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Straightline International Offers England Court Records
April 21, 2024 - England searches are two-tiered. First is the Magistrates' Court . Pricing is from $19.99 - $32. The court search is based on the postal code you would provide. The types of cases found at this level are all summary cases and those known as 'either way, meaning it can be heard as an indictable or as a summary offense. The Crown Court search is the higher court where are indictable's sentencing and trials are held The Crown Court search is $32 There is special Crown Court pricing when ordered with a Magistrates' Court search The below links describe the areas served, pricing and what used to be TAT prior to Covid. Because of Covid staff and working hours reductions...
Gepography for International Background Screeners
April 21, 2024 - Jurisdiction determination for Background Screeners International Background Screening Jurisdictional Geography is now available. When it comes...
China expands Criminal/Civil search capabilities.
April 21, 2024 - Breaking News... China expands Criminal/Civil search capabilities. Recently the Chinese gov...
Overview of Montserrat Criminal Courts
February 22, 2021 - All criminal court cases start within the magistrates’ court. 95% of the cases filed within the Magistrate’s court will be completed th...
What's happening in the UK Crown Courts?
February 08, 2021 - About 65% of the Crown Court backlog - 27,700 cases - are believed to be trials. Delays worsened from the beginning of the UK pandem...
UK -Covid and the courts: 'Grave concerns' for justice, warn watchdogs
February 05, 2021 - Four criminal justice watchdogs for England and Wales have warned they have "grave concerns" about the impact of court backlogs caused by...
Barbados District A Courts closed because of COVID
January 31, 2021 - The District A Magistrate’s Courts at Coleridge Street, The City, are now closed for contact tracing and testing. Attorney Gen...
Covid and England courts: 'Grave concerns' for justice, warn watchdogs
January 23, 2021 - Four criminal justice watchdogs for England and Wales have warned they have "grave concerns" about the impact of court backlogs caused by...
Covid: Close courts in England and Wales or face strikes, union warns
January 22, 2021 - A union has warned of industrial action unless courts in England and Wales close while improvements are made to staff coronavirus safety. ...
The Legal Process (Criminal Matters) in the Bahamas
January 20, 2021 - Proceedings are instituted in the name of the Queen in the Supreme Court and in the name of the Commissioner of Police in the Magistrate's Cour...
UK blames ‘human error’ after some 400,000 criminal records deleted from police database
January 20, 2021 - About 400,000 records were accidentally deleted from Britain’s national police computer after a “human error,” a top government o...
Saint Joseph, Indiana Courts to Close
January 19, 2021 - Most St. Joseph County and City of South Bend offices will continue to be closed in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. Person...
All about Scotland Sheriif Court's
December 21, 2020 - The majority of criminal and civil cases in Scotland are heard in the sheriff court. Most sheriffs are resident to a particular court, but some flo...
Kenya - Court reporting guidelines for journalists launched
September 17, 2020 - The President of the Court of Appeal Justice William Ouko said the media played a key role in court coverage saying continuous training will equip...
A Look into Switzerland’s Judiciary
September 09, 2020 - The Swiss civil law system, birthed from a history of celebrated cantonal autonomy, instantiates its legal ideals throughout the cantonal courts or...
Latvia Courts - What Are They
September 01, 2020 - In the Republic of Latvia, alongside the legislature and the executive, there is an independent judiciary. Judicial power in the Republic of Latvia...
TERRITORIAL COMPETENCE - Court of Milan
September 01, 2020 - CURRENT TERRITORIAL COMPETENCE OF THE COURT OF MILAN Arese (*), Arluno (*), Assago, Baranzate, Bareggio (*), Basiano (*), Basiglio, Bellinzago...
Belgium Courts
August 25, 2020 - Belgium has five major judicial areas, each within the jurisdiction of a court of appeal (cour d’appel/hof van beroep), of whi...
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