https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The trial begins on Thursday into whether a prominent Swedish journalist is guilty of defamation for naming an alleged rapist during the #MeToo movement. https://www.thelocal.se/20191121/metoo-defamation-trial-kicks-off-in-sweden Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:28:14 +0100 metoo-defamation-trial-kicks-off-in-sweden Poland on Tuesday summoned the Swedish ambassador to protest Stockholm's latest refusal to extradite a Stalinist-era judge who sentenced several Polish anti-communist dissidents to death in the early 1950s. https://www.thelocal.se/20190220/poland-summons-swedish-ambassador-over-refusal-to-extradite-stalinist-era-judge Wed, 20 Feb 2019 08:19:03 +0100 poland-summons-swedish-ambassador-over-refusal-to-extradite-stalinist-era-judge Marriages involving a minor and carried out overseas will no longer be recognized in Sweden under any circumstances after parliament approved a change in the law on Wednesday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.se/20181121/sweden-to-stop-recognition-of-child-marriages-abroad Wed, 21 Nov 2018 18:20:59 +0100 sweden-to-stop-recognition-of-child-marriages-abroad French prosecutors are pushing for Ikea France and 15 people, including police officials, to be put on trial on charges of spying on employees and customers, a source close to the inquiry said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20180111/french-prosecutors-push-for-ikea-trial-over-spying-charges Thu, 11 Jan 2018 17:06:45 +0100 french-prosecutors-push-for-ikea-trial-over-spying-charges A proposed amendment to Swedish law which would have reduced the number of foreign workers deported over technicalities or mistakes in their permits has been rejected by Sweden’s Council on Legislation. https://www.thelocal.se/20171103/amendment-aimed-to-reduce-deportations-of-skilled-workers-from-sweden-thwarted Fri, 03 Nov 2017 17:10:03 +0100 amendment-aimed-to-reduce-deportations-of-skilled-workers-from-sweden-thwarted A Swedish boy who was left seriously injured after a set of football goalposts fell on top of him has been ordered to pay 545,000 kronor ($74,000) after losing a dispute with his local municipality. https://www.thelocal.se/20141202/swedish-town-demands-injured-boy-pay-legal-fees Tue, 02 Dec 2014 13:49:00 +0100 swedish-town-demands-injured-boy-pay-legal-fees The Swedish government has rejected a European Commission proposal to set up a European Public Prosecutor's Office, with Justice Minister Beatrice Ask calling the plan to prevent fraudsters avoiding prosecution by fleeing to another EU country risky. https://www.thelocal.se/20130719/49164 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 18:31:00 +0200 49164 Swedish newspaper Expressen has revealed that it has been banned against reporting on an ongoing criminal case in the UK or risk facing legal action after being sent notice of a so-called super-injunction. https://www.thelocal.se/20120803/42404 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:47:00 +0200 42404 The discovery that several of Sweden's lay judges have continued to work while having criminal records of their own has resulted in many either stepping down or being fired. https://www.thelocal.se/20120220/39214 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:51:00 +0100 39214 An appeals court case in Gothenburg is set to go to retrial after the presiding judge took a nap during proceedings, according to both the defence and prosecution counsel. https://www.thelocal.se/20120204/38918 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:43:00 +0100 38918 The recent acquittal by Sweden's Supreme Court of a man charged with attempted murder because he claimed he was “too intoxicated” to remember the incident, has been slammed by legal experts. https://www.thelocal.se/20111101/37082 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:48:00 +0100 37082 Half of Sweden's courtroom interpreters are so poor that they represent a threat to the functioning of the country's legal system, researchers have warned. https://www.thelocal.se/20110906/35974 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:08:00 +0200 35974 A school in western Sweden has been sued for almost a million kronor ($160,000) by four families who claim that not enough has been done to help bullied children. https://www.thelocal.se/20110601/34114 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:55:00 +0200 34114 Sweden’s lack of qualified interpreters with specialized skills in legal terminology poses a threat for those seeking asylum in the country, warns the head of the Swedish Bar Association (Advokatsamfundet). https://www.thelocal.se/20101112/30172 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:26:00 +0100 30172 Beleaguered Scandinavian airline SAS posted deep losses for the third quarter, with results weighed down by legal fees and a €70 million fine ($96.38 million) for being part of a global cargo cartel. https://www.thelocal.se/20101110/30136 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:34:00 +0100 30136 The Swedish tax agency (Skatteverket) has rejected the request of a 40-year-old terminally ill cancer patient who wanted to cash in her pension account early in order to travel with her family while she still had the strength. https://www.thelocal.se/20100716/27836 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:25:00 +0200 27836 A Swedish appeals court convicted a man in absentia of assault in April. The man's absence turned out to be due to his untimely death a month previously and the prosecutor has now called on the court to re-open the case. https://www.thelocal.se/20100526/26862 Wed, 26 May 2010 14:21:00 +0200 26862 Sweden's Market Court (Marknadsdomstolen) has ruled that Volvo Car's marketing of its XC60 vehicle as the "safest in the world" is misleading and lacks supporting evidence. https://www.thelocal.se/20100312/25492 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:47:00 +0100 25492 For the first time ever, Sweden has named a woman to be the top judge of the country’s highest court. https://www.thelocal.se/20100114/24376 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:52:00 +0100 24376 Swedish-Chilean opera singer and convicted rapist Tito Beltran has submitted a petition for a retrial in the Supreme Court. Beltran claims that former justice minister Thomas Bodström's involvement in the case amounted to a breach of the constitution. https://www.thelocal.se/20091018/22728 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:42:00 +0200 22728