Evidence Act, 1975 Published by Government Gazette on 22 April 1975 Assented to on 18 April 1975 Commenced on 22 April 1975 AN ACT to provide for the general rules of evidence and for other matters relating to the giving of evidence in Courts of competent jurisdiction. Part 1 – General Rules 1. Questions of […]
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Ghanaian rapper Maradona Adjei Yeboah, popularly known as Guru, has been disqualified by the University of Ghana’s Students’ Representative Council (SRC) to contest the student body’s election to become its president. According to a communique issued by the SRC, Guru does not satisfy the conditions that qualify him to contest the position. In a vetting
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A US judge has ruled Google acted illegally to crush its competition and maintain a monopoly on online search and related advertising. The landmark decision on Monday is a major blow to Alphabet, Google’s parent company, and could reshape how technology giants do business. Google was sued by the US Department of Justice in 2020
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The Ghana Association of Banks (GAB) has urged the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to publicly disclose the names of businesses and individuals penalised for issuing dud cheques. GAB Chief Executive John Awuah says the publication in national newspapers will restore trust in cheques as a reliable payment method. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express Business
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Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan handed in his resignation on Saturday, two days after Bangladesh’s new interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was sworn in. The resignation came after fresh protests broke out on the premises of the Supreme Court, with demonstrators calling for top judges to step down. Bangladesh’s Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan
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Private legal practitioner and author, Albert Gyamfi, has urged Ghanaians to take steps to sue facilities and medical professionals for suspected cases of medical negligence to help reform the country’s health system. According to him, the reluctance of victims to pursue justice has allowed medical negligence to persist in Ghana. “Letting things go is what
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A businessman, who allegedly received a stolen car, has been admitted to GHC370,000.00 bail with three sureties by the Dansoman Circuit Court. The Court presided over by Madam Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit ordered that two of the sureties must be public servants earning not less than GHC5,000.00 whilst the other surety must be justified by title
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Introduction The recent arbitration between ENI/VITOL and the Government of Ghana (GOG) along with the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has highlighted significant issues within the management and regulatory practices of Ghana’s petroleum sector. The Attorney General’s press release following the tribunal’s decision framed the outcome as a victory for Ghana. However, a detailed examination
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has called on the government to provide free sanitary pads to all basic and senior high school girls and subsidise the cost for tertiary institution students. This call comes after the Eastern Regional chapter of the GBA discovered that some individuals are exploiting the high cost of sanitary pads to
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The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered Ghana to release information on the death of one Peter Mensah, who was killed in The Gambia, to his son within four months. This ruling followed a decision by a three-member panel of the ECOWAS Court, presided over by
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