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Norway killer used drugs, asked how many he killed, lawyer says
The suspect took drugs during his attack “to be strong, to be efficient, to keep him awake,” Lippestad said. He claims he is part of an organization with several cells in Western countries, including two in Norway, Lippestad said.
Updated: 07/26/2011 10:20A
Justice Minister congratulates police on “fantastic work”
(REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay) Norway's justice minister on Tuesday hailed “fantastic” police work after Anders Behring Breivik killed at least 76 people, setting aside criticisms that police had reacted too slowly to a shooting massacre.
Updated: 07/26/2011 09:27A
Criminalization without Justification
Included in most such packages is a vast expansion of the scope of two of the most notoriously broad criminal offenses in American law: the federal mail fraud and wire fraud statutes. This change alone would, as a unanimous Supreme Court put it,
Updated: 07/26/2011 09:15A
Ralli | ABSs at risk of criminal ownership, Law Society warns
The Law Society's chief executive, Desmond Hudson, has written to the justice secretary urging him to take action to prevent non-lawyers with spent criminal convictions from becoming owners of alternative business structures.
Updated: 07/26/2011 08:43A
New judge appointed to District Court
“Mr Farr has practised in a wide range of areas including criminal law, family law, planning and environment law and medical negligence. “In 2007, he was made Senior Counsel and has appeared in many jurisdictions, including the High Court of Australia,
Updated: 07/26/2011 08:34A
Breivik lawyer says client 'insane'
Prosecutors will consider whether Breivik's acts fall under a 2008 law on crimes against humanity, said Staale Eskeland, professor of criminal law at Oslo University. "To kill a group of civilians systematically is the basic criteria" for charges of
Updated: 07/26/2011 08:00A
Trinity Mirror launches investigation following phone hacking allegations
Trinity Mirror and the newspaper's former editor Piers Morgan have denied the claims, with the company insisting that “our journalists work within the criminal law and the PCC [Press Complaints Commission] code of conduct." Sly Bailey, chief executive,
Updated: 07/26/2011 07:03A
Norway gunman 'acted alone'
Photograph: Mitchell/Getty Images Norway's justice minister today hailed "fantastic" police work after Anders Behring Breivik killed at least 76 people, setting aside criticisms that police had reacted too slowly to a shooting massacre.
Updated: 07/26/2011 06:46A
Norway gunman 'crimes against humanity' charge
Anders Behring Breivik, who massacred at least 76 people in Norway on Friday, could be charged with crimes against humanity, a Norwegian law expert says. Staale Eskeland, Professor of Criminal Law at Oslo University, said prosecutors will consider
Updated: 07/26/2011 06:44A
Norway minister praises police
Prosecutors will consider whether Breivik's acts fall under a 2008 law on crimes against humanity, said Staale Eskeland, professor of criminal law at Oslo University. “To kill a group of civilians systematically is the basic criteria” for charges of
Updated: 07/26/2011 06:38A
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