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France

Marine Le Pen accuses judge of bias at EU embezzlement trial

Le Pen and her co-defendants are accused of paying staff who worked directly for the party in France and rarely set foot in Brussels between 2004 and 2016, therefore violating EU rules.

Europe News

French citizen jailed in Russia for alleged military data gathering

Laurent Vinatier, a French scholar, asked for leniency in court.

Climate

Why are a grandad, activist and toddler suing the Irish government?

This is the first climate lawsuit in Ireland that tackles fundamental rights, following a landmark European Court of Human Rights ruling.

Green News

‘A huge victory’: UK court blocks plan for new deep coal mine

The developer’s claim that it would be a ‘net zero mine’ is legally flawed, according to the ruling.

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Democratic Republic Of Congo

Briton and Belgian amongst 37 people sentenced to death in DR Congo

A military court in DR Congo handed down death sentences on Friday to 37 people after convicting them on charges of participating in a coup attempt.

Culture news

Peter Cushing's friend sues Disney for posthumous performance

A film producer is suing Disney for using Peter Cushing's likeness in a Star Wars film, 22 years after his death.

Culture news

Spotify wins legal victory over Eminem in five-year licensing dispute

After a complicated back and forth legal process, Spotify has won the case even though a court found it had been streaming Eminem's songs without a licence.

Green News

11 people on trial for Sweden’s ‘largest environmental crime’

Waste management company Think Pink is accused of dumping at least 200,000 tonnes of rubbish.

Green News

South Koreans win legal case against government in Asian first

It is the first ever legal case in East Asia challenging national climate policies so it could set a precedent.

Russia

French citizen accused of espionage in Russia denied bail

Laurent Vinatier was arrested in Moscow in June on charges of unlawfully collecting military information.

Nature

Ecuador river wins court case: Right not to be polluted is granted

A court has ruled that pollution violates the rights of a river that runs through Ecuador's capital, Quito.

USA

Biden vows to respect son's guilty verdict in gun trial

The US President’s son Hunter Biden was convicted for lying about his illegal drug use to buy a gun, making him the first child of a sitting US president to be convicted of a crime.

USA

Sparks fly in tense closing arguments in Trump's hush money trial

The jury will soon begin deliberating to decide whether the former US president is guilty of falsifying business records to cover up payments to an adult actress with whom he had an affair.

Money

US prosecutors seeking 3-year jail term for Binance's Changpeng Zhao

Prosecutors in the US are seeking a 3-year prison sentence for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao ahead of his sentencing for money laundering.

Europe News

Nine on trial in Germany over alleged far-right coup plot

Nine people charged with terrorism in connection with an alleged far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial on Monday in one of three linked cases.

Green News

UK pensioner who faced jail over climate trial sign has case dismissed

Trudi Warner has described her ‘joy’ after the High Court judge ruled the government had no contempt of court case against her.

Culture news

Luxury designer sentenced to prison for smuggling crocodile handbags

Nancy Gonzalez, a fashion designer who has worked with major Hollywood stars, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty of smuggling crocodile handbags into the US.

Europe News

Euroviews. With lawfare on the rise, courts are becoming a venue for politics

Usually with no leg to stand on, the objective of these claims is to disrupt and clog the system and cause chaos, Pieter Cleppe writes.

Green News

Shell appeals Dutch court’s landmark climate ruling

The oil and gas giant claims the historic climate ruling ‘obstructs’ climate action but environmental groups say the scientific basis of the case has only got stronger since 2021.

Green News

Noise pollution from Schiphol flights must be reduced, court orders

The national public health institute estimates that around 259,000 people in the Netherlands experience "serious nuisance" from aircraft flying over the densely populated country.