Federal Decree Law No. 25 of 2025 (the “New Civil Code”) will come into effect on 1 June 2026, repealing and replacing ...

The Code of Justinian, a collection of laws compiled by Byzantine Emperor Justinian, is widely regarded as the foundation of Western law.

At first glance, the criminal code appears to be a typical legal framework. But the state’s goal is not to protect citizens, ...

The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has reported strong growth in civil family services, with the Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court registering around 53,000 civil marriage contracts and 21,000 civil ...

ABU DHABI, 19th January, 2026 (WAM) -- The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has unveiled exceptional results from a statistical report by the Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court, revealing a ...

The Civil Service has hired 166 people with criminal records as part of a scheme aiming to give convicts a second chance. The recruitment programme is open to criminals found guilty of knife offences, ...

Indonesia’s long-awaited new Criminal Code, which has come under fire for its bans on pre-marital sex and insults to the state, comes into effect today. The 345-page Code was approved by parliament in ...

Myanmar has begun voting in its first general election since the military seized power in a coup in February 2021, an event the ruling junta presents as a return to democratic order after years of ...

HOUSTON, Texas – The family of a 75-year-old man killed in a crash involving a Houston Police Department officer the day after Christmas in 2021 has been awarded $13 million. The family of Charles ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A Fox 8 investigation found the Orleans Parish Civil District Court paid $206,988.45 to send judges to conferences since 2021. Orleans Parish court records show Chief Judge Nicole ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Jurors have reached a verdict in a rare civil case involving the City of Houston and a Houston Police Department officer over a crash that killed a man nearly four years ago.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Testimony continued on Thursday in a rare civil trial that pits the family of Charles Payne against the City of Houston and one of its police officers, Christopher Cabrera.