It was an impressive result, but homicide rates were falling all over the country, and other models of violence reduction were also seeing success. One was the “focussed deterrence” model, pioneered by David Kennedy, in Boston, which included group interventions, wherein teams of prosecutors, police officers, and respected community figures met with young men deemed […]
Continue ReadingIn this post, Eilidh Douglas, Senior Associate in the ICE Disputes team at CMS, previews the case of Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) and Ors, which was heard by the UK Supreme Court on 24 and 25 January 2023. Factual Background The appellant is the Republic of Mozambique (“the Republic”). The case […]
Continue ReadingPressure is growing on the Northern Territory government to ban alcohol sales in Alice Springs in an attempt to restore law and order to the troubled town. The NT government had flagged limits on grog sales to help put a lid on spiraling harm, street crime and family violence. But on Friday the NT government […]
Continue ReadingReproductive rights advocates celebrated Friday after Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation expanding protections for abortion patients and health care workers, as well as widening the pool of abortion providers, to help meet the recent spike in demand. The law — which shields patients and providers from legal actions taken by other states — comes as […]
Continue ReadingA journalist has been arrested in south-east Turkey for allegedly spreading “disinformation”, his lawyer mentioned on Thursday, marking the primary pre-trial detention below a brand new legislation that critics say poses a risk to free speech. The arrest got here two months after parliament handed the sweeping laws that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling social […]
Continue ReadingWriter: Dr Marion Oswald Final week, Rt Hon. Lord Geidt resigned because the Unbiased Adviser on Ministers’ Pursuits, citing – because the straw that broke the camel’s again – a nonetheless quite opaque points regarding worldwide legislationplacing him ‘in an not possible and odious place’. This non-statutory function advises the Prime Minister on the Ministerial […]
Continue ReadingOn this submit, Tara McCarthy and James Warshaw, associates within the litigation group at CMS, preview the choice awaited from the Supreme Courtroom in Brake and Anor v Chedington Courtroom Property Ltd. Factual Background The respondents within the Supreme Courtroom are a married couple, Mr and Mrs Brake, and their son. Mr and Mrs Brake […]
Continue ReadingALBANY, NY (AP) — New York on Thursday turned the most recent state to ban the sale of cats, canines and rabbits in pet shops in an try to focus on business breeding operations described by critics as “pet mills.” The brand new regulation, which was signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul and takes impact in […]
Continue ReadingOn this publish, Mathew Buy KC of Matrix Chambers previews the forthcoming judgment within the case of R (Day) v Shropshire Council, on attraction from [2020] EWCA Civ 1751. background Shrewsbury City Council owned a plot of land which was topic to a statutory belief arising both below part 10 of the Open Areas Act […]
Continue ReadingWriter: Rosalind English The On-line Security Invoice is at present making its approach via the Home of Commons, having reached the report stage in July. The invoice’s idea of “authorized however dangerous” is controversial, and has attracted criticism from excessive locations, not least of all former Supreme Courtroom choose Jonathan Sumption. Lord Sumption joins Rosalind […]
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