of contempt.
DL News
General
Three suggested ways to deal with delayed land cases-Justice Gertrude Torkornoo
Ghana’s courts are faced with a myriad of winding land cases whose resolutions usually take years and thus becoming a real challenge.
DL News
Europe
IT worker sues her boss believing 'xx' in email were kisses
Karina Gasparova also claimed that when Alexander Goulandris renamed a work file with his initials 'ajg' it was an abbreviation of "A Jumbo Genital".
BBC