The Latest Breaking News from Court of Appeal

Kuwaiti Court Annuls Decision to Disqualify Electoral Candidates

The Kuwaiti court of appeals annulled the disqualification of three parliamentary elections candidates and suspended decisions on five others until the constitutional court reaches a ruling on the “offender” law, thus allowing all the candidates to run in the elections that will be held on Sept. 29. The court, headed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 21, 2022

Prosecutors appealing in record numbers as sentences fall 'clearly short of community standards'

The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions succeeded in the majority of cases it took to the ACT Court of Appeal last financial year.

The Canberra Times · Sep 15, 2022

What happened to Archie Battersbee – and what was his cause of death?

Archie Battersbee tragically died at the age of 12 on August 6 after being in a coma since April. His funeral is today, with Brits across the country to pay their respects alongside the family

Daily Mirror · Sep 13, 2022

Kiribati suspends all Court of Appeal judges after row over attempts to deport High Court justice David Lambourne to Australia

The decision effectively leaves the Pacific Island nation without any functioning high-level courts, deepening its legal and constitutional crisis.

ABC News · Sep 5, 2022

Family of father executed after wrongful murder conviction given police apology after 70 years

British Somali and former seaman Mahmood Mattan was hanged at Cardiff prison on 3 September 1952 despite having numberous alibis backed by witnesses and a lack of forensic evidence

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2022

DWP court date announced over Universal Credit bonus and legacy benefits backpay appeal

A court hearing is set to take place to challenge an earlier DWP decision not to give Covid top-up payments to people on legacy benefits

Chronicle Live · Sep 3, 2022

Court date confirmed for legacy benefit claimants appeal over £20 weekly Universal Credit uplift back payments

Two million people on older-style benefits missed out more than £1,500 in extra DWP support during lockdown.

Daily Record · Sep 2, 2022

‘I thought I would die before this moment’: one man’s fight against Singapore’s gay sex law

Tan Eng Hong was arrested under the law banning gay male sex and went on to challenge its constitutionality, a landmark moment for gay rights

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2022

Banyin's death sentence upheld

The Court of Appeal has confirmed the Criminal Court’s death sentence against former deputy commerce minister Banyin Tangpakorn for the murder of billionaire construction firm owner Chuwong Sae Tang in a staged car crash in 2015.

Bangkok Post · Aug 25, 2022

Mohinder Singh has prison sentence for Eastern Freeway crash reduced by three-and-a-half years

Mohinder Singh promised to testify against his former boss at an upcoming criminal trial in exchange for a reduced sentence.

ABC News · Aug 25, 2022