Europe
UK: Solicitor fined for failing to spot cyber fraud
A British solicitor was fined by the country's Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for inappropriate handling of a fraudulent payment as part of a conveyancing cyber scam.
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Europe
UK: Solicitor jailed for stealing £84,000 from elderly clients
Alison Haley Griffiths, 55, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by abuse of position and was sentenced at Swindon Crown Court to 24 months’ imprisonment.
Law Society Gazette
Africa
Nigerian pastor arrested over allegedly swindling followers of nearly $1m
Theo O Ebonyi, well-known in Benue state, is accused of swindling his followers and others out of more than 1.3bn naira ($930,000; £740,000).
BBC
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing January 30 - 31, 2024
The particular cases up for consideration include civil motions and appeals scheduled for first and second sessions at the court
DL News
General
Ghana fined $15,000 over fans clash at AFCON
The decision to impose the fine on Ghana was taken after an official report was made by the Safety and Security team at the tournament
DL News
Europe
UK: Former solicitor jailed for defrauding clients of £1.7m ordered to pay back £3,000
The now struck-off solicitor, admitted in 2004, pleaded guilty to seven charges of fraud last year and was sentenced to 56 months’ imprisonment.
Law Society Gazette
General
Madina MP initiates two bills to amend Public Holidays Act
The amendment forms part of efforts to realize the achievement of a more progressive, productive and inclusive society, Mr. Sosu announced in a statement.
DL News
General
Controversies surrounding the Ewoyaa Lithium Mining Lease: Some Comments
In October 2023, Atlantic Lithium received a 15-year mining lease from Ghana's Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources for the Ewoyaa Lithium Project. This authorization enables the company to develop a lithium mine and processing facility...
Kofi Ansah & Fui Tsikata
Africa
South African woman jailed for 50 years for $28m theft
Hildegard Steenkamp siphoned off the money over a 13-year period from the healthcare company she worked at as an accountant in Gauteng province.
BBC
Tech
Undisclosed use of ChatGPT to draft Ordinance in Brazil sparks debate
Ramiro Rosário, a councilman in the southern city of Porto Alegre, bragged on X, formerly Twitter, last week that he had concocted a proposal with the help of ChatGPT.
LAW.COM
Africa
Niger coup leaders repeal law against migrant smuggling
The legislation allowed authorities to take action against smugglers who transported migrants through Niger's vast desert on to Libya and Europe.
BBC
Africa
Nigerian student faces jail time, deportation over threat to bomb UK university
Somtochukwu Okwuoha, 26, claimed he had enlisted ISIS, an international terrorist organisation, to help bomb the university.
Premium Times Nig
Supreme Court News
Sarkodie storms Supreme Court in case against FDA
The case was filed by Mark Darlington Osae, manager of Hiplife artists -Reggie ‘N’ Bollie, and Skrewfaze.
DL News
Crime
Four granted￠160,000 bail for alleged murder
Jamilah Issaka, 24, and Abigail Avoryi, 28, are apprentice hairdressers and Tay William, 31, an illegal miner were granted GH￠50,000 each with two sureties each.
GNA
Europe
Former Deloitte solicitor charged over alleged kiss at office party
It is alleged that Venkasatamy, whilst attending a social event organised by Deloitte at the Waldorf Hotel in London in March 2022, kissed an unnamed person on the lips, an action which was inappropriate
The Law Society Gazette
Europe
UK officials use AI to decide on issues from benefits to marriage licences
Civil servants and a handful of police forces are using AI in a range of areas, but especially when it comes to helping them make decisions over welfare, immigration and criminal justice
The Guardian
Africa
Libya mayor arrested over floods that killed thousands
Abdulmenam al-Ghaithi was among numerous officials charged in connection with the disaster that killed thousands in eastern Libya earlier this month.
BBC
Courts
Five illegal miners jailed 20 years each
The accused persons were arrested while mining in a river in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality
GNA
Tech
Anonymous Sudan hacks X to put pressure on Elon Musk over Starlink
"Make our message reach to Elon Musk: 'Open Starlink in Sudan'," the hackers posted on Telegram.
BBC
Europe
British solicitor fined for allowing attorneys to sell client's property
Andrew John Chatterton had acted for a client living in a care home as well as her two beneficiaries who used her money to buy properties while she was still alive
Law Society Gazette