Sentences with phrase «prosecution service»
The phrase "prosecution service" refers to a group of legal professionals who are responsible for taking legal action against individuals or organizations that have committed a crime. They investigate cases, gather evidence, and present it in court to prove someone's guilt. Their role is to ensure that justice is served by holding offenders accountable for their actions. Full definition
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In the first situation the Dutch prosecution service — with the participation of international partners — is conducting a criminal investigation.
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It also proposes a right to information from the crown prosecution service and a release of the body back to the families within 28 days.
«I credit our coaches — Richard Saull of the Court of Queen's Bench and Judy Kliewer, General Counsel of Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Manitoba Regional Office — for helping us prepare.»
They claimed the actor was the victim of a hysteria prompted by last year's Jimmy Savile scandal and accused the Crown Prosecution Service of targeting stars» — Daily Mail
The Crown Prosecution Service in London has written to barristers warning that any leaving work could be deprived of state prosecution work in the future.
The Public Prosecution Service confirmed the investigation to Dutch news service ANP.
Tuckers» Partner, Richard Atkinson, is one of those quoted in the national media today, commenting on a report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and the HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.
The case was eventually dismissed by the Crown Prosecution Service on grounds of insufficient evidence.
There is also a lack of training in many police forces and the CPS [Crown Prosecution Service] as to how this older law applies to a very modern medium which means that application of the law to the facts is misconceived.»
Briscoe, raised in a large family in south London and who has six siblings and four half - siblings, now awaits a decision by the Crown Prosecution Service over whether she will be charged in connection with the case.
Whether to lay criminal rather than civil contempt charges is up the B.C. Prosecution Service, which falls under the Ministry of Attorney General.
This was seized on by the Court of Appeal in Conn v Sunderland City Council [2007] EWCA Civ 1492, [2007] All ER (D) 99 (Nov) as establishing a requirement of a threshold akin to that applied by the Crown Prosecution Service when considering whether to prosecute under PHA 1997; and that therefore to mount a successful claim the behaviour amounting to harassment had to be tantamount to criminal.
An investigation by the Crown Prosecution Service did not lead to any charges being made.
In May, the Crown Prosecution Service decided there was sufficient evidence to bring murder charges against Mr Lugovi, a former KGB officer.
«We'll be considering it, and consulting with the Crown Prosecution Service before we do,» he pledged.
Her appointment comes as the Crown Prosecution Service considers bringing corporate charges against News International — now News UK — over phone hacking.
In Crown Prosecution Service v P, [2007] EWHC 946 (Admin), 4 All E R 628 the Queen's Bench Division had held that while the presumption might have been abolished, the defence itself could have been preserved.
Although there is a very spirited debate in Canadian society about the decriminalization or even legalization of marijuana, police and the federal prosecution service continue to crack down on all manner of drug offences, including simple possession, possession for the purposes of trafficking, trafficking, production, importation and related money offences like laundering and proceeds of crime.
The Committee asked the DPP to clarify the circumstances in which cases may be prosecuted and the DPP responded by amending the Crown Prosecution Service guidelines on prosecuting communications sent via social media, clarifying their application to «revenge pornography» cases.
Between February 2004 and April 2005, the Crown Prosecution Service charged ten men working for private detective agencies with crimes relating to the illegal acquisition of confidential information.
This was also the week when Venezuelan firebrand Hugo Chavez breathed his last; a by - election was fought and won which we didn't write a single story about until it had happened; and the Crown Prosecution Service got its act together after the Jimmy Savile scandal.
Nils Jensen is a senior litigator with the British Columbia Prosecution Service in Victoria BC.
She is appointed to the Crown Prosecution Service Advocate Panel, Grade 1.
Data from the Crown Prosecution Service London indicates that jury acquittals are the primary reason for unsuccessful outcomes in rape cases.
Sky News tweets in: Scotland Yard hands the Crown Prosecution Service files on five journalists for decisions in relation to phone hacking.
and prosecution services at the office of the attorney general.
The Crown Prosecution Service today thanked the woman for her «courage» during the case, saying that they respected the jury's decision after the footballer was found not guilty of rape.
The UK's Crown Prosecution Service published new rules on Monday to improve the legal framework for dealing with those who engage in trolling, online abuse, cyber-bullying and doxxing.
Announcing the Crown Prosecution Service decision, Mr Starmer said: «In four cases, we have concluded that there is sufficient evidence to bring criminal charges and that it is in the public interest to charge the individuals concerned.»
Hillsborough Family Support Group chairwoman Margaret Aspinall has said it is the «beginning of the end» after the Crown Prosecution Service announcement.
While the Crown Prosecution Service admitted that evidence did exist to bring a case against the two doctors, it decided it was not in the public interest to prosecute.
Emails released by the Crown Prosecution Service now the trial is over show Pryce claimed to have confided about the speeding tickets to Miriam González Duránte, Clegg's wife, and to Cable and his wife during a dinner.
Of the thirteen suspects that had been referred to the Crown Prosecution Service by the Metropolitan Police Service for review under Operation Weeting, eight were charged with a total of nineteen charges, three were not to be pursued due to insufficient evidence, and two were to continue to be investigated.
This has resulted in the police having to fill in many more forms to satisfy Crown Prosecution Service lawyers before an offender can be charged.
It has also been reported that 12 police forces passed files to the Crown Prosecution Service alleging that up to 20 Conservative MPs broke the aforementioned spending rules.
During June and July 2012, the Crown Prosecution Service received files of evidence from the Metropolitan Police Service, relating to thirteen suspects.
In May, the Metropolitan Police and Crown Prosecution Service set up a joint panel of detectives and lawyers to look at the reports of how some MPs were using the Parliamentary expenses.
In December 2008 Greenpeace received a letter from the Crown Prosecution Service revealing that the Attorney - General was close to referring the case of the Kingsnorth Six to the Court of Appeal in an effort to remove the defence of «lawful excuse» from activists.
In a statement, Mr Hain said: «The cabinet secretary stated that I complied fully with the ministerial code, the crown prosecution service exonerated me and now the parliamentary authorities have also accepted that the mistakes I made were honest mistakes.
The police had bungled their investigation of Stephen's murder and the Crown Prosecution Service advised there was insufficient evidence to convict his suspected killers.
The Bradly letter suggests that not only will the Crown Prosecution Service need to demonstrate the effect on the central nervous system, they'll also need to demonstrate that the effect is direct.