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‘Legal Education Bill to end Makola monopoly’ – Dafeamekpor

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The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has declared that the much-anticipated Legal Education Bill will break the Ghana School of Law’s long-standing monopoly over professional legal training. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Tuesday, May 27, the legislator—himself a lawyer—called the move a necessary reform to “democratise legal education” and correct a “corrupted” system. […]

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Parliamentary privilege is not immunity from lawful inquiry – Bagbin to lawmakers

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Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has raised concerns about the increasing spate of official communications from law enforcement agencies for MPs to be invited for questioning over some allegations. In his opening remarks in Parliament on Tuesday, May 27 after the House had resume from recess, Alban Bagbin said there has been a noticeable increase

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Legal Architects: Lawyers, Prosecutors and the Space Between the Lines of the Law – Part 3

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This is the 3rd Piece of a 4 part series. Part 1 may be obtained here.  Part 2 may be obtained here 3.0 LAWYERS –  PIVOTAL ELEMENT OF JUSTICE If proverbs serve as the palm oil with which words are eaten, then lawyers function as the engines around which the wheel of justice revolves. Lawyers

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JUSTICE GERTRUDE TORKORNOO FILES INTERLOCUTORY INJUNCTION AGAINST INQUIRY INTO PETITIONS FOR HER REMOVAL

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The Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has filed an interlocutory injunction at the Supreme Court seeking to halt the work of the five-member committee established by President Mahama to inquire into the three petitions against her removal from office. In the suit filed on May 21, 2025, and sighted by 3News, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo is praying the

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Police arrest suspect in gruesome murder of University of Education lecturer in Winneba

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The Central Regional Police Command has arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of a Senior Lecturer from the University of Education, Winneba. The suspect, Joshua Karry Arthur, was picked up from the lecturer’s residence at Essuokyir in the Central Region on Thursday, May 22, 2025. The arrest follows a report filed by the

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Legal Architects: Lawyers, Prosecutors and the Space Between the Lines of the Law – Part 2

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This is the 2nd Piece of a 4 part series. Part 1 may be obtained here.  Cascading Effect Such factors not only affect the accused individual’s right to a fair trial within a reasonable timeframe but also impact other parties, such as witnesses. When a witness for the prosecution is present in court but the

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High Court rules against UPSA for copyright infringement

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In a landmark judgment that strengthens the enforcement of copyright laws in Ghana, the Accra High Court has ruled against the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), for illegally reproducing copyrighted materials without the required license. The Court’s decision highlights the legal and financial consequences of flouting Ghana’s Copyright Act, especially for institutions engaged in

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BRITISH NATIONAL, CUSTOMS OFFICER, AND AIRPORT PORTER ARRESTED AT KOTOKA FOR SMUGGLING 53.6KG OF CANNABIS

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NACOC arrests British national at Kotoka Airport with 53.6kg of cannabis. A customs officer and porter suspected of assisting him were also detained. A major drug bust was recorded at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on Sunday, May 19, 2025, as officers from the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) arrested a British national attempting to smuggle

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Legal Architects: Lawyers, Prosecutors and the Space Between the Lines of the Law

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Bertha Aniagyei* Appreciation* In response to my article on judicial reforms, titled “Strengthening the Rule of Law: The Need for Bold and Inclusive Judicial Reforms,” a thoughtful reader highlighted that the responsibility for certain persistent challenges, particularly the issue of undue delay in adjudication, is a shared one between the judiciary and other stakeholders. I

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COMMITTEE PROBING CHIEF JUSTICE PETITIONS TO BEGIN HEARINGS THURSDAY, MAY 15

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The five-member committee chaired by Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang will begin hearings tomorrow, May 15, 2025, into three petitions filed against the Chief Justice. The five-member committee established by President John Dramani Mahama to investigate three petitions filed against the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo is set to commence its hearings tomorrow, Thursday, May

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