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Parliamentary Intervention On Joint Enterprise Murder
In a recent report, "Joint Enterprise 1 " the Commons Justice Select Committee recognised particular problems with the operation of the common law doctrine of joint enterprise and murder. The Committee was sympathetic to criticism of the complexity,
Updated: 05/03/2012 05:43A
EEOC updates guidance on use of arrest and conviction records in employment
On April 25, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued its first guidance since the 1990s on the use of criminal arrest and conviction records in employment decisions. At first glance, the new guidance states many obvious legal points
Updated: 05/03/2012 05:32A
WA passes double jeopardy exceptions
of Criminal Appeal for permission to retry an acquitted person if fresh and compelling evidence comes to light. This only applies to the most serious offences under WA law where the penalty is life imprisonment or imprisonment for 14 years or more.
Updated: 05/03/2012 05:32A
System not helping elders: Study
"Recent announcements with respect to Criminal Code amendments are intended to result in tougher sentences for those who are guilty of crimes associated with abuse of older people," Conservatives on the committee wrote. Alice Wong, minister of state
Updated: 05/03/2012 05:23A
Bikies set to have firearms confiscated
Members of outlaw motorcycle gangs and criminal organisations banned from possessing guns under the Government's anti-association laws are likely to have their weapons permanently confiscated and their firearms licences cancelled.
Updated: 05/03/2012 05:23A
Barrett asks Gov. Walker for legal defense fund explanation
Scott Walker's potential recall opponents called Wednesday for Walker to clarify why he has set up a legal defense fund to pay expenses related to an ongoing investigation that's led to criminal charges against five former close aides and associates.
Updated: 05/03/2012 05:18A
Banking fraud to thrive in cyberspace
Experts see several reasons behind this trend – flaws in Russia's legal framework, inefficient anti-fraud efforts, and Internet users simply being insufficiently computer savvy. An officer of the Interior Ministry's Cyber Crime Division stresses that
Updated: 05/03/2012 05:11A
SUNY Canton students listen to law enforcement officals about future jobs
Aaron Follman, a senior studying criminal justice, said he wants to leave Northern New York to become a Border Patrol agent. He said local law enforcement agencies did not give him an opportunity to see the country. “I'd like to travel,” Mr. Follman
Updated: 05/03/2012 05:02A
Gov't to Repeal Criminal Libel Law - in Fulfillment of Table Mountain Protocol
This means when the bill is enacted into law, the media here would be exempt from all criminal libel(s) claims from the public. Liberia's Minister for Information, Culture and Tourism Lewis G. Brown made the disclosure Wednesday, while addressing the
Updated: 05/03/2012 05:02A
Gov't to Repeal Criminal Libel Law - in Fulfillment of Table Mountain Protocol
This means when the bill is enacted into law, the media here would be exempt from all criminal libel(s) claims from the public. Liberia's Minister for Information, Culture and Tourism Lewis G. Brown made the disclosure Wednesday, while addressing the
Updated: 05/03/2012 05:02A
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