lawyers syndicate
Lawyers campaign seeks signatures to oust syndicate chief
Egypt
January 5, 2016
Lawyers campaign seeks signatures to oust syndicate chief
A campaign by members from the Lawyers' Syndicate continues to collect signatures to withdraw confidence from syndicate chief Sameh Ashour. Mohamed…
Lawyers’ Syndicate re-elects incumbent Sameh Ashour as chief
Egypt
November 9, 2015
Lawyers’ Syndicate re-elects incumbent Sameh Ashour as chief
The incumbent chairman of the Lawyers' Syndicate, Sameh Ashour, was re-elected for a new term on Sunday, according to the…
Lawyers’ Syndicate elections kick off, annulment looming
Egypt
November 8, 2015
Lawyers’ Syndicate elections kick off, annulment looming
The Lawyers' Syndicate's elections are kicking off Sunday, with uncertainty surrounding the judicially-supervised process, due to several challenges to its…
Muslim Brotherhood absent from Lawyers’ Syndicate candidacies
Egypt
September 30, 2015
Muslim Brotherhood absent from Lawyers’ Syndicate candidacies
Muslim Brotherhood members were markedly absent from the nomination process as the Lawyers' Syndicate continued to receive applications, on Tuesday, by…
Sameh Ashour to contest Lawyers’ Syndicate head position
Egypt
September 29, 2015
Sameh Ashour to contest Lawyers’ Syndicate head position
Current Chairman of the Lawyers' Syndicate Sameh Ashour submitted his paperwork for the syndicate's next presidential elections scheduled for November…
Lawyers hold emergency meeting after 8 life sentences for insulting judge
Egypt
August 11, 2015
Lawyers hold emergency meeting after 8 life sentences for insulting judge
The Lawyers Syndicate held an emergency meeting on Monday after a Minya court sentenced eight lawyers to life over charges…
Lawyer: Shot by policeman for objecting to defendant’s abuse
Egypt
July 15, 2015
Lawyer: Shot by policeman for objecting to defendant’s abuse
The lawyer who was shot by a policeman inside a courthouse following an argument with a prosecution agent on Saturday,…
Policeman shoots lawyer over quick footsteps
Egypt
July 12, 2015
Policeman shoots lawyer over quick footsteps
A lawyer was seriously wounded on Saturday when a policeman shot him inside a courthouse after being suspicious of his…
Lawyers Syndicate declares strike against police practices “successful”
Egypt
June 7, 2015
Lawyers Syndicate declares strike against police practices “successful”
The Lawyers Syndicate has announced the success of the partial strike on Saturday, which had been organized in protest against…
Lawyers Syndicate head: We have had enough of police practices
Egypt
June 4, 2015
Lawyers Syndicate head: We have had enough of police practices
"We have had enough of the practices of some police officers," head of the Lawyers Syndicate Sameh Ashour said on…