Court trials

Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung wins $1.9m lawsuit over contract dispute

Hong Kong's high court found the actress had never signed the contract she was accused of breaching.

S. African sentenced in ‘world’s largest’ rhino trafficking case

The country is home to most of the world’s rhinos and is a hotspot for poaching driven by demand in Asia, where the horns fetch high prices on the black market.

Japan mother sues state over teen’s ‘hostage justice’ death

The girl was jailed for 18 days, during which she was repeatedly pressured to confess.

Luigi Mangione seeks ‘extreme emotional disturbance’ defence in UnitedHealth CEO killing case

Luigi Mangione appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, on June 17.

‘We blacked out’: Instructors charged after student’s death in fatal Brazil bridge rope jump

A screengrab off a video shows three men hoisting and throwing 21-year-old student Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas off a bridge without a safety rope.

AI ‘ghost cases’ haunt South Korean courtrooms

Judges are increasingly raising concerns over plaintiffs and attorneys citing non-existent cases and statutes during court proceedings.

Sam Bankman-Fried loses bid to overturn crypto fraud conviction

FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried stands before U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan as he is sentenced to 25 years in prison, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., March 28, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

Thai court sentences 2 Uighurs to death for 2015 Bangkok shrine bombing

Thai soldiers inspect the scene after a bomb exploded at the Erawan Shrine in central Bangkok on Aug 17, 2015.

Thai court to rule in long-delayed Bangkok bombing case

Cars drive past the Buddhist Erawan Shrine (right) in Bangkok on June 9.

French government seeks to defuse crisis after girl’s killing exposes judicial failings

People attend a demonstration, amid nationwide calls to protest the handling by the criminal justice system of previous complaints involving child victims against the main suspect in the killing of 11-year-old Lyhanna, whose body was discovered near Fleurance after a days-long search, near the Paris courthouse, France, June 8, 2026, in a protest supported by the #NousToutes movement. The sign reads: \"Broken childhood, justice denied\". REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

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