“You teach yourselves the law, but I train your minds. You come in here with a skull full of mush; you leave thinking like a lawyer”. ~ Professor Charles Kingsfield in the
A Colombo magistrate has ordered investigators to expedite inquiries into 26 suspected underworld figures accused of fleeing Sri Lanka using false identities, directing police to complete pending forensic work and report back
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Former Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has issued a stern warning about the misuse of arrest powers, emphasizing that such authority is among the most intrusive the state can exercise and
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The son of Norway’s crown princess has admitted to a series of criminal offences, including transporting large quantities of drugs, while firmly denying accusations that he raped four women, as his high-profile
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Thousands of supporters gathered outside the East London Magistrate’s Court on Friday as Julius Malema, South Africa’s most polarizing opposition figure, awaited sentencing for firing a rifle into the air at a
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The builder of the superyacht on which British technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch died has launched a £400m lawsuit against his widow, escalating a bitter legal battle over responsibility for one of the
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After 16 years of legal battles, witness intimidation, and broken promises, the disappearance of Sri Lankan journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda remains unsolved. It is a sobering reminder of the impunity that still plagues
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OpenAI and Microsoft will face a jury trial after a U.S. judge rejected their efforts to dismiss Elon Musk’s lawsuit accusing the artificial intelligence startup of betraying its founding principles as a
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The Dalai Lama is still alive, but the struggle over his death has already exposed how fragile the boundary between faith and power has become. According to a new report by the
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Sri Lanka’s top legal offices are divided over whether former President Ranil Wickremesinghe should face prosecution for the alleged misappropriation of Rs. 16.6 million (approximately USD 26,000) in state funds during a
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Monica Lewinsky, now 52, has spent nearly three decades redefining a life that was thrust into public scrutiny without her consent. As a 24-year-old White House intern in 1998, Lewinsky became a
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