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General
Review decision on reduction of ECOWAS Court Justices – President Akufo-Addo
The External Court session of the Court is being held in Ghana for the first time since its formation over twenty years ago.
DL News21 March 2022
General
Ghana’s outdated map partly to blame for Land problems-James Dadson
Ghana's 1974 map does not have every record sitting on it thus translating into incurrent land records.
DL News21 March 2022
Courts
Court grants traditional ruler’s plea to intervene in defamatory suit against Cape Coast South MP
The MCE had sued the MP for what he described as defamatory comments made by Mr. Ricketts-Hagan about him, following his confirmation as MCE.
DL News17 March 2022
Supreme Court News
Your case on purported 2022 Budget approval moot-Supreme Court
The Apex court thus advised counsel to acquaint himself with the judgment of the case supra in order to come to terms with its reasoning and stance on the matter.
DL News16 March 2022
General
Renowned lawyer, Yaw Oppong appointed Director of Legal Education and Director of Ghana School of Law (GSL)
As the new director of GSL, Mr Oppong assumes duty when the next academic year begins.
DL News14 March 2022
General
Women Judges, Lawyers and Academics on International Women’s Day and a career in Law
As the world celebrates women today, a number of judges, lawyers, and academics share their career journey and what today’s celebration means to them.
DL News8 March 2022
Crime
Tamale: Police on manhunt for 15 suspects over attack on Chief’s Palace
Reasons for the attack are unknown, but palace elders have called on the security agencies to bring the perpetrators to book.
Citinewsroom7 March 2022
General
Government reviewing Rent Act, Real Estate Agency Act – Housing Minister
He indicated that Cabinet is currently going through the laws for onward submission to Parliament for the necessary amendments to be approved.
MYJOYONLINE7 March 2022
General
‘Verbal coup threats shouldn’t warrant arrests’ – Obed Asamoah
“There is a difference between speech and action. [If I were the Attorney General] I will take action only when there is evidence of preparation to carry out a coup. If somebody is only talking, I will just take it to be over-excitement. I...
Citinewsroom3 March 2022
Courts
Ofankor landlord who shot tenant to stand trial at Accra High Court in April
When the case at the Accra High Court commences, the state is expected to present nine witnesses.
DL News2 March 2022
Africa
Kenyan schoolgirl jailed over Schools fire deaths
The 18-year-old committed the offence in 2017 aged 14 in her first year at the prestigious Moi Girls School.
BBC25 February 2022
General
Group petitions OSP to probe GHC 120,000 to Dome Kwabenya MP, others
The group wants the OSP to particularly investigate claims that the Chief of Staff, Ms. Frema Opare, gave the Assin-Central MP an amount of GHC 120,000 to be paid into the account of Adwoa Sarfo, Dome Kwabenya MP.
DL News24 February 2022
General
Pass Surveying Council Bill to improve standards: Surveyors appeal to govt
At a news briefing and launch of the institution’s 17th annual Surveyors’ Week celebration and the opening of its 53rd Annual General Meeting in Accra last Monday, the President of the institution, Dr John Amaglo, said regulation would help...
GRAPHIC ONLINE24 February 2022
Courts
$10.2m tax liabilities: Court dismisses appeal against GRA
In a ruling, the court presided over by Justice Justin Kofi Dorgu, held that the appeal filed by Perseus was unsuccessful because the company failed to demonstrate that the Commissioner-General erred in applying the tax laws regarding the t...
GRAPHIC ONLINE23 February 2022
General
Allow lawyers to advertise-Prof Richard Oppong
According to him, the current regime of restriction limits access to justice in Ghana.
DL News22 February 2022
Courts
Charge of forgery, perjury: Assin-North MP pleads not guilty, granted bail
The MP who was in court this time around, has been charged by the state on five counts of perjury and forgery of passport.
DL News15 February 2022
Tech
Data Protection Commission to take legal action against defaulters
According to the Commission the data controllers failed to comply with section 46 (3) of the Data Protection Act, 2021, (Act 843), which mandates them to register with the Commission.
10 February 2022
General
SSNIT takes legal action against 7,951 employers
“We do not take delight in prosecuting employers before the law court. But it only becomes a necessary last resort when all eligible means to settle the debts have failed,” Ms Emefa Agonyo, Public Relations Officer of SSNIT
GNA4 February 2022
General
Legal, regulatory framework gaps to blame for illicit political funding in Ghana-CDD finding
CDD observed that the more tangible sources of campaign financing were from major campaign financiers, some of whom are engaged in Serious and Organized Crime (SOC) activities.
DL News3 February 2022
Courts
Petition to remove EC chair: EC Bosses file writ at SC
According to the writ filed at the apex court, the plaintiffs argue inter alia that the petitioner’s publication of the content of the said petition to the President of the Republic in the media (traditional and Social) is against article 1...
DL News28 January 2022