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Online Records Can Serve as Evidence in Civil Cases: China Top Court
February 09, 2015 - Information stored in electronic media, such as online conversation records, blogging, texting and even electronic signatures, can serve as evidence in civil cases, according to a judicial interpretation released by China's Supreme People's Court on Wednesday. According to the revised Civil Procedure Law which has been in effect since 2013, audio-visual materials and electronic data can be used as evidence together with other regular forms like statements and documents, but without any specific details on electronic data. On Wednesday, the Supreme People's Court defines audio-visual materials as recording information and image data. While electronic data refers to information formed or stored in...
Montreal taxi drivers stalled by new background check rules
February 09, 2015 - Some Montreal taxi drivers say long waits for criminal background checks are leaving them unable to drive their cabs. The new rules,...
Attorney general says EU criminal database will help stop offenders entering the UK on visit to Nort
February 06, 2015 - The UK is doing all it can to prevent foreign criminals entering the country – the attorney general said on a visit to Northampton today &nda...
Health practitioners face new international criminal history check
February 05, 2015 - The international criminal history of nurses, midwives and allied health professionals will go under the microscope for the first time. ...
Uber proposes new registration system for South Korea drivers
February 05, 2015 - SEOUL: Online ride-service provider Uber Technologies Inc proposed on Wednesday a new registration system for its drivers in South Korea, seeking t...
Background check of cab drivers in Mumbai
February 04, 2015 - Out of 26,901 taxi drivers who were being investigated by the Mumbai police as part of a character verification drive after the Uber cab rape in Ne...
French dissenters jailed after crackdown on speech that glorifies terrorism
February 03, 2015 - Lawyers and human rights groups have raised concerns over the French government’s crackdown on speech that glorifies terrorism after a series...
Uber to Introduce Driver Background Checks in India
February 02, 2015 - Uber plans to introduce background check procedures for its drivers in India, the company said Thursday evening, in a move that comes weeks after a...
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather banned from entering Australia
January 30, 2015 - Boxing legend Floyd 'Money' Mayweather Jnr is used to winning, in fact, he's never been beaten inside the ring. However, his biggest fi...
What They Say In Kenya About Background Checks
September 30, 2014 - You have every reason to think twice when the deal is too good, that’s the truth. That’s why I want...
European 'Right To Be Forgotten' Ruling Should Not Make People Disappear Online
September 29, 2014 - Ill-chosen words now have a half-life longer than uranium. Long-forgotten misdeeds can appear as if they happened today. ...
Pakistan Courts Access Easier
July 24, 2014 - Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel inaugurated the Helpline 1042, which is expected to make public access to the court...
Pakistan Online criminal records
July 23, 2014 - In a progressive development, Faisalabad has introduced a new criminal record office that will make public online criminal records complete with ca...
England's CRB Records Found Breaching Privacy Laws
July 21, 2014 - In the case of R (on the application of T) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Supreme Court had to decide whether the U...
Editorial: Canada's Criminal Checks Should Continue
July 16, 2014 - The decision by Victoria and Esquimalt’s police department to scale back on criminal-record checks is disappointing. The department co...
China Public Record Update
July 11, 2014 - Karamay juvenile crime files to be sealed On June 5, 2014, the trial committee of Karamay District People’s Court issued a regulation to...
Canadian Supplier Double Talk Prevelant In Canada
April 09, 2014 - What one Candian compnay wrote in response to someone asking about Provincial Court Searches: "I think people just have to be aware of the...
Steven Brownstein and Straightline International Run Huge Manila Search Sale
April 06, 2014 - For a limited time, NAPBS can enjoy significant savings on Manila City Trial Court Searches. These searches include both the Regional Trial Court (...
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