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Visa error leaves chef with a bitter taste

Metro | Courts
2009-4-21

A CITY hotel has been ordered to pay a French chef about 10,000 yuan (US$1,460), a district court ruled in a labor dispute yesterday. But the award was a 10th of what the chef had demanded. The bulk of the...

SOE manager jailed for 150,000 yuan deception

Metro | Courts
2009-4-9

A SENIOR manager in a state-owned enterprise has been jailed for 10 and a half years for corruption, the Jing'an District People's Court said yesterday. The court found him guilty on Tuesday after experts said...

Court rules on judges' spouses

Metro | Courts
2009-3-31

THE Jing'an District People's Court has ruled that if a judge's spouse is a lawyer, one of them should quit their job. The measure is designed to prevent judicial corruption. The court said judges whose...

Husband must stay wed

Metro | Courts
2009-3-26

A COURT has rejected a husband's plea to divorce his wife because of her mental illness. The husband, surnamed Fu, accused his wife, surnamed Liu, of hiding a history of mental problems before their marriage....

Jail for airport bus theft pair

Metro | Courts
2009-3-25

TWO thieves who stole 10,000 yuan (US$1,460) and US$20,000 cash during a shuttle bus journey between the city's two airports were jailed yesterday by the Jing'an District People's Court. Yue Yong, who had previous...

Consumers reminded to supply parcel values

Metro | Consumer rights
2009-3-16

CONSUMERS were reminded to state the value of any parcels they are posting when they give them to the delivery company. If they don't, said the local consumers' rights watchdog, they will be unable to get a full...

Tourist payout

Metro | Courts
2009-3-16

JING'AN District People's Court ruled a travel agency must pay 47,000 yuan (US$6,881) to a retired teacher surnamed Gu who suffered a fractured spine when taking a bus arranged by the agency. Gu, 69, attended a one-day...

Broken hymen

Metro | Courts
2009-2-27

A hospital was ordered by the Jing'an District People's Court yesterday to pay compensation of 22,000 yuan (US$3,217) to a woman whose hymen was broken by an intern during a gynecological exam. On November 25,...

Deadly sex story puts 2 bloggers in court

Metro | Courts
2009-2-24

THE widow of the late Chinese film director Xie Jin has filed a libel lawsuit against twin-brother bloggers for claiming her husband died while having sex with a prostitute. Xie's widow, Xu Dawen, is seeking 500,000...

Thief jailed for bus attack

Metro | Courts
2008-12-25

THE Jing'an District People's Court sentenced Li Qinglin, a Jiangxi Province native, to 10 years yesterday for injuring two passengers after being caught stealing on a bus. On April 11, Li, 24, was part of...