Courts
Abu Trica extradition stay motion set for July 9
His lawyer, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, says the court has directed both sides to appear on July 9 for the motion to stay the extradition order to be heard.
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Legal Education must build Competence in Customary Law - Justice Ackaah-Boafo
For years, the debate over legal education in Ghana has been framed as a battle of "Access versus Standards". Justice Ackaah-Boafo argued that this is a false dichotomy. Instead, he asserted that both access and standards are twin duties ow...
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Courts
Joana Quaye seeks limits on children’s contact with Hajia4Reall in RNAQ divorce case
Mrs Quaye is asking the court to restrict the children’s contact with Hajia4Reall and to limit the periods during which Mr Quaye has access to them.
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Supreme Court News
Citizen challenges false news and electronic communication laws at Supreme Court
Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers filed the suit at the Supreme Court Registry in Accra through his lawyer, Michael Akosah of Adu-Gyamfi & Associates.
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Supreme Court refuses to halt Gifty Oware-Mensah trial
Her lawyer, Gary Nimako Marfo, had asked the Supreme Court to stay proceedings at the High Court while it considers a constitutional challenge to a 2018 criminal trial practice direction.
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Courts
Court rejects two prosecution witness statements in Buffer Stock trial
Justice Francis Achibonga, sitting as an additional High Court judge, ruled on 29 April 2026 that the statements could not stand after the defence challenged the manner in which they were introduced.
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General
Lawyers urged not to make unrealistic promises to clients
Speaking at the enrolment of 155 newly qualified lawyers to the Bar, he said the legal profession is not one in which practitioners should trade in guarantees.
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Africa
Paternity test for Mohbad's son heads abroad as court approves US and UK DNA labs
Lawyer Oladayo Ogungbe, who represents Mohbad’s father, said the court approved one lab in the United States and two in the United Kingdom.
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Africa
Davido drops daughter custody case, Law firm pushes back on online attacks
Davido said he stepped back from the case because of what he described as a disturbing turn in court, alleging that his late son was brought up during the proceedings.
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Courts
Lawyer in court for defrauding US-based nurse of $150k
Amporful has been charged with defrauding by false pretence and has pleaded not guilty. The court admitted her to bail in the sum of GH¢100,000, with two sureties (one to be justified), and ordered her to report to the police every two week...
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Skytrain trial: Ex-GIIF board member insists “no approval” for $2m
The issue came up on Monday, 9 February 2026, during cross-examination, after a defence lawyer pointed to a document suggesting the board had approved the deal.
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Courts
Lawyer backs Agradaa sentence cut, says court followed the law
Speaking on The Law on Joy News, Korang said judges must weigh both the bad and the good in a case before deciding punishment.
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Courts
Daddy Lumba estate case: Kumasi High Court drops daughter’s name, strikes out LA application
On Monday, Justice Hannah Taylor upheld a misjoinder motion filed for Charlyn Fosuh, a daughter of the deceased, effectively removing her from an application seeking letters of administration over her father’s estate.
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Courts
Lawyer sues to strike Ghana Law Society off register, disputes licensing claims
The case, lodged through Hales Solicitors, names the Ghana Law Society, the Registrar of Companies, and the General Legal Council (GLC) as defendants.
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Supreme Court News
MASLOC ex-operations boss granted GH¢500,000 bail pending appeal
A five-member panel of the apex court, presided over by Justice Amadu Tanko, granted the application for bail on Wednesday, 14 January 2026, nearly two years after Axim began serving his sentence.
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Lawyer drags Goldbod to court over ‘refusal’ to release gold purchase records
Private legal practitioner Eric Dawda filed an application for an order of mandamus on Monday 5 January, accusing the institution of failing to comply with a Right to Information (RTI) request.
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Europe
Top lawyer at global law firm paid £7m
The firm had earlier reported that global revenue rose 9% to £2.4bn, while profit per equity partner was £2.11m.
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US
Tyler Perry hit with new sex assault lawsuit as lawyers dismiss “money grab” claim
Mario Rodriguez, a model who secured a minor part as “Frat Guy #10” in Perry’s 2016 film Boo! A Madea Halloween, has filed a civil suit seeking roughly $77m (£60m) in damages.
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‘Next of kin’ does not grant inheritance rights – Lawyer
He stressed that this could only be possible if the next of kin is listed in a Will as a beneficiary, holds a Power of Attorney, or is an immediate relative, such as a spouse or child.
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Lawyer condemns arrest of Martin Kpebu as “unnecessary show of power”
Speaking to Channel One News, Marcellinus Biah said Kpebu had reported to the OSP around 14:00 GMT to assist with investigations into allegations he had made against the institution.
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