Lawyers
Adly defense team videos apparently show attacks on police during revolution
Egypt
January 24, 2012
Adly defense team videos apparently show attacks on police during revolution
Defense lawyers for Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and six of his top security aides screened videos in court Tuesday that…
Regime still using Mubarak-era tactics to crush dissent, say lawyers
Egypt
January 15, 2012
Regime still using Mubarak-era tactics to crush dissent, say lawyers
Almost a year after the 25 January revolution and its central call for an end to police abuses in Egypt,…
PM ends standoff between lawyers and judges
Egypt
November 1, 2011
PM ends standoff between lawyers and judges
The crisis between lawyers and judges, which caused courts to shut down recently, ended during a meeting of Prime Minister…
PM to meet with lawyers and judges to resolve crisis
Egypt
November 1, 2011
PM to meet with lawyers and judges to resolve crisis
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf is planning to hold a meeting with lawyers and judges to end a crisis that erupted…
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…
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…
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…
Lawyers file official complaints against judges
Egypt
October 26, 2011
Lawyers file official complaints against judges
The crisis between the Judges Club and the Lawyers Syndicate over the new judicial authority draft law has escalated, as…
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…