The Cartel Immunity Programme operated jointly by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission and
the Director of Public Prosecutions under competition law has some of the features of DPAs.
I have concluded that the exercise of the discretion to stay proceedings by front line prosecutors as agents for the Attorney General of Alberta and the federal
Director of Public Prosecutions under s. 579 of the Criminal Code has become systemically unethical.
Not exact matches
It is the Commonwealth
Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) which has the power to bring criminal indictments
under the Act.
Last night, my State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatai Ahmed revealed to me an information at his disposal that a group
of suspects who had been in police cells for several weeks for cultism and whose investigation had been concluded with
prosecution about to commence under the State law based on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and the Ministry of Justice were ordered to be transferred to Abuja th
prosecution about to commence
under the State law based on the advice
of the
Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and the Ministry of Justice were ordered to be transferred to Abuja th
Prosecution (DPP) and the Ministry
of Justice were ordered to be transferred to Abuja this morning.
One
of the latest twist
of the story told on Wednesday was by Senate President Saraki who announced that his State governor and ally, Abdulfatai Ahmed had told him that a group
of suspects who had been in police cells for several weeks for cultism and whose investigation had been concluded with
prosecution about to commence
under the State law based on the advice
of the
director of public prosecution (DPP) and the Ministry
of Justice, were ordered to be transferred to Abuja on the directive
of IGP) Idris Ibrahim.
The
Director of Public Prosecutions is responsible for prosecuting criminal offences
under the Act.
Under the proposals, caseworkers who have undertaken the DCW training programme and have been designated by the
director of public prosecutions to present hearings in magistrates» courts would become CPS members
of the institute.
An accompanying article dealt with the «justice gap» between reported rapes and convictions and there followed the next day in the same newspaper a further account
of the reasons for the very low
prosecution rate, featuring comments by the
director of public prosecutions (DPP), Sir Ken Macdonald, and the solicitor general, Vera Baird, among others, in which they attributed it in part to police and prosecutorial
under - performance.
For instance in the Irish case
of the
Director of Public Prosecutions v Maresa Cagney [2013] 3 JIC 1101 where the
Director of Public Prosecutions relied on the case
of DPP v. Patricia Behan [2003] JIC 0304, in support
of the proposition that failing to provide samples
of her breath
under section 13
of the Road Traffic Act 1994 Act was a strict liability offence with a limited defence.
Additionally, according to s. 511
of the Act, the Commissioner, if he believes on reasonable grounds that an offence
under the Act has been committed, may refer the matter to the
Director of Public Prosecutions, now Brian Saunders, who will then decide if a
prosecution is warranted.
The provision would extend the powers and rights
of audience
of DCWs by enabling them to conduct: - summary trials in magistrates» courts; - certain proceedings in magistrates» courts, including proceedings relating to offences triable only on indictment by a judge and jury at the crown court; - applications and other proceedings relating to «preventative civil orders» such as anti-social behaviour orders; and - certain proceedings (other than criminal proceedings) assigned to the
director of public prosecutions by the attorney general
under the
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, s 3 (2)(g).
While it resolves competition issues in many ways, it may seek legal action by referring criminal matters
under any
of these four statutes to the
Director of Public Prosecutions of Canada.
Among other things, it may seek legal action by referring criminal matters
under any
of the four statutes to the
Director of Public Prosecutions of Canada for possible
prosecution.