Turkey: Thousands protest against proposed child sex law
Image copyrightEPAImage captionProtesters chanted: “We will not shut up! We will not obey!” Thousands have protested in Istanbul in Turkey against a bill that would let off men
Hande Kader: Outcry in Turkey over transgender woman’s murder
Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionIstanbul authorities cracked down on attempts by gay activists to stage a parade earlier this year The murder of Hande Kader, a transgender woman, has caused an outcry in Turkey’s biggest city
Dealing with a Lawyer Conflict of Interest
Discovering and Managing an Attorney Conflict of Interest Westend61/Getty Images. Lawyer conflicts of interest have a bit of bad branding, given the negative denotation of conflict and considering that such conflicts tend to be
Enhance Your Practice Skills in Unconventional Ways
Use Rhetoric Like It’s a Good Thing Izabela Habur/Vetta/Getty Images. At a moment when we keep hearing about the art of storytelling, and how we must all become better at it, can we agree
Outrage Over Gruesome Murder Of Boy In Lagos
The video of a child allegedly lynched and set ablaze in Lagos has caused outrage on social media with Nigerians demanding the immediate prosecution of his killers. In the short video, the boy said to
Rickey Tarfa Faces Fresh Charge
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa was slammed with an amended 26 count charge today by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The amended charge tabled before Justice A.A Akintoye of the Lagos State High
Lawyers Jailed After Blaming Drunk Driving Crash on Nonexistent ‘Black Man’
Two lawyers have been sentenced after lying to police about the nature of a car accident they were involved in. Heather Wilsey and Kenneth Lewis got in a collision over the summer when they pinned it on a
‘Where am I?!’: Woman Totally Flips Out in Video Court Appearance (WATCH)
This week, a woman accused of trespass appeared before a judge in Broward County Bond Court. Well, she didn’t appear before him in person, but over video. And she was a little confused about what
Should You Draft a Bad Contract for a Client?
When Unbundled Legal Services Confront Quality hocus-focus/E+/Getty Images. In the age of unbundled legal services, do-it-yourself document preparation, and limited budgets, lawyers might find that their clients don’t want the best possible legal
Oscar Pistorius transfers to jail adapted for disabled prisoners
Paralympic athlete, serving six years for murder of Reeva Steenkamp, moves to correctional centre ‘in line with his needs’ In July, an appeals court upgraded Pistorius’s manslaughter conviction to murder. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters Paralympic
