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It's criminal on the 07:43 from Woking - why client work should always be
SRA O4.1 states: "You must achieve these outcomes: you keep the affairs of clients confidential unless disclosure is required or permitted by law or the client consents". SRA IB4.2 states "you comply with the law in respect of your fiduciary duties in
Updated: 10/14/2011 05:42A
Police file criminal charges vs. Llamas' aides
Llamas' aides were involved in last week's vehicular accident in Quezon City, wherein the official's high-powered firearm, a CZ 858 was recovered in the vehicle. The weapon is similar to an AK-47 assault rifle. Philippine National Police (PNP)
Updated: 10/14/2011 05:36A
Group nixes proposal to lower age of criminal liability in PHL
Francis Escudero said the Senate justice committee will recommend the suspension of a provision in Republic Act No. 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006, which mandates that offenders 15 years old and below be exempted from criminal
Updated: 10/14/2011 05:22A
State board disbars former Judge Richard Baumgartner
By News Sentinel staff Former Knox County Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner can no longer practice law in Tennessee, according to the disciplinary arm of the Tennessee Supreme Court. By agreement, Baumgartner was disbarred, according to
Updated: 10/14/2011 04:47A
Steve Sumner, Attorney At Law, Releases Statement on the Recent Amanda Knox Case
Attorney Steve Sumner is a DUI Defense Attorney in Greenville, South Carolina. He has been in private practice since 1994. From 1992 – 1994, he was a DUI prosecutor in State Court. He holds an “AV” peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Updated: 10/14/2011 04:20A
Wasted youth in the Philippines
The criminal syndicates that increasingly resort to youth to ply their illicit trades have leveraged into that weak law enforcement. Most of the minors involved in recent taxi robberies have been below 15 and are well aware that even if they are caught
Updated: 10/14/2011 04:11A
President signs law making medicine counterfeiting a crime
3718-VI amending some laws of Ukraine on the prevention of medicine counterfeiting. On Sept. 8, the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, approved the document. The law, in particular, amends the Criminal Code, adding an article entitled "Medicine
Updated: 10/14/2011 04:05A
Criminal charges to be decided on in four weeks
Clerides said that indictments will be based only on hard facts, bearing in mind the law and quality of testimony and evidence. The police had delivered a substantial report to Clerides comprising a two-volume report of over 1000 pages and 36 files.
Updated: 10/14/2011 04:05A
City Commissioner Debates Marijuana Laws
Additional panelists were Cooley Law School professor Gerald Fisher; defense attorney Michael Komorn; criminal defense attorney Niel Rockind; the editor of Medical Marijuana Magazine, Ric Thompson; and Oakland County Commissioner and former Farmington
Updated: 10/14/2011 04:02A
Tunisia: Drop Criminal Investigation of TV Station for Airing Persepolis
The interim authorities should respect free expression and approve pending amendments to abolish the "defaming of religion" law. (Tunis) - Tunisia's interim government should drop its criminal investigation of a TV station for "defaming" Islam over the
Updated: 10/14/2011 03:13A
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