ADR DAILY – ADRDAILY.com https://adrdaily.com ADR Daily is a one-stop news portal with a focus on providing world-class access to resources such as news, articles by professionals, podcasts, testimonials, research outputs and related material on all aspects of Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR), Human Resource Management and Labour and Employment Relations. It serves as a resource base for all ADR, Human Resource and Labour Relations (Industrial Relations) Practitioners. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:32:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.9 https://i0.wp.com/adrdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-adrdaily-lolgo3.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 ADR DAILY – ADRDAILY.com https://adrdaily.com 32 32 123120013 Nigeria halts controversial expatriate employment levy https://adrdaily.com/nigeria-halts-controversial-expatriate-employment-levy/ https://adrdaily.com/nigeria-halts-controversial-expatriate-employment-levy/#respond Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:29:12 +0000 https://adrdaily.com/?p=11843 Nigeria has paused a controversial annual levy that would require businesses employing expatriates to pay $15,000 (£12,000) for a director and $10,000 (£8,000) for other workers. President Bola Tinubu imposed the tax over a week ago, but it was met with widespread condemnation. The Ministry of Interior said on X the levy would be paused […]

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]]> https://adrdaily.com/nigeria-halts-controversial-expatriate-employment-levy/feed/ 0 11843 The Setting Aside of a 680million shillings Arbitral Award: Lessons for Arbitrators https://adrdaily.com/setting-aside-680million-shillings-arbitral-award-lessons-arbitrators/ https://adrdaily.com/setting-aside-680million-shillings-arbitral-award-lessons-arbitrators/#respond Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:39:13 +0000 https://adrdaily.com/?p=11839 The Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala has set aside a 680 million shillings arbitral award given to Central Plumbing Works Limited in a case in which it had been contracted to construct extra water reservoirs at Entebbe International Airport. Justice Musa Ssekaana in his decision dated January 25th, 2024 quashed the award […]

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]]> https://adrdaily.com/setting-aside-680million-shillings-arbitral-award-lessons-arbitrators/feed/ 0 11839 Chief Justice-designate advocates quality workplace regulations https://adrdaily.com/chief-justice-designate-advocates-quality-workplace-regulations/ https://adrdaily.com/chief-justice-designate-advocates-quality-workplace-regulations/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:36:36 +0000 https://adrdaily.com/?p=11530 The Chief Justice-designate, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has called for well-defined workplace regulations to promote productivity. According to her, adherence to and fair administration of clear workplace regulations lead to strong organisational cultures that promote quality productivity. Justice Torkornoo made the call in a presentation on the topic, “Harnessing good work ethics for higher productivity” at […]

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]]> https://adrdaily.com/chief-justice-designate-advocates-quality-workplace-regulations/feed/ 0 11530 Court Mediators settle 1,171 cases in Greater Accra https://adrdaily.com/court-mediators-settle-1171-cases-greater-accra/ https://adrdaily.com/court-mediators-settle-1171-cases-greater-accra/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:32:21 +0000 https://adrdaily.com/?p=11520 The caseload for the courts in the Greater Accra region was reduced significantly as 1,171 cases were settled through mediation last year. The 1,171 cases are out of some 3,011 cases that were mediated, representing a closure rate of 39 percent for the region. Statistics from the Judicial Service show that 749 unresolved cases at […]

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]]> https://adrdaily.com/court-mediators-settle-1171-cases-greater-accra/feed/ 0 11520 Judge urges lawyers to embrace ADR https://adrdaily.com/judge-urges-lawyers-to-embrace-adr/ https://adrdaily.com/judge-urges-lawyers-to-embrace-adr/#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2023 20:32:34 +0000 https://adrdaily.com/?p=11515 Justice Angelina Mensah-Homiah, a Court of Appeal Judge has called on lawyers to support the promotion of Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Ghana by advising their clients to opt for ADR mechanisms to resolve disputes instead of court litigation. By doing so, she said lawyers would secure best results for their clients through the expeditious, inexpensive, […]

