Courts
Evangelist and prophetess jailed 11 years for stealing GH¢265,000 from retiree
Samuel Kwesi Tsogbe, the 33-year-old evangelist was sentenced to six years imprisonment and Esther Christ, a 63-year-old prophetess was put away for five years
GNA
Results for "Conduct of Public Officers Bill"
5043 results.
Africa
Burkina Faso man jailed over luxury vehicle theft from dealerships across the US
Serge Ahmed Zeba is said to have executed a scheme to steal high-end vehicles from car dealerships in various states throughout the US from November 2020 to January 2022
DL News
Business
BoG suspends forex licences of Fidelity Bank, FNB Ghana
The two banks have been additionally fined 1000 penalty points each
DL News
Europe
UK: Solicitor banned for overcharging vulnerable clients
Alex Richard Guy admitted that over two and a half years, while acting as one client’s deputy, he raised bills of costs amounting to almost £272,000 for work not undertaken and admitted using a third client’s money to buy Apple products
Law Society Gazette
Courts
Former Mentor TV reality show contestant receives life sentence for manslaughter conviction
The charges against him included murder and the use of an offensive weapon, resulting in the death of Razak Mohammed at Nungua Coco-Beach on September 26, 2016.
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Courts
SIM swap fraud: Two sentenced 12 months each to prison
The court held that the two accused persons were given a relatively lenient sentence since they had been in custody for a significant period of six (6) months
DL News
Courts
Africa World Airline to pay GHC20, 000 for discriminating against a physically challenged lady
"That to my dismay, however, I was prevented from boarding the flight by officials/employees/agents of the Respondent on grounds of my physical disability," the appellant averred
DL News
Europe
Prince Harry and Elton John appear at High Court in Associated Newspapers hearing
Prince Harry, who is one of those suing Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail, was joined in the court room by singer Sir Elton John.
BBC
Others
Indian judge opts to stand and hear cases, takes lawyers by surprise
The judge, who could have easily adjourned the cases or taken a few breaks during the day, conducted the proceedings continuously, said a lawyer who was present in court.
Times of India
Tech
The most common cyber attacks targeting the legal industry
It doesn’t matter the size of your law firm; somebody is constantly testing your defenses.
LAW.COM
Others
Repeated use of derogatory words against husband amounts to cruelty: India Court upholds dissolution of marriage
The court upheld the findings of the family court which observed that the husband was treated with cruelty by the wife and that she used to abuse him and his parents in filthy language.
Livelaw
Europe
UK: Solicitor struck off for practising without firm’s knowledge
Scroggs had been working as a self-employed consultant for Bristol firm Neath Raisbeck Golding Law Ltd when, between 2016 and 2018, he operated as a sole practitioner without authorisation.
Law Society Gazette
Europe
UK: Solicitor of 50 years banned after 743 cheques found stashed away
The UK Solicitors Regulation Authority, said Ian Wilson was either aware of the practice of hording cheques or had such a ‘woeful disregard to the financial management of his firm
Law Society Gazette
Africa
Nigeria: Two arraigned for flogging traditional ruler
According to prosecutors, the defendants and others (at large) flogged the traditional ruler and threatened violence on his family.
The Nigeria Lawyer
Europe
UK: Divorce lawyer who ghosted client and held onto £132,000 struck off
The UK Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal heard that Analiza Kjaer, was reported by her client following the lack of payments of the settlement from her divorce proceedings in 2020
Law Society Gazette
General
Law School exams not dreadful- GSL Director
“The most difficult thing that you’ve been made to understand is that examinations at the Law School are dreadful," he said.
DL News
Europe
UK: Solicitor struck off for impersonating friend to secure NHS prescriptions
Janine Wilkinson pleaded guilty in 2021 to one charge of fraud by false representation and was sentenced to a 12-month community order.
Law Society Gazette
Tech
Key tactics to grow a successful law firm from ground up
Growing a successful law firm from the ground up requires hard work, dedication, efficiency, and investment of time, money, and effort.
Lawyer Monthly
Africa
Zambians face fines for using phone while crossing roads
A person who contravenes this regulation commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding 1,000 kwacha ($16; £12), according to a clause in the new law.
BBC
Africa
South Africa: Leading law firm ordered to pay victim of cyber crime
Johannesburg High Court Judge Phanuel Mudau has ruled that ENS Africa must pay Judith Hawarden $293,335 plus interest, and pay the legal costs of the lawsuit on a punitive scale.
Ground Up