Sentences with phrase «criminal prosecution proceedings»

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Meanwhile, the Police Headquarters says the officer involved in the offence «will be dealt with in accordance with the Police internal disciplinary proceedings in addition to possible criminal prosecution after investigation.»

Mr. Broderick is a partner at Weil, Gotshal, & Manges LLP who concentrates his practice on white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions, regulatory investigations and proceedings, and business litigation.

«That presents a very real difficulty and we considered whether it would be open to the Crown Prosecution Service to advance a different definition of «only or main residence» in any criminal proceedings.

Imagine that members of the 8th National Assembly had announced during the recent general election campaigns exactly how they were going to tear up section 308 of the 1999 Constitution (which protects the president, vice president, governors and their deputies against civil and criminal proceedings while they are in office) to grant their leaders immunity from prosecution for corruption and money laundering.

We Pledge to ensure that the filing of a new bankruptcy case by our office will legally stop all creditor collection activity, including foreclosures, repossessions, court proceedings (other than criminal prosecutions), garnishments (other than domestic support obligations), threats, creditor calls, collection letters, and general creditor harassment.

Bankruptcy generally can't prevent criminal prosecutions, proceedings against someone who cosigned your loan, contempt of court hearings, actions to collect back child support or alimony, or governmental regulatory proceedings.

In cases with the potential to significantly improve legal protections for companion animals, the legal advocacy department will bring legal proceedings corollary to the criminal prosecution including writs, declaratory judgments and petitions for injunctive relief, and will initiate or support civil litigation on the state and federal level to promote those heightened legal protections.

So now, numerous criminal cases are being botched by inexperienced non-profit workers, leading to few prosecutions and the organizations and leading to them not being reimbursed for the substantial costs of holding these animals during the criminal proceedings.

(7) records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of such law enforcement records or information (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or to an impartial adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, including a State, local or foreign agency or authority or any private institution which furnished information on a confidential basis, and, in the case of a record or information compiled by criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a criminal investigation or by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence investigation, information furnished by a confidential source, (E) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law, or (F) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual; [the law enforcement exemption]

In the criminal proceedings, the prosecution alleged that Mr Dowdell had persuaded Mr Heath, Mr Gangar and Mr White to hand over $ 250,000 to him to enable him to offer a bribe to an unnamed US government official.

In 2012 the independent Government department spent # 4.5 m on all legal fees, defined as a combination of counsel's fees, solicitor's fees and court fees for work on all criminal investigations and prosecutions, restraint and confiscation proceedings, and advisory matters.

Unlike parental prosecutions, these proceedings are not criminal proceedings and are in no way issued to punish the child or parent — their intent is to provide support and assistance to the child and their family on an ongoing basis.

Justice Moldaver then turns to what is described as practical considerations for law enforcement and the administration of justice, at paras. 183 - 6, suggesting that (a) the disclosure of text messages received by a complainant could be challenged by a sender who is alleged to have abused the complainant and thus exposes vulnerable complainants such as children, people with mental disabilities and the elderly (b) the increased need for warrants could strain police and judicial resources in an overburdened criminal justice system and (c) at the trial stage, these repercussions could complicate and prolong proceedings where defendants have standing to challenge searches conducted against collateral targets in large prosecutions.

The majority of felony criminal cases are resolved in the pre-trial phase of criminal proceedings through court appearances (conferences and hearings), waivers, motions (requesting court to resolve a dispute about the evidence or charges between the defense and prosecution), discovery issues, and plea bargains or negotiations.

(b) Proof that the defendant - licensee, or his or her employee or agent, demanded, was shown, and acted in reliance upon bona fide evidence in any transaction, employment, use, or permission forbidden by Section 25658, 25663, or 25665 shall be a defense to any criminal prosecution therefor or to any proceedings for the suspension or revocation of any license based thereon.

No. 7 ECHR are limited to the criminal law domain, since their aim is to preclude a new prosecution after a final decision in previous criminal proceedings.

The defendant had been subject to a failed criminal prosecution, a civil claim by the Nigerian state and cash forfeiture proceedings.

Part of the problem is that in criminal proceedings the sentencer can not be accessed until late in proceedings: there are no deferred prosecution agreements and no guarantees can be given as to sentence by the prosecutor.

● Guardian of the public interest, specifically in the context of legal proceedings such as commencing / terminating criminal prosecutions, charity matters, the appointment of «advocates to the court» (whose role is to act as neutral advisers to the court) and «special advocates» (whose role is to represent the interests of parties in cases with a national security dimension).

What is more, there are numerous examples of public inquiries (both statutory and non-statutory) being conducted either in parallel with legal proceedings or when such proceedings were contemplated, from the Ladbroke Grove Rail Crash inquiry to the Bloody Sunday inquiry, since the conclusion of which there has been considerable discussion of possible criminal prosecutions.

The scheme for prosecution appeals under s 58 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 is that proceedings in the court below stand adjourned pending the hearing of the appeal, and the ruling is to have no effect pending the outcome of the appeal.

