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General
I will incorporate technology, raise capacity of the entire Judiciary-Justice Torkornoo
Appearing before Parliament’s Appointment Committee, Justice Tornonoo noted that Ghana’s Judiciary has always had the best of leadership
DL News26 May 2023
Courts
Madina MP’s case struck out by Kaneshie District Court
Mr. Sosu was charged by the police after he led a demonstration in his constituency, to protest the bad state of roads
DL News17 April 2023
Europe
UK: Lawyer jailed for 12 years after private prosecution for fraud
Stephen Jones, 63, senior partner at London firm Jirehouse Partners, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to two counts of fraud by abuse of his position of trust as a solicitor
Law Society Gazette5 December 2022
Africa
South African ex-President Zuma calls courts unjust after completing jail term
Zuma, who has faced myriad corruption allegations, also had failed to appear in front of an inquiry into state graft -- locally called "state capture" -- that occurred under his nearly decadelong tenure.
VOA24 October 2022
General
My absence was inadvertent: Due to ill health – Ken Agyapong tells Privileges Committee
When he appeared before the Committee, the Assin Central MP noted that his absence was “inadvertent, due to ill-health.”
DL News15 June 2022
Africa
Zuma allowed to sue over medical records leak
The director of public prosecutions in KwaZulu-Natal province says there is not have enough evidence to pursue the case against Mr Downer, though Zuma can do so privately.
BBC8 June 2022
General
‘Re-zoning Achimota Forest’ : E.I. 144 has no legal basis, disregard it – Haruna Iddrisu
The said E.I. 144 which seeks to change the use or re-zone the Achimota Forest, which is a public space, is in breach of the Land Use and Spatial Planning Act, 2016 (Act 925).
DL News25 May 2022
Africa
Blasphemy in Nigeria’s legal systems: An explainer
Blasphemy is an offence under Nigeria’s criminal law in states that put it on their statute books.
The Conversation Africa17 May 2022
General
Abena Korkor went nude again? Let's blame Twitter's Terms and Conditions
In this writeup, we consider the Twitter policies that allow users to post nudity and why that may be a problem for conservative efforts to promote public decency
DL News11 May 2022
Tech
Meta, Google, Twitter appeal against global injunction by Indian Yoga Guru set for May 10
The digital giants have come in appeal against an order passed by an Indian High Court in 2019 on a suit by Indian Yoga Guru, Ramdev alleging defamation via remarks and videos, based on the book "Godman to Tycoon – the Untold Story of Baba...
LawBeat22 March 2022
US
US black man mistaken for older white suspect – lawsuit
Shane Lee Brown, 25, was arrested in January 2020 in a traffic stop after he failed to show his licence. Las Vegas police found a warrant in his name. But that warrant was actually for Shane Neal Brown, a middle-aged white man with a beard,...
BBC25 January 2022
General
Speaker has no authority to order Amoako-Atta on cessation of road toll collection – Annoh-Dompreh
“We are also aware of the options that are available to us if we want to challenge the Speaker
DL News19 November 2021
Crime
Police proffer charges against Hon Sosu: Expected in court on November 8
On October 25, 2021, the Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis Xavier Sosu led a Demonstration in his Constituency to protest the bad state of roads.
DL News3 November 2021
General
Clarify ‘on his way to’, ‘attending at or returning from’ in Article 117-Law lecturer to Parliament
Speaking on the Law Program on JoyNews on October 31, 2021, the lecturer further noted that in Australia you cannot serve any process on an MP if you arrest him five days on his way to parliament or five days on returning from parliament.
DL News1 November 2021
General
The arrest of an MP- Police not duty-bound to seek Speaker’s permission- Prof Abotsi
The Police are not duty-bound to inform or seek the permission of the Speaker before effecting an arrest of an MP
DL News1 November 2021
General
Amend Act that established GLC – H Kwasi Prempeh to Parliament
“Parliament makes decisions in a number of ways they can pass a bill, if signed it becomes an Act of Parliament. It also operates by passing resolutions. Some of the resolutions are binding, some are not binding.
3 NEWS30 October 2021
General
Madina MP drags Adentan Police Commanders to Privileges Committee
Hon Sosu led residents in the La Nkwatanang-Madina municipality in a protest against the bad state of roads in the constituency. The protesters blocked the stretch of road within the Ayi-Mensah, Danfa and Otinibi area, leading to increased...
DENNISLAW NEWS26 October 2021
General
CNN comment on Anti-LGBTQI+ bill credited to me is false – Most Rev Naameh
I am alleged to have said that Ghana risked becoming a Moslem country if LGBTQIA+ is allowed in the country.
DL News11 October 2021
General
The Auditor-General, Parliament, and the Dearth and Death of Disallowances and Surcharges- My Sunday Dawn jeremiad – Ace Annan Ankomah
I completely agree with Bright re article 181(5).
DL News22 August 2021
Courts
Request to suspend Chief Justice premature – Presidency
According to the President’s secretary, the President has in consultation with the Council of State, already set in motion the first step of establishing whether or not there is a prima facie case for the Chief Justice to answer.
DL News4 August 2021