By Panagiotis Stathis The alleged protagonists of the Folli Follie scandal, Dimitris and George Koutsolioutsos, are being released on restrictive terms, while their trial for a series of crimes is ongoing in the Three-Member Criminal Court of Appeal. In any case, the length of the trial, which is planned to be long, due to the […]
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Folli Follie – Koutsolioutson lawsuit: Folli Follie company out of civil lawsuit
By Panagiotis Stathis In addition to a civil lawsuit, the process of appealing the 10 accused for serious crimes through her presence, the court took the company Folli Follie, in the lawsuit for a financial scandal that exceeds an estimated loss of 400 million euros. The court accepted the objection submitted by the defense as […]
Justice 2022: Proposal for a voluntary exit program for judges and prosecutors
By Panagiotis Stathis A program of voluntary departure of judges and prosecutors from the Judiciary has fallen on the table of the officials of the Ministry of Justice for 2022, a year in which many reforms in the Judiciary are expected to take place anyway. This process is not unprecedented for Justice since on the […]
US: Life sentence for three whites who killed African-American because he ran in their neighborhood
Three white Americans were sentenced to life in prison today for stalking and killing an African-American jogger in Georgia in February 2020 because they said he was suspected of burglary. Travis McMichael, 35, the man who pulled the trigger, and his father, Gregory, 66, were sentenced to life without parole. Their neighbor, William Brian, 52, […]
Costas Tsiaras: Law drafting for domestic violence
By Panagiotis Stathis The formation of a Legislative Drafting Committee that will elaborate and change the legal framework for domestic violence is revealed by the Minister of Justice, Costas Tsiaras, in view of the escalation of female homicides in Greece. Mr. Tsiaras referred to the issue on the occasion of the bill submitted to Parliament […]
Catalonia Is Studying Extending The Curfew Until 11 PM So That Restaurants Can Serve Dinners
Despite the fact that the district confinement was lifted this Monday, the Generalitat is considering going further. The evolution of the pandemic data, as well as the pressure from economic sectors, could cause a change in the coming weeks with respect to some commercial and catering establishments that are the most affected by the restrictions. […]
European justice endorses the 7% tax on electricity generation in Montoro
The Court of Justice of the European Union considers that the tax on the value of electricity production is compatible with Community regulations. According to a ruling published this Wednesday, the Court points out that the 2008 Directive on the general system of excise duties does not oppose a national regulation that establishes a tax […]
The Supreme Court confirms that Jaime Botín could not export the Picasso that has cost him a conviction for smuggling
The Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court has confirmed the judgments of the National Court which, in turn, confirmed the resolutions of the Ministry of Culture by which it denied the former president of Bankinter Jaime Botín the permission to export the painting ‘Young Woman’s Head’by Pablo Picasso. For the moment the ruling has been […]
The judge prosecutes Rodrigo Rato for alleged corruption, money laundering and tax avoidance
The magistrate has issued the order for transformation, which opens the deadline for the State Prosecutor’s Office and the Attorney General’s Office to present the indictment in which they specify what convictions are requested for Rato The Madrid judge investigating Rodrigo Rato has closed the investigation phase and considers that the former vice president […]
The judge confirms the discharging of Mikhail Fridman in the ‘Zed case’
The Court of Instruction number 6 of Madrid has confirmed the indictment of the Russian businessman MijaÃl Fridman in the so-called ‘Zed case’. Judge Manuel GarcÃa-Castellon has issued an order in which he rejects the appeals presented by both the PÃ © rez Dolset family and the Public Prosecutor’s Office and confirms that there are […]
