Eyes on ‘MP’ in north’s fake diploma scandal
Attention turned to a sitting ‘MP’ on Monday as the scandal engulfing the north’s education sector regarding “fake diplomas” rumbled on.
The ‘MP’ in question is ruling coalition party ...
UK plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda defeated
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered his first defeats over his legislation to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after the upper house of parliament demanded greater protections to be introduced ...
Trump wins Colorado ballot disqualification case at US Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major victory on Monday as he campaigns to regain the presidency, barring states from disqualifying candidates for federal office under a ...
University of Cyprus to hold conference on competition law
The University of Cyprus, in collaboration with the Commission for the Protection of Competition, is set to host an event titled “Cyprus Conference on Competition Law: Key Trends and Developments” ...
Lawyers who voided Musk’s pay as excessive want $6bn fee
The lawyers who voided Elon Musk‘s $56 billion compensation as excessive on Friday sought a record a $6 billion legal fee, payable in the electric car maker’s stock.
“We recognize ...
Musk sues OpenAI for abandoning original mission for profit
Elon Musk has sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, saying they abandoned the startup’s original mission to develop artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity and not ...
Prince Harry will appeal after losing challenge over UK police protection
Prince Harry said on Wednesday he would mount an appeal after he lost his legal challenge against the British government’s decision to take away his police protection when he ...
Germany set to join legal cannabis club
Germany’s parliament is expected to pass a law on Friday legalising the cultivation and consumption of a limited amount of cannabis, regularising the behaviour of the 4.5 million Germans estimated ...
Assange charged for ‘indiscriminately’ publishing sources’ names – US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being prosecuted for publishing sources’ names and not his political opinions, lawyers representing the United States said on Wednesday as Assange fights to stop his ...
Greek anarchists claim responsibility for attack at Thessaloniki court
A Greek anarchist guerrilla group claimed responsibility on Monday for a planned parcel bomb attack against a judge at a courthouse in the northern city of Thessaloniki this month, the ...
The contribution of parents to the alimony of their children
In the case of separation, the dignified living of minor children imposes the obligation on both parents to provide maintenance according to their financial capacity. Determining the child’s needs ...
Greece legalises same sex marriage in landmark change
Greece’s parliament approved a bill allowing same-sex civil marriage on Thursday night, a landmark victory for supporters of LGBT rights that was greeted with cheers by onlookers in parliament ...
Trademarking a celebrity in Cyprus
By Ramona Livera and Vasileios Vasios
In today’s society where there’s a strong emphasis on celebrities and public figures in the entertainment industry, having a famous name is ...
MPs complain over delays to transposing EU laws
Lawmakers on Tuesday vented their anger at the government for belatedly tabling a bill seeking to transpose an EU directive into domestic law, for which the European Commission has already ...
Prince Harry accepts substantial damages to settle hacking case
Prince Harry has settled the remainder of his lawsuit against Mirror Group Newspapers over phone-hacking and other unlawful acts after the publisher agreed to pay substantial damages and his legal ...
Michigan school shooter’s mother convicted of manslaughter
A Michigan jury on Tuesday convicted the mother of a teenager who fatally shot four classmates at a high school near Detroit of manslaughter after prosecutors argued she bore responsibility ...
Trump’s sweeping immunity claim rejected by US appeals court
Donald Trump does not have immunity from charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat, a federal appeals court ruled, bringing the former U.S. president a step closer to ...
Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor’s claim ‘a brazen lie’
An Australian computer scientist’s claim to be the inventor of bitcoin is “a brazen lie”, lawyers representing a Jack Dorsey-backed group told a London court on Monday as a ...
Elon Musk bashed by heavy metal drummer who cost him $56 billion
Elon Musk suffered one of the biggest legal losses in US history this week when the Tesla CEO was stripped of his $56 billion pay package in a case brought by ...
Judge voids Elon Musk’s ‘unfathomable’ $56 billion Tesla pay package
A Delaware judge tossed out Elon Musk’s record-breaking $56 billion Tesla (TSLA.O) pay package on Tuesday, calling the compensation granted by the EV maker’s board “an unfathomable sum” ...
Tech CEOs grilled by US Senators about child sexual exploitation
US senators on Wednesday grilled the biggest social media and messaging companies, saying they had failed to do enough to protect children from sexual predators on their platforms, and said ...
Imran Khan and wife jailed for 14 years on graft charges
A Pakistani anti-graft court jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan for 14 years each on charges of illegally selling state gifts, his party and lawyers said ...
World Court dismisses much of Ukraine’s case against Russia
Judges at the top UN court on Wednesday found that Russia violated elements of a U.N. anti-terrorism treaty, but declined to rule on allegations brought by Kyiv that Moscow ...
‘Society must trust us,’ says law chief
Members of the Cyprus Bar Association “will not be allowed” to partake in the sale of Greek Cypriot properties in the north, the association’s chairman Michael Vorkas said on ...