General
Association of Judges, Magistrates to drag Sosu to GLC
The Association has described the MP’s comment as serious and with the potential to do undue damage to the image of the Judiciary.
DL News
Results for "2022 IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award"
3340 results.
Courts
Charge of forgery, perjury: Assin-North MP pleads not guilty, granted bail
The MP who was in court this time around, has been charged by the state on five counts of perjury and forgery of passport.
DL News
US
Snoop Dogg sued by former dancer over sexual assault allegation
The unnamed woman, who has filed her legal claim in California, says she “was panicked and terrified” at the time, in a bathroom at a TV studio.
BBC
Courts
Madina MP case: Prosecution ordered to file disclosures
The prosecutor, ASP Sylvester Asare, told the Court that they were unable to file their disclosures due to applications the MP had filed at the High Court, to set aside a Bench Warrant that had been issued for his arrest, and another for St...
DL News
Crime
Laboratory worker remanded for administering abortion drugs to minor
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a female laboratory worker into police custody for allegedly administering abortion drugs to a 17-year-old girl.
Courts
Afoko’s trial: Toxicologist says he discovered traces of acid on tracksuit
Prosecutors have made a case that the tracksuit was what Gregory Afoko, one of the accused persons, was wearing on May 20, 2015, when he and his supposed accomplice, Asabke Alangdi, allegedly attacked Adams Mahama with acid, leading to his...
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General
Teach inter-disciplinary perspectives of Law for Social change-Prof Kufuor to Law Faculties
According to him, most developing countries will attain Development and solve pressing issues when they begin to see Law as a fulcrum that reaches out to other academic areas.
DL News
General
Court withdraws bench warrant for arrest of Madina MP
Mr. Sosu was to answer to criminal charges levelled against him by the Ghana Police Service.
DENNISLAW NEWS
Courts
Court issues warrant for the arrest of Madina MP
The Ghana Police Service had secured a criminal summons for the Madina MP to appear in court on November 8, 2021.
DL News
General
Sim card re-Registration: Lawyer sues NCA, 3 Mobile networks
In or about September 2021, the National Communications Authority (NCA) announced to the public and to persons who subscribe to mobile network services that they were required to register Subscriber Identity Module (SIM card numbers) and ot...
DL News
General
Vote of Censure: AG did no wrong – CDD
A parliamentary censure is an expression of strong disapproval or condemnation of a public officer.
DL News
General
Cost of Legal Education in Ghana: Exorbitant or pitch for prestige?
Mediocrity, misguided crave for cheap wealth, substandard delivery of legal services and dishonesty have hardly been the hallmark of legal training and the legal profession.
DL News
Courts
Case of 143 Law School applicants, GLC adjourned to November 19
The Court has meanwhile adjourned proceedings to November 19.
DL News
Courts
Parliament orders GLC to admit 499 Law School applicants
Furthermore, the President of the Students’ Representative Council(SRC) of the Ghana School of Law, Wonder Kutor at a press conference on October 7, 2021, called on the General Legal Council(GLC) to admit the 499 additional candidates who q...
DL News
Courts
Case of 143 Law School applicants, GLC adjourned to November 9
Moreover, an advertisement to this effect was published on May 14, 2021, in the Daily Graphic as part of an invitation for applications from qualified LLB graduates for admission into the Ghana School of Law.
DL News
Opinion
We don’t have too many lawyers. We have too many lawyers doing too little for too few.
Ghana does not have too many lawyers; rather, legal services are concentrated in urban areas, leaving many communities and businesses underserved. Lawyers must expand access to justice through legal education, proactive advisory services, b...
Abenaa Agyekum Esq
Opinion
From Courtrooms to Conscience: Reflecting on Saint Alphonsus Liguori as Ghanaian Lawyers Pause (Legal Vacation)
This reflective piece explores the profound alignment between Ghana’s legal vacation and the Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, the lawyer-turned-saint whose journey from courtrooms to priesthood offers timeless lessons in humility, justi...
Kofi Annan
Opinion
My Lord! To be or not to be? [Part 1]
This article examines the process of becoming a judge in Ghana, outlining the recruitment procedures, conditions of service, postings, transfers, leadership expectations, and the exclusivity of judicial roles. It provides insights into the...
Bertha A. Aniagyei
Opinion
Confession Statements: A Quick Look at the Law and Practice
One of the most jealously guarded rights that is guaranteed to an accused person is the right against self-incrimination. It is one of the first things every accused person hears about immediately he is arrested.
HH Malcolm Bedzrah
Opinion
The Law 101 – Plea Deals: Justice made swifter and surer
The article explains that plea bargaining is a lawful, regulated, and long-recognised feature of Ghana’s criminal justice system, strengthened by Act 1079 to promote faster justice, restitution, accountability, and judicial oversight.
Samson Lardy Anyenini