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Salmond needled by 'knitting for criminals' furore
ALEX Salmond's justice policy was dismissed as “candy floss and flim-flam” yesterday as he dodged questions over why criminals are spending
Updated: 02/03/2011 07:07P
Filmmaker Soderbergh hit with paternity suit
It says the "Traffic" and "Ocean's Eleven" director helped pay medical expenses during Anderson's pregnancy, and a DNA test showed he was the father of the
Updated: 02/03/2011 07:07P
John Scott: Don't give Crown two chances, just keep our law the way it is
In my view, not-proven is a proper verdict. Rather than not-guilty, a jury is saying to the Crown that you have not proved to our satisfaction that this
Updated: 02/03/2011 07:07P
John Scott: Don't give Crown two chances, just keep our law the way it is
In my view, not-proven is a proper verdict. Rather than not-guilty, a jury is saying to the Crown that you have not proved to our satisfaction that this
Updated: 02/03/2011 07:07P
Only objective in Zahra case: Justice
The prosecution must not make a mistake, or justice can be delayed or even subverted. Appeals are based on procedural errors, not a verdict.
Updated: 02/03/2011 07:06P
Truckie Brett Janson jailed for killing Jeton Kulafovski, Lyton Mustafovski
Appeal judge Justice Geoff Nettle said the sentence handed down to Brett Janson, 40, was so inadequate it would "shock the public consciousness".
Updated: 02/03/2011 07:06P
Rankin to challenge securities ban
Richard Powers, a professor of business law and ethics at the University of Toronto, said Rankin's request is extremely rare and it is unlikely the
Updated: 02/03/2011 07:06P
Wrightsville slaying evidence sufficient to support guilty verdict, Arkansas
By AP LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court says there was plenty of evidence to support the capital-murder conviction of a man in a
Updated: 02/03/2011 07:06P
VICTORY FOR LANDLADY IN BATTLE TO CUT COST OF PUB TV FOOTBALL
The European Court of Justice's Advocate General backed Karen Murphy's bid to overturn her conviction for using foreign TV stations to show live Premier
Updated: 02/03/2011 07:05P
Legal aid cuts: Scales of justice
But, as ambulance crews and teachers would attest, the cheerily immovable Ken Clarke, secretary of state for justice, has won confrontations with far more
Updated: 02/03/2011 07:05P