General
Northern Ghana gets Law faculty; takes off with 105 students
Being the first in the Northern part of Ghana, it is expected to serve the needs of prospective law students in that part of the country.
DL News
Results for "National Labour Commission"
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Africa
US tightening case against South African pastor allegedly involved in a multimillion-dollar investment scam
A trio of “pastors” operated in top-notch hotels and at religious events in the US, claiming that their investment company was in keeping with “God’s mission” because it equated to personal wealth for churchgoers who signed up with it.
Daily Maverick
Africa
Gambia needs court for Jammeh-era crimes - president
Gambia's 1997 constitution does not have provisions, specifically prescribed, to prosecute crimes such as torture, enforced disappearances, and crimes against humanity.
BBC
General
Ghanaian-British lawyer among 29 newly appointed Deputy High Court Judges in the UK
As Deputy High Court Judge for a single fixed six-year term, her work will include cases that would otherwise be undertaken by High Court Judges.
DL News
Africa
Zimbabwe: Cop jailed 10 years for stealing aluminium cables
Samson Murire will endure the next 10 years behind bars after his application challenging conviction and sentence was trashed by a High Court.
AllAfrica
Courts
Madina District court: Woman charged for stealing ex-husband’s land title certificate for loan
"In the final analysis, we order the appellant to proceed back to the trial District Court to open her defense within 14 days from today," the Court of Appeal said in dismissing the appeal.
DL News
Africa
Nigeria court remands three Sharia Judges, others for alleged theft in Kano
The judicial workers are accused of forging letterheads of the Kano Sharia Court and signatures of the two signatories to the court's Stanbic IBTC bank.
Premium Times Nig
Crime
Police say its investigating audio alleging its officers planted narcotics in doctor’s car
In the said audio clip, the doctor narrated that the policemen insisted they found the narcotics drugs in his car and that he should pay an amount of GHC 20,000 to forfeit prosecution.
DL News
General
Let’s address the gaps in rights of Ghanaians – Godfred Dame
“Despite the constitutional guarantees of equal rights and the progress made, much work remains to be done to address the gaps and rights of all Ghanaians to boost up the nation,”
DL News
Europe
New Zealand imposes lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes
The law states that tobacco can't ever be sold to anybody born on or after January 1, 2009 - and from now on, the minimum age for buying cigarettes will keep going up and up.
Euronews
Europe
UK to train Ukrainian judges to carry out war crimes trials for Russian soldiers
The first group of judges attended sessions at a secret location and more will follow in the coming months.
Sky News
General
Over 70% adult population more confident in religious, traditional systems than the formal for Justice- GSS Survey
An excerpt of the findings published by the GSS in its Monthly Press Release dated December 4, 2022, indicates that “seven in every ten(69.9%) adults hold the view that the religious and traditional leaders’ system effectively protect the r...
DL News
Courts
Capital Bank case: No statement imputing misconduct by state officials was made by court – Judicial Secretary
State Prosecutors have accused the Founder of the bank, William Ato Essien, of causing the insolvency of the bank by stealing about GH¢200 million of a GH¢620 million liquidity support given to the bank by the Bank of Ghana (BoG)
DL News
Africa
Nigerian singer D’banj arrested over alleged fraud, diversion of N-Power funds – Report
Premium Times reported on Wednesday that D’banj has been detained by the ICPC after ignoring multiple invitations to explain his role in the alleged diversion of funds earmarked the N-Power project.
The Guardian Nigeria
Courts
Chief Justice announces waiver on court filing fees for Department of Social Welfare
The decision to waive filing fees for the Department of Social Welfare was taken at a meeting of the Rules of Court Committee.
DL News
Africa
Abuja: Court sentences IGP to three months in prison
The court, in a ruling by Justice M. O. Olajuwon on Tuesday, held that the IGP should be committed to prison and detained in custody for a period of three months or until he obeys an order it made on October 21, 2011.
thenigerianlawyer
Crime
Ex-Goldman banker, Asante Berko arrested over alleged bribery scheme
Mr. Berko is accused of conspiring with at least two Ghanaian officials and four others in a bribery scheme that benefited Goldman, himself and a Turkish energy company.
Bloomberg
Courts
Colonel Damoah seeks judicial review over OSP’s La Bianca report
The applicants' Colonel Damoah and Mr. Joseph Adu Kyei maintain that the Special Prosecutor acted ultra vires relative to the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act 2017 (Act 959), when it instituted an investigative panel and subsequently pu...
DL News
Africa
First of its kind legal tech ADR platform launches in South Africa’s property sector
The legal-tech platform provides individuals and businesses access to a cost-effective, reliable and user-friendly solution that assists in resolving legal disputes, within record time, outside the courtroom or the CCMA.
Mail&Guardian
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing November 8 - 10, 2022
According to Court sources, the particular cases up for consideration include writs, civil motions, civil appeals, review motions, and reference motions
DL News