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General
Training manual for judges on RTI adopted
Parliament passed Ghana’s Right to Information Act, (Act 989) in March 2019 to provide a framework for the implementation of the Right.
GNA18 April 2023
Supreme Court News
Dotse (JSC) retires on June 8
Per the constitution, in article Article 145(4) the Chief Justice has the power to give retiring Justices six months extension which is dependent on the individual judge to accept or otherwise.
DL News5 April 2023
General
Judge urges lawyers to embrace ADR
The Judicial Service has currently engaged 635 trained mediators, with a least five mediators assigned to each of the present 132 ADR-connected courts, made up of 99 District and 33 Circuit Courts
ADR Daily14 March 2023
General
“A gender balanced court a better place for us all” – Justice Serwaa Mireku on International Day of Women Judges
The reasoning behind the day is to celebrate women judges worldwide, by recognizing their contributions to reducing the gender gap in the judiciary
Gifty Danso10 March 2023
General
KNUST Faculty of Law produces first batch of Justices
The first cohort of LLB students was admitted into the KNUST Faculty of Law in August 2003.
DL News13 February 2023
Business
11-member Independent Tax Appeals Board inaugurated
The ITAB as one of the mandates, would hear and determine appeals against the Commission-General of the GRA with respect to objections to tax decisions under section 43 of Act 1029.
DL News25 January 2023
Supreme Court News
Senanu’s prayer for reduction of a 25-year jail sentence at the Supreme Court
In the company of Prison Wardens and with no legal representation, the convict was told by the presiding Justice to approach the Bench and tell the court what he wanted.
Richard Osei Boateng9 November 2022
General
Residential complex for Court of Appeal justices: Chief Justice hints at similar project at Adenta
The new Court of Appeal complex in Kumasi, together with twenty (20) townhouses and a guesthouse will serve as permanent residence for Justices of the Court of Appeal, serving the northern sector of the country .
DL News18 October 2022
Crime
Nigerian extradited from Ghana over alleged role in bank fraud scheme convicted by US Court
Ghana on June 28, 2022, extradited Blessing Adeleke to the United States following his arrest on March 14, 2022.
DL News14 October 2022
General
Exude integrity, patriotism, self-belief – Chief Justice tells youth
"Those are the values that will differentiate you from others and set you and our nation on the path to greatness,”
DL News13 October 2022
Europe
UK: Criminal barristers vote to end strike after accepting government pay offer
The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) confirmed the end of the industrial action, which had caused many cases to grind to a halt.
Sky News10 October 2022
General
Two new judges sworn-in to ECOWAS Court
The two are replacing justices Keikura Bangura and Januaria Tavares Silva Moreira Costa, both of Sierra Leone and Cape Verde respectively, who recently completed their tenures.
DL News7 October 2022
Others
China’s ex-justice minister sentenced to death for corruption
Fu Zhenghua was accused of “taking advantage” of his position between 2005 and 2021, including accepting bribes totaling more than 117 million yuan (about $16.76 million) and “bending the law for personal gains.”
Anadolu Agency23 September 2022
General
ICC President to speak at second public lecture on International Criminal Justice at GIMPA Faculty of Law
The lecture, an initiative of the African Centre of International Criminal Justice (ACICJ) seeks to review trends, emerging developments, and challenges confronting the law in specific fields.
DL News20 September 2022
Africa
High-level panel of African jurists in Kenya to observe presidential results suit at Supreme Court
The Jurists are Members of the Africa Judges and Jurists Forum (AJJF).
AllAfrica29 August 2022
General
Retired Educationist drags judge, lawyer to GLC, petitions CJ
He alleges per his petition that the judge, Justice Ali Baba Bature, and the legal practitioner, Alfred Anum Quarshie, have colluded to extort money from him for no work done.
DL News5 August 2022
General
1st Quadrennial Delegates Conference: JUSAG confers ‘Highest award’ on Chief Justice
Presenting the award to Justice Jones Dotse, who received it on behalf of the Chief Justice, the JUSAG president, Alex Nartey noted that the CJ’s transparency has eliminated staff agitation and animosity.
DL News3 August 2022
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court refuses James Quayson's motion for review of ruling against Court of Appeal
Also, Mr. Tsikata indicated the fact that the issue pending is a relevant factor in respect of the recent application for a review and said that the decision of the ordinary bench was an error per the binding authorities of the court.
DL News27 July 2022
Courts
JFAP: 73-year-old on remand for murder granted bail
He is accused of allegedly beating his grandson to death and had been on remand for three years.
DL News25 July 2022
General
2022 ADR week set to launch in Kumasi
The Judicial Service has adopted ADR as part of its adjudication process dubbed “Court-connected ADR”.
DL News25 July 2022