September 2018 – Page 7 – World Justice News

Fresh crackdown on nuisance calls

September 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

People being harassed by cold calls about PPI compensation or personal injury claims could gain some respite under new rules being introduced by the government. The new measures mean companies will only be allowed to […]

Divorce law: Ministers plan overhaul to cut ‘antagonism’

September 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

Divorce laws in England and Wales are set to be overhauled under government plans seeking to allow couples to split up more quickly and with less acrimony. Justice Secretary David Gauke, who has said the system […]

Avtandil Khurtsidze: Former boxing champion jailed for 10 years

September 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

Georgian former boxing champion Avtandil Khurtsidze has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for working as the “chief enforcer” for an “elite” criminal enterprise. He was convicted in June in New York of racketeering […]

Ex-Trump aide jailed in Russia inquiry

September 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

The former Trump advisor whose remarks in a London pub sparked the US inquiry into possible collusion with Russia has been sentenced to 14 days in jail. George Papadopoulos, 31, told the court in Washington […]

Texas officer kills man in flat she mistakes for her own

September 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

A police officer in the US state of Texas has shot and killed a man in a flat after mistakenly thinking she was in her own unit, police say. The unnamed Dallas officer entered the […]

Landmark privilege win: appeal court rules against SFO (Serious Fraud Office) in ENRC case

September 5, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Michael Cross The protective scope of professional privilege received an important boost today when an appeal ruled that in-house advice prepared prior to court proceedings is as protected by privilege as that given in the […]

Japan reparations not the answer, former ‘comfort woman’ says

September 5, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Elizabeth Shim SEOUL, Sept. 4 (UPI) — Lack of progress on a fund set up in 2015 to assist former “comfort women” may be becoming too much to bear for victims who seek an official apology […]

Salisbury poisoning: Two Russians charged over Novichok attack, but UK cannot get them out of Russia

September 5, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Martin Evans, crime correspondent and Danny Boyle Two Russians have been named as suspects and charged over the Salisbury poisonings, but British authorities are unable to get them out of Russia. Prosecutors say there is enough evidence to charge […]

Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh hearing rocked by ‘mob rule’

September 4, 2018 World Justice News 0

The confirmation hearing for US President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee has descended into “mob rule”, a Republican senator said. John Cornyn of Texas spoke out as Democrats demanded an adjournment and two dozen protesters […]

Jose Mourinho ‘gets suspended jail sentence’ for tax fraud

September 4, 2018 World Justice News 0

Manchester United manager José Mourinho has reached a deal with the Spanish state on a one-year suspended sentence in a long-running tax fraud case, Spain’s El Mundo newspaper reports. The Portuguese national was also fined […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

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 […]

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Month: September 2018

Fresh crackdown on nuisance calls

Divorce law: Ministers plan overhaul to cut ‘antagonism’

Avtandil Khurtsidze: Former boxing champion jailed for 10 years

Ex-Trump aide jailed in Russia inquiry

Texas officer kills man in flat she mistakes for her own

Landmark privilege win: appeal court rules against SFO (Serious Fraud Office) in ENRC case

Japan reparations not the answer, former ‘comfort woman’ says

Salisbury poisoning: Two Russians charged over Novichok attack, but UK cannot get them out of Russia

Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh hearing rocked by ‘mob rule’

Jose Mourinho ‘gets suspended jail sentence’ for tax fraud