Ex-Gitmo detainees sue UK to make evidence public

Seven former Guantanamo Bay detainees asked the High Court in London on Tuesday to reject a government request to use secret sessions to hear allegations that Britain was complicit in their torture overseas.

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Trial of Myanmar's Suu Kyi adjourned until June 26

The trial of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was adjourned Friday for two weeks so defense lawyers can call an additional witness who will testify that the case is politically motivated, a lawyer said.

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Report: Indian court is 466 years behind schedule

The High Court in New Delhi is so behind in its work that it could take up to 466 years to clear the enormous backlog, the court's chief justice said in a damning report that illustrates the decrepitude of India's judicial system.

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Nuclear test vets challenge Britian in court

Nearly 1,000 veterans of Christmas Island nuclear tests in the 1950s are asking Britain's High Court to hear their case for compensation.

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UK court will hear hacker's extradition plea

A British court ruled Friday that a man who hacked into U.S. military computers can seek a new hearing in his battle to avoid extradition.

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Zimbabwe judge keeps activists in custody

A judge ruled Friday that a respected human rights campaigner and 31 other activists accused of plotting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe should remain in custody over the weekend.

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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce

After the wedding in a Scottish castle, the mansion on a green English estate and the drinks in their own pub, Madonna and Guy Ritchie's eight-year marriage ended Friday in a dreary London courtroom.

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Rapper Busta Rhymes keeps London concert date

American rapper Busta Rhymes has performed at a charity concert after overcoming his problems with British immigration.

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Mauritania moves to put ousted president on trial

Mauritanian legislators selected eight colleagues Tuesday to serve as a High Court that will try the recently ousted president, standing by the new ruling military junta even as the U.S. strengthened its condemnation of last month's coup.

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Gitmo detainee lawyer in UK appeal for documents

A lawyer for a Guantanamo Bay detainee appealed to Britain's High Court on Friday for the release of secret government documents that he says could raise questions about whether evidence in his client's upcoming trial was obtained by torture.

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Sikh teen wins UK discrimination claim

A Sikh teenager who was excluded from class for refusing to remove a religious bracelet at school won her discrimination claim Tuesday in Britain's High Court.

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Fiji deports second newspaper publisher

Fiji's military government defied a High Court order and deported the Australian publisher of the South Pacific country's leading newspaper Friday, continuing a campaign of media intimidation it began within days of seizing power.

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Zimbabwean officials begin recount for 23 parliament seats

Zimbabwe's main opposition party said Saturday it feared its parliamentary election victory was being stolen, while former U.N. chief Kofi Annan urged African leaders to step in and resolve the country's election crisis.

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Mugabe Skips Regional Summit on Zimbabwe

Southern African leaders discussed Zimbabwe's deepening electoral crisis in a marathon summit that ended before dawn Sunday with a weak declaration that failed to criticize the absent President Robert Mugabe.

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Mugabe's Party Demands Recount

President Robert Mugabe's ruling party is demanding a vote recount and a further delay in announcing the results of Zimbabwe's presidential election, the state Sunday Mail newspaper reported, prompting outrage from the opposition party.

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Trial of Ex-Bangladesh PM Ruled Illegal

The extortion trial of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was declared illegal by Bangladesh's High Court on Wednesday, throwing the high-profile case and government efforts to crack down on corruption into turmoil.

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Widow Leaves Chinese Eatery Owners $21M

Think of it as a giant tip. A wealthy widow repaid the kindness shown to her by a family that runs a Chinese restaurant she frequented by leaving them $21 million, and a High Court judge ruled Friday that her will was legal.

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Indian Judge Ordered Back to Law School

New Delhi's High Court justices, annoyed with lower court judges who issue problematic rulings, have decided to send one of them back to law school.

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McCartneys Have Their First Court Date

Paul McCartney and his estranged wife, Heather Mills McCartney, appeared in London's High Court on Thursday for a preliminary hearing in their divorce case.

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Judge Postpones Madonna Adoption Hearing

A High Court judge postponed Monday his ruling on a challenge to Madonna's plans to adopt a Malawian baby.

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Beatles Lose Suit Against Apple Computer

Apple Computer Inc. is entitled to use the apple logo on its iTunes Music Store, a judge ruled Monday, rejecting a suit filed by Apple Corps Ltd., the guardian of The Beatles' commercial interests.

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Apple Ruling Unlikely Before Easter

A High Court judge is unlikely to rule before Easter in the legal fight between Apple Computer and the Beatles' Apple Corps record label over the use of the apple logo.

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Defense: 'Da Vinci' Prosecution in Tatters

A lawyer for the publisher of "The Da Vinci Code" wrapped up the defense's case Friday by telling London's High Court that two authors' claim for copyright infringement was "in tatters."

