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New offences address corporate environmental crime
A recent change in legislation has introduced new criminal offences for environmental damage. Amendments to Law 231/01(1) now provide for corporate liability for crimes committed by senior managers or their subordinates. On August 16 2011 Law 121/2011
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:56A
Franklin Township man joins law firm
Following law school, Hoffman served as judicial law clerk to The Honorable Walter L. Marshall Jr., presiding judge, Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem counties, Superior Court, Law Division, Criminal Part. He is admitted to practice law in the Supreme
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:35A
Not a good Sunday for the Koch brothers
“Those activities constitute violations of criminal law,” Koch Industries wrote in a Dec. 8, 2008, letter giving details of its findings. The letter was made public in a civil court ruling in France in September 2010; the document has never before been
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:27A
Supreme Court to Tackle Hot-Button Disputes as New Term Begins
The same was true for Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito on the other side of the ideological spectrum. With the health care suit potentially on the high-court horizon, several groups already have gotten started making the argument
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:12A
Ghana: Don't Take the Rule of Law for Granted
Akua Kuenyehia, formerly Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, Legon and now an Eminent Judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, The Netherlands. Professor Kuenyehia was giving a lecture at Ghana Institute of Management
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:03A
Islamic (Sharia) Law in Germany, Holland and Britain
Thus, Islamic shadow justice systems are making inroads into Western societies. "Under Sharia law to settle disputes can be innocent, but it can also undermine Western ideas of fairness," Der Spiegel reports. Journalist Joachim Wagner, author of a new
Updated: 10/03/2011 09:57A
Federal Law Enforcement Agency Selects VirTra Systems Judgmental Use of Force
Serving since 1789, the US Marshals are involved in virtually every federal law enforcement initiative. More than 3950 deputy US marshals and criminal investigators serve within the agency. VirTra Systems, Inc. is a global leading provider of the
Updated: 10/03/2011 09:56A
Chances of more Madoff charges fade
/Shannon Stapleton/Files (UNITED STATES BUSINESS CRIME LAW) One was Bernard Madoff's right-hand man for decades. Two others were executives in his firm. All are family - and presumed targets of the investigation of Madoff's epic fraud.
Updated: 10/03/2011 09:35A
Law and Order: Bergen made accused of forcible touching
Cody A. Bush, Jr., 25, of 7614 Oak Orchard Road, Batavia, is charged with criminal contempt 2nd. Bush is accused of going to Jackson Elementary School and contacting a child he is ordered by family court not to contact by Family Court.
Updated: 10/03/2011 09:22A
first monday in october Health law looms over new Supreme Court term
acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal, now in private practice at the Hogan Lovells law firm. Other high-profile cases on the horizon concern immigration and affirmative action, hot-button issues at any time and only more so in an election year.
Updated: 10/03/2011 09:20A
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