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“The offence carries a minimum sentence of five years imprisonment without "exceptional" circumstances.”
“The weapon was sent for examination by firearms experts who concluded that it was a Czech-made pistol dating back to about 1927.”
“Her solicitor advocate Jack Brown told the court that there were "extremely unusual circumstances". [...] The grandmother-of-six has pled guilty to having the 7.65mm Browning self-loading pistol at her home on Morgan Street, Dundee, withou…”
“maintained a library of more than 4500 malicious programs”
“The FTC began its legal action against 3FN in June 2009”
“In June last year, the FTC used an injunction”
“by Friday”
“Jones Dos Santos, 27, and Diago Dias, 20, claim they acted in self-defence during a fight.”
“The trial has been adjourned until 7 June.”
“My husband committed a crime punishable by only a $200 fine in Canada, yet this Conservative government is sending him to serve up to 25 years in US jail,”
“used a fake £10 note in the Iceland store in Wrexham and 15 minutes later went to WH Smith where a note was seized”
“duplicating more than 100 currency notes”
“Andrew, who admitted passing, possessing and making counterfeit currency, decided to spend the notes in Wales where he thought shop staff might not recognise them as fakes.”
“The judge said Andrew had "taken the easy option" of duplicating more than 100 currency notes for his own financial gain.”
“They say Ms Campbell 'was given rough diamonds' by Mr Taylor in 1997 at Nelson Mandela's house in South Africa.”
“Ms Campbell's testimony is necessary as there is evidence that Ms Campbell was given rough diamonds by the accused (Mr Taylor) in September 1997," said a prosecution motion filed with the Special Court for Sierra Leone.”
“The trial heard claims in January that he had given Ms Campbell a 'large' diamond after a 1997 dinner hosted by South African ex-President Nelson Mandela.”
“The former Liberian leader, who has been on trial since January 2008, dismissed the claims, calling them 'total nonsense'.”
“He has pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity stemming from the 10-year war in Sierra Leone.”
“However, the judge ruled that Mr Haveron should be released on bail on condition that he puts up a personal surety of £20,000, with a friend providing a further £5,000 guarantee.”
“the judge ruled that Mr Haveron should be released on bail on condition that he puts up a personal surety of £20,000, with a friend providing a further £5,000 guarantee.”
“Reports prepared for the court put McCarron, who the judge acknowledged had a troubled background, in the high-risk category.”
“The creator of a graphic novel is suing NBC Universal for $50m (£40m) claiming the final series of Heroes ripped off his storyline.”
“He had been due for release 19 days later.”
“Twenty-one of the recommendations have been accepted, two have been partially accepted and eight have not been accepted.”
“Richard Gilmore was found dead in his cell on 11 January 2009.”
“On his return from home leave on 9 January 2009, Mr Gilmore undertook a voluntary drug test, which was a condition of his temporary release.”
“On 15 January 2009, after his death, the result of this test was available and showed positive for cocaine, but no other substances.”
“the controversial Digital Economy Bill - which has passed into law before the end of Parliament”
“Mr Uribe pushed for a referendum on whether the constitution should again be change to allow him to stand for a third term. But on 26 February, the Constitutional Court banned any further re-election”
“Now the attorney general's office is investigating more than 1300 cases of 'false positives' involving more than 2,000 victims.”
“I will give you a scaring sentence so that the public be protected from people like you, so that we are not tempted to emulate this horrendous example.”
“Here are two consenting adults doing their thing in private. Nobody will be threatened or offended if they are released into society”
“How can they get 14 years simply for loving one another?”
“She described the pair as "prisoners of conscience" and said Amnesty would continue to campaign for them to be freed.”
“He described the sentence as "brutal" and more severe than for rapists, armed robbers and killers.”
“On Monday a High Court judge ruled that Unite had failed to properly inform its members about the 11 spoilt ballot papers in the last strike vote.”
“Three senior judges, including the Lord Chief Justice, heard the union's arguments on Tuesday”
“the reserved judgement will be handed out at 0930 BST”
“France's top legal advisory body has warned it may be unenforcable. [...] The country's highest administrative body - the State Council - suggested it may violate the French constitution as well as the European Convention for the Protectio…”
“But it added that rules requiring faces to be uncovered in public places could be justified for security reasons and to combat fraud.”
“They own the building and under city law have the right to build what they want there.”
“The EU's digital agenda will see over 30 laws introduced over the next three years.”
“a lawyer has asked a panel of federal judges to consolidate more than 100 cases related to the oil spill into a single action”
“the Digital Economy Act, which was rushed into law just before Parliament was dissolved”
“Muse, from Somalia, faces 27 years in a US jail after admitting an attack on the Maersk Alabama in April 2009.”
“It is said to be the first piracy trial in the US in decades.”
“applied to the European Union trademarks authority in November 2009”
“A spokesperson for the Information Commissioner's Office in the UK said that Google had been responsible for the "unnecessary and excessive collection and storage of personal data".”
“"The Commission must determine what Google knew and when Google knew it. We urge you to launch an investigation immediately," it said in a letter.”
“"Google's data should be deleted only once they have been subject to a review, so that we get a picture which additional data were captured," a spokesperson for the country's National Information Commissioner told BBC News.”
“Adam Wheeler, 23, of Milton, Delaware, faces 20 counts of larceny, identity fraud and other charges over his 2007 application to the institution.”
