Europe
France threatens to cut UK and Jersey energy supply in fishing row
We took note of last week’s announcements, but regret that with the number of licences granted it still has not been possible to bring this issue to an end now.
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Results for "Convention on Rights of Persons with Disability"
2707 results.
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Hon Xavier Sosu petitions Speaker to probe mass failure in 2021 law school entrance exams
A statement released by the National Association of Law Students indicated that the Ghana School of Law had projected to only admit 550 students in page 186 of the 2021 budget statement.
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US
Facebook’s whistleblower tells Congress how to regulate tech
Stanford law professor Nate Persily, who has previously worked directly with Facebook on academic partnerships in the past and who has acknowledged the limitations of those partnerships, recently called for legislation that would compel pla...
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Lawyer kicks against planned demolishing of Buduburam camp; calls for more dialogue
It also houses refugees from Sierra Leone who fled their country’s civil war between 1991 and 2002.
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Samson’s Take: Corruption and side-chicks law
Passage of the witness protection law was the icing on the cake yet people who know are not using these legal tools to help fight corruption
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IGP Akuffo Dampare’s fidelity to law: Samson’s Take
don’t know what your motivation is, but I know those who know better and mean well for this country are gladdened by the action that sends the right signals to all that those who break the law will not be spared regardless of who they are o...
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Asia
No skin-to-skin contact: India ‘outrageous’ sexual assault order struck down
The accused tried to bring down the salwar [pyjama bottom] of the girl and even then bail was granted,”
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Asia
Philippines refuses to cooperate with ICC ‘war on drugs’ probe
Presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo on Thursday said ICC investigators would not be permitted to enter the country. Victims’ lawyers, however, say interviews can be conducted virtually.
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Demand rent cards in addition to receipts from Landlords – Rent Control Department
“Because government has fixed the road the landlord is increasing rent: you cannot do that. Even though you pay your tax. What you have to do is to come to the Rent Control for reassessment
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Patients do not have the right to dictate to doctors what mode of treatment they want – Medical and Dental Council
“The most important thing is for the doctor to have a conversation with the patient,
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Public institutions cannot allocate lands without Executive approval – President
The task ahead is daunting. But with focus, good policies, and determination, you can deliver on your mandate,
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Don’t Speak Twi In The Dock – CID Boss
The overall best detective was Constable Perpetual Deny of Adweso CID, Koforidua.
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Guantanamo detainee due in military court over Indonesia bombings
Encep Nurjaman, also known as Hambali and Riduan bin Isomudin, is set to face a military commission on charges of war crimes, including murder, “terrorism” and conspiracy.
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Article 146 is meant to protect the judiciary, other independent institutions -Opoku Agyei
“The judiciary is an independent arm of government and it is supposed to be the bastion of our liberties.
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Business
Apple chief executive Tim Cook gets $750m payout
The award depended on how well Apple’s shares performed compared to other firms on the S&P 500 stock index.
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Crime
Sibton Switch Limited Transaction: Official of Bank of Ghana was dismissed for gross misconduct
Sibton Switch Systems Limited filed a request for arbitration on April 9, 2018, against the Bank of Ghana specifically citing a breach by the BoG relative to the termination of the master agreement for the Ghana Retail Payment Systems Infra...
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US
Nirvana sued by the baby from Nevermind’s album cover
In 2008, Spencer’s father Rick recounted the photo shoot to US radio network NPR, saying he had been offered $200 to take part by Weddle, who was a family friend.
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Ablakwa, Armah Kofi-Buah petition CHRAJ over 2020 election-related deaths
The Minister for the Interior is the appointee of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana and has oversight responsibility for the Ghana Police service.
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Courts
BoG wins arbitration against Sibton Switch Systems Limited
On the assumption of power of a new government in 2016(NPP), the new management of the Bank of Ghana was sworn in
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Don’t breach PFM Act; $1bn IMF SDR must go through Parliament – Tekper to Ofori-Atta
The IMF Board earlier this month, approved $650billion worth in SDR to support member-countries in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
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