lawyers-judges dispute
Tanta lawyers charged with court assault get lighter sentence
Egypt
September 5, 2010
Tanta lawyers charged with court assault get lighter sentence
Tanta--An Egyptian court issued today what it described as a lighter ruling against the two lawyers convicted of assault on…
Tanta court to hear lawyers’ appeal Sunday
Egypt
July 1, 2010
Tanta court to hear lawyers’ appeal Sunday
Delegations from the Egyptian Lawyers Syndicate's provincial branches began arriving in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, where the court…
NHRC head mediates lawyers-judges dispute
Egypt
June 28, 2010
NHRC head mediates lawyers-judges dispute
Moqbil Shaker, vice president of the National Human Rights Council (NHRC), began mediating on Monday between Egypt's lawyers and judges…
Syndicate head, chief judge meet to resolve lawyers crisis
Egypt
June 27, 2010
Syndicate head, chief judge meet to resolve lawyers crisis
Head of the Supreme Judicial Council Adel Abdel Hamid on Sunday held a closed meeting with Lawyers Syndicate chairman Hamdi…
NHRC official to mediate lawyers-judges dispute
Egypt
June 24, 2010
NHRC official to mediate lawyers-judges dispute
Vice-President of the National Human Rights Council (NHRC) Moqbil Shaker has reportedly been assigned to mediate the ongoing crisis between…
Judge: Judiciary still lacks independence
Egypt
June 23, 2010
Judge: Judiciary still lacks independence
A symposium held Wednesday to discuss the appointment of female judges turned into a heated debate of the current crisis…
Lawyers, judges file complaints with attorney-general
Egypt
June 13, 2010
Lawyers, judges file complaints with attorney-general
Some 10,000 lawyers filed complaints with the attorney-general on Sunday against Ahmed el-Zend, head of the Egyptian Judges Club; club…