Sentences with phrase «of criminal offences including»

Articling with the law firm Gindin Wolson Simmonds Roitenberg, Mr. Schwartz gained experience in a wide range of criminal offences including large scale drug trafficking and drive impaired charges.

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A series of new tax and transparency laws came into force this year, including the new criminal offence of failing to prevent tax evasion.

Of those found with weapons, 329 caught with items including an axe, a cut - throat razor and a stun gun were charged with a criminal offence.

There have been so many instances of mothers being asked to stop breastfeeding in restaurants and shops and on public transport that it is now a criminal offence to discriminate on the basis of maternity, including on how a mother feeds her child (with breastfeeding specifically mentioned in the Single Equality Act (2010).

Of the number, 58 had been serving various jail terms for criminal offences, including stealing, assault, arson, malicious damages, kidnapping, rape and fraud.

«Hundreds of criminals, including those accused of sexual offences, have avoided prosecution after a «cover - up» in magistrates» courts, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.

«If you read Section 3 of the Criminal Offences Act, the definition of a public officer includes a potential public officer, so when the President nominated me and announced it to the whole world, I became a potential public officer, recognized under the Criminal code as a public officer, so as far as I am concerned, since that day, I am neutral, and that is why you have not heard my voice over the air saying anything because I am coming to an office which has to be neutral and impartial.

18 September 2003: Britain's first constitutional affairs secretary, and likely last lord chancellor, Lord Falconer, announces government plans to expel the remaining 92 hereditary peers from the upper house «when parliamentary time allows» and strip anyone who has ever committed a criminal offence, including Archer, of their peerages.

It includes provisions for the creation of an Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and makes it a criminal offence to submit a false expenses claim.

Accidental Death does not include death which is caused directly or indirectly by one or more of the following causes: sickness, illness or bodily or mental infirmity or disease of any kind; suicide or self - inflicted injury while sane or insane; declared or undeclared war or any act of war, riot or insurrection, or service in the armed forces; any event directly or indirectly related to the ingestion of alcohol by you where the concentration of alcohol in your blood exceeds 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 milliliters of blood; voluntary ingestion of poison, toxic substances or non-toxic substances or drugs, sedatives or narcotics (whether illicit or prescribed) in such quantity that they become toxic, or voluntary inhalation of a gas; from or while committing or attempting to commit a criminal offence, or committing or provoking an assault; medical or surgical treatment or complications arising therefrom, except when required as a direct result of an accidental bodily injury; participating in a contest of speed, scuba diving, skydiving, parachuting, hang gliding or bungee jumping, or a flight accident except when travelling as a passenger on a commercially licensed airline.

From the year 2000, the SCC established that the absolute content of the right to a fair trial (Article 24 (2) of the Constitution) included the right to be physically present at the hearing in criminal proceedings related to serious offences.

R. v. Rodgerson (J.) 2015 SCC 38 Criminal Law Summary: The accused was charged with first degree murder and convicted of the included offence of second degree murder.

And despite the fact that there are many lawyers who have skeletons in their closet, including criminal convictions, the law society defines good character pretty broadly to include an examination if someone has ever been found guilty of or been convicted of any offence under any statute (excluding speeding and parking ticket).

Specialized Experience: Over more than 13 years of practicing criminal law, Richard has developed a reputation for successfully handling cases concerning a wide variety of driving offences, including:

-- Drug Offences, including Possession and Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking; — Firearm and Weapons Offences; — Property - related Offences, including Theft, Break and Enter, and Mischief; — Assaults, including Domestic Assaults; — Impaired Driving Offences, including Drive while Impaired, Drive Over 80, Refusal of a Demand, and Impaired Care or Control; — charges against young persons under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

He practises criminal law exclusively and has successfully defended clients in all types of criminal matters including homicide, robbery, kidnapping, sexual assault, drug trafficking, firearm offences and impaired driving.

