The Borno State High Court in Maiduguri has again convicted and sentenced Aisha Wakil also known as Mama Boko Haram to five years imprisonment for fraud. Ms Wakil, who has been serially convicted of fraud, was jailed in the latest case alongside two other officials of her non-governmental organisation (NGO), Complete Care and Aid Foundation. … Read more
The 17 November episode of Carte Blanche exposes a lawyer in Mpumalanga who allegedly defrauded multiple clients of millions of rands through fraudulent transactions and forged documents. The victims claim to have lost significant sums of money, leaving them financially devastated. As the investigation deepens, it remains to be seen whether the lawyer’s elaborate scheme … Read more
Bar Council of India office The Bar Council of India (BCI) has recommended minimum stipend for junior lawyers in urban and rural areas along with that for graduates and non-graduates. According to the council’s recommendation juniour lawyers in urban areas should be paqid Rs 20,000 while those in rural areas should be paid Rs 15,000. … Read more
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday said that India, facing an unprecedented climate crisis and the perils of unchecked economic growth, urgently needs “environmentally conscious lawyers”. CJI Chandrachud, in his convocation address at Bhutan’s JSW School of Law, appreciated the launch of the LLM programme in Climate Change and Environment … Read more
MrBeast is accused of creating “unsafe” employment conditions, including sexual harassment, and misrepresenting contestants’ odds at winning his new Amazon reality show’s $5-million US grand prize n a lawsuit filed Tuesday by five unnamed participants. The filing alleges that the multimillion-dollar company behind YouTube’s most popular channel failed to provide minimum wages, overtime pay, uninterrupted … Read more
WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence. A second judge refused to grant bail to Sean (Diddy) Combs on Wednesday, saying the government had proved “by clear and convincing evidence” that no amount of bail could guarantee the hip-hop mogul won’t tamper with witnesses. U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter handed down the ruling … Read more
Disgraced musician Jacob Hoggard says he’s faced threats while in custody and is being held in solitary confinement, as his lawyers mount another appeal of his sexual assault conviction. The former Hedley frontman’s lawyer, Arash Ghiassi, appeared in a Toronto courtroom by Zoom on Tuesday morning. Hoggard’s legal team is seeking to have Hoggard, 40, … Read more
One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the company faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company — this time over its advertising technology. The U.S. Justice Department, joined by a coalition of states, and Google each made opening statements Monday to a federal judge who will decide whether the firm holds a monopoly over … Read more
After years of delays, a Canadian man’s lawsuit accusing the federal government of contributing to his detention and torture abroad is finally going before a court this fall. But before the case can proceed, a judge needs to decide if intelligence officials can testify behind closed doors. Abousfian Abdelrazik was arrested during a 2003 visit to … Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas over “the failure to end the apparently unlawful practice by the National Assembly of fixing its allowances and running costs, and the failure to account for the monthly … Read more
