Facebook Inc takes EU to court for invading employees’ privacy

Facebook takes the EU to court – for invasion of privacy! Regulator ‘overstepped the scope when quizzing employees as part of anti-trust probe’ Facebook is suing the European Union for ‘invading the privacy of employees’  The social media giant alleges EU regulators asked broad questions, beyond the scope of two ongoing antitrust investigations   Facebook lawyer … Read more

Amber Heard arrives at court for closing stages of bombshell libel trial

Johnny Depp’s ‘deep misogyny’ was at the root of his anger that turned into violence towards Amber Heard, the closing stages of his libel trial was told today, as emails and texts were read out in which he used words like ‘whore’ and ‘slut’ to refer to his ex-wife and other women. The Hollywood star stayed … Read more

High Court judge removed from child welfare case after ‘pejorative comments’ about the mother

A High Court judge has been removed from a child welfare case after she was caught saying the mother was trying ‘every trick in the book’ to avoid answering difficult questions.  Mrs Justice Judd made the comments during a private telephone conversation with her clerk that was accidentally broadcast to people taking part in the … Read more

Labour whistleblower settlement in High Court today

Labour will pay ‘substantial damages’ to seven whistleblowers over ‘defamatory and false allegations’ made after BBC Panorama anti-Semitism probe Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party made formal apology to whistleblowers today Move as part of a settlement is a clear breach with policy under Jeremy Corbyn Whistleblowers sued party for defamation after BBC Panorama probe last … Read more

Uber in Supreme Court showdown over drivers’ workers’ rights

Uber in Supreme Court showdown over whether the taxi app’s drivers should have worker’s rights By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:48 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 22:48 BST, 21 July 2020 An employment tribunal ruled in 2016 that Uber drivers were workers, and were entitled to workers’ rights Supreme Court justices … Read more

Van driver sets himself on fire using hand sanitiser and a cigarette lighter in court

Van driver sets himself on fire using hand sanitiser and a cigarette lighter in court to protest his ‘unfair treatment’ Kamil Kalwarski, 38, previously said he would set himself alight in protest The van driver wanted to protest his sentencing in Teesside magistrates’ court   Police officers were on guard in courtroom and sanitiser dispensers … Read more

Bar Refaeli appears in court as she and her mother are convicted for tax evasion in Israel 

Model Bar Refaeli gets nine months community service while her mother is JAILED for 16-months after the pair evaded taxes on $10m – and now have to pay $1.5m fine and ALL of the back taxes The model, 35, was today convicted of four counts of tax offences in Tel Aviv  She and her mother … Read more

Russian businessman tells High Court that ex-MI6 spy Christopher Steele harmed his reputation

Russian businessman tells High Court that ex-MI6 spy Christopher Steele harmed his reputation by claiming he was involved in Moscow hack on Democrats in ‘dodgy’ dossier that linked Putin and Trump Aleksej Gubarev is suing the former MI6 operative Christopher Steele in London  Mr Steele’s intelligence report alleged ties between Trump’s and the Kremlin Lawyers … Read more

Amber Heard arrives at court to give three days of evidence against Johnny Depp

Amber Heard has arrived at the High Court today where she will give evidence for three days about allegations her megastar ex-husband Johnny Depp beat her and abused her often while on drink and drug binges. Ms Heard, 34, is also expected to face accusations she had an affair with Tesla billionaire Elon Musk and claims … Read more

Johnny Depp heads for evening in the pub with mystery female friend before another week in court

Johnny Depp has enjoyed an evening in the pub with a mystery female friend ahead of another week in the High Court and his ex-wife Amber Heard due to give evidence today. The Pirates of the Caribbean star, 57, made a pit stop at The Alfred Tennyson, an upmarket gastro-pub in London‘s Belgravia on Sunday. Sporting … Read more