The High Court (Human Rights Division) has overturned the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) decision to revoke the operating licence of Ideal Finance Limited. Delivered on Monday, March 10, the ruling marks a major victory for the once-defunct financial institution in its ongoing battle against the central bank. The court concluded that the Bank of Ghana […]
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The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has nominated three individuals to serve on the General Legal Council. The nominations were made in accordance with Section 1(2) of the Legal Profession Act, 1960, and Paragraph 2(1)(d) of the First Schedule to the Act which mandates the Minister to nominate three persons: (1) Subject
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Introduction This paper takes inspiration from Professor Kludze’s seminal work, Modern Law of Succession in Ghana, where he advocated for greater public awareness and education on the importance of making wills: “It is suggested that a sustained programme of publicity and education be instituted, in order to impress upon the public in both English and
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An Artificial Intelligence has been developed to expedite the works of legal practitioners and legal firms which sometimes could be daunting owing to the chunk of documents to be read through. Dubbed the Eskwai Firm, the tool enables law firms and legal departments to have a central account to use Eskwai – an AI legal
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A painter working on the Bank of Ghana building at Ridge in Accra has been remanded into police custody for stealing quantities of assorted copper cables, valued at GHC1,035,500. Appearing at an Accra Circuit Court, Ahmed Mohammed Lawal was nabbed after CCTV camera was reviewed. Lawal has pleaded not guilty on charges of unlawful entry
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A book that provides a detailed analysis of the country’s company law in line with best practices has been launched in Accra. The authoritative book, which was deftly crafted by a nine-member committee of experts, some of whom have more than half a century of experience under their belt in the field of company law
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In yet another case involving the use — and misuse — of generative AI in legal research, a federal district court judge has declined to impose sanctions on an experienced attorney who submitted a brief containing miscited and misquoted cases generated by artificial intelligence. Although the attorney, Thad M. Guyer, acknowledged using gen AI tools
Two employees of a company located at Baatsonaa in Accra, who stole GHC55,000, have been sentenced to three years imprisonment each. Appearing before an Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday, Hassana Mohammed, a cashier, and Joshua Nyama, private security guard, pleaded guilty to their respective charges. Hassana was charged with stealing, while Nyama was held for abetment
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The Tarkwa District Court One has declined bail for the nine accused persons who allegedly murdered a cab driver, Kwadwo Donkor alias ‘chilling,’ at Akotom within the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality. The court took that decision, to facilitate further investigations into the matter after counsels of the accused persons requested bail on their behalf. They are
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Daniel Tuffuor, the suspect in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) murder case, was on Friday remanded into police custody by the Prempeh Assembly Hall District Court in Kumasi. Tuffour was arrested on Thursday in connection with the tragic death of a final year biological sciences student at the university on Thursday
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