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• Open justice and access to court documents - a (lightly updated) footnote

  October 21, 2013 - Article 34.1 of the Constitution provides that “Justice … shall be administered in public“. By way of footnote to my earlier post on Open justice and access to court documents comes the decision of Hogan J in Allied Irish Bank plc v Tracey (No 2) [2013] IEHC 242 (21 March 2013). The applicant had been mentioned in affidavits filed by the defendant in the main action, and took this motion to have access to those affidavits. Hogan J held in his favour, and emphasised that he was entitled to the affidavits as of right and not necessarily on foot of an application to court: [21] In any event, I do not consider that the Court’s permission was required for this purpose. These allegations were ventilated in civil pr...

• Consensual sex with minor not a crime, Delhi court says

  October 18, 2013 - A city court has observed that consensual sex with a girl aged below 18 years does not constitute an offence under the Protection of Children from...

• Morocco -How a kiss can lead to criminal charges

  October 18, 2013 - Amnesty International on Thursday urged Morocco to immediately drop what it called "absurd charges" against a teenage couple arrested aft...

• Fake companies help fluff CVs for a fee

  October 17, 2013 - Resume fluffing is a problem in India.  There are fake companies that have been established for the sole purpose of providing employment c...

• Address Verification In Copenhagen

  October 17, 2013 - Inquiries about addresses •Private individuals and companies are entitled to ask the Registration Office for information about other peopl...

• Watched from a waste bin: UK pulls plug on spy trash cans

  October 15, 2013 - The City of London has demanded that an advertising firm cease its ‘spy bin’ program which uses high-tech trash cans to track people wa...

• Steven Brownstein is in Manila

  October 15, 2013 - Steven Brownstein wants to announce that he is currently in Manila, Philippines.  He will be available through the remainder of the week in th...

• Raising The Bar: Straightline International's Colombia Court Record Searches

  October 14, 2013 - Raising The Bar: Straightline International's Colombia Court Record Searches A recent survey of Colombia, South America court and criminal...

• Employers Must Be Told About A Criminal Record

  October 14, 2013 - by Stephen Pollard In a field in which excuses for poor performance remain the norm, it's long been a beacon of excellence and a champio...

• B.C. Province to implement free criminal record checks for some volunteers

  October 14, 2013 - At the end of November, volunteers working with children and vulnerable adults in B.C. will be eligible for free criminal record checks. Starti...

• A Hong Kong Background Check Company Acting Vague

  October 13, 2013 - This is what a managing director of one Hong Kong background check company would have you believe to make them the best (in quotes): "He l...

• UK Case Tracker for Civil Appeals Online

  October 09, 2013 - The Case Tracker allows users to search for information on applications or appeals in the Court of Appeal, Civil Division. Users are also able to s...

• Graffiti Laws Could Turn Hopscotch Drawing into Criminal Offense

  October 01, 2013 - A new proposed anti-graffiti law in New South Wales Parliament would make any intentional mark on any premise or property without the permission of...

• Non-Criminal Record Certificate Required for Beijing Employment License Applications

  September 27, 2013 - With the aim to strictly enforce the rules and regulations related to the examination and approval of employment licenses, foreigners who wish to w...

• Ontario Courts Read The Riot Act

  September 26, 2013 - The Ministry of the Attorney General is reviewing its policies on media access to criminal court records in a bid to make the province’s just...

• Europe's Marijuana Capital Isn't Amsterdam

  September 23, 2013 -   The last time police tried to enter the mountainside village of Lazarat near this historic southern city last summer, they prompted a feroci...

• NAPBS International Committee Readies RFP for USA Companies Seeking Background Screener

  September 23, 2013 - Recently, at the NAPBS annual conference, the international committee met, about 20 attendees in all, to discuss the upcoming release of an RFP pro...

• Egypt Spy Bird: Authorities Detain Migratory Bird Citizen Deemed Suspicious

  September 18, 2013 -   In a case that ruffled feathers in Egypt, authorities have detained a migratory bird that a citizen suspected of being a spy.   A m...