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]]> https://adrdaily.com/judge-urges-lawyers-to-embrace-adr/feed/ 0 11515 Judicial Service pursues Mass Mediation Exercise in ADR Week https://adrdaily.com/judicial-service-pursues-mass-mediation-exercise-in-adr-week/ https://adrdaily.com/judicial-service-pursues-mass-mediation-exercise-in-adr-week/#respond Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:32:31 +0000 https://adrdaily.com/?p=11498 The Judicial Service of Ghana has declared March 13-17, 2023 as the ADR Week for the Legal year term, in which the courts would engage in a “Mass Mediation Exercise” to resolve cases. A total of 132 Courts across the country, comprising 33 Circuit Courts and 99 District Courts would participate in the Week by […]

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]]> https://adrdaily.com/judicial-service-pursues-mass-mediation-exercise-in-adr-week/feed/ 0 11498 Qatar Airways, Airbus reaches amicable settlement over A350 jetliner dispute https://adrdaily.com/qatar-airways-airbus-reaches-amicable-settlement-a350-jetliner-dispute/ https://adrdaily.com/qatar-airways-airbus-reaches-amicable-settlement-a350-jetliner-dispute/#respond Sat, 04 Feb 2023 13:20:14 +0000 https://adrdaily.com/?p=11455 Qatar Airways and Airbus have reached a settlement in a long-standing legal dispute over the safety of the A350 jetliner. The companies said in a joint statement on Wednesday that the settlement was “amicable and mutually agreeable’’. “A repair project is now underway and both parties look forward to getting these aircraft safely back in […]

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]]> https://adrdaily.com/qatar-airways-airbus-reaches-amicable-settlement-a350-jetliner-dispute/feed/ 0 11455 Nigeria fights to overturn US$11 billion arbitral award https://adrdaily.com/nigeria-fights-overturn-us11-billion-arbitral-award/ https://adrdaily.com/nigeria-fights-overturn-us11-billion-arbitral-award/#respond Sat, 04 Feb 2023 13:04:55 +0000 https://adrdaily.com/?p=11451 Nigeria is fighting to set aside an arbitral award requiring it to pay US$11 billion to an offshore company with arguments that the award and underlying contract were secured through “industrial scale” bribery of Nigerian government officials and lawyers representing the state in the arbitration. Described as one of the biggest international arbitration cases in […]

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]]> https://adrdaily.com/nigeria-fights-overturn-us11-billion-arbitral-award/feed/ 0 11451 University of Ghana, Education Ministry clash over academic fees https://adrdaily.com/university-ghana-education-ministry-clash-academic-fees/ https://adrdaily.com/university-ghana-education-ministry-clash-academic-fees/#respond Fri, 06 Jan 2023 11:32:04 +0000 https://adrdaily.com/?p=11425 The University of Ghana has clashed with the Ministry of Education over the latter’s directive for public universities to adhere to a 15 percent increment in fees for the new academic year, and refund excess payments to students. While the Education Ministry insists that the public universities should charge only the 15 percent increment as […]

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]]> https://adrdaily.com/university-ghana-education-ministry-clash-academic-fees/feed/ 0 11425 Burkina Faso summons Ghana’s Ambassador over mercenary allegation https://adrdaily.com/burkina-faso-summons-ghanas-ambassador-over-mercenary-allegation/ https://adrdaily.com/burkina-faso-summons-ghanas-ambassador-over-mercenary-allegation/#respond Fri, 16 Dec 2022 17:05:26 +0000 https://adrdaily.com/?p=11416 The government of Burkina Faso has summoned Ghana’s Ambassador to answer allegations by Ghana of Russian mercenary operations. Boniface Gambilla was summoned by the Burkinabe government of over recent allegations made by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the US, according to the Burkinabe News Agency. President Akufo-Addo, in a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken […]

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