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IMF chief Christine Lagarde escapes formal investigation French magistrates decided on Friday not to place IMF chief Christine Lagarde under formal investigation over her role in a 285 million euros arbitration… 24/05/2013
IMF boss Lagarde faces more grilling over payment to tycoon IMF boss Christine Lagarde is undergoing a second day of grilling by a French court on her conduct during a disputed arbitration payment to one of France’s… 24/05/2013
Lagarde’s IMF post hangs in balance Two French heads of the IMF in a row in legal scandals of different kinds begins to reflect embarrassingly on their country of origin. Christine Lagarde, when… 23/05/2013
Pussy Riot member denied parole by Russian judge A Russian court has refused to grant parole to a jailed member of the Pussy Riot punk band. According to supporters, the judge ruled against Maria Alyokhina… 23/05/2013
Lagarde questioned by Paris court over payout to French businessman International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde has arrived at a court in Paris to be grilled over her role in a legal battle between the state and… 23/05/2013
Costa Concordia captain to stand trial in July The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship which ran aground off Italy with the loss of 32 lives is to be tried on 9 July. Capt Francesco Schettino… 23/05/2013
Oscar Pistorius’ brother cleared over woman’s deathThe brother of South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been acquitted of culpable homicide over a 2008 road accident that caused the death of a… 22/05/2013
Guatemala cancels atrocity conviction of former dictator Guatemala will put former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt back on trial. On 10 May he was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity, but the… 21/05/2013
Briton admits killing children in France Police say a British man has admitted killing his two young children in the French city of Lyon. The 48-year-old was arrested on Saturday. Officers say the… 20/05/2013
Ruby testifies on Berlusconi’s ‘Bunga Bunga’ parties She is the Moroccan woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving former Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi. In court, Karima el-Mahroug testified… 17/05/2013
Poland: Baby born 13 times over drink drive limit A new-born baby is in a critical condition in hospital in Poland after being born with 2.6 grams of alcohol in its blood – which is almost 13 times the adult… 16/05/2013
Neo-Nazi trial makes mockery of security authorities Germany has not seen a trial receive this much media attention in decades, not since the 1970s, with the left-wing militant group Red Army Faction. Germans… 14/05/2013
Germany: Neo-Nazi trial resumes as lawyers battle over technical details The trial of alleged neo-Nazi ring leader Beate Zschaepe has resumed in Munich. The process began again after accusations of bias where dismissed, but further… 14/05/2013
Costa Concordia hearing re-opens The pre-trial hearing into the sinking of the cruise liner the Costa Concordia last year has resumed in Italy. According to his lawyers, Francesco… 14/05/2013
Italy: six-year jail term demanded at Berlusconi sex trial Italian prosecutors have called for Silvio Berlusconi to be given a six-year jail sentence and a lifetime ban on holding public office at his latest court… 14/05/2013
OJ Simpson tries to get a retrial Former American football star O.J. Simpson is back in court in Las Vegas to ask for a new trial in the armed robbery and kidnapping case that in 2008 sent him… 13/05/2013
‘Rubygate’ prosecutors want Berlusconi banned from public office Prosecutors in the ‘Rubygate’ scandal are demanding a six-year prison sentence for Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. They also want… 13/05/2013
Hong Kong transsexual wins right to wed In Hong Kong a transsexual has won the right to marry her boyfriend. The woman, referred to only as W, was previously refused permission to marry because her… 13/05/2013
Carlos the Jackal begins Paris appeal against life sentence Notorious communist militant Carlos the Jackal is appealing his life sentence in France. The Venezuelan, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, has… 13/05/2013
Berlusconi fires on Italian justice over his tax fraud conviction Thousands of Silvio Berlusconi loyalists have held a rally in the northern Italian city of Brescia to protest against his recent conviction for tax… 12/05/2013
Mubarak back in court for retrial Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been back in court for a retrial on charges of complicity in the murder of protesters. Although convicted and… 12/05/2013
Former Egyptian president in court for retrial Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has once again appeared in court in Cairo. He is facing a retrial on charges of complicity in the murder of protesters… 11/05/2013
Guatemala court finds former dictator guilty of genocide Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has been found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity. He’s been sentenced to 80 years in prison. Rios… 11/05/2013
Accused Cleveland kidnapper appears in court and bailed for $8m The man accused of imprisoning three women in Cleveland, Ohio, has had his bail set at eight million US dollars – more than six million euros. Ariel… 09/05/2013
