All news on the topic: Courts

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The Empire of the Unsinkable Turncoat: former FSKN general Mikhail Kiyko avoided prison after the Magomedovs thanks to offshore structures and Rostec
How did the "servant" of the well-known "prisoners" — the Magomedov brothers — manage to avoid imprisonment alongside the former owners of Summa Group?
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US prosecutors push to block Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to overturn conviction
Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to reject Ghislaine Maxwell’s latest attempt to overturn her sex trafficking conviction, arguing that newly released Jeffrey Epstein files do not undermine the jury’s verdict or justify vacating her sentence.
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Maxwell claims Epstein files expose rights violations behind "unsafe" conviction
Ghislaine Maxwell argued in a new court filing that Jeffrey Epstein documents released this year contained evidence her rights were violated before she was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the late financier sexually abuse teenage girls.
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£400 AI legal service wins £7,000 case in milestone moment for access to justice
An artificial intelligence law firm has won a case in an English court, in what is believed to be the first time a trial has been won using an AI lawyer.
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Family courts accused of “alarming” victim blaming in domestic abuse cases
Family courts are home to an “alarming prevalence” of victim blaming and bias – predominantly impacting mothers – according to researchers we spoke to following the publication of a new report.
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Scotland’s criminal courts buckle under soaring backlog driven by organised crime and historic abuse trials
The backlog of trials in Scotland’s highest criminal courts has nearly tripled, due in part to an increase in complex cases involving serious organized crime and historic sex abuse.
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Former Baader-Meinhof militant sentenced after 30 years on the run and €2.4m robbery spree
The 67-year-old had been on the run since the 90s when the gang, also known as the Baader-Meinhof gang, disbanded.
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From Jaguar to luxury kitchen accessories: Peter Murrell’s spending list using SNP funds revealed
The party’s former chief exec, 61, faced eight charges today when he appeared in the dock at the High Court in Edinburgh.
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Fake doctor Stephanie Jones fabricated the death of her “twin sister,” got a job at a charity, and stole thousands of pounds
A fake doctor pretended she’d had a twin who died from cancer to get a job at a charity before scamming them out of thousands of pounds.
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Police accused of covering up child rape by Afghan migrants by mislabeling suspects and victim
UK police and courts are facing criticism over the handling of a rape case involving two Afghan migrants accused of attacking a 15-year-old girl, with allegations that key details were concealed from the public.
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Blood, gold, and offshores: who helped Alisher Usmanov turn from convict into European tycoon
While the notoriously infamous businessman continues to win cases in German courts, new, astonishing facts about his criminal past are emerging.
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Migrant deportations have not yet started as Downing Street denies allegations of being a ‘shambles’
Deportations of migrants under the Government’s “one in, one out” deal with France have not yet started, amid further reports of planned removals being halted.
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Family describes troubled history and mental health struggles of suspected Charlotte train killer
The mother of Decarlos Brown Jr., suspected of stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska to death on a commuter train, has made a shocking confession.
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Killed after pleas for help ignored: Sandra Pla’s family takes the French state to court
The family of a woman killed by an ex-partner who inundated her with hundreds of messages and calls will ask a judge on Monday to compel the French authorities to explain why they failed to protect her.
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UK’s most prolific rapist, who drugged and assaulted 48 men, to be deported to Indonesian prison
Britain’s most prolific rapist could serve the rest of his 40-year sentence in Indonesia after officials began talks on sending him home.
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Woman excluded from body-shaming father’s will receives £125k, plans to spend it on breast augmentation
Roger Howe left daughter Jenna penniless after his death in 2020, but a judge at Central London County Court has awarded her £125,000 after hearing of her mental anguish growing up.
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Details emerge about the brutal crimes committed by Sara Sharif’s father’s prison attackers, who used a tuna can to harm him
Sara Sharif’s killer dad was attacked by a double murderer, prison bosses believe.
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Romanian court invalidates presidential election, orders new campaign and vote
Romania’s Constitutional Court has annulled the first round of the presidential election amid allegations of Russian interference, which reportedly helped far-right candidate Călin Georgescu emerge as a surprising frontrunner.
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Boy, 3, found buried in his garden, ’died due to parents’ shocking cruelty
A three-year-old boy whose parents ‘secretly’ buried him behind their home was ‘dreadfully neglected’, a court has heard.
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US Supreme Court tosses case involving securities fraud suit against Facebook
The U.S. Supreme Court sidestepped on Friday a decision on whether to allow shareholders to proceed with a securities fraud lawsuit accusing Meta’s (META.O), opens new tab Facebook of misleading investors about the misuse of the social media platform’s user data.
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UK supermarket so ’filthy’ that rats gnawed through food before dying and rotting
The wholesale market in Greater Manchester was slapped with huge fines after health inspectors found dead and alive rats scattered around the site, with food packaging having been gnawed through
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Ex-Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has admitted to charges of domestic abuse
Stuart Hogg, who earned 100 caps for Scotland, pleaded guilty to a domestic abuse charge at Selkirk Sheriff Court on Monday.
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Father of a French student is on trial for allegedly spreading false information that contributed to the Islamist beheading of a teacher
Eight charged in connection with murder of Samuel Paty in Paris suburbs in 2020
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Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months after admitting lies about refugee
Tommy Robinson has been jailed for 18 months after he pleaded guilty to showing a defamatory video of a Syrian refugee during a protest last year.
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Barclays wins bid to reduce UK investors’ $727 million ’dark pool’ lawsuit
Barclays (BARC.L), opens new tab on Friday won its bid to more than halve a shareholders’ lawsuit worth up to 560 million pounds ($727 million) at London’s High Court for allegedly misleading the market about its private "dark pool" trading platforms.