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MP calls for law changes as Colne man gave lager to dog which later mauled
Police brought a civil case against the dog's owner James Holmes, 24, of Glen Street, Colne, but were unable to bring criminal proceedings as it happened on private property. Paul Ashworth, who gave the dog the alcohol after taking it for a walk
Updated: 10/24/2011 04:43A
Abbott set to pay $1.3 billion for Depakote law suits
Abbott is said to have reached an agreement that would see the firm pay around $800 million for civil claims and about $500 million in criminal penalties, according to sources speaking to Bloomberg. The money would be used to settle claims by the US
Updated: 10/24/2011 04:36A
Court orders prosecutors to comment on appeal of 5 cops in Failon case
Charged were Senior Superintendent Franklin Moises Mabanag, Superintendent Gerardo Ratuita, Chief Inspector Cherry Lou Donato and Enrico Figueroa and Senior Inspector Roberto Razon, all formerly of the Quezon City Police District's Criminal
Updated: 10/24/2011 04:33A
China To Increase Punishment For Violations Of Work-related Illness Law
Licensing authorities for construction projects will be given criminal sanctions if their actions violate the law and constitute crimes, according to the draft amendment to the Law on Occupational Illness Prevention and Control, which was submitted to
Updated: 10/24/2011 04:33A
Unprecedented Gains for Sexual Rights and Reproductive Rights at the UN Today
Today, in the halls of the General Assembly, Anand Grover, UN Special Rapporteur for the Right to Health will present his report on criminal laws and other legal restrictions relating to sexual health, reproductive health and the right to health.
Updated: 10/24/2011 04:31A
Blake Dawson | Company Law & Governance Update - 24 October 2011
The directors were defending criminal charges and anticipated civil proceedings to be brought against them in the future by companies within the Bridgecorp group (which are all in receivership and/or liquidation) seeking damages in excess of NZ$450
Updated: 10/24/2011 04:31A
Sexual And Reproductive Rights: More Than Just Health
The report will make one of the clearest statements to date within the international human rights system condemning the negative impacts that criminal laws and other legal restrictions relating to sexual and reproductive health have over women's
Updated: 10/24/2011 04:31A
Banker trials would require specialist juries, says DPP
''Bear in mind, all breaches of competition law in Ireland are criminal offences. Apart from cartel activity, Idon't think competition breaches should be enforced through criminal law. I think it's too nebulous, really," he said.
Updated: 10/24/2011 04:26A
Public lives in the USA...
The criminalisation of homelessness takes many forms, from explicit criminal sanctions to administrative controls that prevent groups from providing services to the homeless. Such measures include: laws that make it illegal to sleep, sit,
Updated: 10/24/2011 04:15A
Prison Program Leads to Law School
“Because now that I had been on the one side of the law, I think having that perspective of that side of the criminal law system might be very valuable, not just to my education but to that of my peers,” he said. Weimer served much of his sentence at
Updated: 10/24/2011 03:01A
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