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Hong Kong's new home sales advanced 46 percent in November from a month earlier, reaching a six-month high, according to Midland Holdings Ltd. Total property deals in the city rose 5 percent during the month, the realtor said in an e-mailed statement
Updated: 12/01/2011 08:25P
Case raises question of liability
"For HIV and AIDS carriers, it's still difficult to define the extent of injury because there are no laws or regulations so far to use as a reference." According to China's criminal law, people who know they have syphilis, gonorrhea or another serious
Updated: 12/01/2011 08:25P
Beijing lawyers avoid low-earning crime cases
Under the country's current justice system, criminal lawyers often encounter difficulties in criminal proceedings, said Wu Danhong, associate professor in law at China University of Political Science and Law, and a criminal lawyer.
Updated: 12/01/2011 08:24P
BC pub owners eye courts for relief from tough drunk-driving law
But Mr. MacNeil doesn't deny that the law has changed behaviour, resulting in a drop in business: “The fear was created because you gave the police the ability to be judge and jury at roadside.” While the hospitality industry hasn't given up hope that
Updated: 12/01/2011 08:17P
How an electoral tweak is throwing California lobbyists into disarray
People have talked about the moral inequity of a law like Three Strikes, they've looked at the racially disproportionate impact of many criminal justice policies. But it hasn't generally gained a lot of traction. So there'll be small groups that are
Updated: 12/01/2011 07:59P
Editorial — Correct decision on drinking driving laws
The province has no right, under the constitution, to decide on criminal law.That authority belongs to Ottawa and comes under the Criminal Code. The province can levy fines for offences related to drivers' licences and the use of roads.
Updated: 12/01/2011 07:44P
Mark Martins Remarks at ABA
Today, public prosecution is a well-established tradition of our civilian criminal justice system, and one source of its legitimacy. Included within this tradition is not only the notion that criminal prosecution authority rests with the state,
Updated: 12/01/2011 07:30P
Press has lost self-restraint on criminal cases, says attorney general
Changes to the Criminal Justice Act 2003, known as the bad character provision, which allows a defendant's previous convictions to be admitted in evidence, may, the attorney general suggested, have encouraged the loosening of restrictions.
Updated: 12/01/2011 07:21P
Lovett to seek County Prosecutor's seat
Law-abiding citizens want criminals to learn that we won't tolerate violence, and I have just the experience and the energy to teach them this lesson.” Assigned to the Criminal Justice Section of the Ohio Attorney General's Office,
Updated: 12/01/2011 07:09P
Hannon 'Likes' Facebook app to track sex offenders
Kemp Hannon (R-Nassau) announced that the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) sex offender locator application is now be available via Facebook. Users can easily access information about Level 2 (moderate-risk) and Level 3
Updated: 12/01/2011 06:57P
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