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LiquidVPN Ordered to Pay Filmmakers $14m in Copyright Damages

April 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

A group of filmmakers has won over $14 million in damages from VPN provider LiquidVPN. The default judgment finds the company guilty of copyright infringement and DMCA violations, in part by promoting the Popcorn Time […]

Cheng Lei: Australian journalist on trial in China for spy charge

April 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Beijing court is holding a closed-door trial for Australian journalist and former TV anchor Cheng Lei, in a high-profile diplomatic case. Ms Cheng is accused of illegally supplying state secrets overseas. Her family maintains […]

Radlett anaesthetist jailed for arranging child sex abuse

April 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

An NHS consultant anaesthetist who was caught by police while arranging to sexually abuse a seven-year-old girl has been jailed for 28 months. Mark Carrington, 49, of Radlett, Hertfordshire, admitted arranging the commission of a […]

Ghislaine Maxwell bid for retrial denied

April 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

A US judge has upheld Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction, denying her bid for a new trial. Maxwell, 60, had complained that one of the jurors falsely stated before the trial that he had never […]

Canada’s Supreme Court upholds C$9m fine on maple syrup thief

April 1, 2022 World Justice News 0

Canada’s top court has imposed a C$9.1m ($7.3m; £5.5m) fine on a man behind one of the country’s stickiest crimes – the theft of 3,000 tonnes of maple syrup. The so-called Great Canadian Maple Syrup […]

National Lottery: Camelot launches legal challenge over licence loss

April 1, 2022 World Justice News 0

The company that currently runs the National Lottery is taking legal action after losing out on the next licence. Camelot has started legal proceedings against the Gambling Commission after rival Allwyn was selected as the […]

Jury selection starts in IS Beatle jihadist trial

March 29, 2022 World Justice News 0

A British-born man who was one of the so-called Islamic State Beatles is on trial in a US federal court, accused of hostage-taking and conspiring to murder several Western journalists and aid workers. El Shafee […]

Donald Trump’s 6 January call logs show seven-hour gap

March 29, 2022 World Justice News 0

Official White House logs from 6 January, 2021 – the day the US Capitol was breached by a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters – show a seven hour and 37-minute gap in presidential phone activity […]

Twenty fines to be issued over No 10 lockdown parties

March 29, 2022 World Justice News 0

Twenty fines will be issued as part of the police inquiry into Downing Street parties that breached Covid rules. The police will not be saying who is fined or confirming which events the fixed penalty […]

Court Denies Cox’s Challenge of $1 Billion Music Piracy Verdict

March 29, 2022 World Justice News 0

Cox Communications believes that key information was held back during the 2019 piracy lawsuit filed by several record labels, which led to a $1 billion verdict in their favor. While the court recognizes that some […]

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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LiquidVPN Ordered to Pay Filmmakers $14m in Copyright Damages

Cheng Lei: Australian journalist on trial in China for spy charge

Radlett anaesthetist jailed for arranging child sex abuse

Ghislaine Maxwell bid for retrial denied

Canada’s Supreme Court upholds C$9m fine on maple syrup thief

National Lottery: Camelot launches legal challenge over licence loss

Jury selection starts in IS Beatle jihadist trial

Donald Trump’s 6 January call logs show seven-hour gap

Twenty fines to be issued over No 10 lockdown parties

Court Denies Cox’s Challenge of $1 Billion Music Piracy Verdict