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Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP | Canada's Competition Law
headed by the Commissioner of Competition, and the Department of Justice. There is no other related federal or provincial legislation.* 2. The Act distinguishes between conduct which is a criminal offence, subject to fines and/or imprisonment,
Updated: 02/27/2012 07:01P
Law firm teaches teens DUI dangers
“It's a sad fact that someone will be a drunk driving statistic before graduation this year,” said Attorney Arthur Brandt who addressed the costs of being charged with a DUI both criminally and monetarily. “My advice to you is if you are going to grab
Updated: 02/27/2012 06:51P
Despite recent shootings, crime at US public schools declining
Five students later accepted plea deals in criminal cases. Prince's death was among several that led to new laws cracking down on bullying in schools. The total number of homicides, including those not committed on school grounds, declined from 1701 to
Updated: 02/27/2012 06:41P
Court opinion in line with criminal law
Parker went on to write that the court's decision “reaffirms that the lives of unborn children are protected by Alabama's wrongful-death statute, regardless of viability.” Roe v. Wade said the state has an interest in preserving the life of unborn
Updated: 02/27/2012 06:40P
Sweeping criminal justice changes proposed
By Carrie Teegardin and Bill Rankin State legislative leaders on Monday proposed sweeping changes to criminal justice in Georgia, including a plan to reduce prison terms for some offenders and divert others into treatment rather than locking them up.
Updated: 02/27/2012 06:38P
China 'to water down secret detention law'
The National People's Congress, opening its annual session next Monday, will remove some planned changes to the Criminal Procedure Law that would have made it legal to lock up suspects in secret locations for six months without charge.
Updated: 02/27/2012 06:38P
VI Police submit crime stats to FBI for first time in decade
"And also the US Department of Justice, they were instrumental in submitting this." While more than 1700 law enforcement agencies across the country submit data to the FBI annually, the submission of crime statistics from any jurisdiction is a
Updated: 02/27/2012 06:13P
New Law Makes Pointing Lasers at Aircraft Illegal
14 signed into law the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, which includes provisions that make it a criminal offense to aim a laser beam at an aircraft or its flight path. The crime is punishable by a fine of $250000
Updated: 02/27/2012 06:05P
Zanu PF MP arrested for abusing CDF funds
Acting secretary for Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs Mrs Virginia Mabhiza yesterday said the State will now charge the culprits under the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act, a weaker legal statute. She was giving oral evidence before the
Updated: 02/27/2012 05:57P
Law Society to watch judicial review proceedings closely
The New Zealand Law Society understood the serious concerns which had driven the Criminal Bar Association to seek judicial review of the introduction of fixed fees for criminal legal aid, it said today. Law Society President Jonathan Temm said the Law
Updated: 02/27/2012 05:54P
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