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Courts
Dordzie(JSC), Honyenuga(JSC), 10 others to retire this year
Prominent among them are two Justices of the Supreme Court; Her Ladyship Agnes Dordzie and His Lordship Justice Clemence Honyenuga.
DL News29 September 2022
Others
India: Court allows 16-year-old to terminate pregnancy after hospitals' refusal over no police complaint
The government and private hospitals had earlier refused to terminate the pregnancy since the family of the teenager was unwilling to report the case to the police.
Livelaw23 September 2022
Others
Abetment of suicide: India Court acquits woman accused of slapping husband, asking him to die anywhere
Father of the deceased had lodged a First Information Report (FIR) alleging that after some time of the marriage, the accused wife started fighting with the deceased husband, which led him to commit suicide.
Livelaw31 August 2022
Courts
Spio Gabrah files appeal against High Court decision in defamation case
Dr. Spio-Gabrah had filed the suit against Chairman Wontumi for allegedly making defamatory statements against him (calling him a “thief”) during a live political show on Wontumi TV in September 2020.
DL News1 August 2022
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court adjourns James Quayson's injunction case sine die
The plaintiff, Michale Ankomah-Nimfah is seeking among others a declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 94(2)(a) of the 1992 Constitution, James Quayson held Canadian Citizenship at the time of contesting the 2020...
DL News28 July 2022
Courts
Full ruling: OSP’s confirmation order for Sir John’s asset freeze fell short of Act 959, Act 804 thresholds - Court
"The one condition for the grant of such an application which is however absent here, is that no warrant was issued for the arrest of the late Sir John before his death. That one condition not being met is the bane of the case of the Applic...
DL News15 July 2022
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court grants James Quayson leave to file arguments in support of motion to strike out injunction suit
The plaintiff, Michale Ankomah-Nimfah is seeking among others a declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 94(2)(a) of the 1992 Constitution, James Quayson held Canadian Citizenship at the time of contesting the 2020...
DL News12 July 2022
Courts
Dispute over incorporation of Stanbic Bank GH Ltd : High Court gives Kwame Serbeh-Yiadom the green light
"Estoppel cannot override fraud where it has been established beyond a reasonable doubt. On the basis of the above rendition, I think it will be in consonance with equity and good conscience not to terminate the case summarily," the court s...
DL News6 July 2022
General
Nadowli-Kaleo District gets court facility
Until the commissioning of the facility, residents of the district had to travel to Jirapa or Wa to access courts.
DL News22 June 2022
Courts
Court of Appeal releases confiscated East Legon House to Nayele Ametepe’s mum
In January 2015, after Nayele Ametepe Alia Ruby Appiah was convicted and sentenced in the United Kingdom for the possession of 12.5 kg of Cocaine, the said house was seized by the Narcotics Control Board.
DL News21 June 2022
Africa
Blasphemy in Nigeria’s legal systems: An explainer
Blasphemy is an offence under Nigeria’s criminal law in states that put it on their statute books.
The Conversation Africa17 May 2022
Courts
Child custody battle: Who wins? - The case of Beckley v Beckley
Child custody battle: Who wins? - The case of Beckley v Beckley
Richard Osei Boateng6 May 2022
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing May 4-5, 2022
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing May 4-5, 2022
DL News1 May 2022
Others
Denial of sex not 'exceptional hardship' to end marriage - India High Court
"The Parliament, in its wisdom, has legislated that denial of cohabitation/conjugal relationship over a period of one year, or more, would tantamount to cruelty, it cannot be said that denial of sex simpliciter within the period of one year...
TheWeekmagazine19 April 2022
Courts
Sunyani High Court reverses prison sentence, fines convict instead
The convict was sentenced to two years imprisonment for stealing by a Circuit Court.
GNA1 April 2022
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court from March 29-31, 2022: Cases and Motions
The Court will consider a prerogative writ, other writs, review motions, civil motions, and civil appeals.
DL News28 March 2022
General
Order reinstating Prof. Avoke: UEW describes as anomaly
“We have the rulings of the Appeals Court and that of the High Court. I don’t know which ruling to go by now,”
DL News3 February 2022
US
Why a Judge ordered FDA to release Covid-19 vaccine data pronto
A group of scientists and medical researchers sued the FDA under FOIA to force release of hundreds of thousands of documents related to licensing of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Plaintiff’s attorney Aaron Siri, who is representing...
Bloomberg Law21 January 2022
Courts
2021 Gender statistics of Judges in Ghana indicates a marginal increase in female representation
In 2020, there were 45 female Justices of the High Court but this year, the number has moved to 53. On the part of male Justices, the number stood at 63 in 2020 while the number for this year is 64.
DL News18 October 2021
Courts
Ritual Murder: Taxi driver granted GH¢60,000.00 bail
He pleaded not guilty to the charge of publication of false news, before the Court.
DL News29 September 2021