Judicial shambles as courts ‘return-to-work’ mired by brickdust and IT chaos
Unions are calling for the resignation of Justice Minister Paula Teixeira da Cruz as the week’s return to work, and launching of the so-called judicial map, collapsed in chaos. The
Portuguese gangster in high-profile drugs trial
As heavily- tattooed Hermano Moreno is due to go on trial charged with drug trafficking, police in Portugal are reported to be on the alert for a national cell of
Black Monday: Courts reopen in ‘mourning’
Justice || Monday, September 1, signalled the reopening of the country’s courthouses and the first day of the “new judicial map”. It is the reschuffle of Portugal’s court system, which
McCanns give evidence but libel trial postponed yet again
In Lisbon this week for their libel action against former lead detective Gonçalo Amaral, Kate and Gerry McCann passionately denounced his controversial book, A Verdade da Mentira (The Truth of
McCanns speak out at libel trial in Lisbon
UPDATE At the libel trial in Lisbon’s Palace of Justice this morning, Kate and Gerry McCann insisted the book A Verdade da Mentira (The Truth of the Lie) by the
Football hooligan trial suspended as England football fans refuse to turn up
Albufeira || After all the razzmatazz in the media, the much-publicised trial of three England football fans arrested in Albufeira for hooliganism during the Euro 2004 championship has been suspended.
Confusion as England fans arrested during Euro 2004 rampage say they will not attend trial set to start in Albufeira tomorrow
Huge confusion surrounds the trial of three England football fans, due to start in Albufeira tomorrow (July 1). The men – none of whom are believed to be on their
Sweet corruption
Three PSP policemen are on trial in Lisbon this week, accused of selling information in return for bottles of wine and cheese. Money is also alleged to have come into
“Sinister plot” almost blocked Ellie’s reunion with mother
They literally “got out in the nick of time”. Anyone who has been following stories of tug-of-love nine-year-old Ellie Kelly Silva will have breathed huge sighs of relief on Monday
Ellie on the way!
“We’re out!”- the delighted two-word email arrived at the Resident’s offices mid-morning as little Ellie Kelly Silva finally embarked on the new life the Portuguese courts say she deserves. Photographed