March 16, 2020 - January 1, 2020 marked the merger of TI (Courts of First Instance) and TGI (Courts of First Instance) to become courts of justice. According to the government, no site will be closed to preserve local jurisdictions, but the process leaves judges and magistrates in "professional blur" inconvenient. Explanations. According to the justice reform implemented on March 23, the government wants to rationalize the jurisdictions. This is how the district and district courts merged on January 1, 2020. Here are the changes that follow. The current state of play The district and district courts are local courts. Since 1958, magistrates, also nicknamed "the judges of the poor", us...
March 15, 2020 - Coronavirus: The Ministry of Justice announces the closing of the courts A decision made "faced with the accelerating spr...
March 11, 2020 - A shortage of judicial officers at the Oshakati Magistrate’s Court is allegedly hindering the speedy finalisation of cases, creating a furthe...
March 11, 2020 - Here's Why Research Companies Out of the USA Are Out of Touch With Reality I say out of touch with reality because I think these...
March 10, 2020 - Despite efforts to expedite cases of sexual violence against women, a huge backlog remains which could be eroding trust in the police and the law....
March 09, 2020 - According to Supreme Court data (till June 2019), a total of 1,65,327 cases are pending on charges of violence against women and children. &nbs...
March 05, 2020 - Thousands of people in Scotland have been logged on a police database for making rude jokes online. Police Scotland are up to their...
March 02, 2020 - Members of the public will be able to access criminal record certificates through an online platform, the Prosecutor General has confirmed, in a re...
February 28, 2020 - According to the Government of Saskatchewan, a criminal record check will now be required when anyone 18 years of age or older requests a name chan...
February 27, 2020 - One of the most common concerns defendants have in criminal cases is the impact of a conviction on their future, including their current or future...
February 25, 2020 - Elliot Herzig: Just about everything is online these days. Why not Canada's courts? Our justice system is inaccessible to many C...
February 18, 2020 - District Courts in Bangkok As regards criminal cases, the court in a district where an offence has been committed, alleged or believ...
February 17, 2020 - Steven Brownstein here. I cover London area very well. I will need a postal code to know which court to search. &...
February 09, 2020 - As part of an ongoing series, The Background Investigator, sent an attorney to Germany to explore the availablility of criminal records. The result...
February 06, 2020 - Rahul Belwalkar is an HR expert and his core competencies include employee background screening, partner due diligence, pre and post underwriting r...
February 05, 2020 - First Advantage has found background check fraud in India And at least that many of the 7500 fake companies or more are providing fake do...
February 03, 2020 - Legal rights campaign groups have described as a “disgrace” the government’s delay in reforming the criminal record checks system...
February 03, 2020 - In a continuing series, The Background Investigator, is sending its researchers to various countries around the world to explore the justice system...
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