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General
Ghana needs former Presidents’ Bill- Legal practitioner
We need to have legislations that speak to financial arrangements and auditing of donations by public sector bodies
DL News19 July 2021
Asia
Singapore ups bail of alleged billion-dollar fraudster over escape fears
The prosecution said police had uncovered a plot involving at least three people to help Ng escape the city-state by land or sea, although the investigations did not show the extent of Ng’s involvement
DL News6 July 2021
Courts
Court throws out PDS in ECG assets management case
The PDS among other reliefs, wanted the court to quash the decision of the Energy Commission to cancel its operating licences and declare it as null and void
DL News5 July 2021
Courts
I decline the invitation to transfer your case to another judge-CJ to Opuni
The Case, which involves Dr Opuni and Seidu Agongo, is being handled by Justice Clemence Honyenuga, a supreme court judge sitting additionally as a High Court Judge.
DL News1 July 2021
General
Pay extra attention to resourcing the Police Service - GBA to President
Mr. Forson bemoaned the ill-equipped nature of the Ghana Police Service and called for extra attention to be given to them in that regard.
DL News1 July 2021
General
2021 Martyrs Day: Judiciary to commemorate with a remembrance service
This day is commemorated to remember events of June 30, 1982 when three High court justices were abducted by unidentified assailants and assassinated in cold blood at the Bundase Military range in the Accra Plains.
DL News29 June 2021
General
CJ affirms commitment of Judiciary to end illegal mining
“We are a nation of laws" - Chief Justice Kwesi Anin
DL News10 June 2021
Courts
Alleged extramarital affair: Court throws out case against Eugene Arhin’s Ex-wife
The High court, presided by His Lordship Charles Gyamfi Danquah has struck out and dismissed accordingly, a case of defamation filed by Chantelle T.S. Kudjawu against Gloria Assan Arhin.
DL News4 June 2021
Others
QC who drank at court suspended for lack of cooperation
A silk who was sacked as a recorder after drinking alcohol at court has been suspended from practice for two months by a bar disciplinary tribunal.
DL News4 May 2021
Africa
Canadian judge deems Nigerian police criminal organisation, denies ex-SARS officer asylum
A judge in Canada has denied asylum to a former member of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad on the grounds of his association with the brutal unit and the Nigeria Police Force as a whole.
DL News13 April 2021
Africa
Press release on the abitrary use of judicial power by magisterate Ibrahim Mohammed of Zone 6 Magisterate Court Abuja
The Attention of the Nigerian Bar Association Abuja (Unity Bar) has been drawn to a bizarre event that ensured between one of our member MR EBURU EKWE BARTH and a Magisterate wherein it was alleged that Mr EBURU EKWE BARTH interjected the M...
DL News23 March 2021
Europe
European countries using pandemic to stifle democracy and rule of law.
The Civil Liberties Union for Europe published a report on Tuesday detailing the negative impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on democracy and the rule of law in 14 countries in Europe and providing recommendations for the EU.
DL News12 March 2021
Africa
Supporters of Senegal opposition leader clash with police during court appearance on rape charge
Supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on Friday clashed with Senegalese police when they attempted to gather to protest his arrest for “disturbing public order and participating in an unauthorized demonstration.” Sonko was charged f...
DL News10 March 2021
Election Petition
Election petition: Rule according to your conscience – Tsatsu to judges
Lawyer for the petitioner in the ongoing Supreme Court trial over the 2020 presidential election Tsatsu Tsikata has appealed to the judges to rule on the matter according to their conscience.
DL News23 February 2021
Election Petition
Review jurisdiction should not be used as emotional reaction to unfavourable judgment – Supreme Court dismisses Mahama’s latest application
A nine-member panel of Supreme Court Judges has unanimously affirmed a seven-member panel ruling that stopped John Mahama from reopening his election petition case.
DL News23 February 2021
General
Muntaka retracts corruption allegation against Judiciary
The Minority Chief Whip has apologised for “scandalising the Judiciary in its entirety”.
DL News6 February 2021
Africa
Shell subsidiary in Nigeria must compensate farmers, Dutch court rules
An appeals court said a small group of farmers in the Niger Delta region whose livelihoods were affected by oil spills in 2006 and 2007 should receive payouts
DL News3 February 2021
Election Petition
2020 Election Petition not novel
Lest we forget, the 2020 Election Petition is not novel. It appears to be a rehashed of the 2012 Election Petition. Aside the swapping of roles, the key issue and actors remain the same: Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Electoral Commission and...
DL News18 January 2021
Courts
Court grants injunction to stop EC from gazetting Amewu as Hohoe MP
The Ho High Court presided over by Justice George Buadi has granted an interim injunction restraining the Electoral Commission from gazetting the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) John Peter Amewu as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hohoe.
DL News25 December 2020
General
Creative arts industry gets specialised court to deal with copyright issues
Tourism Minister, Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, has announced that Office of the Chief Justice has approved of the establishment of a specialised court for the creative arts industry.
DL News18 November 2020