Europe
UK: New law will protect arbitrators from unreasonable lawsuits
Arbitrations in England and Wales are said to be worth around £2.5bn to the UK economy each year in fees alone.
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Europe
UK court to consider whether universities owe students legal duty of care
The landmark hearing next month comes at a time of widespread concern about declining student mental health and a number of widely reported suicides
The Guardian
Crime
Saglemi case: Contractor’s death won’t affect prosecution’s case – Deputy Attorney-General
The contractor, Andrew Clocanas, reportedly died at his Airport Residential Apartment in October 2023.
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General
GLC to admit 1500 students into the Ghana School of Law next year
The council, through the Independent Examinations Council, will be conducting an entrance examination for 3000 prospective candidates in the same year
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Europe
UK Supreme Court rejects Rishi Sunak’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda
Judges uphold appeal court ruling over risk to deported refugees and deals blow to PM’s ‘stop the boats’ strategy
The Guardian
Africa
Why South Africa regrets its liberal post-apartheid asylum laws
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced plans to toughen asylum and immigration laws in a move that will have far-reaching consequences for foreign nationals
BBC
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court strikes out section 13(2)(h) (i), (ii) of the Companies Act 2019
This was the judgment in a constitutional matter filed by a lawyer, Derrick Adu-Gyamfi who prayed the apex court to inter alia delete, expunge or strike out subsections of Act 992.
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Africa
Legal row over 2,800,000% mark-up for African mask
The pensioner couple found the mask from Gabon at the home of an ancestor who had been a colonial governor.
BBC
General
Mahama Ayariga petitions OSP to probe BoG bosses, others over procurement of new office complex
The petition dated October 30, 2023, also wants the OSP to further investigate members of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank, the Chief Executive Officer of Messrs. Goldkey Properties Ltd and the project consultants
DL News
General
Respected Lawyer and Human rights activist Akoto Ampaw dead
The lawyer is reported to have died in the early hours of today, October 20, after a short illness.
DL News
General
Building Your own Legal Empire: Dare to be Different -Lawyer Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang writes
I remember at the Faculty of Law University of Ghana at our time, the most popular electives were Trade and Investment Law, Commercial Law, Private International Law. However, I chose with few others to study Natural Resources Law.
Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang, Former Director of the Ghana School of Law
General
Retract and apologize over ‘managing NIB via Zoom’ comment – NIB MD threatens to sue JoyFM, Adongo
Honourable Adongo is said to have indicated on the September 28 edition of the Top Story program hosted by Evans Mensah that Mr. Samuel Sarpong has zoom-managed the Bank for over a year from Canada.
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General
Reduce president’s powers of appointing Special Assistants-Justice Dotse
He observed that the current state of the Presidential Office Act, 1993 (Act 463) gives the president too much laxity to do whatever he wants and wondered why no government since 2001 has questioned the constitutionality of the law.
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Africa
South Sudan election law sparks MPs' walkout
A faction of the country's governing party walked out of the chamber as the legislation was passed.
BBC
General
FULL TEXT: Attorney-General's speech at the 40th International Symposium on Economic Crime
One piece of legislation that is directly intended to prevent economically motivated crimes and the abuse of office is the PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT of 2003 (Act 663).
Godfred Yeboah Dame, Attorney General
Europe
Germany approves landmark bill to liberalise cannabis use and sale
People will also be allowed to grow up to three cannabis plants as Berlin tries to curb the black market, protect consumers against contaminated products and reduce drug-related crime.
Sky News
Europe
Sweden's Quran burnings put freedom of expression law to test
A spate of Quran burnings in Sweden has badly affected the country's image abroad and led to a deterioration of the security situation at home, security service Sapo has warned.
BBC
Europe
Putin signs law banning gender changes in Russia
Legislation outlaws medical interventions ‘aimed at changing the sex of a person’ and altering gender details in public records
The Guardian
Europe
UK passes bill to return illegal migrants to their home country, third country
The UK government's Department for Immigration & Passports, Drugs Policy, Crime, Fire, Counter-terrorism & Police has announced the passage of the illegal Migration Bill, which aims to ensure that individuals entering the UK illegally will...
All Africa
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing July 18-19 2023
The particular cases up for consideration are civil motions, civil appeals, chieftaincy appeals, and a writ
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