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High Court hands Wontumi 20-year sentence in Samreboi mining case
The sentence was delivered on Monday, July 20, 2026, after the court found him and his company, Akonta Mining Limited, guilty on six counts
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Herald Newspaper editor granted bail pending contempt appeal
The Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Isaac Addo, granted him bail pending appeal after his lawyer moved an application asking the court to suspend the effect of the custodial sentence while the appeal is heard.
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Parliament passes Community Service Bill to reduce prison overcrowding
The new law introduces community service as a non-custodial sentencing option for persons convicted of specified categories of offences.
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Kenyan lawyer, Former Justice Minister Martha Karua denied entry into Uganda
The Uganda Law Society said Karua was stopped at the airport and ordered to return to Kenya.
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GTEC acted unlawfully in Mass Derecognition of Costa Rican University Degrees-High Court
In a judgment delivered on May 28, 2026, by Justice Kwame Gyamfi Osei, the court quashed a November 5, 2025 letter issued by GTEC that had declared all degrees awarded by the Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica (UNEM) unrecognised and unu...
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Wontumi seeks plea deal in Exim Bank loan fraud case
The development was placed before the Accra High Court on Thursday, June 11, 2026, through a Notification of Commencement of Plea Negotiation filed by the Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai.
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Sedina extradition shows Ghana-US cooperation against financial crime- Law lecturer says
Speaking on JoyNews’ The Pulse on Tuesday, June 9, the international law and human rights lecturer said corruption cases often move beyond domestic law when suspects leave the country.
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Former Kenya Chief Justice arrested during Nairobi park protest
Mr Maraga was detained on Monday alongside nine other demonstrators while marching near the park, one of Kenya’s best-known conservation sites and a major tourist attraction within the capital.
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Court stops NPP polling station elections in Bunkpurugu again
Justice Samuel Bright Acquah issued the interim injunction on June 1, 2026, after hearing lawyers for both sides in a case filed by Konlan Yenuyiab and 78 other party members.
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Court of Appeal refuses bid to halt Adu-Boahene trial
The three had asked the appellate court to stay proceedings at the High Court while challenging an earlier ruling on disclosure of documents.
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Ghana’s Supreme Court Affirms Pro-Arbitration Stance, Upholding Multi-Million Dollar LCIA Awards Against Springfield
Counsel for the Respondents criticized the findings of the court below that the new rules of LCIA and the old rules anticipated that there would be early determination of the suit.
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OSP stay application in quo warranto case adjourned to June 8
On April 15, 2026, the High Court ruled that the Office of the Special Prosecutor could not independently prosecute criminal cases.
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Abronye granted GH¢100,000 bail by High Court
Justice Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit also ordered him to report to the Criminal Investigation Department headquarters once every two weeks.
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Chairman Wontumi pleads not guilty in GH¢30m Exim Bank case
He appeared before the High Court in Accra, presided over by Justice Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit, where he denied four counts.
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Court rejects Adu-Boahene’s bid to tender emails and pension receipts in NSB case
The documents were introduced during the further cross-examination of Mildred Donkor, the third prosecution witness in the case.
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Court refuses stay request in NSS scandal trial
The oral application was made on Monday, May 11, 2026, just before the prosecution was expected to call its first witness.
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MPOBB condemns recent arrest of its lawyers
In a public statement dated 8 May 2026, the firm said Mr. Justice Kusi-Minkah Premo, a Senior Partner, and Ms. Sophia Kokor, a Junior Partner, were arrested after they visited the Bureau of National Investigations, BNI, offices at Kawukudi...
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US$33.3m arbitral award against Justmoh in Boankra project fight set aside
The ruling, delivered by Justice John-Mark Nuku Alifo of the Commercial Division 2 on Wednesday, 6 May 2026, means the entire arbitral decision issued on 10 December 2025 no longer stands.
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State drops charges against Ex-Buffer Stock boss and wife, rearrests them
The development unfolded in court when Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai informed the judge that the prosecution had decided to discontinue the case against the couple.
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Supreme Court awards GH¢800,000 to man jailed nearly 20 years after wrongful robbery conviction
A five-member panel led by Justice Avril Lovelace-Johnson made the award after finding that Appiah had endured a wrongful conviction and prolonged imprisonment.
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