(No) justice for Smoky: Outrage as man found guilty of killing pet dog walks free
Smoky was found in a rubbish bag with two bricks tied to his collar Widespread public outrage has erupted following Portimão Court’s decision to grant a suspended sentence – and
Murder trial ‘behind closed doors’ condemned as “affront to press freedom”
Family’s lawyer to appeal court’s intention to bar press and public from hearing The decision by Aveiro court to hear the murder trial of still-missing-pregnant mother Mónica Silva behind closed
Murder-without-a-body trial to take place behind closed doors
Judge highlights duty to protect victim’s dignity The mystery of a missing pregnant woman, presumed killed by the father of her unborn child, is to be decided “behind closed doors”,
TAP appeals to Constitutional Court to (try to) escape massive compensation payout
Airline risks bill of up to €300 million The multimillion euro headache delivered in the form of a compensation ruling by the country’s Supreme Court has seen Portuguese airline TAP
Escaped prisoner to serve time in Italy before returning to Portugal
Shergili Farjiani one of five who escaped from Vale de Judeus prison last September One of the five escapees from Vale de Judeus jail last year, recaptured in Italy in
Former PM to go on trial “urgently” in July, only to see process suspended to September
Operation Marquês has been inching towards trial date for a decade Former Socialist prime minister José Sócrates will begin his trial (for corruption) in Operation Marquês on July 3, in
Supreme Court delivers (another) massive headache to TAP
Upholds cabin crew case that “could cost airline” hundreds of millions of euros Portugal’s Supreme Court of Justice has rejected TAP’s complaint about the reinstatement and compensation to cabin crew
Operation Influencer: judge refuses to return €75,800 seized from PM’s official residence
Former Chief of Staff Vítor Escária has already appealed decision The investigating judge in the “Influencer” case that brought down an absolute majority (Socialist) government – and essentially led Portugal
Lawyer writes book about ‘unfairness’ shown by Portuguese justice to former economy minister
Eminently respected Portuguese lawyer Ricardo Sá Fernandes has just published a book in defence of his client – former economy minister Manuel Pinho – as Pinho awaits an appeal against
Nationalist loses bid for appeal against jail term
Nationalist Mário Machado have lost his bid to appeal against the conviction he received for incitement to hatred and violence. The man who has had a checkered past with judicial