Criminal proceedings are longer and more costly than administrative proceedings as a result of the high degree of procedural rights afforded to the accused, including, for instance, Stichcombe disclosure, preliminary hearings (for indictable offences), and rules of evidence.

His practice encompasses all aspects of criminal defence and regulatory work, including violence, murder, firearms, fraud and sexual offences.

Importantly, section 3 of the Apology Act outlines exceptions relating to criminal proceedings and proceedings under the Provincial Offences Act, which include Occupational Health and Safety proceedings.

lawyer convicted of sexual offences against two boys, including a client in his young offender criminal law practice.

He is one of six individuals charged with criminal offences today (28 June) by the Crown Prosecution Service, including David Duckenfield, the match commander for South Yorkshire Police on the day of the disaster, and Donald Denton, the former chief superintendent of South Yorkshire Police.

The key issue is the contradictory laws that make performing sex for money (prostitution) legal in Canada (that is, prostitution is not included as a criminal offence in the Criminal Code of Canada), while restricting where prostitutes can practise the trade safely, and severely limiting the people with whom they can ascriminal offence in the Criminal Code of Canada), while restricting where prostitutes can practise the trade safely, and severely limiting the people with whom they can asCriminal Code of Canada), while restricting where prostitutes can practise the trade safely, and severely limiting the people with whom they can associate.

Under the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, s 55, DCWs were given a wider range of hearings in the magistrates» courts, including the power to conduct contested trials of summary only, non-imprisonable offences.

With Patterson as magistrate, the jurisdiction of the Women's Court was expanded to include all «domestic relations» cases as well as all criminal matters in which women were accused and all sexual offences in which women were involved, including as victims.

Response: There are a number of matters that can arise in the workplace including assault, threats of assault, and stalking that could constitute a Criminal Code offence.

[3] Legal aid certificates began to be issued for a variety of proceedings, including serious criminal offences and family law matters, to applicants whose incomes fell at or below a certain level.

The Criminal Code sets out a number of sentencing principles, including denouncing the unlawful conduct, deterring both the offender and other persons from committing offences, rehabilitating offenders, and promoting a sense of responsibility and acknowledging the harm done to victims and the community.

Offences that may also arise in criminal investigations of potential offenders with child pornography include:

Under s. 487.051 of the Criminal Code, a judge has to make an order authorizing the taking of bodily substances for DNA tests from a person who has been convicted, discharged, or found guilty as a young offender of any offence included in the list of «primary designated offences».

In relation to the criminal cartel offence under the Enterprise Act 2002 (EnA 2002), the government set out four options for reform, all of which included the removal of the dishonesty requirement from the offence in order to make it easier to prove in court.

Mr. Rice has defended clients charged in a broad range of cases including conspiracy, drug trafficking, fraud, money laundering, criminal organization offences, homicide and regulatory offences.

As part of this major legislative initiative, the federal government is also proposing a number of changes to the Criminal Code, including creating a new criminal offence with a maximum of 14 years in jail for selling marijuana to Criminal Code, including creating a new criminal offence with a maximum of 14 years in jail for selling marijuana to criminal offence with a maximum of 14 years in jail for selling marijuana to a minor.

Our lawyers have successfully defended allegations across the full spectrum of criminal law matters, including summary - only offences such as shoplifting and road traffic offences to more serious offences such as murder, robbery, fraud, GBH, sexual offences, serious and organised crime.

The firm has successfully defended clients across the full array of criminal law matters, including summary - only offences such as road traffic offences, shop lifting as well as more serious offences such as domestic violence, theft, fraud, serious and organised crime, murder, robbery and drug importations.

For criminal negligence offences causing death sentencing can include a minimum of 3 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Ryan Handlarski is a criminal lawyer in Toronto who defends individuals charged with a range of offences, including drug charges.

