General
Ghanaian lawyer wins 2022 IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
Currently a lecturer at the UPSA Law School, Yorm becomes the first female Ghanaian and second African lawyer to have won this award.
DL News
Results for "Financial Action Task Force"
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Courts
Essikado election petition case strike out in Court
Mr. Ametefe told the high Court Judge, Dr. Richmond Osei Hwere that the decision to discontinue the case stemmed out of the many inactive political activities and the general need to create peace for the 2024 elections.
GNA
Africa
Nigeria: Another association of Lawyers emerges
Mr Ogbankwa said LSN was established to keep the legal practice in Nigeria in line with international best practices.
Premium Times Nig
US
Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter takeover - and immediately sacks top executives
It ends months of bad blood between the two parties regarding the takeover, with Elon Musk complaining about fake accounts on the platform and claims by a whistleblower that Twitter misled regulators about security risks.
Sky News
Africa
Nigeria orders final seizure of assets of ex-oil minister
This is the latest court ruling related to corruption allegations against her - charges she denies.
BBC
Europe
Hacker who stole unreleased songs by Ed Sheeran and Lil Uzi Vert jailed for 18 months
Adrian Kwiatkowski stole two songs from Sheeran and 12 songs from American rapper Vert and tried to exchange them for cryptocurrency, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
Sky News
Business
Expand your knowledge, understanding of new Insurance Act – CJ tells Judges
“As judges, we are mandated to resolve all disputes and legalities that may come before us under the Act and we should be able to resolve them in accordance and purpose for which the Act was enacted,”
DL News
Courts
Court orders liquidation of RegencyNem Insurance Ghana Limited
In April 2021, The National Insurance Commission imposed supervisory restrictions on RegencyNem Insurance Ltd. following some regulatory breaches that the firm had not been able to resolve.
DL News
Courts
Alex Mould, another ordered to ‘produce’ former MASLOC CEO in court
Alex Mould, a former GNPC CEO and Gavivina Tamakloe, both sureties, risk paying ¢5 million bail sum.
GNA
Supreme Court News
Equitable distribution of marital property not cast in stone – SC affirms in Adjei v Adjei
This was the court's decision in an appeal filed by Gifty Esinam Adjei in a divorce petition seeking among other things, an order for the dissolution of her ordinance marriage.
DL News
Africa
Lagos court jails Italian widow over property claims
According to the court, the widow used forged documents to claim where she was a tenant following the demise of her husband, Mr Luca Signorelli.
The Nigeria Lawyer
General
What makes a good lawyer? – Ntrakwah(Esq) counsels potential practitioners
“You are all aware that the number of lawyers called each year to the Bar is on the ascendancy so this means that as lawyers, or potential lawyers, you must set yourselves apart.”
DL News
Others
Myanmar junta sentences Australian Economist to 3 years prison
Sean Turnell was sentenced alongside Aung San Suu Kyi, whom he served as an economic adviser prior to her overthrow last year.
The Diplomat
Business
Desist from investing with them – SEC, EOCO caution against 17 unlicensed entities
In a joint statement, it said in accordance with the Securities Industry Act, 2016 (Act 929) and the Economic and Organised Crime Office Act, 2010 (Act 804), both regulatory bodies embarked on joint investigations into the activities of the...
DL News
Others
Wife of ex-Malaysian PM gets 10 years jail for bribery
Rosmah Mansor was found guilty on three charges of soliciting and receiving bribes to help a company win a 1.25bn ringgit project ($279m, £240m).
The Star
Tech
Youverify closes additional $1 million seed to verify 2 billion identities
Currently, the company operates in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa, Kenya, and Uganda and plans to expand its footprint to 30 countries over the next 18 months
Lawyers Hub
US
US pharmacy chains ordered to pay $650m in Ohio opioids suit
In November, a federal court found Walgreens Boots Alliance, CVS and Walmart helped create an oversupply of addictive opioid pills.
BBC
Africa
Three Nigerian men charged for allegedly defrauding entities, including US universities
The three, Olabanji Egbinola, Oludayo Kolawole John Adeagbo, and Donald Ikenna Echeazu are facing charges of wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, and aggravated identity theft.
DL News
General
President pledges sustenance of fund for Legal Aid, Law Reform Commissions
The creation of the funds is stipulated in section 10 of the Law Reform Commission Act of 2011, Act 822, and section 31 of the Legal Aid Commission Act of 2018, Act 977.
DL News
General
Make pro-bono services a requirement for renewing lawyers’ licences – SC Justice to GBA
“Lawyers are expensive. To access a good quality lawyer, you need to pay some fees beyond the reach of ordinary people. "
DL News