Africa
UN court hears South Africa genocide case against Israel
The ICJ will deliver only an opinion on the genocide allegation as the case is not a criminal trial, although it is being closely watched.
BBC
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General
Constitute commission to reform legal education – Haruna Iddrisu to President
Ghana’s legal education system has received huge backlash from some law students, lawyers and the public over the last couple of years with many calling for immediate reforms in the legal profession, especially at the Ghana Legal Council
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Business
Tullow Oil wins $320m tax arbitration against GRA
The ICC Tribunal determined that the Branch Profit Remittance Tax (BPRT) does not apply to Tullow Ghana's operations under its Petroleum Agreements for the Deepwater Tano and West Cape Three Points blocks, which encompass the prominent Jubi...
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Europe
UK passes bill to return illegal migrants to their home country, third country
The UK government's Department for Immigration & Passports, Drugs Policy, Crime, Fire, Counter-terrorism & Police has announced the passage of the illegal Migration Bill, which aims to ensure that individuals entering the UK illegally will...
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Europe
Rwanda asylum plan: Court allows first flight to go ahead
Under the scheme, some of those entering the UK illegally will be flown to Rwanda to apply for asylum there.
BBC
General
Detainees in Ghana lack legal representation to challenge cases -US Report
Detainees lack legal representation to challenge cases in Ghana - US Report indicates
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Crime
Scrap dealers steal digital address plates on houses in Ngleshie Amanfro
At Ngleshie Amanfro in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, the implementation of the government’s Digital Address System in various communities is under threat.
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General
Striking UTAG members not perturbed by court injunction – NEC
According to the suit, the university teachers were to comply with the directive of the Labour Commission and resume work as soon as possible.
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Opinion
Default Judgment and the Doctrine of Estoppel Per Rem Judicata; A Legal Conundrum in Order 10 Rule 6 & Order 13 Rule 6(2) of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C. I 47)
Default judgement is an interlocutory application. It is not a final judgement in its strict sense. Any anything default is not final in a legal sense. Res judicata on the other hand is mostly applied when decisions of the courts are final....
Derick Adu-Gyamfi
Business
2024 Budget: Check out the 8 tax reliefs by government
“Mr Speaker, further to the above, the following reliefs have been prioritized for implementation,"
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Africa
Nigeria warns of digital currency fraud
The e-Naira, a digital version of the naira, is issued by the central bank and is held in an electronic wallet – a first of its kind in Africa to be issued through a government entity.
BBC
Courts
National Service scandal :Eight suspects seek plea bargains-AG
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, July 28, Dr. Ayine disclosed that the filing of charges in the case has been put on hold after investigators uncovered fresh evidence pointing to serious financial irregularities.
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General
The Sputnik V transaction did not receive legislative backing, it is illegal-Minority
Hon. Haruna Iddrisu has described the agreement as an international transaction which should have been ratified by Parliament
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General
Take advantage of technology to deal with ‘cold cases’ – Kufuor urges government
Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor believes one of the critical means to tackle unresolved crime in the country is the use of modern technology.
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General
Mangortey: Passing anti-LGBTQI Bill will be suicidal
“A person who undermines these proper human sexual rights and Ghanaian family values commits an offence and is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine of not more than 2,000 penalty units or a term of imprisonment of not less than two mont...
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Opinion
Rethinking Malicious Prosecution; A Discussion on the Tort of Malicious Prosecution within the Constitutional Framework of Ghana.
The article argues that the tort of malicious prosecution, as received under common law, is problematic in present-day Ghana under Article 88. The author suggests that the proper defendant in such cases should be the Attorney General, who i...
Reindorf Twumasi Ankrah, Esq.
General
Former AG appointed Chair of AWLA
AWLA is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-sectarian, professional organization of women lawyers in Nigeria and Africa generally.
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Courts
23-year-old sentenced to 49 years imprisonment for armed robbery
Yakubu Issah and his accomplice, whose name was given as Yaw, robbed Stephen Adjei of his iPhone 12 Pro-Max mobile Phone valued GHC7, 000 and cash in the sum of GHC470.00
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Africa
African Union must remove access to African Court impediments
African Governments must demonstrate their commitment to upholding the tenets of human rights by repealing article 34(6) to make way for entry.
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Courts
Accra High Court orders reinstatement of GWCL’s David Yankson and Dora Bonnah
In March 2015, the plaintiffs filed a writ seeking an order of the court to set aside the wrongful and unjustified disciplinary actions taken against them by the company(GWCL).
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