Three of the four people charged with attacking two police officers in Hackney have appeared in court. Marvin Henderson, 34, Jordan Thomas, 20, and Paul Kabemba, 33, from Hackney, East London, appeared at Thames Magistrates Court on Friday. They were arrested after a video of the male and female officer being attacked was widely shared on … Read more
Wounded investors who lost everything in high-stake funds are fighting to win their life savings back in a multi-million pound lawsuit. Two big-name British insurers are in the dock, facing claims they sidestepped this country’s investment regulations to allow money to be ploughed into dubious funds via the Isle of Man. Lawyers believe trusting victims … Read more
Incestuous rape was ‘not a secret’ in the infamous Colt family with a 17-year-old allegedly sexually assaulted by her uncle told to keep her mouth shut, a judge has been told. Frank Colt, a pseudonym, is facing a judge-alone trial in the Sydney District Court eight years after authorities discovered about 40 members of the … Read more
Coleen Rooney has reportedly fired her legal team after they told her this week that her case against Rebekah Vardy ‘isn’t very strong’ – leaving things ‘a total mess’. The footballers’ wives have been at loggerheads after Coleen, 34, accused Rebekah, 38, of leaking stories about her last year, with the pair holding a video meeting … Read more
Post office bosses ‘knew IT glitch could be to blame for missing money… but still took postmasters to court’ Post Office chiefs were told that IT system Horizon could be to blame in 2011 Documents have revealed that they pursued prosecutions against staff anyway Hundreds of postmasters were sacked, wrongfully convicted or went bankrupt New evidence … Read more
Barclays in £1.6bn court showdown: Financier Amanda Staveley to accuse bank of deceit claiming she lost out on fees during the banking crisis By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 5 June 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 5 June 2020 High-flying financier Amanda Staveley will accuse Barclays bank of deceit at the … Read more
The man who shot dead Ahmaud Arbery shouted a racial slur as the unarmed black jogger lay dying in a Georgia street, an investigator for the prosecution told a court Thursday. Greg McMichael, 64, and his son Travis McMichael, 34, appeared before Glynn County Magistrate Judge Wallace E. Harrell via video link from the Glynn County … Read more
Police have launched a probe into a care home which was ordered to close after 15 residents died following a major outbreak of coronavirus. Temple Court in Kettering, Northamptonshire, was forced to shut its doors following the Covid-19 related deaths of patients who were sent there after being discharged from hospital. The home is now … Read more
A High Court judge who was counsel to the Leveson inquiry ‘harassed and intimidated’ an unrepresented claimant in a libel case and used ‘ill-tempered and at times offensive language’, fellow judges have said. Mr Justice Jay has been been censured for his use of ‘immoderate’ language towards a claimant in the case, who was not represented by … Read more
Siân Williams-Jones initially thought her business was covered as her policy included a ‘notifiable disease’ clause Multiple insurers have began to pay out to businesses on policies they previously claimed didn’t cover coronavirus-forced closures, as the financial watchdog revealed those it will test them in court. There has been a series of disputes in recent months … Read more