Courts
Woman awarded £200,000 damages in rape case against therapist
Ella Janneh sued Michael Lousada, 57, alleging he raped and sexually assaulted her at his clinic in Belsize Park, London, in August 2016.
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Courts
Ambulance case: Court admits into evidence WhatsApp chats between Jakpa and Dame
In doing so, the presiding judge, Justice Afia Serwaa Asare Botwe, acknowledged the previous admission of WhatsApp conversations involving Jakpa and affirmed the prosecution's assertion.
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Courts
High Court to rule on motions in Ambulance Case June 6
The ruling is scheduled for Thursday, June 6, 2024.
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Courts
Ofosu Ampofo to open defence in alleged audio violence case June 20
The High Court took this decision, presided over by Samuel Asiedu JSC, to grant him more time owing to his health condition.
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Courts
Charge against me in ambulance case improper-Businessman tells court
He described the prosecution's assertions as "improper" and claimed his prosecution was undertaken "in bad faith."
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Courts
5 granted GH¢150,000 bail for allegedly acting as landguards
All the accused, who are jointly held for conspiracy to commit crime and prohibition of activities of landguards, pleaded not guilty.
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Courts
Man accused of robbing Amissah-Arthur's wife denied bail
Yahuza Osman, the suspect, is scheduled to reappear on May 21.
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Supreme Court News
AG debunks claims about Chief Justice in Opuni case
The AG notes that such publications are ‘laden with falsehood and contain an imputation that the composition of the panel for the hearing of the appeal on May 8, 2024, was unusual, questionable, or in violation of the Constitution. “
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US
Whistleblower jailed in Australia for leaking vital military documents
This decision came after legal setbacks dashed his defense strategy.
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Courts
Barker-Vormawor’s Treason felony case adjourned to May 20
The court was expected to determine a motion filed by lawyers for the activist, challenging the constitutionality of the offense and urging the same to be referred to the Supreme Court.
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Crime
26-year-old JHS dropout sentenced to 15 years for robbery
Judge Festus Fovi Nukunu delivered the sentence, in accordance with Section 149 of the Criminal and Other Offenses Act (Act 29) of 190.
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Courts
Two sentenced to prison for stealing over 1,000 bags of rice
Abdul Karim Abdul Aziz, a 36-year-old driver, was sentenced to five years each for the two counts of conspiracy to commit crime and stealing, while Ibrahim Mohammed, a 49-year-old transport agent, also received a 12-year jail sentence each...
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Courts
Court ceiling collapses following Tuesday’s downpour
The rainstorm destroyed the ceiling and some electrical wiring in the courtroom.
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Crime
Three JHS boys arrested for allegedly gang-defiling 15-year-old colleague
Following the incident on January 27, 2024, the police arrested the suspects, who had since made two appearances before the Mampong Magistrate Court to face prosecution for their alleged actions.
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Courts
Former MASLOC CEO, Sedinam Tamakloe Attionu sentenced 10 years to prison
They were convicted on 78 counts including causing financial loss to the state, theft, conspiracy to steal, money laundering, and violating public procurement laws.
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Europe
Lying claimant loses out on £600,000
Mr Justice Ritchie dismissed the claim of Kirsty Williams-Henry after finding that she told repeated untruths about the scope of her injuries in order to seek £2.5m in damages.
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Tech
Tesla to settle suit over fatal Autopilot crash
The case, brought by Mr Huang's family, was scheduled to begin in the California Superior Court this week.
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Europe
UK: Nurse who deliberately poisoned young boy with laxatives jailed for seven years
Tracy Menhinick consented to treatments, procedures and operations on the child that she knew were unnecessary - "all to his permanent disfigurement, permanent impairment and to the danger of his life".
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Africa
Nigerian bank boss pleads not guilty to 26 fresh charges
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accused Mr Emefiele of committing exchange rate violations during his tenure as the central bank chief.
BBC
Courts
Former employee of defunct Beige-Bank tells court money was invested in bank’s rebranding, assets
The rebranding was necessitated when the Bank of Ghana (BoG) upgraded it from a Savings and Loans to a bank status, the first defence counsel’s witness said in his evidence-in-chief.
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