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'Should we continue to trust our judges?' : Dr. Maame A. S. Mensa-Bonsu presents paper on February 23
The paper will discuss the subject matter under three main titles – big wins, problematic wins and failures that will hunt us.
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Results for "customary law"
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Africa
Zimbabwe Court outlaws statutes protecting commercial property tenants in landmark ruling
Previously, tenants were protected by Sections 22 and 23 of the Commercial Premises (Rent) Regulations, 1983, which authorised them to continue staying or using premises despite expiry of contract.
New Zimbabwe
General
Ghanaian-British lawyer among 29 newly appointed Deputy High Court Judges in the UK
As Deputy High Court Judge for a single fixed six-year term, her work will include cases that would otherwise be undertaken by High Court Judges.
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Supreme Court News
When the non-professional litigant faced the Supreme Court, ‘chastising’ professionalism
"On the basis of the above-decided cases and the consistent practice of the Supreme Court, I will accept the invitation made to this court by learned counsel for the Defendants and hold that this court decline jurisdiction in the matter," t...
Richard Osei Boateng
Africa
Ex-policeman gets death penalty for lawyer’s murder
Kenya does not carry out death sentences, even though the death verdict is allowed by law.
BBC
Africa
Uganda court orders woman to pay Shs10m (US$2,715) for breach of marriage promise
The court heard that the woman came up with an excuse that her parents have stated that their daughter should not get married to an older man.
Monitor
Europe
UK law will recognise children born from rape as 'victims of crime' for first time
England and Wales will be among the first countries in the world to give victim status to those conceived through rape.
Law Society Gazette
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
Europe
Utah shooting: A man killed his family after wife filed for divorce
The family of eight was found dead inside a rural home in Enoch City, Utah on Wednesday night during a welfare check at the property.
BBC
Africa
South Africa: Activist challenges law that bars naming accused in rape cases
Caroline Peters wants a section of the Criminal Procedure Act declared unconstitutional and invalid
AllAfrica
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President swears in 15 new Justices of the Court of Appeal
The swearing-in ceremony, which took place at the Banquet Hall of the Jubilee House, was done per Article 144(3) of the 1992 Constitution.
DL News
General
52% of lawyers called to the Ghana Bar in 2022 are females
Of this number, 437 equivalent to 52% is female lawyers while the remaining 407 which represents 42% are males.
DL News
General
Ghana to introduce Bill to give effect to Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The Statute sets out the crimes falling within the jurisdiction of the ICC, the rules of procedure and the mechanisms for States to cooperate with the ICC.
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Africa
Niger lawmakers want gay relationships criminalised
The vast majority of Niger’s population is Muslim, but it has a secular government and there is currently no specific law on same-sex relationships.
BBC
US
Florida lawmaker charged with pandemic aid fraud
State Rep. Joe Harding of Ocala, Florida, illegally obtained or tried to obtain more than $150,000 in pandemic loans from the Small Business Administration for two corporate entities that had been dormant until he applied for the funds
Seattle Times
Supreme Court News
Parliament Appointments Committee approves two Supreme Court nominees
In accordance with Article 144 (2) of the Constitution, President Akufo-Addo in July nominated four justices for their appointment unto the Supreme Court bench.
DL News
General
Justice Sir Dennis Adjei elected 2022-23 Fellow of the Inns of Court
His selection like others, was based on votes by the Selection Committee of the Inns of Court made up of the Director, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Professor Carl Stychin, and four others from the Inner Temple, Gray’s Inn, Lincoln’s...
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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
US
US Supreme Court hears case of web designer who doesn't want to work on same-sex weddings
Challenging the law is Lorie Smith, a custom web designer who is opposed to same-sex marriage. "I want to design for weddings that are consistent with my faith," she says.
NPR
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Demystifying civil procedure: Bobby Banson on new book Civil Litigation in the High Court of Ghana
The book would be launched on Friday, December 9, 2022, at the Movenpick Ambassadors Hotel in Accra.
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