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Law officers in Lagos State are advocating for a five-year extension of their retirement age from 60 to 65, sparking controversy and debate over the proposed amendment to the 2015 Magistrates’ Court Law.
An Iraqi national, Hakim, appeared via video-link with an interpreter at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, where he denied failing to disclose information regarding the Manchester synagogue terror attack.
A mother of two has been charged with child abuse and remanded in custody after her children were hospitalized due to consuming cannabis-infused candies. A magistrate rejected her bail application at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts.
A Myanmar factory worker was charged in the Magistrates’ Court in Klang, Malaysia, with the murder of a compatriot.
A Sibu Magistrates’ Court sentenced three sisters from Bintangor to eight months in prison for stealing 48 cans of corned beef, with the magistrate noting the theft was for resale rather than hunger.
Madalin Ilinca, 34, appeared before Norwich Magistrates’ Court charged with the rape of a teenage girl on Great Yarmouth beach.
A babysitter was charged in the Magistrates’ Court with murdering a seven-month-old baby at a nursery in Puchong, Malaysia.
A tree surgeon survived a severe electric shock from a powerline, leading to his employers being fined at Bristol Magistrates’ Court for safety breaches.
A woman in Kelantan, Malaysia, was fined RM2,000 by the Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to storing pornographic videos on her phone.
Thirteen men have pleaded not guilty in a Magistrates’ Court in Kuching to charges of rioting with weapons at an eatery, stemming from an alleged RM12,000 dispute.
Terence McBrien, 72, from Alnwick, Northumberland, appeared before Berwick Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for a brief hearing
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — An elderly painter pleaded not guilty at four Magistrates’ Courts here today to four...
The Police on Monday arraigned an 83-year-old man, Idowu Olowo, before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun, over an alleged land grabbing. The post 83-year-old arraigned over alleged land grabbing appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Kenyan Chief Justice Koome officially gazetted the creation of four new magistrates’ courts to expand judicial access and reduce case backlogs. The expansion is part of broader efforts to modernize and decentralize the country's legal system.
DUP MP Jim Shannon is set to face criminal proceedings over an alleged assault of a woman, with the case having been mentioned at Newtownards Magistrates’ Court.
An Ekiti State Chief Magistrates’ Court has granted bail to APC governorship aspirant Abimbola Olawumi, who faces charges in an alleged blackmail case, and has adjourned the proceedings.
A 50-year-old woman, Tian Xiaoying, has been charged with murder after a fight at a minibus stop in Hong Kong resulted in the death of a female passenger. She appeared at Eastern Magistrates’ Courts.
A Honda Jazz driver has been ordered by the Magistrates’ Court in Seremban to be sent to Henry Gurney School for three years following a 2025 crash that resulted in the deaths of three teenagers.
Three suspects have been arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged N11.4 million fraud, facing charges of conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretenses.
A 19-year-old man has pleaded not guilty at the Magistrates’ Court in Kuching to a charge of dangerous driving that resulted in a cyclist's death. The incident occurred on Wednesday, May 6.
The Magistrates’ Court in Tenom has scheduled April 30 for its decision regarding the 11 sexual harassment charges against preacher Ebit Lew.
The Magistrates’ Court in Sepang, Malaysia, has set June 11-12 for the continuation of the trial for a teacher accused of causing alarm in the Zara Qairina case. This marks a resumption of legal proceedings in the ongoing case.
A 43-year-old NYSC staff member, Abbas Olalekan, has been arraigned in an Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court on charges of conspiracy and attempting to procure an abortion, following the death of a corps member allegedly from abortion complications.
Malaysia charged two men on Tuesday and moved to bring back another from Thailand as authorities sought to contain a wave of religiously charged provocations that has sharpened tensions in the multicultural country. Controversial preacher Zamri Vinoth, 41, and activist Arun Dorasamy, 56, both pleaded not guilty in separate magistrates’ courts to charges linked to social media posts that prosecutors said were capable of “causing public alarm”. The cases come as conservative groups push for the...
The Alexandra Magistrates’ Court in South Africa is reportedly overwhelmed by sewage and rubbish, highlighting severe infrastructure and sanitation issues at the facility.
A British tourist charged with criminal damage and drug possession after a viral video showed him damaging check-in kiosks at the Hong Kong International Airport has been released on HK$5,000 bail. Youcef Bennoui, 35, appeared at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday following his arrest on Monday. Earlier this week, viral social media footage showed a […]
A 55-year-old woman has admitted in Downpatrick Magistrates’ Court to breaching the anonymity of victims in the Jeffrey Donaldson case through a social media post.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor appeared in Westminster Magistrates’ Court, where his sworn statement regarding a harassment incident was read.
A 41-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Paul Mackin jnr in Belfast and is scheduled to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
A single mother pleaded not guilty at the Ayer Keroh Magistrates’ Court in Melaka, Malaysia, to charges of possessing obscene material and altered nude images.
A 25-year-old factory worker in Melaka was fined RM2,800 by the Magistrates’ Court for sharing explicit videos involving her ex-husband and another woman.
Seven men have been charged following an investigation into a grooming gang operating in Norfolk and are set to appear at Norwich Magistrates’ Court.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — The Magistrates’ Court here today fixed two days beginning Dec 1 for the trial of a po...
A 27-year-old man has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of Finbar Sullivan in Primrose Hill, London, and is scheduled to appear at Stratford Magistrates’ Court.
The High Court in Fiji has ruled that the Magistrates’ Court possesses the necessary jurisdiction to handle cases involving the proceeds of crime.
The Guardian Nigeria News provides access to its archives related to the Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court.
A Hong Kong woman is facing charges stemming from the 2019 protests and unrest after returning from Australia – more than six years after her alleged offence took place. Ami Chan, 21, appeared in the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Monday to face one count of “possession of an offensive weapon in public” and another of […]
A 34-year-old man has been charged with loitering after allegedly splashing an unknown liquid on three women in separate incidents in Sha Tin. The defendant, a chef surnamed Cheung, appeared at the Shatin Magistrates’ Courts on Monday. He was denied bail, and his case was adjourned to April 10, local media reported. The prosecution said […]
The UK government is facing fierce backlash over a plan to wipe magistrates’ court records on grooming gangs, with critics warning it could shield abusers and undermine national efforts against such crimes.