General
‘Enough of the lip service’ – GBA calls for passage of Conduct of Public Officers Bill
This Bill, when passed, will amend and help strengthen the current Public Officers’ asset declaration regime
DL News
Results for "Gender Recognition Act"
2373 results.
US
New York judge faces censure over 'profane, demeaning' Facebook posts
Jennifer Nunnery is accused of making a series of questionable comments on Facebook between December 2020 and April 2021, and many times using the "F" word
ABA Journal
General
Exploring “The Law, Practice, and Procedure in the Superior Courts and Appellate Tribunals in Ghana”: New book
The book was authored by a Retired Justice of the Court of Appeal, Lawrence L. Mensah; Mujeeb R.Ahmed, lead counsel for the Asantehene, and Kwamina Mensah, Co-author of the Legal Referencing book
DL News
Business
Bank fined £5.4m after energy traders used WhatsApp
Regulator Ofgem said the bank breached rules requiring firms to record messages linked to energy trading
BBC
Courts
Diamond Appiah re-arrested in court after Nolle prosequi
Appiah is accused of collecting $30,000 from Aisha Modi, a businesswoman, for a parcel of land, which allegedly belong to another person
GNA
Courts
Freezing of Cecilia Dapaah's bank accounts: Court to rule on OSP's confirmation request August 31
The former Minister is currently being investigated by the OSP on charges of corruption and corruption-related offences
DL News
Courts
Nigerian woman jailed 15 years for human trafficking, ordered to compensate victims with GHC10,000 each
Appearing before a Sogakope Circuit Court, Promise Obianu Awayiaka, 32, pleaded guilty to seven counts of human trafficking and she was convicted on her plea.
GNA
Courts
The Cecilia Dapaah case: OSP’s freezing order, matters arising
Following her arrest by the office and the subsequent searches at her three(3) residential properties that led to the discovery of various cash sums
DL News
Others
Barbie movie banned in Kuwait as Lebanon moves to censor film for 'promoting homosexuality'
Barbie may have broken the $1bn box office mark worldwide, but its content has caused a backlash in some countries
Sky News
Africa
Nigeria: TikToker sentenced for cyberstalking actress
Okoye, who was arrested for making defamatory statements against the actress, claiming in a viral video that Badmus is a pimp
Punch newspapers
Crime
Online impersonation: GH¢ 49.5 million lost by victims from Jan to July
Online Impersonation or Identity Theft occurs when a malicious actor assumes the identity of a prominent personality
DL News
US
Rape suspect accused of faking his own death can be extradited to the US, court rules
US authorities claim Nicholas Rossi is a fugitive who went on the run to evade serious sex charges. The 35-year-old claims he is an Irish orphan named Arthur Knight.
Sky News
US
X (formerly Twitter) sues group accusing Elon Musk of allowing hate speech to thrive
X (formerly Twitter) sues group accusing Elon Musk of allowing hate speech to thrive The Center for Countering Digital Hate has reported a rise in hateful language since Elon Musk bought Twitter last year. The social media firm, recently re...
Sky News
Europe
British man who killed seriously ill wife cleared of murder
A British man who killed his seriously ill wife at their home in Cyprus has been cleared of her murder.
BBC
Courts
Court jails cash, television thief 9 months IHL
The convict stole the television fixed in the apartment, cash of GHC1,000.00, and an empty money box.
GNA
Others
Swiss watchmaker sues Malaysian government for seizing rainbow Pride watches
The Malaysian government confiscated 172 watches in rainbow colours saying they promoted LGBTQ rights - now Swatch is suing them saying the watches didn't break the law.
Sky News
General
#Fixthecountry group withdraws petition for removal of EC Chair and deputies
The group submitted the 24-page petition on January 10, 2022, invoking the constitutional processes per Article 146 for the removal of the Chair and Deputies of the Electoral Commission
DL News
Africa
SA Court dismisses Zuma’s bid to privately prosecute Ramaphosa
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg ruled that Zuma had no legal basis to privately prosecute Ramaphosa.
APA News
Supreme Court News
Full judgment: Supreme Court reasoning in CDD and Others vs. Attorney General
The Supreme Court, in the opinion of Amegatcher JSC, held that the issue of leave of the Auditor-General is an administrative matter within the purview of the Auditor-General and his Management.
DL News
US
Affirmative action: US Supreme Court overturns race-based college admissions
The US Supreme Court has ruled that race can no longer be considered as a factor in university admissions.
BBC News, Washington