“Mr Wheeler pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges including larceny, identity fraud, falsifying an endorsement and pretending to hold a degree.”
“Under EU Regulation 261, if a flight is cancelled, those flying with European carriers into or out of the EU have the right to a refund or to be re-routed. If passengers chose the latter, they have the right to care - such as accommodation…”
“The actor is also facing trial in July over domestic violence charges, which he has denied.”
“The charges stem from an alleged altercation with his wife, Brooke Mueller Sheen, on Christmas Day 2009.”
“On Monday, a High Court judge ruled that Unite had failed to tell its members about the 11 spoilt ballot papers in the last strike vote.”
“Unite's joint general secretary Derek Simpson added that the union had done its utmost to tell its 12,000 members about the 11 ballot papers”
“Unite has also called for more than 50 staff members who have been disciplined over their role in previous strikes to be reinstated.”
“Three senior judges including the Lord Chief Justice have been hearing union arguments”
“reserved judgement will be handed out at 0930BST.”
“The Magnum photo agency was founded in 1947 by some of the world's greatest photographers, including Henri Cartier-Bresson, to keep control over their own pictures.”
“Later on Monday, the European parliament's economics committee will vote on whether to introduce new legislation, then EU finance ministers will discuss it on Tuesday.”
“Peter Clarke told the BBC the threat of legislation had not forced his company's hand: 'It [the deal] was not prompted by it.'”
“He released a statement through his publicist saying he would "honour his responsibilities as a father" a day after Brown took legal action to establish him as a parent.”
“The airline successfully won an injunction against the planned Christmas strikes in December last year.”
“He said the union would hope to be in the courts as early as possible, possibly on Tuesday.”
“The Higher People's Court of Shanghai threw out the pleas by Wang Yong, Ge Minqiang and Liu Caikui.”
“It said they then pushed up the price that China paid for iron ore imports. The trial found Mr Hu and the others guilty of taking millions of yuan in bribes and improperly obtaining commercial secrets from Chinese steel companies throughou…”
“China has not yet announced the verdict for two other Chinese steel executives, Tan Yixin and Wang Hongjiu, who were tried behind closed doors for having leaked information regarding the China Iron and Steel Association's negotiating posit…”
“The trial found Mr Hu and the others guilty of taking millions of yuan in bribes and improperly obtaining commercial secrets from Chinese steel companies throughout these talks.”
“Also scheduled for Monday is a High Court bid by BA to try to stop the action going ahead and meetings by both parties, separately, with the Transport Minister, Philip Hammond.”
“In general there is some level of protection under European legislation within rule EU261/2004 which places some liability on the airline to provide accommodation and food to you in the event that your flight is cancelled or delayed, subje…”
“'I've drawn up more pre-nuptial agreements in the last two years than in two decades as a practising family lawyer.'”
“They were divorced in London and Ms Radmacher won her bid to have the agreements recognised under English law at the Court of Appeal in July 2009.”
“''It's horribly confusing at the moment because we simply don't know what to advise clients. We don't know if these agreements will be taken into account or not. All we can say is that they might be but the law is likely to change,'' said …”
“''If you have been property advised and the basic safeguards have been observed, it's certainly the case that the person with wealth will be offered protection - or a certain amount of protection.'' says Maeve O'Higgins from Silverman Sher…”
“''It's impossible to say that the agreement will be upheld in its totality, but it's almost certain that the person would be more secure than if they didn't have one.''”
“A judgement is not now expected until the Autumn 2010.”
“The owner could be fined up to 100 euros (£86).”
“In a similar case in the UK in 2005, Gregory Straszkiewicz was fined £500 and given a 12 months conditional discharge for using the wireless network of an Ealing resident without permission.”
“About 60 lawyers are trying to persuade a judge in California that they should play a leading role in a giant court case against Toyota.”
“The case will involve more than 320 US lawsuits that have been filed against the carmaker in relation to its mass recall programmes earlier this year.”
“he has been banned for life from the financial services industry.”
“The BBC Trust ruled there could be a risk to impartiality due to Lord Sugar's role as enterprise tsar with the Labour government”
“Polanski, 76, is under house arrest pending a decision on whether he should be sent back to the US to face trial over a case dating back to 1977.”
“He left the US in 1978 before he could be sentenced and has never returned.”
“ordered to perform 300 hours of community service”
“subject to three years probation”
“36 hours of anger management counselling”
“could have led to an 18-month jail term”
“Last year, the UK government began to introduce a tougher visa system for overseas students. This included a more rigorously-vetted list of approved education providers, which aimed to prevent bogus colleges.”
“Rules, from football's governing body Fifa, state that tickets cannot be sold, re-sold, donated or transferred in any other way without its prior written permission”
“A few years ago, it faced an investigation by the environmental commission of the National Assembly after a high profile campaign accused the race organisers of holding the event inside national parks - a claim which was rejected during t…”
“Burglaries on the homes of a number of celebrities, including Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Megan Fox, were carried out between December 2008 and September 2009.”
“None was at home at the times of the break-ins, which led to the theft of $3m (£2m) worth of property.”
“He and four others face a 25 May hearing to find out if there is enough evidence for a trial.”
“A legal claim in February 2009 by a Pittsburgh couple who said that Street View violated their privacy was thrown out by a federal judge.”
“The charges will be formally dropped in 12 months, assuming the bank continues to cooperate.”
“The trial of three ex-British Airways executives and one current employee on price-fixing charges has collapsed.”
