The court of first instance in El Jadida has issued a judgment requiring a spouse to return to the marital home , a decision that revives the debate on marital responsibilities and the judge’s intervention in the private sphere. This jurisprudence is based on the provisions of the Family Code relating to compulsory cohabitation and the joint management of household affairs.
Exemplarity takes a hit. Five Moroccan parliamentarians have had their monthly allowances seized by the courts. The reason? They refused to pay child support to their ex-wives and children , even though they sit to vote on laws.
It is a David versus Goliath victory that has just played out in the administrative court of Marrakech . A citizen from Kelaât Sraghna has managed to get a hefty tax adjustment of nearly 350,000 dirhams cancelled, proving that the administration can be wrong.
A small revolution is brewing in the courts of the Kingdom . The era of verbal agreements and fees set on the fly is coming to an end. The new draft law No. 66.23 aims to impose a mandatory "written mandate" between the lawyer and his client, marking a complete break with current practices.
The end of the line for a police sergeant from Villeneuve-la-Garenne. The courts have validated the dismissal of this police officer, involved in a vast corruption scandal related to impound lots. He is accused of having sold his influence in exchange for lavish gifts, including trips to Morocco .
The Catalan police have prevented 47 forced marriages over the past five years. Among the cases handled, seven involve Moroccan families. In total, 28 minors have been protected, including a 9-year-old girl.
The professional order has ruled. Nadia El Bouroumi, a media and controversial figure in the defense during the trial of the Mazan rapes, was sanctioned this Thursday. The Moroccan-born lawyer was given a four-month ban from practicing, with two months suspended, for having disseminated a video deemed indecent in the margins of this sensitive case.
The courts have ruled, but the damage is done. The administrative court of Rabat has just condemned the state to compensate a bank executive who was wrongly imprisoned. Definitively recognized as innocent after an abusive pre-trial detention, the man receives financial compensation, which is quite meager compared to the social and professional disaster he has suffered.
A resident of Larache finds himself facing an expensive dilemma: pay more than half a million dirhams or remain married. The court has set a strict suspensive condition on his divorce request , transforming the breakup into a heavy financial transaction.
The Support Committee for GenZ212 Families chooses the symbolism of December 10 to take to the streets. Faced with accusations of "live ammunition" in Leqliaa, the activists demand accountability from the authorities and the immediate release of the detainees.
The Rabat administrative court has just created a formidable precedent for local authorities. By cancelling a citizen’s taxes over more than a decade due to the lack of an assessment commission, the court has reminded that the administration cannot tax without strictly complying with the law.
Four individuals have been arrested for their involvement in an exchange of live fire in Bni Bouayach, province of Al Hoceima. The investigation is ongoing to elucidate this case.