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Justice Ministry moves to abolish statute of limitations for murder cases
The Ministry of Justice is pushing for the abolition of the statute of limitations in cases of murder, the “crime of destroying life.” After achieving the abolition of the statute of limits regarding sex crimes against children,
Updated: 11/17/2011 10:01P
Trustees hire law firm in Penn State scandal
Penn State's trustees have hired a large Pittsburgh-based law firm to represent them in relation to the child sex abuse scandal for which three current and former university employees face criminal charges. Reed Smith spokeswoman Jamie Moss said
Updated: 11/17/2011 09:51P
Ottawa agree to several Quebec demands on crime bill
QUEBEC — Justice Minister Jean-Marc Fournier issued a challenge Wednesday to Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, after the Conservative senator said Quebec is “soft on crime,” to come up
Updated: 11/17/2011 09:46P
RCMP in breach of privacy law: audit
“The police always believe it to be in their interest to have as much information about citizens as possible … not only law-abiding gun owners but also individuals who have been cleared of crimes,” said Solomon Friedman, a criminal defence lawyer and
Updated: 11/17/2011 09:42P
Penn State Scandal: Trustees Hire Law Firm For Sandusky Sex Abuse Case
Penn State University has hired the large PIttsburgh-based law firm of Reed Smith to represent them in the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal. With three current and former employees facing criminal charges, and civil suits reportedly on the horizon,
Updated: 11/17/2011 09:35P
Rights end wrongs
Crown Office figures reveal more than 450 criminal suspects didn't go to trial last year due to "insufficient evidence". In 81 per cent of these cases there WOULD have been sufficient evidence to prosecute IF the need for corroboration was removed
Updated: 11/17/2011 09:08P
Governor gutting state anti-crime task forces
"It'll affect the ability for the local agencies to take these cases to a high level, to go after the shot-callers, the upper echelon of these criminal street gangs." Life for local law enforcement will be tougher, Cooke added. "But the gang members,
Updated: 11/17/2011 09:06P
Legal, moral ramifications of mandatory registry
A recent email notification left many students wondering about the lag in the laws devoted to tracking those convicted of sexual crimes. The notification was sent on Nov. 4, more than two months after the start of the
Updated: 11/17/2011 08:53P
Wilmer Hires Kingsley Napley Heavyweight to Launch UK White-Collar Crime Practice
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr is set to launch a City investigations and criminal litigation practice with the hire of Kingsley Napley heavyweight Stephen Pollard. Pollard is to join the top 20 US law firm's London arm in the new year to found
Updated: 11/17/2011 08:52P
Penn State hires law firm to assist in child sex abuse scandal
Penn State's trustees have hired a large Pittsburgh-based law firm to represent them in relation to the child sex abuse scandal for which three current and former university employees face criminal charges. Reed Smith spokeswoman Jamie Moss said
Updated: 11/17/2011 08:46P
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