Sentences with phrase «about criminal offences»

Asking about criminal offences if the applicant was not convicted is borderline — usually a no - no.

Partner Peter Binning launches the Corker Binning blog writing about the criminal offences created by the new Libyan sanctions and the implications for UK businesses.

There is no right to have a lawyer beside you when the police are questioning you about a criminal offence, but you do have the right to speak to a lawyer before any questioning or interrogation begins.

Not exact matches

It cited concerns about Uber's treatment of criminal offences, medical certificates, and drivers» background checks.

I care about the fact that the expression of one's beliefs can be a criminal offence, regardless of the location of expression.

As well as appealing for any information about the theft, I'd like to remind the public that ticket - touting is a criminal offence, and that anyone buying tickets off the street runs the risk of being refused entry if those tickets turn out to be stolen.

Today's report recognises the need for a new, narrowly defined criminal offence of indirect incitement to terrorist acts, but says it is concerned about the wording of the new offence of encouragement to cover this purpose.

The inclusion of social supply in the bill also has the potential to result in discriminatory impact on members of black and minority ethnic groups, given what is known about the over-representation of members of these groups at each stage of the criminal justice response to drug offences.»

Upon his fresh arraignment which took place on 28th December 2016 Fagboyinbo made the court to know that «Adesina Olajide on the 19th of October 2016 at about 12 mid night, at Ofatedo area in Osogbo did break and entered into dwelling house of Egunlola Adewumi Christiana with intent to commit felony and stealing and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 411 (1) of the criminal code 34 vol.

The charge read, «That you, Joachim Iroko, aka Joe, and others still at large, on Saturday, August 13, 2016, at about 5.30 pm at the Ketere area, Sango, in the Ota Magisterial District did conduct yourselves in a manner likely to cause breach of the peace, by writing a name, Buhari, on a dog and parading same in the Hausa section of Ketere Market, Sango, thereby, committing an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 249 (d) of the Criminal Law of Ogun State, Nigeria, 2016.»

«They have complained about inappropriate behaviour but Clegg says unless proved beyond reasonable doubt - ie that Rennard committed a criminal offence - the Lib Dems can take no action.

«Some 3,600 new criminal offences have been created in the past 13 years, a rate of about one every weekday.

The charges in part read: «That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the National Security Adviser and Hon. Waripamowei Dudafa (now at large) whilst bring Senior Special Assistant, Domestic Affairs to the President on or about 27th November within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court entrusted with dominion over certain properties to wit: the sum of N10billion being part of the funds in the account of the National Security Adviser with the CBN, the equivalent of which sum you received from the CBN in foreign currencies to wit: $ 47million and $ 5.6 million Euros committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property when you claimed to have distributed same to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Primary Election delegates and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.

«That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the National Security Adviser on or about 12th December 2013 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, and in such capacities entrusted with dominion over certain properties to wit: N90million which was in the account of the ONSA with Diamond Bank Plc, committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property by remitting the said sum into the account of Brains and Hammers Limited for the purchase of 7 - bedroom duplex house at No. 11 Mansur Bamalli Drive (D1064), Apo 1 Abuja and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.

Most recently the Home Office's failure to transfer information about criminals committing offences in Europe onto the criminal records bureau (CRB), resulting in four drug - related offenders being passed for work with children, sparked criticism.

«That you, Olisa Metuh and Destra Investments Limited on or about the 24th November, 2014 in Abuja, did retain the sum of N400m on behalf of the Peoples Democratic Party of its campaign activities by concealing the said sum in your account with Diamond Bank Plc, when you reasonably ought to have known that such fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd), the then National Security Adviser, (to wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption), and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 17 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 17 (b) of the same Act.

«That you, Olisa Metuh and Destra Investment Limited on or about the 24th November, 2014 in Abuja converted the sum of N400m paid into the account of Destra Investment Limited with Diamond Bank Plc, Account No: 0040437573 from the account of the office of the National Security Adviser with the Central Bank of Nigeria without contract award when you reasonably ought to have known that the said fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) the then National Security Adviser (To Wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2), (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.

If Vote Leave did commit a criminal offence — and the Good Law Project stands ready to bring a private criminal prosecution if the Electoral Commission will not — then parliament will have to work out how much it cares about the laws it enacted.

It address why priests leave the priesthood and Guidance about filtering of certain offences from criminal record certificates (DBS checks).

Guidance about filtering of certain offences from criminal record certificates (DBS checks).

This will apply to a lot of car insurance policies, and not telling them about your bankruptcy would be a criminal offence, even if they don't ask you.

Given that law shows that Gleick's behaviour is a criminal offence and given that the whole climate science sand castle is built upon dodgy models and statistics, it seems that you've not bothered to understand what you talk about.

She is presently completing a book defending the idea of a new international criminal offence of «postericide» (committed by conduct fit to bring about the near extinction of humanity), and she is also writing an introductory book on climate justice.

