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Africa
Gambia needs court for Jammeh-era crimes - president
Gambia's 1997 constitution does not have provisions, specifically prescribed, to prosecute crimes such as torture, enforced disappearances, and crimes against humanity.
BBC8 February 2023
Tech
A US Bankruptcy Court served a subpoena via Twitter. Will this catch on?
US Courts have become creative with their use of social media, in some perhaps unexpected ways - like the service of a subpoena via Twitter
LAW.COM7 February 2023
General
2023 GIMPA Law Conference slated for March 8 to 10
The Conference, which will be held under the auspices of the African Centre on Law and Ethics(ACLE) at the GIMPA Faculty of Law, will be on the theme; ‘The 1992 Constitution of Ghana @ 30: Taking Stock, Assessing Progress, and Reflecting on...
DL News10 January 2023
US
AI-powered "robot" lawyer will be first of its kind to represent defendant in US court
Joshua Browder, CEO of DoNotPay, said the company's AI-creation runs on a smartphone, listens to court arguments, and formulates responses for the defendant.
CBS News10 January 2023
Europe
New Zealand imposes lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes
The law states that tobacco can't ever be sold to anybody born on or after January 1, 2009 - and from now on, the minimum age for buying cigarettes will keep going up and up.
Euronews16 December 2022
General
UPSA Law School to host esteemed J.H. Jackson moot court competition in March
The contest, organized by the European Law Students Association and the World Trade Organisation(WTO), is the biggest moot court competition on WTO Law in the world.
DL News12 December 2022
US
Mixed emotions over arrest of Lockerbie bombing suspect
All 259 passengers and crew on board the Boeing 747 bound for New York from London died while another 11 people were killed in Lockerbie when the wreckage destroyed their homes.
BBC12 December 2022
Business
BoG announces revocation of credit bureau licence of HudsonPrice Data Solutions Limited
Until the revocation of its licence, Hudsonprice Data Solutions Limited was the second licensed credit bureau in Ghana.
DL News29 November 2022
General
KNUST alumnus makes great stride in 2022 GSL Entrance exams
In all, only 522 out of the total of 2654 Candidates who sat for the exams passed representing a percentage pass rate of 20% compared to the previous year’s 28%
DL News16 November 2022
General
EC cancels registration of 17 political parties
According to the Commission, it came to its notice after a nationwide exercise that the 17 political parties had no national and regional offices as required by section 15 (1) of Act 574.
DL News15 November 2022
Europe
Woman makes history as UK’s first black blind barrister
Jessikah Inaba, who is also Congolese, qualified last month after five years of legal study at the University of Law in London.
DL News7 November 2022
Europe
Schools in Great Britain warned not to ban minority pupils’ hair styles
Equality watchdog says appearance policies should include exceptions on racial and religious grounds
Evening Standard29 October 2022
Africa
Nigeria: Interpol arrests 75 suspected cyber criminals linked to Nigeria's Black Axe Cult
The coordinated operation targeted Black Axe cells - one of Nigeria's mightiest criminal groups - as well as others from West Africa.
AllAfrica20 October 2022
General
Why the EC ought to revoke the registration of 17 political parties: Per Kusi-Appiah(JA)
"From the foregoing, I hold that the respondent (the Electoral Commission) was justified in refusing to issue a final certificate of registration to the appellant for non-compliance with section 9(c) of Act 574."
DL News17 October 2022
Business
Tax Evasion, failure to issue VAT invoices: GRA drags 48 businesses to court
They are therefore undergoing prosecution at the Tax Court for acting in contravention of Section 80 of the Revenue Administration Act, 2016(Act 915).
DL News10 October 2022
US
HIV drug mandate violates religious freedom, judge rules
Employers are required to cover certain preventive services and medications in their insurance plans under US law.
BBC8 September 2022
General
Medical Negligence: Vice President bemoans rising cases in recent times
Speaking at the opening of a three-day conference by the Medical and Dental Council in Accra, the Vice President commended the Council for coming up with a policy document that seeks to address these issues.
DL News30 August 2022
General
Any student of KNUST shall be dismissed if - Council
Key among the 6-point statement is the fact that ‘Any student who participates in the organization of ‘morale’ and/or ‘procession’ shall be SUMMARILY DISMISSED.
DL News29 August 2022
General
Heed calls for Amendment of the Constitution – Former Law Dean to Gov’t
She notes that per the advent of Information and Communication Technology(ICT) and the current geopolitical dynamics affecting countries, it has become necessary for the government to consider the numerous calls for amendment.
DL News29 August 2022
Business
Scrap VAT Amendment Act – Importers and Exporters Association tells Government
Per the Value Added Tax(Amendment) Act, 2021(Act 1072), the Value Added Tax (VAT) flat rate for retailers of goods has been restricted to taxpayers whose turnover is Two Hundred Thousand Ghana cedis (GH₵200,000) and above, but not exceeding...
DL News11 August 2022