Belarusian authorities reportedly detained at least 12 lawyers during mass raids last month. The raids targeted people accused of assisting the nation’s numerous political prisoners, according to rights groups. “Pressure on the legal community through mass arrests and raids … is a
Lucy Letby’s lawyers will challenge her sentence at the Court of Appeal in a matter of weeks. The jailed nurse’s bid to appeal her whole life order sentence will be heard in court on April 25, a spokesperson for the judiciary has confirmed.
Kenyan lawyers Friday demonstrated peacefully in Nairobi against what they say is judicial interference by President William Ruto, who has said he will disregard court orders from allegedly corrupt judges blocking his key development projects. In recent days, Ruto has also repeatedly
Lawyers representing victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal say there is “more than enough evidence” for police to investigate senior staff members accused of covering it up. Between 1999 and 2015, some 736 sub-postmasters were wrongly prosecuted using data from an
Leftie lawyers representing families threatened by plans to raise the family visa income threshold may be plotting to scupper the Government’s new rules in court. A sharp increase from £18,600 to £38,700 in the minimum Brits have to earn if they want
The European Research Group of Tory MPs appear braced to oppose Rishi Sunak’s new flagship Rwanda legislation on the grounds it is not “watertight” enough. Reports this morning suggest the group of legal experts tasked with combing the Bill to see whether
Alexander Zverev’s lawyers have released a statement after the world No 9 was issued a penalty order for bodily harm against his ex-girlfriend and fined a total of £392,000 (€450,000). Zverev has denied the charge and is contesting the penalty order. The German’s
Lawyers for ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum have called for his immediate release from house arrest. Bazoum was deposed by a military junta earlier this year, and has been detained ever since. “Not only must the military authorities provide us with proof
Felipe Massa is challenging the result of the 2008 World Drivers’ Championship.
Jonathan Nuttall planted two bombs in an attempt to humiliate the lawyers, the court heard (Image: Metropolitan Police) A businessman plotted to plant two bombs in offices of London’s legal district in a bid to terrify and embarrass two lawyers. Jonathan Nuttall,