Latest legal blow for Berlusconi again threatens political career Silvio Berlusconi is expected to appeal against his conviction for tax fraud before Italy’s highest court, the Court of Cassation. On Wednesday an appeals… 09/05/2013
Italy: Berlusconi tax fraud conviction upheld An appeals court in Milan has upheld the tax fraud conviction and four-year prison sentence against former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. The… 09/05/2013
Charges against daughter of Spanish king are suspended A Spanish court has suspended corruption charges brought against the daughter of King Juan Carlos of Spain. It has been ruled that there is not sufficient… 07/05/2013
Neo-Nazi murder trial – nocomment The highest-profile neo-Nazi murder trial in Germany in decades opened on Monday amid tight security and intense media interest, with the five defendants… 07/05/2013
Tomic senior in court not on court Thomas Drouet, the training partner of ATP player Bernard Tomic, has accused the players father of assault. John Tomic is due to face charges in Madrid on… 07/05/2013
Boston bombing: teenager accused of lying freed on bail A teenager accused of lying to FBI agents in the Boston Marathon bombing case has been freed on bail. Robel Phillipos, 19, will stand trial at a later… 07/05/2013
Suspected neo-Nazi goes on trial over string of racist murders A woman accused of being a neo-Nazi has gone on trial in Munich over a series of racist murders that exposed serious failings in Germany’s security… 06/05/2013
Neo-Nazi murder trial begins in Germany An alleged member of a German extreme-right wing group has gone on trial in Munich today over her links with a series of racially motivated murders. The… 06/05/2013
British conman jailed for selling fake bomb detectorsA British man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a London court for selling more than £55 million (65€m) worth of fake bomb detectors. Jim… 03/05/2013
Pakistani prosecutor probing Bhutto’s assassination shot dead A prosecutor investigating the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been shot dead. Gunmen on a motorcycle lay in wait for… 03/05/2013
Boston bomb suspect’s buddies questioned US authorities have detained three friends of suspected Boston marathon bomber Dzokhar Tsarnaev. The FBI believes they covered for him in the days after the… 02/05/2013
North Korea sentences US citizen to 15 years hard labour North Korea has sentenced a US citizen to 15 years hard labour for what the Supreme Court called crimes against the country including trying to overthrow the… 02/05/2013
Venezuelans hold rival rallies as election dispute continues May Day marches had a political edge in Venezuela as the opposition led by Henrique Capriles pledged to ask the Supreme Court to order a re-count of the… 02/05/2013
Spanish doctor sentenced Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes, the central figure in the Operation Puerto cycling doping probe, was found guilty of endangering public health and given a… 30/04/2013
European court says Tymoshenko’s rights violated The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the detention of the former prime minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko, prior to her trial in 2011, was… 30/04/2013
Former Pakistani president Musharraf banned from elections Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf has been given a lifetime ban from contesting elections. A high court dismissed his prior appeal against… 30/04/2013
Promoters’ ‘pressure’ on Jackson contributed to singer’s death, claim family Members of the Jackson family are in a LA court as a lawsuit into the death of the ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson continues. Katerine Jackson, the singers… 30/04/2013
Three Britons jailed on drugs charges by Dubai court A Dubai court has jailed three Britons for four years on possession of drugs. The men, all in their twenties, were found with synthetic cannabis. The… 29/04/2013
Michael Jackson negligence trial opens Four years after Michael Jackson’s death and other trial is to begin today. Jackson’s mother is suing promoters AEG Live for negligence in hiring the… 29/04/2013
Mexican journalists call for justice for one of their own Hundreds of protesters in the Mexican state of Veracruz have marked the anniversary of the death of a journalist they claim was murdered because of her… 29/04/2013
More arrests over Dhaka building collapse, owner on the run Four more arrests have been made in the wake of the collapsed eight-story building in Bangladesh. They include the owner and managing director of one of… 27/04/2013
North Korea indicts US-Korean citizen North Korea said on Saturday that it would put a US citizen on trial for committing crimes against the state. The move, which comes amid military tensions… 27/04/2013
Arrests made in Bangladesh building collapse Amid angry protests over the deadly building collapse in Bangladesh, two people have now been arrested. Seventy-two hours after the eight-storey structure… 27/04/2013
Dutch man to pay Iraqi chemical attack vicitims A Dutch businessman has been ordered to pay compensation to victims of chemical weapons attacks in Iraq. A court in the Netherlands found Hans van Anraat… 24/04/2013
Fraud trial resumes for Russian opposition leader Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny has returned to the dock in Kirov to answer new fraud charges. Navalny, who is one of the country’s most vocal… 24/04/2013
Charges dropped against ricin letters suspect Charges against Paul Kevin Curtis the man suspected of being behind the sending of ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and a US senator have been… 24/04/2013
