Europe
First Cardinal prosecuted in Vatican’s Criminal Court convicted of embezzlement
Highest-ranking church official ever to stand trial before Vatican criminal court sentenced to five years and six months in jail
The Guardian
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Courts
Jail Ato Essien for breaching restitution deal - AG to court
Ato Essien, who was standing trial with two others for stealing depositors' funds after the collapse of his bank, had reached an agreement with the AG’s department in December 2022, to pay an amount of Ghc 90 million as restitution to the s...
DL News
US
New York City agrees to pay $26 million to 2 men wrongly convicted of Malcolm X murder
Both Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam were exonerated last year after a judge found “serious miscarriages of justice” in their cases.
CNN
Others
India: Woman diagnosed with post-partem depression sentenced to life in prison for infanticide
The mother was convicted for offences punishable under the Indian Penal Code. She was sentenced to life for murder and three years for the offence of parent leaving a child with intention to abandon.
Livelaw
Courts
Teaching Assistant to testify in missing Lands Commissioner trial
The witness is said to have worked under the accused at the Petroleum Department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
DL News
General
NIB, EOCO chase 14 TOR top executives over allegation of causing financial losses
The IMC was constituted by the country’s Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, to undertake technical and human resource audits as well as receiving and assessing viable partnerships for TOR.
DL News
Europe
Russian court declares Navalny groups ‘extremist’ ahead of elections
The court ordered that FBK be liquidated and its property transferred into the ownership of the Russian Federation
DL News
General
We Demand Justice For Lilian Dedjoe – FIDA Cries
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) is demanding justice for the late Lilian Dedjoe, who was allegedly battered to death by her husband Charles Dedjoe.
DL News
Courts
Court hands over Inusah Fuseini to Police to assist in investigation
The Kaneshie Magistrate Court has handed over former Tamale Central MP Inusah Fuseini to assist the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Police Service in its investigations over his comment on national television.
DL News
Courts
Court declines Dame's request not to hear prosecution in Abdul Hanan's matter
The request was made by his lead counsel, former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame, who argued that the State should not be allowed to take further steps in the case until it purged itself of alleged disobedience to an earlier court orde...
DL News
Courts
Ex-NSS Boss faces criminal charges over GH¢600 million financial scandal
The charges, filed by state prosecutors at the Accra High Court, allege that Mr. Assibey Antwi sanctioned a series of fraudulent payments and unauthorised transfers during his tenure between August 2021 and February 2025
DL News
General
AG's Office needs 1500 lawyers to fulfil Article 88 mandate-Godfred Dame
During the inaugural Public Sector Lawyers Conference, Mr. Dame noted that the Attorney General’s Office ideally needs a workforce of 1,500 attorneys to fully carry out its constitutional mandate under Article 88.
DL News
Crime
Prosecution files documents in robbery at Amissah-Arthur’s house
The prosecution, led by a Senior State Attorney, Nana Ama Adinkra, notified the court about the documents, requesting more time to file.
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Africa
Black Axe: Leaked documents shine spotlight on secretive Nigerian gang
The “Black Axe” gang has been operating for decades in Nigeria and is among the country’s most-feared organised crime syndicates. Membership of these syndicates, known as “cults” or “fraternities”, is outlawed in Nigeria.
DENNISLAW NEWS
General
Legal arguments filed in case against spousal salaries despite refund of money to state coffers
Rebecca Akufo-Addo and Samira Bawumia are said to have refunded the monies paid them so far to the state.
DL News
Others
The Unaffordability of Accra: The Housing Dilemma, Unresolved Realities and the Rent Question
Ghana’s rental crisis is not cultural; it is structural. Advance rent thrives because public housing has disappeared, supply is scarce, and private landlords face little competitive pressure. A fair housing future requires government-backed...
Kojo Tabiri, Esq. and Eddy Acquah
General
Full Text: Report on key legal matters by AG at Government’s Accountability Series
Dr. Ayine tackled some of the nation’s most closely watched legal developments including the controversial discontinuation of the criminal case against former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, new revelations in the National Service Sch...
DL News
General
ARTICLE: AN OVERVIEW OF A CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT IN GHANA FROM A LAWYER’S LENS: EXPLORING THE IMPORTANCE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
This article discusses the transfer of power from a previous President to a newly elected President and its impact on the appointment of Board members for State-Owned Entities, and the role and importance of Corporate Governance in the publ...
Co-Authored by Lady-Ann Essuman and Verissa Odame-Koranteng
General
The departure which must itself be departed from-Comment on the Supreme Court Decision of GHANA TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO. LTD & ANOR v ATTA VI.
This writer submits that the Ogyeadom case could never, as perceived by the Court, have settled the question whether or not the Court is jurisdictionally competent to entertain and grant an application for stay of execution pending the dete...
Thaddeus Sory Esq.
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 Nation