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Maples and Calder | Corporate Quarterly Update
Corporate Quarterly Update Autumn 2011 Welcome to the second edition of our Corporate Quarterly Update, a summary of legal developments in Ireland in recent months. ? US: Repatriation of Profits ? Irish Takeover Panel Consultations ? New legislation
Updated: 11/04/2011 12:13P
Doctors call Mississippi "personhood" initiative dangerous
The initiative is "a dangerous intrusion of criminal law into the provision of medical care," according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. The Mississippi chapter of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists sent a letter
Updated: 11/04/2011 12:12P
Texas judge caught beating his daughter won't face charges, police say
(CBS/AP) McALLEN, Texas - The Texas family law judge whose daughter secretly videotaped him savagely beating her in 2004 won't face criminal charges because too much time has elapsed, police said. Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams likely
Updated: 11/04/2011 12:06P
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights
And yet, our criminal justice system has failed on every count: public safety, fairness and cost-effectiveness. Across the country, the criminal justice reform conversation is heating up. Each week, we feature our some of the most exciting and relevant
Updated: 11/04/2011 12:04P
Gas pilferers to face fine, jail term
Meanwhile, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr. Asim Hussain moved The Criminal Law (amendment) bill, 2011 as reported by the Standing Committee in the House. The bill proposes strict punishment to curb the practices of oil and gas theft
Updated: 11/04/2011 11:39A
Juvenile rape appeal causes uproar in Turkey
Istanbul (CNN) -- Turkey's judicial system faced an uproar this week after one of the country's highest courts upheld a decision to reduce sentences against 26 men convicted of having sex with a 13-year old girl.
Updated: 11/04/2011 11:30A
No charges for Texas judge
A Texas family law judge whose daughter secretly videotaped him savagely beating her seven years ago won't face criminal charges. Judge William Adams likely would have been charged in 2004 with causing injury to a child or other assault-related
Updated: 11/04/2011 11:29A
Castle law protects intruder-shooting homeowners
Wisconsin senators voted 26-to-7 this afternoon to let homeowners avoid criminal or civil punishment for killing burglars and other unwanted intruders. The Assembly approved the so-called “castle doctrine” on Tuesday – and the bill's going back to the
Updated: 11/04/2011 11:26A
Police: Judge won't be charged over video beating - TESTTTTTTT
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A Texas family law judge whose daughter secretly videotaped him savagely beating her seven years ago won't face criminal charges because too much time has elapsed, police said. Aransas County Court-at-Law
Updated: 11/04/2011 11:23A
President critical of high court ruling in child rape case
He said under the Turkish Penal Code (TCK), judges were obliged to apply all provisions in favor of a defendant. Elmas said both the lower court and the Supreme Court of Appeals had to retroactively apply the relevant articles of the TCK in place
Updated: 11/04/2011 11:21A
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