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Africa
Court summons five as Mercy Chinwo, husband take legal action over son’s paternity saga
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Chairman Wontumi’s bail ppplication: High Court sets November 4 for ruling
The decision to adjourn followed arguments from his lawyers and the prosecution over whether sufficient grounds had been established to justify his temporary release from prison.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court awards GH¢800,000 to man jailed nearly 20 years after wrongful robbery conviction
A five-member panel led by Justice Avril Lovelace-Johnson made the award after finding that Appiah had endured a wrongful conviction and prolonged imprisonment.
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US
New York Appeals Court Overturns Harvey Weinstein's Rape Conviction
The Court of Appeals, in a 4-3 ruling, determined that the trial judge had made a mistake by allowing testimony from women not mentioned in the charges against Weinstein, leading to the order for a new trial.
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Africa
Zimbabwe: Cop jailed 10 years for stealing aluminium cables
Samson Murire will endure the next 10 years behind bars after his application challenging conviction and sentence was trashed by a High Court.
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Courts
Treason Felony case: Oliver Barker to appear in High Court as committal ends
Oliver was charged with Treason Felony after he was arrested on February 11, 2022, at the Kotoka International Airport upon his return to Ghana from the United Kingdom.
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Courts
Attorney General ordered to provide Security Report in Oliver Barker-Vormawor case
On June 2, 2022, the State Prosecutors provided a list of pieces of evidence in its Summary of Evidence filed by Director of Public Prosecution, Yvonne Attakora Obuobisa to be relied on in the prosecution of the case.
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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.
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Courts
Richard Dela Sky writes: Can a media house be held liable for defamatory comments by others under their social media posts?
where a media house putting up a post disables the comment section on its page, some viewers would want to be clever by sharing the posts on their pages with defamatory captions
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Courts
Oliver Barker Treason Felony case: State to call 3 witnesses
The state is expected to request the District Court on June 29, 2022, to commit the accused person to trial at the High Court.
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Courts
A-G seeks stay of Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s acquittal pending Supreme Court appeal
The application was filed on Thursday, July 30, 2026, shortly after a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal unanimously quashed Madam Tamakloe-Attionu’s conviction and 10-year prison sentence.
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Europe
UK barrister disbarred for hiding drink-driving conviction from prospective employer
Asked if she had any unspent convictions, she answered ‘no’ knowing that she was still subject to an unspent conviction for driving with excess alcohol.
Law Society Gazette
Africa
Zimbabwe: New law bans MPs with criminal conviction from participating in future elections
According to the country's Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2022 which was gazetted on Friday, legislators or councillors will be disqualified if they commit physical violence or dishonesty crimes and get convicted within a period of 12 months...
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General
Exposition of the current position of the law on corruption, anti-money laundering and narcotics
The law is settled that no person shall be convicted of a criminal offence unless the offence is defined and its penalty is prescribed in a written law[37].
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General
President Mahama petitioned to dismiss Ashanti Regional Minister over alleged sexist Facebook post
The petitioners, Barbara Twum of the Ashanti Region and Jennifer Owusu of the Greater Accra Region, are asking the President to either reprimand Dr Amoakohene or dismiss him from office.
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Courts
Oliver Barker is a flight risk: Refuse his bail application-AG
The AG has argued that with no permanent place of residence in Ghana, Oliver Barker is a flight risk and could escape trial if granted bail
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Courts
Inside Wontumi's motion for bail pending appeal in Akonta Mining conviction
In the bail application, the lawyers argue that the appeal raises serious legal and constitutional questions with strong prospects of success.
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