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Sinels launch dedicated legal aid department
Sinels Advocate, Lauren Glynn (pictured), is to head the firm's new dedicated criminal law and legal aid department following her Jersey Advocacy exam success. The department will expand on Sinels' existing commitment to Jersey's legal aid system,
Updated: 03/30/2012 04:54A
Armed robbers wife jailed for hiding gun
Jamiri was facing charges under section 184 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act chapter 9:23; defeating or obstructing the course of justice. The State case led by Solomon Kanyoka is that on March 11 at a house in Kaguvi, Chegutu,
Updated: 03/30/2012 03:30A
Megaupload: Sometimes, Stealing Isn't Really Stealing
In the middle of the 20th century, criminal law reformers were sufficiently annoyed by all of this specialization and ad hoc-ness that they decided to do something about it. In 1962, the prestigious American Law Institute issued the Model Penal Code,
Updated: 03/30/2012 03:26A
Feminists celebrate prostitution ruling as a big step forward
Specifically, the court said the bawdy-house provisions and the living-off-the-avails provisions of the Criminal Code violate the security of individuals who work in the sex trade and, as such, are unconstitutional. In simpler terms, the court said
Updated: 03/30/2012 03:19A
San Francisco Defense Attorney Reviews California's Self Defense Law in New
In an article released this week, “Trayvon Martin's Death and Highlights of California's Law on Self Defense”, San Francisco criminal defense attorney Tim Pori explains that self defense laws in California allow people to use lethal force only when
Updated: 03/30/2012 03:10A
Duties and Liabilities of Key Positions in a Foreign-Invested Enterprise
China's 2006 Company Law sets forth the primary duties and potential legal liabilities of key positions of PRC limited liability companies (including WFOEs and JVs), with additional liabilities stemming from the Civil Code, Criminal Law, Tax Law etc.
Updated: 03/30/2012 02:45A
N32.8 Billion Police Pension Scam - Permanent Secretary, 5 Others Remanded in
According to the EFCC, their offence which borders on conspiracy, fraud and criminal breach of trust, is punishable under sections 97, 315, 115(ii), 119 and 309, of the Penal Code Act Cap. 532, Laws of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria 2007
Updated: 03/30/2012 02:33A
Indiana lacks answers on toxicology lab tests used in criminal cases
Fran Watson, a clinical professor at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis, said such results likely will bolster the appeals of people who challenge convictions based on the lab's original drug test results.
Updated: 03/30/2012 02:04A
Mistakes in one in every 15 criminal prosecution cases, report suggests
Errors made by crown prosecutors could lead to as many as 63000 criminal cases being wrongly dropped or unnecessarily brought to trial each year, a report has suggested. By Hannah Furness An investigation into standards at the Crown Prosecution Service
Updated: 03/30/2012 02:01A
EDITORIAL: If the secrecy bill becomes law…
And with that he brought to an end the controversy over the lifting of the suspension of crime intelligence boss Lt -Gen Richard Mdluli, who went on to be appointed national police commissioner without ever having to answer the allegations of murder
Updated: 03/30/2012 01:35A
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