● The power o f the AG to give directions to the director of public prosecutions or the director of the SFO or the director of Revenue and Customs not to pursue specific criminal investigations or proceedings is to be limited to situations where the AG is satisfied that it is necessary to do so «for the purposes of safeguarding national security» (Cl 12).

These three types of proceedings have different objectives: the objective of a protective services investigation is to provide immediate help and relief to the victim and prevent further harm; the civil action is to seek compensation for damages; and the criminal prosecution is when the state seeks to punish the harmful conduct.

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In criminal proceedings, the Crown Prosecution Service represents the victim of domestic violence.

The legislative authority enabling a court to award costs in criminal proceedings is primarily contained in Part II of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (sections 16 to 19B), the Access to Justice Act (in relation to funded clients) and in regulations that have since been made pursuant to these statutes, including the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986, as criminal proceedings is primarily contained in Part II of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (sections 16 to 19B), the Access to Justice Act (in relation to funded clients) and in regulations that have since been made pursuant to these statutes, including the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986, as Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986, as amended.

As lead counsel in over 200 federal and state jury trials and numerous administrative proceedings, Peter Anderson helps public companies, their officers and directors, along with financial service companies, accounting and law firms and their principals, as they respond to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions, Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations and criminal prosecutions and complex civil litigation.

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.

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The judge found that for the purpose of a claim to litigation privilege where criminal proceedings are said to have been contemplated, the party claiming privilege must have uncovered evidence of wrongdoing (so as to reasonably contemplate prosecution, rather than an investigation) before proceedings could be said to be in reasonable contemplation.

As recently demonstrated by the pending Greek prosecution of former Johnson & Johnson employees, which includes the prosecution of one individual, Robert Dougall, notwithstanding his 2010 prosecution by the SFO and conviction and sentence, [13] no settlement can confer an absolute guarantee against further proceedings in any jurisdiction — particularly not in jurisdictions where there is no limitation period for criminal offences (as in the United Kingdom, other than for summary offences).

Many junior criminal lawyers in Alberta think that a stay of proceedings is a normal way for a Crown Attorney to terminate a prosecution before verdict at trial.

On the criminal side, we have defended its clients in a broad range of criminal investigations, grand jury proceedings, and prosecutions involving oil and other spills and the storage, transportation, disposal, and discharge of numerous hazardous chemicals and wastes.

If disciplinary proceedings against the technician were for gross incompetence or dishonesty, this would almost certainly make him unemployable within police forces as a technician (due to the close links between police forces and the need to use unimpeachable forensic staff when conducting criminal prosecutions).

If an indication is given, the judge should make it clear that if the defendant is later assessed as «dangerous», the sentences mandated by CJA 2003 — an indeterminate or extended sentence — will be imposed and that, if the accused is assessed as dangerous, the indication can only relate to the notional determinate term which will be used in the calculation of the minimum specified period the offender would have to serve before he may apply to the Parole Board to direct his release or, in a case where an extended sentence is the only lawful option, it will relate to the appropriate custodial term within the extended sentence — that is, the indication does not encompass the length of any extension period during which the offender will be on licence following his release.Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No 16) Order 2007 (SI 2007/1999) Section 29 of CJA 2003 creates (in the case of public prosecutions only) a new method of commencing criminal proceedings — written charge and requisition, to replace laying an information and issuing a summons.

In doing so, the court gave the ancient tort of malicious prosecution of criminal proceedings a sibling.

This question is not resolved by the court in this case, and it appears that at least for the time being, the prosecution will be subject to a lower standard of disclosure in quasi-criminal proceedings than in criminal proceedings, notwithstanding that proceedings under each regime may impose similar if not identical punishments on those convicted.

Swiss prosecution authorities may request legal assistance from foreign jurisdictions and thus obtain documents and other evidence in the context of pending criminal proceedings.

The right against self - incrimination prevails in criminal proceedings and provides a ground for refusing to report or cooperate with the prosecution authorities.

In the framework of criminal proceedings, prosecution authorities, their employees and all experts appointed by them, have the duty to treat as confidential the information which comes to their knowledge (article 73 (1) SCP).

A person who refuses to testify in criminal proceedings without having the right to do so may be liable to a criminal prosecution and may be required to pay the costs and damages incurred as a result of such refusal (article 176 SCP).

In criminal proceedings, the prosecution authorities may order the production of documentation.

At the end of the criminal trial, counsel for the prosecution advised the directors that they should now issue their civil proceedings, as it appeared that 4Eng was not a victim under the terms of the indictment (the victim was Mars) and as such it was not entitled to any compensation under the criminal regime.

The ground - breaking case means that drug dealers now face the threat of legal proceedings from people who can easily recognise them, as well as criminal prosecution from police.

In my effort to create a database of Combat Sports prosecutions pursuant to Canada's Criminal Code, I have obtained the full transcript of the sentencing proceedings from Saskatchewan's Ministry of Justice in the case of HMTQ v. Crowthers and Daku.

The lawyers, who act for clients dealing with the Canada Revenue Agency, were concerned that if client information becomes public (and known to the CRA) through the law society proceedings, some of those clients may face criminal prosecution.

Local authorities commencing care proceedings do not have to show a case to answer on admissible evidence — necessary in even the pettiest of criminal prosecutions.

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).