While in one year the Ontario courts receive about a quarter of a million criminal offences, they're hit with more than three and one half million provincial offence charges.

So in the case of the cartel offence, is the perceived difficulty about proving dishonesty rooted in a fear that the public generally believe that anti-competitive activity is best sanctioned by the civil and not criminal law?

Some people claim that this multiplicity of charges is one of the reasons for the delays in the criminal courts, others that the multiplicity gives the Crown something to bargain with about pleas, others that the police need to ensure that they have laid charges that the facts will support as a matter of law, and — depending on how long they have between investigation and charging — they lay a number of charges to ensure that the offence is covered somehow.

These changes therefore will seek to make it easier to allow white collar crimes to be identified, About Dennis Miralis Dennis Miralis is a leading Australian criminal defence lawyer and adviser who specialises in complex white collar crime, including national and interna - tional criminal investigations and pros - ecutions, with a focus on money laun - dering, tax evasion, bribery, corruption, cybercrime and regulatory offences.

If your abuser is charged with a criminal offence and you are frightened for your own safety, or the safety of your children or property, you may want to speak to the Crown Prosecutor about applying for a peace bond.

An employer may be concerned about damaging their reputation by continuing to employ an individual that has been charged with a criminal offence.

Moreover, illegally disclosing data about an individual's private life by a person who has had access to such data in the exercise of his duties, constitutes a criminal offence sanctioned by imprisonment or a criminal fine.

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«What led to Leveson was criminal offences being committed by the media, that the police failed to do anything about.»

Sean is passionate about standing up for workers who have been accused of committing a criminal offence and always ensures his clients get the best outcome from their case.

A common term in criminal proceedings, allegation of an offence committed «on or about» a certain day.

Infanticide as a criminal offence sprang about centuries ago, dating back to the 1600s.

This was not a situation in which the police were attempting to disrupt an ongoing criminal enterprise; rather, the offences committed by the defendants were brought about by the police and would not have occurred without their involvement.

Last week, the Toronto Star ran a widely publicized story about a criminal proceeding, in which the accused was charged with drug offences.

Its prevalence means it is considered by the CPS to be one of the least serious criminal offences for the purpose of instructing prosecuting barristers, attracting a miserly fee (# 480 for a 2 - day trial requiring on average 20 hours» work (2 days at court plus a conservative 4 hours» preparation), so around # 24 gross an hour, of which I would take home about # 12), and is therefore prosecuted often by the least experienced in our ranks.

Anyone charges with a criminal offence, especially the first time, is concerned about both the stigma and repercussions that a «criminal record» may pose for them.

The Court also led the way in Canada for making statistics about court hearings available to the public by posting quarterly family, criminal and provincial offences court data on the website.

If the Criminal Defence Lawyer can raise a reasonable doubt about any of the essential elements of the offence, the accused is entitled to be found not guilty.

After reading about the new terrorism offence criminalizing the advocacy or promotion of terrorism offences in a newspaper article, Ms.. A worries that her website might be a criminal offence.

Likewise, the Bribery Act 2010 makes failing to prevent bribery a criminal offence: a business can be criminally responsible for bribes made on its behalf by «Associated Persons» — whether they know about them or not.

Because of the concerns about the frequently tragic results of impaired driving shared throughout Canadian society, Parliament has decreed that failing to provide a breath sample as demanded either at the roadside and / or for the purposes of the Intoxilyzer device, is also a criminal offence, to be punished in the same way as blowing a sample which is «over 80».

Sumner then began to accuse Kochis of criminal offences, including coercion and extortion, and sent e-mails to him or about him to others that eventually lead to his California disbarment.

When making the same assessment for the purposes of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 s 229 (3) the court is required to take into account: (i) all such information as is available to it about the nature and circumstances of each of the offences; (ii) where appropriate, any information which is before it about any pattern of behaviour of which any of the offences forms part; and (iii) any information about the offender which is before it».

The compulsion under s 172 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 — the duty on the registered keeper of a vehicle to give information about the driver of the vehicle — flows from the fact that all who own or drive motor cars know that by doing so they subject themselves to a regulatory regime; the section does not sanction prolonged questioning about facts alleged to give rise to criminal offences.

The court added: «A further matter of concern is that the judge may have been left with the view that the officers of the first defendant [the BTP] had some suspicions about the honesty of the firm L simply because it had been instructed to act for MS.. But, as Keene LJ said in the Faisaltex case (at para 47) «A solicitor is not to be regarded as someone tainted and unreliable because, for example, he acts for someone charged with or convicted of a criminal offence.

Public prosecutors may exceptionally inform the public about pending proceedings if this is required so that the public may assist in enquiries into offences or in locating suspects, to warn or reassure the public, to correct false or misleading information or due to the special importance of a case (article 74 (1) of the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code 5 October 2007 (SCP)-RRB-.

I am troubled by the thought that a person who is charged with a criminal offence could lose privilege over previous consultations with his lawyer on the grounds that since the conduct was criminal any communications with a lawyer about the conduct would be excluded.