Africa
South Africa: Lawyer ordered to pay clients’ $80,116 stolen by scammer
Attorney Gavin Hartog believed he was transferring money to his client’s account but it went to a fraudster
Ground Up
Results for "substantial similarity"
185 results.
Africa
Divorcing couples don't have equal rights to assets-Kenya Supreme Court
Declaring that the 50:50 formula is not absolutely applicable, the top court stated that in case of divorce, each party should leave the marriage with property he or she acquired during the union though a spouse may get more based on his or...
nation.africa
Europe
Crypto founder charged with $700m financial crimes
The US Department of Justice charged Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national living in China, with running a business that catered to what he once described as "crooks".
BBC
Tech
US lawmakers introduce bill to ban TikTok
The legislation comes as a wave of states led by Republican governors have introduced state-level restrictions on the use of TikTok on government-owned devices.
CNN
Courts
Plumber freed after five years wrongful imprisonment
Emmanuel Darko, on October 17, 2017, was found guilty by the Accra Circuit Court 1 alongside trader Kwame Konadu and Abdulai Rashid for conspiracy to rob and five counts of robbery
Ghanaian Times
General
India Court sentences father, daughter & son to jail for obtaining abortion order by filing false rape case
The Court, in its order, noted that the fact was that the Prosecutrix got conceived from her cousin's brother, however, this fact was conveniently suppressed by the father and daughter.
Livelaw
Europe
Glencore ordered to pay millions over Africa oil bribes
The company paid $26m (£23m) through agents and employees to officials of crude oil firms in Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast between 2011 and 2016.
BBC
US
Coachella files copyright infringement lawsuit against Afrochella
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday at a California district court and obtained by Rolling Stone, comes three years after AEG (which owns Goldenvoice) issued a warning to the Afrochella festival about infringing on the festival’s trademark.
Rolling Stone
Africa
South Africa: Police Minister ordered to pay $24,000 after unlawful arrest and detention
A Limpopo-based conservationist, who was arrested by 16 police officers on trumped-up charges and locked up in filthy cells for three days, has been awarded $24,000 (R400,000) in damages for unlawful arrest and detention.
AllAfrica
General
Prevalence of bribery highest among police officers – Report
The report titled, ‘Corruption in Ghana: Peoples experiences and views’ launched yesterday, July 20, 2022, was co-produced by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), the Ghana Statistical Service, and with support...
DL News
Business
There is a surge in fraudulent online business transactions – EOCO
“This recurrent crime comes at the back of fraudsters cashing in on the convenience of transacting business online and depriving members of the public of their hard-earned monies.
DL News
Tech
How Can ‘No-Code’ Digitally Transform the Legal Sector?
The legal sector’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic opens many doors to advancements facilitated through new technology. One such advancement is “no-code” software creation, a means by which firms can create their own digital solutions....
lawyer-monthly.com | Mat Rule
General
Over 80% of Lawyers' applications fail at the Supreme Court – Justice Amegatcher
Over 80% of lawyers applications fail at the Supreme Court – Justice Amegatcher
DL News
Others
Influencers in Australia risk jail for breaking finance tips rules
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) says they may need a licence to give such advice.
BBC
Tech
Failure to patch and introduce MFA led to £98k ICO fine for Tuckers Solicitors
Tuckers patched five months after an NCSC alert flagged exploitation of a critical vulnerability, understood to be in Citrix. While it was not conclusive that the vulnerability was how the attacker was able to access Tuckers’ network, its d...
legaltechnology.com
General
Day 1 of JB Danquah Memorial Lecture: Access to Justice, leveraging of digital technologies in Ghana
The Speaker, Prof. Richard Frimpong Oppong, FGA, Professor of Law at the California Western School of Law will lead patrons to examine the access to justice deficit in Ghana while arguing for a broader conception of access to justice and ex...
DL News
General
Legal events to watch out for in Feb 2022
This year’s edition of the JB Danquah Memorial Lecture by the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences(GAAS) is set to be held from February 21-23.
DL News
General
‘You can do better’ – AG charges EOCO on recovery of crime proceeds
Mr. Dame said perpetrators of crime should not be allowed to enjoy their proceeds, and that although he believes EOCO has the capacity to go after perpetrators of crime and recover from them such proceeds of their criminal enterprise, the o...
CITINEWSROOM
Others
Meghan to receive £1 in damages after privacy case
Last February, the High Court had ruled against the newspaper group on the issue of privacy and copyright – saying the issues in the case were so clear cut that there was no need for a full hearing.
BBC
Courts
Opuni case: Dr Opuni seeks recusal of Justice Dotse-Justice Dotse denies the allegation
On October 12, 2021, the apex court sat on a review application filed by the Attorney General relative to a July 28, 2021 decision that saw a 3-2 majority decision by the court.
DENNISLAW NEWS