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Wed, 23 May 2012 17:14:49 -0700
New evidence of a civil courts service reaching breaking point has emerged with staff working to rule and one county court asking law firms not to increase its ‘already vast workload’ by chasing work in arrears. Members of the Public & Commercial Services union in the HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) went on strike on 10 May and are working to rule until 31 July. Law Society chief executive ...
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Sat, 19 May 2012 17:38:42 -0700
The Law Society of Western Australia says a proposed court for mentally ill criminal offenders highlights the profound shift in the way West Australians think about mental health.
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Thu, 10 May 2012 13:54:34 -0700
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tables have turned in U.S. divorce courts with more women paying their former husbands alimony and child support than ever before, according to U.S. lawyers. As women climb higher up the career ladder and outpace their exes in salary, when love goes wrong and marriages break up they are being compelled to contribute to the livelihood of their former spouses. And some are not ...
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Fri, 11 May 2012 17:09:37 -0700
A bill designed to prevent Kansas courts or government agencies from making decisions based on Islamic or other foreign legal codes has cleared the state Legislature after a contentious debate about whether the measure upholds American values or appeals to prejudice against Muslims.
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Fri, 11 May 2012 16:59:34 -0700
Legislature approves bill to bar use of Islamic law, other foreign codes, in Kansas courts
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Thu, 24 May 2012 15:09:42 -0700
CAPE TOWN — The Democratic Alliance will oppose the draft Traditional Courts Bill in its entirety, party leader Helen Zille said yesterday. The bill undermined constitutional democracy and did not promote the development of customary law, Zille told the media.
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Tue, 22 May 2012 07:12:05 -0700
Raymond McMenamin from the Law Society of Scotland calls for the teaching of Scots law in schools, as he gives evidence to the Justice Committee on 22 May 2012.
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Fri, 25 May 2012 01:41:17 -0700
BOSTON - Two local lawyers have been nominated by Gov. Deval L. Patrick to serve as judges in Worcester and Leominster district courts.
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Wed, 23 May 2012 15:54:46 -0700
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - The Canadian Bar Association BC Branch commends a Supreme Court of BC decision released May 22, 2012 that ruled civil hearing fees unconstitutional. "We are delighted that access to the courts has been upheld as a "common good" and that government has been ...
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Sat, 19 May 2012 16:03:29 -0700
The lingering plight of innocent persons at the hands of the law-enforcing outfits and secret agencies is presently under adjudication in almost all the higher courts in the country.
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