US
Tesla sued over alleged racial discrimination
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) said it had received “hundreds of complaints” from workers at the Fremont factory.
BBC
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General
Chief Justice receives Otumfuo commemorative gold coin
His Lordship, Justice Anin Yeboah is the fifth personality to receive the gold coin.
DL News
US
‘Don’t Say Gay’: Biden denounces ‘hateful’ new Florida bill
In a Twitter message to the LGBT community – “especially the kids who will be impacted by this hateful bill” – Mr Biden vowed to “continue to fight for the protections and safety you deserve”.
BBC
General
Agencies under Justice Ministry presented with vehicles
The beneficiary state agencies are the Legal Aid Commission, Council for Law Reporting, Registrar General’s Department, Economic and Organized Crime Office, Law Reform Commission, Copyright Office and the Ghana Law School.
DL News
Courts
Post criminal summons at residence of Assin-North MP – High Court orders
Prosecutors say several efforts to serve the MP with the summons, have failed and they rather asked the court to issue a bench warrant for his arrest.
DL News
General
Alleged $5m bribe: Akwasi Afrifa to meet GLC Feb. 16
The Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council (GLC) is set to meet Akwasi Afrifa, the lawyer who alleged a $5 million bribe involving the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah on February 16, 2022.
DL News
Europe
UK: Porn sites will be legally required to verify users’ age
The measures, to ensure users are 18 or over, could see people asked to prove they own a credit card or confirm their age via a third-party service.
BBC
Supreme Court News
SC from Feb 8-10, 2022: Cases and Motions
The Court will therefore be sitting from Tuesday, February 8 to Thursday, February 10, 2022, to hear a number of these cases.
DL News
General
Injustice and Justice: University of Education Winneba- Samson Lardy’s take
Res Judicata, litigation must come to an end and the posture of the Council must be embraced by all who seek the wellbeing of the University.
Samson Lardy Anyenini
Crime
Police arrest 17 persons over suspected narcotic substances
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mrs Effia Tenge, Volta Regional Police Public Affairs Officer said 13 of the suspects were arrested in an hour-long operation at Juapong.
GNA
General
Government suspends Sekondi-Takoradi MCE
The Ministry said it is acting on instructions of the President, while an inquiry into the matter concludes.
DL News
Courts
Sekondi-Takoradi: MCE granted GHC 100,000 bail
The MCE was detained at the regional police command for dangerous driving and assault of a police officer, Superintendent Andrew Sarfo near a checkpoint on February 3, 2022.
DL News
General
Commercial Law in Ghana: Sourcebook to be launched Feb 3
The book according to the authors, seeks to highlight Ghanaian case law and explain how it could be used in commercial law practice.
DL News
General
Student group to petition President, Parliament over UTAG strike crisis
UTAG’s strike has entered its fourth week; a development to which many are predicting the closure of universities soon.
Africa
DR Congo issues death sentences for murder of UN experts
Swedish-Chilean Zaida Catalan and American Michael Sharp were abducted and killed in the Kasai region in 2017.
BBC
Crime
Another suspect arrested over Nima-Mamobi violence
Farouk admitted his involvement in the incident during interrogation, the police said on Facebook.
DL News
General
Corporate Executor, Trustee: Elisus-Beatty Trust to be launched on Jan 28
The keynote speaker who is the founder and Managing Partner of FSB Law Consult, Ms. Francisca Serwaa Boateng will speak on the topic; Who looks after you?
DL News
Europe
Catalonia pardons women executed for witchcraft
MPs passed a resolution by a large majority to rehabilitate the memory of more than 700 women who were tortured and put to death.
BBC
Europe
Ghislaine Maxwell seeks retrial in sex abuse case
Ghislaine Maxwell has officially requested a retrial, weeks after she was convicted on sexual abuse charges. The 60-year-old was found guilty of recruiting and trafficking young girls to be sexually abused by the late American financier Jef...
Crime
153 kids rescued from child labour in 2021 – Challenging Heights
Challenging Heights, a non-government organisation, based in the Central Region, says it rescued a total of 153 children in 2021 who were engaged in child slavery, forced work or domestic servitude in the coastal communities of Ghana.