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Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP | "Ontario Court of Appeal Dismisses $36 Million
In a 3-0 decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal has reversed a $36 million trial award to members of an environmental class action. Thousands of Port Colborne, Ontario's residents had sued Inco for property devaluation caused by soil contamination
Updated: 11/11/2011 10:23A
1984 riots: victims seek transfer of case for early conclusion
The case against Kumar was registered in 2005 on a recommendation by Justice GT Nanavati Commission. CBI had filed two charge sheets against him and others in January last year. The trial court had in May, 2010, framed charges against Kumar and five
Updated: 11/11/2011 10:20A
1984 anti-Sikh riots: Victims seek transfer of Sajjan Kumar's trial
The application, filed through counsel HS Phoolka representing the riot victims, said it is a 27-year-old case and the victims have been waiting for justice. "It shall be expedient for the ends of justice that an order of transfer be passed so that
Updated: 11/11/2011 10:20A
CBI files 2 supplementary charges against Suresh Kalmadi aides
The trio had earlier been declared proclaimed offenders in the case for avoiding court summons and arrest warrants for their failure to submit themselves to the court's authority to stand trial. The three are now facing trial along with sacked
Updated: 11/11/2011 10:20A
Accused Warren cat killer to receive mental exam
subsequently rules that Ransom understands the criminal charges and can assist his attorney in his own legal defense, the prosecution could begin to lay out its evidence to assert whether Ransom should stand trial in Macomb County Circuit Court.
Updated: 11/11/2011 10:19A
Hariri tribunal asked to lift warrants against accused
The court was mulling Friday a possible trial in absentia of four Hezbollah members accused of killing Hariri and 22 others in a massive car bomb explosion in Beirut on February 14, 2005. The STL is the only international court that has a mandate to
Updated: 11/11/2011 10:16A
Declan's dad tells court he wanted nothing to do with his son
Paisley man David Gibson, 39, was giving evidence at the trial of Kimberley Hainey, 37, who denies murdering Declan. Mr Gibson began a relationship with Hainey after they met at Dykebar Hospital in Paisley. He told the jury at the High Court in Glasgow
Updated: 11/11/2011 10:14A
Ring road killer Younas Beraki has sentence increased
Earlier this month, Younas Beraki was jailed for life at Coventry Crown Court for 41-year-old Genet's murder. Beraki (32) an Eritrean of no fixed address, was told at that hearing he would have been ordered to serve a minimum of 18 years after a trial.
Updated: 11/11/2011 10:14A
Katara killer Vishal Yadav moves SC for bail
The bench had rejected the argument that Vishal had been in jail for more than five years and the High Court itself had granted him bail for two and half years during the trial, and that he had maintained a clean record in that period. The trial court
Updated: 11/11/2011 10:12A
Caught out - why cricket spot-fixing case shows need for new guidance on use
The present position is contained within the Lord Chief Justice's Interim Guidance, which was published following Julian Assange's extradition hearings in December 2010. Essentially, the Interim Guidance approves the use of Twitter where the judge is
Updated: 11/11/2011 10:11A
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