Summary: The accused, a Private in the armed forces, was charged with a number of sexual offences, including voyeurism (Criminal Code, s. 162 (5)-RRB- and possession of child

Jamila has represented clients in a range of criminal matters, including; assault, possession and production of drugs, road traffic offences and sexual offences.

It can range from non-consensual physical contact that rises to the level of a criminal offence to less serious forms of harassment that would include off colour jokes and suggestive words and gestures.

We advise corporate clients in relation to criminal investigations into corporate wrongdoing including: Corporate Manslaughter, Failure to Prevent Bribery (contrary to section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010), and the offence of Corporate Failure to Prevent the Facilitation of Tax Evasion (contrary to the Criminal Finances Accriminal investigations into corporate wrongdoing including: Corporate Manslaughter, Failure to Prevent Bribery (contrary to section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010), and the offence of Corporate Failure to Prevent the Facilitation of Tax Evasion (contrary to the Criminal Finances AcCriminal Finances Act 2017).

It now includes fraudulent manipulation of stock exchange transactions, insider trading, falsification of books, extortion, forgery and other offenses resembling forgery, criminal breach of contract, bribery of judicial officers, and secret commissions, as well as new offences under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act.

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.

The courts will do what they can to help reduce, and, so far as practicable, eradicate it... it is important for public confidence in the criminal justice system that the man or woman caught in possession of a knife or offensive weapon without reasonable excuse should normally be brought before the courts and prosecuted... whatever other considerations may arise in the individual case, sentencing courts must have in the forefront of their thinking that the sentences for this type of offence should focus on the reduction of crime, including its reduction by deterrence, and the protection of the public.

For the offence to be made out there has to have been an offence of tax evasion committed either in the UK or abroad by either a tax payer or business (note: there is no requirement for a criminal conviction of the tax evader)-- it must have been facilitated (enabled, aided, abetted, counselled, procured) not just by an employee, but includes others associated with the company.

Ryan Handlarski is a criminal lawyer in Toronto who defends individuals charged with a range of driving offences, including impaired driving, over 80 operation of a motor vehicle, impaired care or control of a motor vehicle and refuse breath sample.

This rejected the interpretations of «regularly» as being «sufficiently frequently» or «at regular intervals», as the Supreme Court held that Parliament must have intended the meaning of «in accordance with the rules» in order to fall in line with reasons including school attendance being compulsory; defences to non-attendance have been reduced in legislation; and the need for certainty within the criminal law as to when removing a child from school is a criminal offence, and any other reading of «regularly» would create uncertainty.

Our areas of practice are criminal and civil law, meaning we can represent you in a number of different cases, including personal injury cases, drug offences, property disputes and more.

Criminal offences committed on an Austrian ship or aeroplane are subject to the StGB, as are certain offences regardless of the criminal law of the place of the offence, including economic espionage, criminal offences against an Austrian official, human trafficking, terrorism, corruption and several other types of major crimes (section 6Criminal offences committed on an Austrian ship or aeroplane are subject to the StGB, as are certain offences regardless of the criminal law of the place of the offence, including economic espionage, criminal offences against an Austrian official, human trafficking, terrorism, corruption and several other types of major crimes (section 6criminal law of the place of the offence, including economic espionage, criminal offences against an Austrian official, human trafficking, terrorism, corruption and several other types of major crimes (section 6criminal offences against an Austrian official, human trafficking, terrorism, corruption and several other types of major crimes (section 64 StGB).

Topics include commencement of proceedings in both criminal and provincial offences, introduction to search warrants, the effect and enforcement of recognizances of bail, Mental Health Act orders of examination, Child and Family Services Act warrants of apprehension, subpoenas, weapons disposition and prohibition hearings and an introduction to criminal set date court.

The respondent was charged with 14 separate Criminal Code offences, including two counts of sexual assault, two counts of sexual interference, two counts of invitation to sexual touching, four counts of sexual exploitation, making child pornography, possession of child pornography, bestiality and compelling a person to commit bestiality.