Culture news Why was Kevin Spacey in a UK court today? The actor has been accused of four charges, including sexual assault and causing a person to engage in penetrative sex without consent. 14/07/2022
Slovenia Top court in Slovenia strikes out bans on same-sex marriage The Constitutional Court's ruling breaks ground for LGBTQ rights in Central and Eastern Europe, where several countries have constitutional bans on same-sex marriage. 09/07/2022
Europe News Treat Syrian refugees the same as Ukrainians, says UN commission chair More than 300,000 Syrian civilians have died in the last ten years of war in the Middle Eastern country. 04/07/2022
France 'You can't turn the clock back': Paris survivors react to verdicts Survivors and relatives of the victims of the November 2015 terror attacks responded to Wednesday's guilty verdicts with a mixture of emotions, mostly relief. 30/06/2022
Russia Moscow politician who opposed war in Ukraine has detention extended Municipal councillor Alexei Gorinov has been in jail since April, accused of discrediting the country’s military after speaking out against Russia’s invasion. 21/06/2022
Turkey Turkey detains 16 Kurdish journalists over alleged 'terrorist' links The media workers are all accused of working for a mouthpiece of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). 16/06/2022
Germany Top German court sides with far-right AfD over Angela Merkel comments Merkel was found to have violated the far-right party's right to equal political opportunities by criticising them during a state visit to South Africa. 15/06/2022
Culture news 'How to Murder Your Husband' author murders husband, goes to prison As life imitates art, author of 'How to Murder Your Husband', Nancy Crampton Brophy began serving a life sentence this week for murdering her own husband. 14/06/2022
no comment An abortion rights activist chains himself to the SCOTUS fence. An abortion rights activist was arrested outside the Supreme Court on Monday after chaining himself to a fence. 07/06/2022
Hear Ed Sheeran awarded €1 million damages in 'Shape of You' copyright battle Sheeran was accused by Sami Chokri and Ross O'Donoghue of being partly inspired by their title "Oh Why" for his biggest hit. 22/05/2022
Green News Should Happy the elephant have the same legal rights as a human? Animal rights group the Nonhuman Rights Project is appealing to New York’s top court over the issue. 22/05/2022
Green News Climate change in court: German farmer sues Volkswagen Why are a car manufacturer and farmer in court over climate change? 20/05/2022
Kosovo Two Kosovo war veterans imprisoned for witness intimidation It is the first verdict handed down by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers after it was established in 2015. 18/05/2022
Culture news Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are in court, but how did they get here? Depp is suing Heard for defamation after she claimed he abused her, here we take a look at the journey that led them to the court room. 21/04/2022
Culture news Depp and Heard had 'relationship of mutual abuse', court hears A former personal assistant and a therapist have been giving shocking evidence in an ongoing libel suit between the Hollywood celebrities. 15/04/2022
United Kingdom Prince Andrew and former wife named in UK embezzlement court case The Duke of York allegedly received "significant sums" from a London-based Turkish businessman but is not believed to have committed any wrongdoing. 01/04/2022
Spain Former king Juan Carlos I could face trial for harassing former lover The former monarch did not hold royal immunity from prosecution, judges said. 24/03/2022
United Kingdom Post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol is legal, says Belfast court The decision is a setback for unionists who see the agreement as a threat to their place in the UK. 14/03/2022
Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi: Ousted leader 'sentenced to four more years in jail' A legal official speaking anonymously said the court found Suu Kyi guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions. 10/01/2022
Australia Djokovic wins appeal against visa cancellation but outcome uncertain The tennis star and his family have welcomed the judge's decision, but the government is considering overruling the move which could still see him deported. 10/01/2022
USA Prince Andrew's lawyers ask US court to throw out sex abuse claims The prince’s lawyers say that a 2009 deal Virginia Giuffre struck with financier Jeffrey Epstein should prevent her from suing Andrew now, even though he wasn’t a party to it. 04/01/2022
USA Settlement between Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew accuser released The Duke of York's lawyers say the 2009 deal should bar his accuser from suing Andrew now, even though he wasn’t a party to the original settlement. 03/01/2022
Netherlands Dutch MP ordered by court to delete COVID Holocaust tweets A judge said social media posts by far-right MP Thierry Baudet went beyond 'robust public debate' and 'instrumentalised human suffering in the Holocaust'. 16/12/2021
Russia European human rights court urges Russia to tackle domestic violence Judges said domestic violence against Russian women is occurring on a “staggering scale”. 14/12/2021
Germany German court convicts eight people in 'cyberbunker' trial Investigators say the data centre had hosted online sites dealing drugs and other criminal businesses. 13/12/2021
no comment Protests continue demanding foreign treatment for ailing ex-PM in Bangladesh Thousands of opposition protesters continue to stage demonstrations across Bangladesh, demanding that the government allows ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to fly abroad for medical treatment. 01/12/2021
