After Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature this spring eliminated a requirement for unanimous jury recommendations before death sentences can be imposed, the Florida Supreme Court said Tuesday it will decide whether the new law should apply to resentancing proceedings for two men convicted of committing murders in 1997. The Supreme Court issued stays in […]
Continue Reading[An] instruction is not the same thing as a disciplinary measure, and firmness does not equate to harshness. Deputy President Alan Colman Trainor v Council for Christian Education in Schools and others [2023] FWC 1272 (30 May 2023) People managers are constantly dealing with ever evolving deadlines, targets and expectations. An area of constant concern […]
Continue ReadingNEW YORK – Ten months before Donald Trump is scheduled to stand trial in his historic New York City criminal case, Manhattan prosecutors are turning the former president’s words against him in a tug of war over precisely where he will be tried. Trump’s lawyers have spent weeks angling to have the hush money case […]
Continue ReadingSome South Asians, many miles away from their homes, say they are suffering from experiences with discrimination that date back thousands of years. From job rejections to unsupported marriages, they claim that severe harassment from the caste system crossed over into America and has gone unchecked. “When we talk about our personal experience, people don’t […]
Continue ReadingHong Kong’s legislature passed a legal amendment on Wednesday to prevent foreign lawyers working on national security cases, a restriction critics say will undermine fair trials and the right of defendants to choose their lawyers. The amendment enshrines in law a ruling from China’s top lawmaking body last December that Hong Kong courts must get […]
Continue ReadingOTTAWA – A bill that aims to expose the use of child labor and forced labor around the world passed the House of Commons on Wednesday. The new law will require Canadian companies and government departments to scrutinize their supply chains and file public reports on their efforts to improve labor practices. The intent is […]
Continue ReadingVICTORIA — People or companies in British Columbia will need to explain how they obtained their cash, fancy homes, cars and luxury goods if there’s a suspicion they came from criminal activity. VICTORIA — People or companies in British Columbia will need to explain how they obtained their cash, fancy homes, cars and luxury goods […]
Continue ReadingStylised graphic showing Beechwood House, Lubov Chernukhin and Alisher Usmanov Owners of around 50,000 UK properties held by foreign companies remain hidden from public view, despite new transparency laws. The Register of Overseas Entities, launched in August 2022, was meant to reveal who ultimately owns UK property. But analysis by BBC News and Transparency International […]
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