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Law officials give evidence to MSPs
MSPs are to quiz representatives from across the criminal justice system about a report by auditors. The Audit Scotland report, published in September, found that justice is at risk by falling budgets, rising costs and inflexible sentencing regimes.
Updated: 11/22/2011 10:15P
In Thursday's newspaper
27 at vancouver.ca/reconnect By Mike De Souza, Postmedia News November 22, 2011 6:59 PM A handful of multinational corporations are "exerting undue influence" on the political process in Canada, the US and other key nations to delay international
Updated: 11/22/2011 10:12P
BC court will rule on polygamy
Nor does the law prohibit group sex or swinging if it is done in private,” he said before BC Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Bauman. Craig Jones, the lawyer representing the province of BC, said the law must remain because there is ample evidence
Updated: 11/22/2011 09:45P
Bush, Blair are war criminals, court says
In 2003, the US and Britain invaded Iraq in blatant violation of international law and under the pretext of finding weapons of mass destruction allegedly stockpiled by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. The Malaysian tribunal judges ruled that the
Updated: 11/22/2011 09:37P
Boko Haram: Senator Ndume Faces 7-Year Jail Term
Oyewumi who summarily convicted Konduga according to section 398 of the Penal Code which attracts two years imprisonment, said the sentence be deferred in view of his link to Ndume 's trial. The court however, adjourned to December 6,
Updated: 11/22/2011 09:34P
Landmark polygamy ruling handed down Wednesday
"If the law is struck down, I think Canada could become a real centre for polygamists, both from the United States and Muslim countries," said Bala, who provided an affidavit at the BC court case but wasn't called to testify.
Updated: 11/22/2011 09:33P
Exposed: Northern Ireland's £400m legal aid gravy train
The PAC report has urged Stormont's justice department to act to bring costs under control and to restore public confidence. Claims that the LSC “is not well placed to manage the risk of fraud.” Last night the chairman of the Stormont Justice Committee
Updated: 11/22/2011 09:31P
Tax protester can't speak for Kamloops dump owner, judge rules
A notorious anti-tax crusader who has been labelled a vexatious litigant in BC won't be able to represent a Kamloops dump owner in court, a judge has ruled. BC Supreme Court Justice Robert Powers denied a request from Daniel Ambrosi to have David
Updated: 11/22/2011 09:22P
Legal Aid Society Leaves Terror Case Over Conflict
The informer was present with the defendant, Jose Pimentel, as he shopped for bomb-making ingredients and as he tried to assemble them into explosive devices, according to a criminal complaint. On Monday, a day after Mr. Pimentel was arraigned,
Updated: 11/22/2011 09:20P
SOFA scrutinized after rash of crimes by US troops in Korea
South Korean officials have established a committee to investigate overall USFK crime in the wake of the alleged rapes. Many South Koreans have also expressed concern that US troops receive far lighter sentences under South Korean law than if they had
Updated: 11/22/2011 09:14P
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