Dutch ministry worker jailed for spyingA court in the Netherlands has sentenced a former Dutch foreign ministry worker to 12 years in jail for spying. Raymond Poeteray passed on hundreds of… 23/04/2013
China: Wife of jailed Nobel laureate says brothers trial is harassment The wife of jailed Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo has appeared in public to attend the trial of her brother accused of fraud. Liu Xia has been… 23/04/2013
Pakistan’s Musharraf avoids treason trial Pervez Musharraf has appeared before an anti-terrorism court over the murder of Pakistan’s former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. The former president was… 23/04/2013
Pakistan’s ex-president in custody for two weeks Pakistan’s former leader, Pervez Musharraf, has been remanded in custody for two weeks over allegations of a crackdown on the judiciary during his time in… 20/04/2013
Judge in Guatemala halts Montt genocide trial A judge in Guatemala has suspended the genocide trial of former military ruler Efrain Rios Montt. The 86-year-old was being tried for a counter-insurgency… 19/04/2013
Musharraf arrested overnight at his home Police say the former president Pervez Musharraf was arrested overnight at his home on the outskirts of Islamabad. The charges relate to his decision to… 19/04/2013
Musharraf allowed to leave court despite arrest order In what has been described as “a moment of high drama and farce” Pervez Musharraf was forced to flee Islamabad’s High Court as an order was issued for his… 18/04/2013
Boston bomb probe focuses on bags and pressure cooker Forensic clues are starting to emerge from the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing but there is still no evidence as to who was behind the deadly… 17/04/2013
USA : Supreme Court rules for Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria rights caseThe US Supreme Court has decided that the country’s federal courts do not have jurisdiction to hear lawsuits against foreign corporations accused of aiding in… 17/04/2013
Egypt’s Mubarak cleared of murder to remain behind bars Egypt’s Appeal Court has acquitted former President Hosni Mubarak of murder over the death of more than 800 demonstrators during the 2011 uprising. It comes… 15/04/2013
Turkish pianist convicted of insulting Islam In Turkey world-renowned pianist Fazil Say has been handed a suspended 10-month jail sentence on charges of insulting Islam. The court found the 43-year-old… 15/04/2013
Costa Concordia indictment hearings open In Italy what are expected to be a long series of indictment hearings into the sinking of the Costa Concordia against six suspects – including the captain… 15/04/2013
Outside the Mubarak trial, Egypt’s divisions are clear Outside the Cairo court anger and despair was on show from the relatives of victims of violence during the 2011 revolution when they heard the trial of Hosni… 13/04/2013
Paris judge to rule on Hopi Indian masks auction A French judge is due to rule on Friday on whether an auction of American Indian masks can go ahead in Paris amid claims by the tribe that they were… 12/04/2013
Costa Cruises accepts a million euro fine over Concordia crash Costa Cruises, the operator and owner of the capsized cruise liner Costa Concordia, has accepted a 1 million-euro fine to settle potential criminal charges… 10/04/2013
Life sentence for ‘The Jewish Terrorist’ A Jerusalem court has given a life sentence to a man dubbed ‘The Jewish Terrorist’ for killing two Palestinians in 2007. Yaakov ‘Jack’ Tytell, 40, who moved… 09/04/2013
Clashes outside Turkey Ergenekon trial At least three people have been injured as police clashed with supporters of 275 defendants in a four-year conspiracy trial in Turkey. Those on trial are… 08/04/2013
Allies of Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko pardoned and released from jail Former interior minister and opposition figure Yuri Lutsenko has been released from prison after receiving a pardon from Ukrainian President Viktor… 07/04/2013
Ukrainian President pardons former interior minister Ukranian President Viktor Yanukovych has pardoned jailed former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko, a close ally of imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia… 07/04/2013
Barca lodge complaint to Uefa Barcelona have filed a formal complaint with Uefa about the refereeing of their Champions League draw at Paris St Germain on Tuesday. The Catalans’… 05/04/2013
Life in prison for UK house fire child killer A British man has been jailed for life after starting a fire at his house that killed six children in Derby in central England. Michael Philpott’s wife… 04/04/2013
Spanish princess charged with complicity in husband’s fraud case King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain have reacted with surprise after their daughter, Princess Cristina, was charged with being an accomplice in an… 04/04/2013
Italian police seize 1.3 billion euros from Sicilian man Over 1.3 billion euros in cash and property has been seized by Italian police from one person. It was taken from Vito Nicastri, a Sicilian alternative… 03/04/2013
India allows departure of Rome envoy amid marines row India has lifted its travel ban on the Italian ambassador amid a row over two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen. Daniele Mancini was… 02/04/2013
Novartis says it will stick with drug development in India Swiss drugs maker Novartis says its Indian subsidiary will continue to file patents for new drugs in India despite the rejection of its plea for patent… 01/04/2013
