General
Respected Lawyer and Human rights activist Akoto Ampaw dead
The lawyer is reported to have died in the early hours of today, October 20, after a short illness.
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Europe
Mother accused of attempted murder after locking child in dog cage
The 32-year-old woman is accused of keeping her son in sub-zero temperatures and starving him.
BBC
General
AG hints at new Notaries Public Bill as 92 are sworn-in
“A new Notaries Public Bill has been submitted by the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice to cabinet for consideration and approval before its introduction in Parliament."
DL News
Tech
How ChatGPT challenges current intellectual property laws
New AI technologies may infringe on others’ copyrights by being deemed infringing derivatives of a copyrighted source they used to generate their output.
LAW.COM
Africa
Liberia: More courts, fewer cases as Magistrates tussle over cases
Some of the less populated counties have as many as 33 Magisterial Courts compared to more populated counties with only 10 such courts.
AllAfrica
Courts
Western Togoland case: Five secessionists found guilty, sentencing set for March 21
The convicts were arrested in September 2020 following attempts to declare parts of the Volta and Oti regions as independent state to be called ‘Western Togoland’.
DL News
US
US: Texas women denied abortions sue state
The Texas law is one of the strictest in the country and like many other US states with a near-blanket ban, it only allows doctors to perform abortions for women with grave health risks.
DW
Others
Turkey introduces jail terms for 'disinformation'
Turkey's parliament has adopted a media law introducing jail terms for spreading "disinformation." It also requires social networks and internet sites to hand over personal details of users.
DW
General
President pledges sustenance of fund for Legal Aid, Law Reform Commissions
The creation of the funds is stipulated in section 10 of the Law Reform Commission Act of 2011, Act 822, and section 31 of the Legal Aid Commission Act of 2018, Act 977.
DL News
General
NDC’s claim of 2020 Election rigging attempt to mislead supporters-Godfred Dame
The National Democratic Congress has petitioned the Inspector General of Police to investigate its claim of alleged illegal printing of excess presidential ballot to the tune of over a million in the 2020 General Election.
DL News
General
Causing financial loss: Be circumspect of seemingly harmless actions or omissions-Justice Brobbey
Speaking on the topic “Ingredients of the law of causing financial loss to the state,” at a two-day training workshop organized by the Centre for Practical and Multidisciplinary Legal Education and Training (CPMLET), UPSA, Justice Brobbey n...
DL News
US
Texas abortion clinics will be protected, Justice Department says
Abortion has long been one of the country’s most contentious social issues. However, polls from the Pew Research Center indicate nearly six in 10 Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
DL News
Courts
Request to suspend Chief Justice premature – Presidency
According to the President’s secretary, the President has in consultation with the Council of State, already set in motion the first step of establishing whether or not there is a prima facie case for the Chief Justice to answer.
DL News
US
Mexico holds referendum on whether to prosecute ex-presidents
Mexico is ranked 124th out of 179 on Transparency International’s world Corruption Perceptions Index.
DL News
Election Petition
Election petition: Asiedu Nketia’s allegations are unduly scandalous – Akoto Ampaw
The Lead Counsel of President Akufo-Addo in the election petition, Akoto Ampaw has described as scandalous the witness statement of the 2020 Presidential Candidate of the NDC, John Dramani Mahama.
DL News
Europe
UK man faces cybercrime charge in Dubai after filming missiles
The man, who is from London, is said to have been charged under the UAE’s cybercrime laws, which criminalise the sharing or publication of material considered harmful to public security.
DL News
US
First-Time Bar exam pass rate rises in 2024, ABA Reports
According to a March 12 news release by the ABA Journal, the aggregate pass rate for first-time test takers in 2024 was 82.79%.
Lawyer Monthly
Others
Qatar bans beer from World Cup stadiums after 11th-hour U-turn
“Following discussions between host country authorities and Fifa, a decision has been made to focus the sale of alcoholic beverages on the Fifa Fan Festival, other fan destinations and licensed venues, removing sales points of beer from Qat...
The Guardian
Africa
Tunisia president sacks 57 judges
In a television address, he said he had given the judiciary multiple opportunities and warnings to "purify" itself.
BBC
General
These law schools are top in scholarship
University of Chicago Law School unseated Harvard at No. 2, pushing the Ivy League school down to the No. 3 spot. Sisk attributed Harvard’s drop to the recent retirement of several oft-cited faculty members.
DL News