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 […]
Embattled Chief Executive Officer of defunct gold dealership firm Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, has appealed to the trial judge to grant him “reasonable time” to “scout and engage” new lawyers. Nana Appiah Mensah, affectionately known as NAM1, said his plea was to afford him the opportunity in “My quest to affirm my innocence” before the
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A Kenyan lawyer and activist has appeared in court in connection with alleged cyber-harassment a day after he was dramatically arrested in the capital, Nairobi, sparking public anger. David Morara Kebaso has attracted a huge following on social media for his posts about alleged corruption and the misuse of public funds through fictitious or stalled
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Police chiefs announce deployment of extra 2,200 riot officers as list of 60 immigration centres circulated online Immigration lawyers have been warned to take extra security measures or stay away from work amid far-right threats to target their firms, with legal groups blaming political attacks on the profession for fuelling abuse. The Law Society and
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Tunisian lawyers began a one-day nationwide strike on Thursday, with hundreds taking to the streets of the capital, to protest against the recent arrest of two of their colleagues, one of whom they say was tortured during his detention. This is the second time this week Tunisian lawyers have staged a strike amid an escalation
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Professor Raymond Atuguba, Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, has challenged the notion that Ghana has adequate numbers of lawyers, asserting instead that the country is “completely under-lawyered.” Contrary to popular belief, Professor Atuguba pointed out that the acceptable lawyer-to-citizens ratio is one lawyer to 250 citizens. However, in Ghana, this ratio
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The Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, Professor Raymond Atuguba, has criticised lawyers in the country, highlighting what he perceives to be a deviation from the principles set forth by Ghana’s first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. According to Professor Atuguba, Dr. Nkrumah advocated for Ghanaian lawyers to be multidisciplinary and to prioritise
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