judges
Sharaf meets with lawyers to discuss dispute with judges
Egypt
October 31, 2011
Sharaf meets with lawyers to discuss dispute with judges
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf met Monday with five lawyers to discuss the current crisis between the Judges Club and the…
Lawyers propose supervising elections in place of judges
Egypt
October 30, 2011
Lawyers propose supervising elections in place of judges
The Lawyers Syndicate’s freedoms committee has officially suggested to the military council that it should provide lawyers who are certified…
Mubarak trial: New appeals court judges to consider replacing judges
Egypt
October 30, 2011
Mubarak trial: New appeals court judges to consider replacing judges
Cairo's Appeals Court on Sunday named new appeals court judges who will consider a request to replace the judges presiding…
Sunday’s papers: Judge-lawyer feud continues as violence allegations emerge
Egypt
October 30, 2011
Sunday’s papers: Judge-lawyer feud continues as violence allegations emerge
The ongoing feuds between lawyers and judges are still making headlines in most newspapers. Privately-owned Al-Dostour leads with: “The uproar…
Mubarak trial postponed to 28 December
Egypt
October 30, 2011
Mubarak trial postponed to 28 December
Cairo Criminal Court postponed on Sunday the trial of Egypt's toppled President Hosni Mubarak to 28 December. Mubarak, his sons…
Lawyers: Egypt Mubarak’s trial to be postponed again
Egypt
October 29, 2011
Lawyers: Egypt Mubarak’s trial to be postponed again
The trial of Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak, which was due to resume on Sunday, will be postponed until a…
Judges condemn military council’s ‘dreadful silence’
Egypt
October 28, 2011
Judges condemn military council’s ‘dreadful silence’
The Egyptian Judges Club will hold a general assembly session Friday to discuss what they call a “dreadful silence” from…
Battle between lawyers and judges shows signs of easing
Egypt
October 25, 2011
Battle between lawyers and judges shows signs of easing
The Supreme Judicial Council announced on Tuesday that it is mediating to resolve the crisis between lawyers and judges. Lawyers…
Egypt’s lawyers to suspend strike
Egypt
October 24, 2011
Egypt’s lawyers to suspend strike
The general assembly of the Lawyers Syndicate has suspended its peaceful strike, saying that lawyers will resume their legal work…
Monufiya lawyers continue protests over legal authority law
Egypt
October 24, 2011
Monufiya lawyers continue protests over legal authority law
Lawyers continued to protest and close courts on Monday in response to the new draft laws regulating the judiciary, which…