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Africa
Nigeria: Rivers State gives women right to share family property
“I don’t know why it’s a taboo; because you’re a girl, because you’re a woman, you’re not entitled to inherit what belongs to your father."
The Nation16 September 2022
Supreme Court News
Secretly recording a telephone conversation with others is a breach of their right to privacy, unconstitutional, inadmissible - Supreme Court
"To allow such deliberate violation of rights would encourage litigants to sidestep the rules of evidence and thereby undermine the integrity of court proceedings and bring the administration of justice into disrepute. "
Richard Osei Boateng23 August 2022
Africa
Rwanda: Why Bar Association suspended nearly 100 lawyers
The suspensions, according to the Bar's president, Moïse Nkundabarashi, range from one month to one year, depending on the severity of the offense.
AllAfrica23 August 2022
Courts
Conduct speedy trial of rape case-ECOWAS court to Nigeria
The applicant, a Nigerian woman filed a suit at the court against Peter Okoro for raping her somewhere in 2011 in Lagos.
DL News24 March 2022
Courts
The Supreme Court has, in a four to three majority decision of its review panel, overturned its earlier three to two majority decision of the ordinary bench in Ex parte Opuni.
Lower courts are also to follow the decisions of higher courts, but not slavishly.
DL News21 November 2021
General
People entered law school this year without writing entrance exams – Muntaka Mubarak
With the consent of the parties and their lawyers this case would be adjourned to Nov 9, 2021,” the judge is reported to have said.
DL News11 November 2021
US
Vanessa Bryant lawsuit, explained: Kobe Bryant’s wife suing Los Angeles County
But now to live the rest of my life having to fear those photographs surfacing is something that I, I have to deal with every single day.”
DL News8 November 2021
Election Petition
Reliefs challenging Amewu’s election are wrong – Supreme Court to Tsatsu
The Supreme Court of Ghana has quashed the interim restraining orders placed on the Member of Parliament- Elect for Hohoe.
DL News30 October 2021
General
UG-UTAG demands apology from National Security Minister over presence of operatives on campus
The national security operatives had been deployed to oversee the just ended election of the new leadership of the Students Representative Council on October 20, 2021.
DENNISLAW NEWS25 October 2021
General
We cannot withdraw directive, urge members to obtain Ghana card – CAGD
When we get to the deadline we will review the data and I am sure the right decisions will be taken by the right authorities,
DL News14 October 2021
General
Parliament won’t disappoint Ghanaians in LGBTQI+ Bill passage— Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
We have nothing to hide because the issues are out there in the public space.
DL News13 October 2021
General
Law students, lawyers need mental health courses to deal with tough study and work conditions – Clinical psychologist
Dr. Kwakye-Nuako has consequently urged lawyers and law students to seek professional assistance from the Ghana Psychological Association. Individuals may contact her via ckwakyenuako@gmail.com for such assistance as well.
DL News4 October 2021
General
IGP Akuffo Dampare’s fidelity to law: Samson’s Take
don’t know what your motivation is, but I know those who know better and mean well for this country are gladdened by the action that sends the right signals to all that those who break the law will not be spared regardless of who they are o...
DL News20 September 2021
General
Human Rights and its enemies: Tyrone Marghuy v. Achimota School
In the Tyrone Marhguy case against Achimota School, the main contention was whether the applicant could enjoy his right to religion and manifest the same while seeking to enjoy his right to education.
DL News2 September 2021
Asia
‘Remarried widow can’t get ex-husband’s property’-High Court in Chhattisgarh declares
They said Kiya had never remarried and the civil suit should be dismissed.
DL News16 July 2021
General
Release information to public in line with RTI Act — Information Ministry
The Ministry of Information has asked managers of state institutions not to hesitate in releasing relevant information to the public, in accordance with the Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989).
DL News26 April 2021
US
Trump Twitter Blocking Suit Deleted By Supreme Court
Now that Donald Trump is no longer in office (and has been banned from the social media site), the high court found the four-year-old dispute over the First Amendment implications of his blocking of political critics on Twitter to be moot.
DL News6 April 2021
General
Francis Xavier hails Rasta student’s suit against Achimota school
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina in the Greater Accra Region, Mr. Francis Xavier-Sosu has lauded the lawsuit filed by parents of Tyron Marhguy against the Achimota School over the dreadlocks-induced denial of admission saga.
DL News2 April 2021
Courts
Rasta student sues Achimota school, demands to be admitted and compensated
The family of a student denied admission at the Achimota School because of his dreadlocks has sued the institution at a high court citing discrimination.
DL News1 April 2021
General
Supreme Court’s 2020 election petition hearing was a ‘complete mistrial’ – Asiedu Nketiah
General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Aseidu Nketiah has opened up on the Supreme Court’s verdict of the 2020 Election Petition filed by the party’s flagbearer following his loss in the polls.
DL News31 March 2021