July 2018 – Page 3 – World Justice News

Salisbury poisoning: Police ‘identify Novichok suspects’

July 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

Police are believed to have identified the suspected perpetrators of the Novichok attack on a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in Salisbury in March, according to reports. Several Russians were involved in the attempted murder of Sergei […]

Google hit with €4.3bn Android fine from EU

July 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

Google has been fined a record €4.34bn ($5bn; £3.9bn) over Android. The European Commission said the firm had used the mobile operating systemto illegally “cement its dominant position in general internet search”. The firm’s parent Alphabet […]

Cliff Richard: Singer wins BBC privacy case at High Court

July 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

Sir Cliff Richard has won his privacy case against the BBC over its coverage of a police raid on his home. High Court judge Mr Justice Mann awarded an initial £210,000 in damages. The singer […]

Brexit: Vote Leave broke electoral law, says Electoral Commission

July 17, 2018 World Justice News 0

Brexit campaign group Vote Leave has been fined £61,000 and referred to the police after an Electoral Commission probe said it broke electoral law. The watchdog said it exceeded its £7m spending limit by funnelling […]

Man Jailed For Five Years+ For Selling Streaming Piracy Devices

July 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

A UK man who sold 8,000 set-top boxes that provided illegal access to Hollywood movies and live sports has been jailed for five years and three months. John Haggerty founded Evolution Trading, a company that […]

Chicago shooting: Police release bodycam footage after protests

July 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

Chicago police have released bodycam footage, which appears to show a man who was fatally shot by officers reaching for his gun beforehand. Harith Augustus was shot multiple times as he tried to run away […]

YouTube Launches “Copyright Match” Tool to Protect Initial Uploaders

July 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

YouTube will release a new tool to help initial uploaders to take action against those who duplicate and re-upload their content without permission. Copyright Match, which will be available to high-traffic users initially, will alert […]

Jordan Burling: Women jailed after teen ‘rotted to death’

July 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

The mother and grandmother of an emaciated teenager who was likened to a World War Two concentration camp victim have been jailed for manslaughter. Jordan Burling, 18, went into cardiac arrest in Leeds in 2016 […]

Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.7bn damages in talc cancer case

July 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $4.7bn (£3.6bn) in damages to 22 women who alleged that its talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. A jury in the US state of Missouri […]

Ava-May death: Two arrested over inflatable death

July 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter over the death of a three-year-old girl who was thrown from an inflatable trampoline. The inflatable “exploded” on Gorleston beach in Norfolk on July […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

Human Rights

US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

Human Rights

The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]

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Month: July 2018

Salisbury poisoning: Police ‘identify Novichok suspects’

Google hit with €4.3bn Android fine from EU

Cliff Richard: Singer wins BBC privacy case at High Court

Brexit: Vote Leave broke electoral law, says Electoral Commission

Man Jailed For Five Years+ For Selling Streaming Piracy Devices

Chicago shooting: Police release bodycam footage after protests

YouTube Launches “Copyright Match” Tool to Protect Initial Uploaders

Jordan Burling: Women jailed after teen ‘rotted to death’

Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.7bn damages in talc cancer case

Ava-May death: Two arrested over inflatable death