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Attorney General and Minister of Justice-designate, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has opposed the potential reintroduction of the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Amendment Bill. On June 27, 2022, Parliament passed an...

Attorney General and Minister of Justice-designate, Dr. Dominic Ayine has pledged to protect citizens’ rights with the reintroduction of a revamped public tribunal system. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) had...

A law student at the University of Cape Coast has said that the law does not recognize a woman having to rape a man. Ismail Oppong Kwarteng said the law...

A nominee to the Supreme Court, Justice Eric Adjei-Frimpong, has recommended that persons convicted should be separated from those undergoing trial and in prison custody.  According to him, this will help...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has nominated Supreme Court Judge Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as the new Chief Justice. Her appointment is, however, subject to parliamentary approval in accordance with Article 144(1) of...

A phone repairer, Raphael Abiwu has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for inflicting machete wounds on a labourer over non-payment of rent.  Abiwu pleaded guilty when he was charged...

A Justice of the Appeal Court, Her Ladyship Justice Angelina Mensah-Homiah has warned justices of the connected ADR courts in the country not to recommend cases involving rape and incest...

The removal of the death penalty from the Constitution has gained momentum as Amnesty International (AI) Ghana seeks Crime Check Foundation’s (CCF) support for its abolishment. The removal of the...

In an ongoing discussion to consider reforms in the 1992 Constitution, a private legal practitioner, Suzzy Afutu has suggested the scrapping of the Death Penalty Clause from the Statutory book....

Two minority Members of Parliament (MPs) are seeking an amendment to the Legal Profession Act, 1960, Act 32 to bring reforms to Ghana’s legal education. The MP for Madina, Francis Xavier-Sosu,...