Sentences with phrase «of public prosecutions before»

He was Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions before serving, since September 2015, as the 5th Solicitor General of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

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The defendants said it includes a description of one public corruption case — the prosecution of former Bridgeport (Connecticut) Mayor Joseph Ganim — with an outdated summary of the law that applies to corruption cases, and want the display covered or removed before their trial starts.

It comes as director of public prosecutions (DPP) Keir Stramer appears before MPs in parliament.

12:30 - attorney - general Dominic Grieve and director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer, before home affairs committee, on: Extradition

But even before Friday's discovery of potentially lethal bomb plots, the Guardian reported that the review ordered by the incoming home secretary, and apparently in the safe hands of the former director of public prosecutions turned Lib Dem peer Lord Macdonald, was in danger of being captured by the security establishment.

Consequently, for a judge not to allow defense voir dire / cross examination questioning of a prosecution witness before a damning exhibit is allowed into evidence, presents not only a Due Process issue but also a possible perception of pro-prosecutorial bias of the judge, whether or not that bias exists, at least in the eyes of laypeople watching the trial, when a critical element of a sufficiently functioning judicial system is for the public to perceive judges as following their oaths of office.

Counseled the State of Kuwait in the prosecution — before the United Nations — of its multibillion dollar public sector claims against Iraq arising out of the invasion and occupation of Kuwait.

We also represent individuals in criminal matters and are able to provide clients with 24/7 assistance at police stations throughout the UAE, representation before Public Prosecution and filing of criminal complaints.

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.