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Bike advocates cheer manslaughter bill's passage
Proponents say the new charge of manslaughter by criminal negligence, punishable by up to three years in jail and a $5000 fine, fills a gap in the law between simple traffic offenses such as negligent driving and felony automotive manslaughter.
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:16P
IPC amendment does activists a favour
Noted criminal lawyer Padma Prasad Hedge told TOI that amendment to that section by state in January this year makes it non-cognizable as well as bailable, which earlier was not. Regarding whether it was cognizable as it was a threat to children,
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:39P
Two new judges to serve on Nova Scotia's family and provincial court benches
HALIFAX — Two new judges have been named to Nova Scotia's family and provincial courts. Warren Zimmer and Raymond Morse will serve on both benches. Both men were called to the bar in 1978. Zimmer had a private practice specializing in criminal law,
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:00P
High-profile defence lawyer Zimmer now a Nova Scotia judge
Zimmer, who was called to the bar in 1978, heads up his own Halifax firm, specializing in criminal law. He has represented some high-profile clients, including Jimmy Melvin Jr. and drug dealer Daniel Innocente. Morse, also a member of the bar since
Updated: 04/12/2011 12:55P
UCM's criminal justice team earns ninth national championship title
The annual competition consists of academic testing in the areas of criminal law, juvenile justice, corrections, police management and LAE Knowledge, physical agility and firearms for individuals; as well as team competition for firearms and crime
Updated: 04/12/2011 12:47P
Legally Speaking: Some Judges Have the Write Stuff
A couple of years ago, for instance, I wrote of US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' opinion in a criminal law case that departed from the usual dry, "just the facts, ma'am" recitation of what happened and instead channeled hardboiled detective
Updated: 04/12/2011 10:53A
Peace prayer congregants released – but Mukoyi further detained
The police released the 12 congregants, who include Pastors Pastor Mukome, the Resident Priest at the Nazarene Church, Pastor Isaya on Monday evening after charging them with contravening Section 36 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act and
Updated: 04/12/2011 10:40A
Maqasid al-Shari`ah and the Veil Ban
Apparently legislating for w h at people wear, and invoking t h e coercive power of law to impose suc h legislation, is just t h et h ing for a modern and secular society. Of course, to use t h e criminal law in suc h a way is illiberal and
Updated: 04/12/2011 10:30A
Groups, RCMP help raise awareness about hate crimes
“People think we're here to police the way people think, that if they have prejudices against a visible minority, it's a criminal activity,” said Banville. “With any crime, motivation is always a consideration.” A hate crime is any criminal offence
Updated: 04/12/2011 10:09A
The NYDOL Issues Model Notices Under And Clarifies The New York Wage Theft
The new guidelines advise that dual language versions of the notice templates will be issued in Chinese, Haitian-Creole, Korean, Polish, Russian and Spanish. As of April 7, 2011, only Chinese, Korean and Spanish templates have been published.
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:58A
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