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News Corp's law firm could be implicated in hacking cover-up
Professor Richard Moorhead, of Cardiff University, said the Murdoch news empire might not be able to maintain its current attempts to withhold the documents if its lawyers, Burton Copeland (BCL), were being used at the time to help a criminal fraud
Updated: 04/27/2012 02:54P
Birth not a moment of 'magical transformation': MP slams anti-science views in
The Kitchener MP has called on Parliament to establish a special committee to re-examine section 223 of the Criminal Code, a 400-year-old provision inherited from British common law that states a child only becomes a “human being” once he or she has
Updated: 04/27/2012 02:52P
Birth not a moment of 'magical transformation': MP slams anti-science views in
The Kitchener MP has called on Parliament to establish a special committee to re-examine section 223 of the Criminal Code, a 400-year-old provision inherited from British common law that states a child only becomes a “human being” once he or she has
Updated: 04/27/2012 02:52P
Police riot squad tackles city violence
Crime statistics have suggested a downwards trend in assaults and violent crime in the city's party precinct since the introduction of the curfew and lock-out laws four years ago. However, police intelligence has identified a growing trend of violent
Updated: 04/27/2012 02:30P
Strippers say accused pimp 'Jell-O' is innocent
Attorney Wilvin J. Carter shows documents to witness Kara Laughead during the hearing for Germaine "Jell-O" Wallace held in Court-at-Law Judge Sherman Ross' court at The Harris County Criminal Justice Center on Thursday, April 26, 2012, in Houston.
Updated: 04/27/2012 02:25P
The Rule of Law
For example children under ten years of age are incapable of committing a crime in the eyes of criminal courts, they are doli incapax. Other special provisions include: foreign diplomats who enjoy immunity to criminal law, judges that cannot be sued
Updated: 04/27/2012 02:17P
Law Day Live helps students understand their rights & responsibilities
Do people have to identify themselves to law enforcement? Is wearing trousers south of the waistline PC to be stopped and searched? These were just some of the questions posed to students participating in the Nevada Supreme Court's Law Day Live 2012
Updated: 04/27/2012 02:13P
Complying With Bribery Laws In Key European Jurisdictions
In Germany, as a general rule, corporates are not subject to criminal liability. Only individuals acting on behalf of the corporate will be exposed to criminal penalties, such as imprisonment or monetary fines. However, German law provides for serious
Updated: 04/27/2012 02:07P
The EEOC's Busy Week – A New Guidance Issued on Using Arrest and Conviction
Records of a criminal conviction on the other hand may be used not only as “evidence of conduct” but also as “evidence of unlawful conduct” or that “the law has been violated” by the individual in question. The Guidance issued by the EEOC this week did
Updated: 04/27/2012 01:54P
Red leader jailed for lese majeste
The Criminal Court yesterday sentenced red-shirt leader Surachai Saedan to two and a half years in prison for violating the lese majeste law. Surachai, 70, is a leader of the Daeng Siam (Red Siam) group. He is also a former Thai Rak Thai parliamentary
Updated: 04/27/2012 01:26P
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