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Supreme Court convicts former minister Wagle on corruption
In an unprecedented verdict, A bench of chief justice Ram Prasad Shrestha and justice Khil Raj Regmi slapped 18-month imprisonment and Rs. 20.3 million fine on Wagle for his crimes. This is the first time after 1990 that SC has convicted a high-level
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:33A
Supreme Court convicts former minister Wagle on corruption
In an unprecedented verdict, A bench of chief justice Ram Prasad Shrestha and justice Khil Raj Regmi slapped 18-month imprisonment and Rs. 20.3 million fine on Wagle for his crimes. This is the first time after 1990 that SC has convicted a high-level
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:33A
Punters to run checks on Dutch prostitutes
Not doing so will be a criminal offence under measures being proposed by Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten. His plans mostly concern prostitutes who work independently and advertise their services either via brothels or in other ways.
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:33A
ZONING LAWSUIT SET FOR TRIAL
LANCASTER -- Pre-trial and trial dates have been set in a lawsuit alleging the city violated a man's constitutional rights when Lancaster City Council denied a zoning change of two North Columbus Street properties. A pretrial conference is scheduled
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:32A
Serco Signs Prisoner Escort, Custody Pact For London, East Of England
LN), an international service company said Wednesday that, it has signed a contract with the UK Government's Ministry of Justice to provide Prisoner Escort and Custody Services within the new National Offender Management Service region of London and
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:32A
Judge Richard Berens testifies against proposed sentencing changes
Berens, a Fairfield County Common Pleas Court judge, testified Tuesday in front of the members of the Ohio Senate Judiciary and Criminal Justice Committee in opposition of Senate Bill 10. "I am opposed to certain aspects of SB10 as presently drafted,
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:31A
Sixth Avenue Electronics sued by GE for default
In a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Delaware, GE Commercial Distribution Finance said it agreed in 2007 to finance the electronics retailer's inventory and use the goods as collateral. But after sending three letters reminding the chain of
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:31A
U.S. Supreme Court finds the definition of "personal privacy" in one statute
In a unanimous opinion written by Chief Justice Roberts, the Court held that corporations do not fall within the "personal privacy" exception at issue. Slip op. at 11-12. This decision is being treated in some quarters as a far-ranging repudiation of a
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:30A
English Patents Court revisits the clearing the way principle in preliminary
In the recent English case of Cephalon Inc. and others v Orchid Europe Ltd and others (2010), Mr Justice Floyd of the Patents Court revisited the “clearing the way” principle in cases where there is a threatened launch of a generic
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:30A
Tunnel Vision: A Response to Malcolm F. Lowe
So: Obeying UN resolutions, fulfilling international law, inter-religious action for peace and justice, peaceful and equitable conflict resolution, monitoring and reporting human rights abuses, support for joint Palestinian/Israeli peace efforts, etc.
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:30A
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