May 2017 – Page 10 – World Justice News

Battle between Eminem and National Party rages on in High Court

May 8, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Melissa Nightingale The battle over whether a rip-off of Eminem’s Lose Yourself was used for a National Party campaign ad restarted at the High Court at Wellington this morning with a medley of music […]

Police stop and seize car while learner driver is taking driving test

May 8, 2017 World Justice News 0

A learner driver was on course to pass her test – until the instructor’s uninsured car was stopped by police. The learner and examiner were pulled over during a driving test in Tile Cross, east […]

Malaysia seizes more than $2 million in pangolin scales in largest haul

May 8, 2017 zoshinuk 0

The docile pangolin is the most illegally traded animal in the world. (Reporting by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by Richard Pullin) Malaysia has seized more than $2 million worth of scales from pangolins, the world’s most […]

Nigeria Chibok girls: Eighty-two freed by Boko Haram

May 7, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Islamist militants of the Boko Haram group have released 82 schoolgirls from a group of 276 they abducted in north-eastern Nigeria three years ago, the president’s office says. They were handed over in exchange for […]

Human Rights: A great law trivia question

May 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

After reading the following article I decided to set what this article was about as a trivia question for the community that use the World Justice News chat facility. The qusetion asked was: In the […]

Three charged with executive’s murder

May 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

A third man has been charged with the murder of Dorset businessman Guy Hedger, who was found shot at his home. Mr Hedger was attacked at his home in Ashley early on Sunday. The 61-year-old […]

Google Docs users hit by phishing scam

May 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

Google says it has stopped a phishing email that reached about a million of its users. The scam claimed to come from Google Docs – a service that allows people to share and edit documents […]

BBC says Sir Cliff Richard spent “grossly unreasonable” amounts on lawyers

May 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

Sir Cliff Richard has spent “grossly unreasonable” amounts on lawyers after taking legal action over coverage of a police raid on his home, the BBC says. Its lawyers have told a preliminary High Court hearing […]

Pair killed neighbour over child’s burst football

May 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

A father and daughter who launched a fatal attack on a neighbour who punctured a child’s football have been convicted of manslaughter. Kelly Machin, 34, had been fed up with balls landing in her back […]

Aborigines seek compensation from Australian police for racism in landmark £23 million case

May 4, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Jonathan Pearlman, Sydney Several hundred Aborigines on a remote island in Australia are seeking compensation for the racist actions of the police in a landmark £23 million class action that has been likened to […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

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Month: May 2017

Battle between Eminem and National Party rages on in High Court

Police stop and seize car while learner driver is taking driving test

Malaysia seizes more than $2 million in pangolin scales in largest haul

Nigeria Chibok girls: Eighty-two freed by Boko Haram

Human Rights: A great law trivia question

Three charged with executive’s murder

Google Docs users hit by phishing scam

BBC says Sir Cliff Richard spent “grossly unreasonable” amounts on lawyers

Pair killed neighbour over child’s burst football

Aborigines seek compensation from Australian police for racism in landmark £23 million case