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Update on Access to England Court Records
November 28, 2025 - Which court documents are available to the public? And when? Judgments and orders Any Judgment or Order made 'in public' is a public document and automatically available to the public. The general rule is that all hearings are in public, subject to the court’s discretion to order a hearing to be held in private. The conditions of CPR 5.4C(3) apply to Judgments and Orders made in public. This also applies to Consent Orders which are usually dealt with by the Court as ‘paper applications’. Therefore even if there is no public hearing, a consent order will be deemed to have been made ‘in public’ unless the consent order is marked ‘In Private&rsq...
It's a Tight Squeeze for India's CRA's
November 27, 2025 - The countdown is officially on, and it's a tight squeeze for compliance teams. India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act,...
Which Court in Mexico and Why
November 18, 2025 - A reader of The Background Investigator asks: If I could only search one court (in Monterrey, Mexico) which court would be the best to search - the...
Italy’s Mafia Uses TikTok to Rebrand and Reach Followers
October 20, 2025 - Italy’s mafia is increasingly moving from silence to spectacle—using TikTok to glamorize criminal life, recruit followers, and experime...
Summary Courts in Tokyo
October 11, 2025 - Summary Courts in Tokyo, and throughout Japan, are the lowest level in Japan’s judicial system. They handle relatively mi...
A Breakdown of Tokyo's Summary Courts and the Wards They Cover
October 04, 2025 - Tokyo has several summary courts, each serving specific wards of the city. Here's an outline of the Tokyo summary courts and the wards they cov...
Understanding French Departments and Their Courts
October 03, 2025 - Why if both Paris and Nanterre are part of the Ile de France region are their TGIs different? That's a great question that highl...
Brazil Due Diligence Searches for Free
September 30, 2025 - The official Brazilian website that provides the search functionality for CPF, CNPJ, and CND is the Federal Revenue of Brazil (Receita Federal do B...
There are Many Hurdles to Getting Palestine Coourt Records
September 11, 2025 - There are many hurdles to obtaining Palestine records. 1. Gaza is out of the question. 2 . what is known as the West Bank (see below) &...
The record Provider should know the what is the court and jurisdiction
August 26, 2025 - This as an example of what the client should expect (highlighting the depth of the search) and knowing what court and jurisdiction is needed: &...
Ireland's Justice Minister ‘Is Open to a Public Register for Criminal Convictions
August 18, 2025 - It is “incomprehensible” that there is no system to publish the names of people convicted of serious offences, the Justice Minister has...
Nigerian Court Enhancing Public Access to Information
August 09, 2025 - The Federal High Court (FHC) has announced the establishment of Freedom of Information (FoI) Desk to enhance journalists and public access to infor...
The Majority of Criminal Cases in Ontario are Stayed, Withdrawn or dismissed
August 08, 2025 - Emily Quint says she would never have pursued the prosecution of the man she alleges sexually assaulted her nearly three years ago if she'd kno...
What is IR35, also known as the "Off-Payroll Working Rules" and has anyone ever been sanctioned in t
July 29, 2025 - IR35, also known as the "Off-Payroll Working Rules" or "Intermediaries Legislation" (Chapter 8 Part 2 of the Income Tax (Earnin...
Criminals Were Able To Wipe Record With Gender Change, Scotland MSPs told
July 27, 2025 - Criminals will not and should not have been able not able to wipe clean their conviction record by changing gender, Justice Secretary Angela Consta...
Mauritania Launches Online Criminal Record Service
July 26, 2025 - Mauritania launches online criminal record service to simplify administration Citizens can access the service via Houwiyeti app and Khidmati po...
Fake India Police Clearance Certificates Still A Problem In India
July 08, 2025 - Two persons from a private company have been arrested for allegedly forging ‘police clearance certificates' for contractual employ...
South Africa Justice For Sale: Criminals Pay To Avoid Trial, Records
July 06, 2025 - Hundreds of thousands of people charged with crimes are paying their way out of criminal records in deals brokered by prosecutors in court hallways...
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