Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing March 5, 2024
Cases up for consideration include civil appeals, and civil motions scheduled for only a first session at the court.
DL News
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Africa
Zimbabwe court sentences opposition leader for insulting Russian businesswoman
Magistrate Vongai Guwuriro ruled that Tendai Biti, a former Zimbabwean finance minister, must pay the fine or go to prison, ending a four-year legal battle between Biti and Tatiana Aleshina, who court papers said was a Russian investor.
VOA Africa
Crime
Hajia4Real pleads guilty to $2m Romance Scam, faces 5 years in prison
The 31-year-old was indicted last year on six counts for fraud and money laundering after her extradition from the UK.
DL News
Africa
Nigerian athlete Favour Ashe arrested in US, to face theft, fraud charges
Ashe was arrested on February 6 after the department received a report from a victim that multiple items were stolen from a purse near the 100 block of West Magnolia Avenue in the city of Auburn
The Nigeria Lawyer
Courts
Accountant in GH¢2.4m tax evasion case files for bail
Adedina’s lawyers filed a plea for bail after the court remanded him until his first appearance on January 4, 2024.
GNA
US
Tupac murder suspect granted $750,000 bail ahead of trial
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis is said to be the only person still alive who was in the vehicle from which shots were fired in Las Vegas on 7 September 1996. Rapper Tupac Shakur died from his injuries six days later
Sky News
US
Trump’s legal defeat in Colorado may turn into political gold
The Colorado Supreme Court's ruling to disqualify the former president from the Republican Party's upcoming primary ballot is yet another unprecedented moment in US politics.
BBC
Courts
2 remanded over fraudulent fundraising in the name of Akosombo dam spillage victims
The accused, a phone repairer (Promise Ahorgah) and a building construction labourer (Kwaotse Mawuli), allegedly created fake social media accounts in the name of the North Tongu MP to deceive unsuspecting Ghanaians into contributing funds...
MYJOYONLINE
US
American actor Jamie Foxx, others accused of sexual assault as window for historical lawsuits closes
The lawsuits were filed under New York's Adult Survivors Act, which lets adult victims sue over attacks that occurred decades ago - a law which expires after Thanksgiving on Thursday and has seen more than 2,500 actions so far
Sky News
US
A$AP Rocky must stand trial on charges he fired gun at former friend, judge rules
A Los Angeles judge found there is enough evidence for the hip-hop star to stand trial after hearing roughly a day and a half of testimony at a preliminary hearing.
Sky News
Courts
Factory hand sentenced to life imprisonment for stabbing man to death
This was after a seven-member jury unanimously returned a verdict of guilty on Tetteh, now aged 26.
GNA
Courts
Watch Committee member in court over manslaughter
The Police has identified the deceased as Prince Kwabena Kumi, aged 36.
GNA
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
US law firm accused of waiting more than a year to inform affected parties about data breach
According to the complaint, Hill Farrer determined that cybercriminals gained unauthorized access to its systems between March 14 and March 18, 2022. The hackers are alleged to have accessed and stole sensitive personal information
LAW.COM
Africa
Former Zambian First Lady arrested for alleged theft
The former first lady and four other people were arrested after being accused of stealing a motor vehicle, according to a statement from Zambia Police's deputy public relations officer
AllAfrica
Courts
Cecilia Dapaah case: Househelp, one other file for bail
The application for bail comes after the court had on many occasions rejected oral requests for bail from her lawyers.
DL News
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
US
New York judge faces censure over 'profane, demeaning' Facebook posts
Jennifer Nunnery is accused of making a series of questionable comments on Facebook between December 2020 and April 2021, and many times using the "F" word
ABA Journal
Courts
Wa defilement trial: First prosecution witness testifies
Dr. Alhassan, a Medical Doctor at the Wa Municipal Hospital who conducted medical examination on the survivors of the alleged defilement
GNA
US
70 Indian graduates sue the US government over H-1B denials based on employers’ fraud
The plaintiffs—employed through a training program for foreign graduates of US colleges and universities—say they didn’t knowingly engage in fraud despite their employers’ actions.
The Economic Times