Europe

New Zealand MP resigns following shoplifting allegations

Golriz Ghahraman, of the Green Party, is alleged to have stolen three times from two clothing stores...

UK: Former solicitor jailed for defrauding clients of £1.7m ordered to pay back £3,000

The now struck-off solicitor, admitted in 2004, pleaded guilty to seven charges of fraud last year a...

UK Barrister ordered to pay over £155,000 after discriminatory treatment worsened assistant’s mental health

An employment court said the claimant, referred to as C, had a reoccurrence of symptoms as a result ...

What is South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the ICJ?

South Africa alleges Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians, in the wake of Hamas's ...

Swiss court rejects bid to drop Gambian ex-minister's trial

Ousman Sonko denies the accusations, which are said to have happened under the repressive regime of ...

UK: Magistrate removed from office after withholding ‘important information’

Sabrina Malik, of the Southern Derbyshire Local Justice area, told a fellow magistrate she had not d...

Country singer drops $250k lawsuit against fan who sold merchandise - and sends her money instead

A Florida woman made $360 selling tumblers with the country singer's face on them - then found out s...

First Cardinal prosecuted in Vatican’s Criminal Court convicted of embezzlement

Highest-ranking church official ever to stand trial before Vatican criminal court sentenced to five ...

Women make up 37% of law firm partners in the UK

The figure, from the UK Solicitors Regulation Authority’s biennial collection of diversity data, is ...

Vladimir Putin's main political opponent Alexei Navalny 'missing' after removal from Russian prison colony

The 47-year-old had been due in court on Monday via videolink but failed to appear. It comes just da...

Prince Harry ordered to pay Mail on Sunday nearly £50,000 after losing attempt to strike out part of paper's defence in libel case

The Duke of Sussex, who is suing Associated Newspapers over an article written about his fight with ...

UK: Litigant unwittingly put fake cases generated by AI before tribunal

Tax tribunal judge Anne Redston accepted that Felicity Harber had not know they were the product of ...

UK Immigration Minister quits as Sunak unveils new Rwanda Asylum Bill

The government’s ill-fated plan to send some asylum seekers awaiting decisions on their claims to th...

Prince Harry 'unjustifiably treated less favourably than others' over protection in UK, court told

Harry is taking legal action against Britain's Home Office over a decision in February 2020 that mea...

British lawyers could be based in Rwandan courts as part of asylum plans

The Rwanda policy, first announced in April 2022, would see some asylum seekers sent to the east Afr...

UK: Nearly half of unmarried couples unaware they lack legal rights, says survey

According to a poll of 551 cohabitees, 35% of respondents feared they would be left homeless and one...

UK: Fraudster convicted in 2013 ordered to pay further £250,000

Kallakis and co-conspirator Alexander Williams were convicted of conspiring to defraud banks of more...

Shell to face human rights claims in UK over chronic oil pollution in Niger delta

More than 13,000 Nigerian villagers can bring legal claims against oil firm, rules high court...

Oscar Pistorius makes new parole bid 10 years after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Pistorius shot Reeva Steenkamp 10 years ago at his home in Pretoria in a killing that shocked the wo...

UK: ‘AI paralegal’ passes Solicitors Qualifying Exam with flying colours

‘Lawrence’ scored 74%, as against what the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) said was a likely p...

UK: New law will protect arbitrators from unreasonable lawsuits

Arbitrations in England and Wales are said to be worth around £2.5bn to the UK economy each year in ...

Italy mafia trial: 200 sentenced to 2,200 years for mob links

The three-year trial saw individuals, including a former Italian senator sentenced for alleged links...

UK court to consider whether universities owe students legal duty of care

The landmark hearing next month comes at a time of widespread concern about declining student mental...

Benjamin Mendy suing Man City over unpaid wages

Mendy has filed the claim with the Employment Tribunal, claiming "unauthorised deductions from wages...

UK Supreme Court rejects Rishi Sunak’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda

Judges uphold appeal court ruling over risk to deported refugees and deals blow to PM’s ‘stop the bo...