How do criminal charges get dropped?
In many cases, criminal charges are dropped or dismissed before the case ever goes to trial. For the defendant, this is a major relief, ultimately allowing them to continue their ...
Trump classified documents case dismissed by Florida judge
A U.S. judge in Florida on Monday dismissed the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally holding onto classified documents after leaving office, handing the Republican former president another ...
Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ shooting case dismissed over withheld evidence
A New Mexico judge dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin on Friday, agreeing with his lawyers that prosecutors and police withheld evidence on the source of the live round ...
Rights advocates welcome Assange release but say US case sets worrying precedent
Free speech organisations welcomed the news of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s release from jail in Britain but said the U.S. case had still set a bad precedent for ...
Israel’s Supreme Court ends draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews
Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the state must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary into the military, a decree with the potential to divide Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’...
Qualcomm reaches $75 mln settlement over sales and licensing practices
Qualcomm has agreed to pay $75 million to resolve a lawsuit in which shareholders accused the chipmaker of defrauding them by hiding its anticompetitive sales and licensing practices.
A preliminary all-cash ...
Elias Neocleous & Co LLC advises Premier Energy PLC on landmark €482 million IPO
The capital markets team of Elias Neocleous & Co LLC has successfully assisted Premier Energy PLC in relation to the initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the Bucharest Stock ...
Waived or abandoned court judgment
If a beneficiary does not comply with a judgment obtained upon condition, they are deemed to have abandoned it
The wording of a court judgment or order is significant and ...
‘No one can act with impunity’: ICC arrest warrants are a major test for international justice
By Amy Maguire
The request by Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders is a significant step in the ...
Assange wins permission to appeal US extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was given permission on Monday to appeal against extradition to the United States after arguing at London’s High Court that he might not be able ...
Demystifying MEU applications in Cyprus
Residency and permanent residency for EU citizens
By Konstantinos Kaousliades
Cyprus presents a compelling combination of a beautiful climate, a favourable tax and judicial system, a welcoming culture and people, ...
At US Supreme Court, clashing views presented on presidential immunity
During arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Donald Trump‘s claim of presidential immunity from prosecution, two starkly different views of the consequences were on display
Trump‘s ...
Harvey Weinstein’s conviction overturned by top NY court
New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned the 2020 sex crimes conviction of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, in the case that helped to create the #MeToo movement.
In a 4...
Opening statements are the most important part of a trial
As lawyers in Trump’s hush money case know well
By Ronald S. Sullivan Jr
Though Hollywood movies about courtroom dramas often glamorize the closing arguments given by lawyers, in ...
Man sets self on fire outside New York court where Trump trial underway (updated)
A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump’s historic hush-money trial was taking place, but he did not appear to have ...
Trump returns to New York criminal court for jury selection
Donald Trump arrived at a Manhattan courthouse for the second day of his historic hush-money trial on Tuesday, as lawyers try to choose 12 jurors to consider the guilt or innocence ...
Trump makes history with New York hush money criminal trial
Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president to stand criminal trial on Monday when he appeared in a Manhattan court to face charges stemming from a hush-money payment ...
Sunak’s Rwanda scheme set to pass parliament but challenges await
The British parliament is set to finally approve a divisive law this week to pave the way for asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda, but further legal hurdles could ...
Arizona’s top court revives 19th century abortion ban
Arizona’s top court revived a ban on nearly all abortions under a law from 1864, a half century before statehood and women’s suffrage, further restricting reproductive rights in a ...
Surrogacy on demand, a dystopian reality?
A proliferation of surrogacy services exist in occupied northern Cyprus
By Christina Avgousti
Medical tourism, particularly surrogacy, in occupied northern Cyprus is easily available. This stands in stark contrast to ...
Children to be video-linked to courts
Children required to give evidence in court are now able to do so via video link, after the installation of the requisite equipment at the Children’s House in Nicosia.
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UK government backs J.K. Rowling in Scottish hate crime law challenge
The British government said J.K. Rowling should not be arrested for her transgender views after the Harry Potter author challenged Scotland’s new hate crime law with social media ...
Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for multi-billion dollar FTX fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge on Thursday for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded, the last step in ...
Prosecutor seeks jail term for Spain’s Rubiales over kiss
A prosecutor at Spain’s High Court is seeking a prison sentence of 2-1/2 years for former football federation chief Luis Rubiales over his unsolicited kiss on player Jenni Hermoso, ...