Tag: Court
Amazon ‘Flex’ couriers were falsely self-employed, Spanish court rules
Amazon must compensate self-employed couriers who used their own vehicles for deliveries, a Spanish court has ruled.
The Madrid labour court said this week the...
Manager at Benidorm’s Terra Natura on Spain’s Costa Blanca admits reckless homicide after tiger killed worker
THE manager of Benidorm's Terra Natura wildlife park and two employees have plead guilty to reckless homicide after a zookeeper was killed by a...
Menorca man in Spain jailed after putting lethal dose of MDMA inside wife’s glass of sangria
A man who murdered his wife after lacing her glass of sangria with MDMA before drowning her in a jacuzzi in Menorca has been...
Russian’s residency battle on Spain’s Costa Blanca backfires as judge finds him swindling social security
A judge has reported an Alicante Province-based Russian national to Spain's social security department for falsely claiming €460.93 every month for over two years.
It...
British man extradited from Spain to face far-right terror charges
A British man arrested in Spain and charged with terrorism offences will face court today (September 30).
Kristofer Thomas Kearney, who had been based in...
Cursach corruption case in Spain’s Mallorca suspended and could be thrown out
THE Cursach corruption case has been suspended and is at risk of being annulled.
The case, which started on June 13 at the Provincial Court...
Boy, 5, rushed to Costa Blanca hospital in Spain for drug poisoning including cocaine
A five-year-old boy was rushed to Alicante General Hospital and treated for poisoning after taking benzodiazepine tablets.
The number of pills he ingested was not...
Wife-killer in Spain’s Barcelona who slashed partner over 100 times with knives and scissors is jailed
A Barcelona area man has been jailed for 24 years and ordered to pay €550,000 in compensation after stabbing his wife 102 times at...
Granada pensioner faces 40 years in prison for sex trafficking tourists in Spain
A SPANISH man has been charged for alleged sex trafficking involving tourists who came to Spain in search of hospitality work.
The Granada resident was...
Benidorm politician claims innocence over Russian mafia gang money laundering charge on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM councillor, Lorenzo Martinez Sola, says he is confident of being cleared of any illegal involvement with a Russian mafia gang.
23 people, including...
Expat wedding planner who scammed couples out of dream nuptials on Spain’s Costa del Sol pleads guilty
A WEDDING planner who left a trail of debts in Spain before reappearing on a reality TV show in Ireland has pleaded guilty to...
‘Extraordinarily violent’ rapist jailed after breaking into police officer home while she slept in Spain’s Almeria
A MAN has been jailed for raping a police officer at knifepoint after breaking into her home in Almeria while she slept following a...
Court strips cosmetic surgeon of passport after patient dies in Murcia hospital in Spain
A judge has removed the passport of a comestic surgeon being investigated over the death of a Murcia woman who got a liposculpture procedure.
As...
Fuengirola man who killed his mother and pet cats sentenced to 24 years in Spain
A SPANIARD who murdered his mother and her pet cats has been sentenced.
The 41-year-old from Fuengirola was found guilty of stabbing his mother to...
Woman threatened to kill neighbour in Spain’s Granada over ‘cat murder’
A DELUSIONAL Granada woman threatened to murder her neighbour after she believed they killed her cat.
The woman from Atarfe hurled abuse at neighbour at...
Jail for 12 Moroccans who forced the landing in Palma
A JUDGE in Palma has issued a provisional prison sentence to 12 young Moroccans who fled onto the runway at Palma de Mallorca airport on Friday night,...
Spanish man faces 10 years in prison for sexually abusing his granddaughter
A GRANDFATHER accused of sexually abused his young granddaughter in the north of Spain could be sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The young girl...
Woman teacher sentenced to 17-weeks in prison for sexual activity with two students in Gibraltar
A GIBRALTAR teacher, Claire Treacy, has been found guilty of engaging in sexual relations with two students and sentenced to 17-weeks in prison.
The 26-year-old...
Tommy Robinson, from zealot to zero: bankrupt ex-Marbella ‘resident’ told to pay £100k to teen libel victim and £500k...
STEPHEN YAXLEY-LENNON, aka Tommy Robinson, has been told to pay £100,000 damages to a schoolboy that he libelled in 2018, with an estimated £500,000...
Costa Blanca mayors could go on trial for vaccine ‘queue-jumping’ in Spain
THREE Costa Blanca mayors have been denounced by the anti-corruption prosecutor for 'queue-jumping' at the start of the year to get the coronavirus vaccine.
Files...
Benidorm court to hear dog custody case involving separated Costa Blanca couple in Spain
A dispute over the custody of a pet dog will be settled by a Benidorm court.
The news comes in a week when Spanish parliamentarians...
‘JUST THE JOB’ as Orihuela mayor is accused of taking €200,000 for work he never did on Spain’s Costa...
ORIHUELA mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, will go to court to answer a charge that he embezzled over €200,000 of public money over a non-existent job.
The...
Barcenas claims former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy knew of Gürtel slush fund
JAILED former treasurer of Spain’s Partido popular (PP), Luis Barcenas, has said ex prime Minister Mariano Rajoy knew about the illegal funding of the party.
Barcenas...
Court orders Cadiz town hall to remove LGBTQ flag in Spain’s Andalucia
CADIZ town hall has been ordered to remove the LGBTQ flag, after the municipal court ruled that only official flags are allowed to fly on government buildings.
Barcelona win court case against Neymar, Brazilian star ordered to pay €6.7 million
BARCELONA have won a court case against their former player Neymar, with the Brazilian ordered to pay the Spanish club €6.7 million.
Spanish bishop wins court case against Catalan bishop who ‘nicked his art’
The ruling comes after a decade spanning legal battle between the two dioceses, which began in 1998