President Donald Trump’s team of impeachment lawyers summoned the furious rhetorical style of their client as they began his defense Friday against what they termed a ‘sham impeachment’ they branded a ‘witch hunt.’ Lawyer Michael van der Veen came out swinging with legal arguments that appeared to channel the former Twitter rage of his client … Read more
Lawyers for the Queen lobbied ministers to alter a draft law so that her private wealth could be kept secret, newly-uncovered records have suggested. Legislation was changed so that any ‘potentially embarrassing’ investments she held could be concealed from the public, it was alleged. The incident, which happened almost 50 years ago during the premiership of … Read more
Trump makes ‘mutual’ decision to part with FIVE attorneys just 10 days before impeachment trial because he ‘wanted them to argue election was stolen rather than focusing on the constitutionality of convicting him’ Donald Trump has reportedly parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier were expected to be among the lead … Read more
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell will ask Democrats to delay the start of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial until early February to give the former president’s legal team time to prepare a defense. McConnell revealed his plans on a phone call with Republican senators Thursday. Republican Senator Mike Braun of Indiana said McConnell confirmed Trump had … Read more
Lawyers ‘helped Coleen Rooney write her infamous “Wagatha Christie” post accusing Rebekah Vardy of leaking her private information to the press’, legal documents claim Rebekah Vardy’s lawyers claim a team read over Coleen Rooney’s statement Rooney claimed Vardy shared fake stories she had posted on personal Instagram Mrs Vardy denies the accusations and is suing Mrs Rooney … Read more
Lawyers for Johnny Depp have told the Court of Appeal he ‘did not receive a fair trial,’ and say the ruling that he assaulted Amber Heard and left her fearing for her life is ‘plainly wrong’. The Pirates of the Caribbean actor, 57, sued The Sun’s publishers, News Group Newspapers, for libel over a 2018 … Read more
Legal aid cash for PC Andrew Harper’s smirking killers balloons to £720k as lawyers fight a series of appeals Henry Long, Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole were found guilty of manslaughter over the death of PC Andrew Harper The young men dragged the policeman behind a car for more than a mile They are now … Read more
Judges’ powers to block deportations could be limited as Justice Secretary Robert Buckland announces first review of Human Rights Act in 20 years Robert Buckland said the review would look at key areas of the Human Rights Act Includes whether judges’ interpretations of old legal decisions should be limited Critics claim focusing on old cases … Read more
Champagne corks must have been popping in the offices of a number of law firms this week. The celebratory mood was epitomised perhaps by the first three words of a tweet from one law firm in the small hours of Wednesday. The three words in question were: ‘What a result.’ It was the kind of reaction … Read more
Lawyers who helped stop 23 criminals including rapists and killers being deported to Jamaica toasted their success after halting their removal, declaring ‘What a result’. The barristers were from a number of firms acting in tandem with campaign groups Movement for Justice and Detention Action. Solicitors from companies including Cranbrook Legal and Clarendon Park Chambers said they … Read more