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• 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 Court.   The Magistrate's Court hears summary matters or indictable matters, which may be heard summarily. Stipendiary and Circuit Magistrates have jurisdiction to impose a maximum sentence of five years. They also conduct preliminary inquiries in indictable matters to determine whether a prima facie case has been made against an accused person. If a prima facie case is made out, the accused is committed to the Supreme Court to stand trial.   If the person is tried and convicted in the Magistrate's Court, an appeal lies to the Supreme Court or to the Court of Appe...

• 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...

• How Come the Netherlands Court is called Rechtbank?

  August 23, 2020 - A pre-employment screen asked about why is the court called the Rechtbank because when they used Google Translator the word "Rechtbank" t...

• Hungary District Courts - The First Appearance

  August 22, 2020 - The District Courts Most cases are encountered at first instance, at the level of the district courts.  In the countryside, 107 and in...

• Poland's Court Hierarchy for Background Checks and Screening

  August 19, 2020 - Hierarchy of Poland's courts District courts (sądy rejonowe) – generally first instance Provincial (sądy okręgowe) &ndas...

• Ireland Courts - About the District Court

  August 19, 2020 - District Court Judges of the District Court   The District Court consists of sixty four judges including a President. The country...

• How Many Courts Are in India?

  August 13, 2020 - The Indian judiciary comprises of nearly 15,000 courts situated in approximately 2,500 court complexes throughout the country.   Sour...

• Trinidad and Tobago Magistrates Court

  August 10, 2020 - The Magistracy exercises original jurisdiction in relation to summary criminal matters. The Magistrates’ Courts also facilitate Preliminary I...

• Nairobi's Makadara Law Courts Commences E-Filing Conversion

  July 07, 2020 - Nairobi’s Makadara Law Courts has commenced the process of digitizing court records in line with a directive issued by Chief Justice David Ma...

• A Fractured System – Mexico’s Criminal Investigation Network

  July 06, 2020 - In 2015, Mexico City’s government launched an electronic system that would coordinate the work of police, experts and public ministries, to i...

• Haryana Police Launches Software To Digitise Criminal Records

  July 06, 2020 - The Haryana Police has launched a new software application, named Police Artificial Intelligence System (PAIS), which will allow the police to digi...