... istrates' Court after he was convicted earlier this month on charges of "indecent assault and misconduct in public office", RTHK reported. Kong was accused of misbehavingwith a woman inside a toilet ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-20
To crack down on thieves, beggars, fare-dodgers and general harassment at Cairo's main train station, the Egyptian authorities have decided to open a law court in the midst of the chaotic terminus to ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-19
Seven Hong Kong policemen charged with beating a pro-democracy activist will have their case heard by the District Court when the trial resumes on Dec. 8. Magistrate Bina Chainrai adjourned the case a ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-18
... row Crown Court in northwest London on charges of child cruelty, slavery and assisting in illegal immigration. They had told the teen when they brought him from Nigeria in 1989 that they would pay him ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-18
Hong Kong media owners usually play the judge and jury when it comes to local affairs, but it is a different thing when they themselves have to face the court. Magistrate Bina Chainrai today had some ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-17
A man who runs a car repair and trading firm walked free from court Monday after a police officer jailed for taking bribes from him refused to testify at his trial, Ming Pao Daily reported Tuesday. Ju ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-17
An Ethiopian housemaid, who sued the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Thailand for beating and enslaving her, has settled the lawsuits out of court. Emebet Mono Bezabh, 25, worked as a h ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-17
... aken to a court on Nov. 20 to face charges of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Tam, Chan and Pujiati. A hearing was supposed to take place Monday, but was rescheduled as the assailant is yet to be d ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-16
... Lung Poon Court and the private estate Galaxia. -- Contact us at [email protected] EL/AC/RC ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-13
... ciety and court rulings make it financially viable for older women to go it alone, the news agency said. For 54-year-old Kim Nan-young, who felt trapped in a loveless marriage for two decades, divorce ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-13
... y a Macau court for bribery and money laundering. Ming-wai passed his chief executive role to Sue Chan, Kimbie Chan's elder sister. It looks like Lau is not done pulling nice surprises including one o ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-12
The days are numbered for the family feud over Yung Kee Restaurant. The Court of Final Appeal has ruled that the eatery in Central, famous for its roast goose, be wound up. But before the ruling takes ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-12
Two Nepali men were sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison for manslaughter by the High Court, Sing Tao Daily reported. Magar Sagar, 23, a chef, and Gurung Roshan, 27, a bartender, pleaded guilt ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-11
... sting the court injunction that prohibits the circulation of the information leaked from HKU Council meetings. The reason is to defend the public’s right to know. Now that the High Court has ruled tha ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-11
... istrates’ Court, on Tuesday sentenced Chow Siu-shuen to four months in jail for aiding, abetting, counseling or procuring a breach of conditions of stay for her 12-year-old grandson Siu Yau-wai, but a ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-11
A 40-year-old woman is awaiting sentencing after admitting in court that she asked her daughter, who was 13 at the time, to have sex with the son of a rich man. The mother told her daughter to agree t ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-11
Two Nepali men pleaded guilty in the High Court Tuesday to the manslaughter of a Nepali teenager, public broadcaster RTHK reported. Two groups of young Nepalis fought at a basketball court in Nam Pin ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-10
The High Court should drop charges against 20 Occupy activists as the Department of Justice (DOJ) has failed to follow proper procedures in seeking prosecution for contempt of court, a lawyer represen ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-10
Two men who threw eggs at student activist Joshua Wong last November were on Monday handed two-week jail terms by a Hong Kong court. The order came after prosecutors filed a review petition over a pre ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-10
US President Barack Obama's plan to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation suffered a legal setback. By a 2-1 decision, the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld a ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-10