India rejects Novartis drug patent India’s Supreme Court has rejected a request by Swiss drug-maker Novartis to patent an updated version of its cancer drug Glivec. Glivec costs around 2,000… 01/04/2013
Turkey’s foreign minister wades into court trial spat Turkey’s foreign minister has called his counterpart in Germany, after a spat erupted over media access to a trial of suspected neo-Nazis – who were allegedly… 31/03/2013
Kenya Supreme Court confirms election result The Supreme Court in Kenya has decided that the country’s presidential election earlier this month was free and fair, and judges upheld the result which gave… 30/03/2013
Bosnian Serb commander handed a 45 year jail term The Bosnian War Crimes Court has sentenced a former Serb paramilitary commander to 45 years in prison. Vesslin Vlahovic was found guilty on more than 60… 29/03/2013
Pakistan’s Musharraf granted bail to run in election Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf has won a legal victory in a Karachi court which means he cannot be immediately arrested on charges of conspiracy… 29/03/2013
Berezovsky inquest: suicide most likely British police say foul play cannot be completely ruled out in the death of Russian magnate Boris Berezovsky, but believe suicide was most likely the cause… 28/03/2013
Sarkozy case: judge receives death threats French authorities are investigating death threats made against Jean Michel Gentil, a judge who put former president Nicolas Sarkozy under formal… 28/03/2013
Oscar Pistorius granted right to travelSouth African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has won a challenge to his bail conditions, allowing him the right to travel abroad. A judge… 28/03/2013
Knox to be tried again on same Italian murder charge American Amanda Knox is facing calls from the Italian justice system to be tried again for murder – her and Italian former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito… 26/03/2013
‘The Terminator’ proclaims innocence at first ICC hearing Bosco Ntaganda, a Rwandan-born warlord nick-named “the Terminator”, said he is innocent of the charges brought against him at the International Criminal Court… 26/03/2013
Amanda Knox to face retrial for Meredith Kercher murder Italy’s highest court has ordered a retrial for American student Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito over the murder of Meredith Kercher… 26/03/2013
Berezovsky’s long, grinding fight Boris Berezovsky’s self-imposed exile in London and the south of France since 2000 was his way of escaping Russian court prosecutors. In his last interview he… 25/03/2013
France in bitter row over claims against Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy was at times controversial in office, out of office he has caused a political and legal brawl in France. Supporters of the former president… 23/03/2013
Sarkozy probe: no smoke without fire or vendetta? A formal investigation of Nicolas Sarkozy could prove devastating for his hopes to reenter politics. It is alleged the former French president accepted… 22/03/2013
Italian marines to face trial in Delhi Two Italian marines accused of murdering two Indian fishermen off the coast of India are to be sent back to Delhi to face trial. The two officers, were… 22/03/2013
Former French President Sarkozy under investigation Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been placed under formal investigation in relation to a case involving France’s richest woman. The 58-year-old… 22/03/2013
Germany in the dock over Kunduz airstrike Relatives of Afghans killed by an airstrike ordered by a German NATO officer in northern Afghanistan have taken Germany’s government to court. The country… 20/03/2013
Lagarde’s flat searched in embezzlement inquiry Police in France investigating an enormous payout to a friend of the former president Nicolas Sarkozy have searched the flat of Christine Lagarde, who was… 20/03/2013
India: six held over gang-rape of Swiss tourist Six men accused of raping a Swiss tourist in Madhya Pradesh, India appeared in court on March 18 before a local magistrate and were remanded in custody. The… 18/03/2013
India-Italy row escalates after court ruling Italy’s envoy to India Daniele Mancini does not have legal immunity. That ruling has come from India’s Supreme Court on Monday in an escalating row between… 18/03/2013
EU ruling to help Spain’s evicted homeowners A new ruling by Europe’s highest court could make it harder for Spanish banks to evict homeowners. The European Court of Justice says the country’s… 15/03/2013
Anti-Sarkozy insult was ‘satirical’ – European Court finds France guilty of human rights violationA man who was fined for displaying an ‘abusive’ sign to former president Nicolas Sarkozy was today cleared of his conviction as the European Court of Human… 14/03/2013
Disgraced former British minster starts jail sentence “No doubt you thought that you could get away with it”. So said the judge to Chris Huhne, Britain’s former energy secretary before being taken by van to begin… 12/03/2013
Lugovoi pulls out of Litvinenko inquest in London The prime suspect in the alleged murder of Alexander Litvinenko in London, Russian member of parliament Andrei Lugovoi, says he will not attend the inquest… 12/03/2013
Referee murder trial begins The trial of seven suspected killers of a Dutch volunteer football referee began in a court in Lelystad on Monday with a pro-forma hearing. In an incident… 11/03/2013
