Sentences with phrase «risk of criminal offences»

We have particular expertise where there is a risk of criminal offences being committed or where a criminal investigation has already started.

Not exact matches

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.

Firstly, competition law does not belong to the «core» of criminal offences foreseen in this provision, and secondly there is a risk of transforming the ECtHR in a third appellate instance in EU law which could generate considerable potential of strategic abuse (p. 270).

Generally, no person shall be convicted of an offence under section 163.1 of the Criminal Code if the act that is alleged to constitute the offence has a legitimate purpose related to the administration of justice or to science, medicine, education or art; and does not pose an undue risk of harm to persons under the age of eighteen years.

Although there have been significant changes to the criminal law over the decades since, Patterson's focus on the offender rather than the offence continues to resonate today and finds a modern echo in risk - based approaches to sentencing and conditions of incarceration.

Nevertheless, in the AG's view, the interferences caused by a general data retention regime are so serious that the fight against «ordinary offences and the smooth conduct of proceedings other than criminal proceedings» are not «capable of justifying a general data retention obligation» considering the «considerable risks that such obligations entail» (§ § 172 - 173).

The human rights group says a structured sentencing framework would produce injustice, prevent optimum sentencing outcomes and could even result in an increase in rates of imprisonment: «These proposals go entirely against the prevailing trend of government criminal justice policy in recent years in relation to violent and sexual offences: that is, an emphasis on the individualised risk posed by the individual offender towards a member or members of the public.»

Specific topics which have been covered in recent conferences include judicial ethics; interpreters; delivering reasons for judgment; assessing credibility; social media; technology and search warrants; managing a provincial offence trial; effectively communicating an oral judgment; risk assessment and indicators of lethality at bail hearings; the Youth Criminal Justice Act; eye - witness identification; conducting pre-trials; specific issues at trials of regulatory offences; fly - in - courts, residential schools; application of Gladue principles; mistrials and bias; accident reconstruction; search warrant issues; domestic violence issues; orders for examination under the Mental Health Act; child apprehension warrants under the Child and Family Services Act; evidentiary issues; discrimination and harassment in the workplace; stress management; and pre-retirement planning.

This paragraph provides that if defendants are 18 years or over and it appears that they committed an offence that carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment while on bail in criminal proceedings, they may not be granted bail unless the court is satisfied that there is no significant risk of their committing an offence while on bail.

In shifting the focus of criminal liability from a person's conduct to their associations, offences of this type unduly burden freedom of association and are likely to have a disproportionately harsh effect on certain sections of the population who, simply because of their familial or community connections, may be exposed to the risk of criminal sanction.

no criminal conviction for crimes such as sex offences, drug trafficking, breaking and entering, possession of stolen property, or any major criminal offence that puts you or other tenants at risk.