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'Da Vinci Code' Author Takes Stand at Trial

In a rare and undesired appearance, "The Da Vinci Code" novelist Dan Brown dismissed as "completely fanciful" claims that he stole the ideas of two authors, saying he read their book only after the structure of his theological thriller was in place.

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'Da Vinci Code' Court Case Opens in London

It's the latest twist for the mega-selling conspiracy thriller "The Da Vinci Code": a lawsuit against the book's publisher for breach of copyright that could taint the novel and delay the much-anticipated movie version.

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A man who gouged out a woman's eye and threw it from an eighth-floor balcony has been jailed for attempted murder.

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PESHAWAR: Fazal Raheem, the cop who stopped a suicide bomber at the entrance of the Judicial Complex on Thursday, is no longer in this world, but he has kept his words.

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The High Court has ruled that it is legal for UK employers to force workers to retire at the age of 65. In the UK, a worker can see their employment end at the age of 65 without any redundancy payment - even if they do not want to retire.

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The internal workings of one of the most secretive institutions in Ireland, the Masonic Order, may be publicly exposed after a writ was issued in the High Court in Belfast against a Provincial Lodge master and the general secretary in Dublin.

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The Statute of Liberty

Australian unlike its closest ally the United States of America does not have a 'Bill of Rights'. Even though Australia has signed all five international treaties that make up the the International Bill of Human Rights, none of these treaties are legally binding in Australia.

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High Court rejects stay of Chrysler sale

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This is a country where the law clearly protects the rich and famous and comes down heavily, very often unfairly, on the poor and powerless. For all those listening / watching aghast at how low our politicians can sink - e.g.

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David Miliband was yesterday accused of an 'outrageous deception' after it emerged that his department engineered a threat from the U.S. which helped suppress torture allegations that might embarrass the British government.

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As expected, [Philippine] President Arroyo appointed Sandiganbayan Special Division Justice Diosdado Peralta to the high court seat, replacing the seat vacated by now retired SC Associate Justice Ruben Reyes, who is now currently embroiled in a scandal linking him to the leakage  …

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...Pop megastar MICHAEL JACKSON is being sued today for £4.3million by a super-rich Arab sheik for running out on a record deal. Prince Abdulla Al-Khalif, of Bahrain, claims Jacko signed an exclusive deal for an autobiography, two albums and a musical.

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A woman with multiple sclerosis has lost her High Court case to clarify the law on assisted suicide. Debbie Purdy, 45, from Bradford, is considering going to a Swiss clinic to end her life, but fears her husband may be charged on his return to the UK.

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Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said Britain will not ratify the EU Treaty until the High Court has ruled on a bid to force a British referendum. A judgement on the High Court bid by tycoon Stuart Wheeler is due next week.

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Zimbabwe's main opposition party has lost a legal bid for its secretary general to be freed from custody. The Movement for Democratic Change argued that Tendai Biti - who is expected to face a treason charge - was not being legally detained.

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Calls were made for the ratification of the EU Reform Treaty (the Lisbon Treaty) to be put on hold pending a High Court challenge over the Government's refusal to subject it to a referendum.

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A High Court judge has rejected opposition demands for immediate release of the March 29 Zimbabwean presidential election.

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A group of pharmacists asked the Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday to throw out a rule that forces them t ...

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Heather Mills tried her best to claim victory in her unseemly divorce from Sir Paul McCartney. Passing over the fact that she received one fifth of the GBP 125M she sought, Ms.

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Heather Mills has been awarded £24.3m in her divorce settlement with estranged husband Sir Paul McCartney. Speaking outside London's High Court, Ms Mills said she was "glad it's over" and "it was an incredible result to secure mine and my daughter's future".

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The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) began High Court action against Foxtons on Tuesday. The OFT is seeking an injunction to force Foxtons to remove unfair terms in its contracts with private landlords.

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A Sad Day For Democracy in the Czech Republic

Prague - Opinion - One of the murderers of Milada Horakova will go unpunished, after being sentenced to only eight years in prison for her deed.

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The High Court ruled on Wednesday that a Christian activist may not prosecute a BBC executive under blasphemy laws over the corporation's screening of "Jerry Springer - The Opera".

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Four teenagers accused in connection with the murder of a west Belfast greengrocer ran off jeering as he lay dying, the High Court was told.

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In a move sure to please football fans arguing the toss on bulletin boards all over the UK, a High Court judge has ruled that lively banter of a "strictly defamatory" nature can still be so trivial that The Man can't always force board owners into revealing poster's ident …

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It would be hard to think of anyone whose portrayal in the media differs more radically from the reality than that of Justice Clarence Thomas.

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The High Court of Justice Tuesday ordered the state to redraw, partially dismantle and rebuild the route of a 1.7 kilometer section of the West Bank separation fence, which was built on land belonging to Bil'in, a Palestinian village which has become a focus of opposition to the  …

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