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FNC passes law on translators – Gulf News
Under the draft law, which consists of 3 articles, translators who are already licensed and registered with the Ministry of Justice have to adjust their legal status within a year from the date the law is enforced. According to the … Continue reading
‘Fat tax’ on obese airline passengers could follow court victory for travel giants, claims leading barrister – Daily Mail
The convention is a set of laws that govern air travel and limits carriers’ liability … The rejection by the judges comes after a number of industry experts suggested that a ‘fat tax’ should be introduced. In January a former … Continue reading
US Labor Department extends comment period on proposed rule to improve employment opportunities for workers with disabilities – YAHOO!
As amended, these three laws require those who do business with the federal government, both contractors and subcontractors, to follow the fair and reasonable standard that they take affirmative action and not discriminate in employment on the basis of sex … Continue reading
Zimbabwe: MDC-99′s Muzungu Convicted of Contravening Immigration Laws – AllAfrica.com
MDC-99 secretary for information, Aaron Muzungu, was yesterday convicted and fined for contravening immigration laws. Muzungu appeared before magistrate Mr Tendai Mahwe. Mr Mahwe fined Muzungu US$200, which he was ordered to pay on or before February 13 or …
China’s Criminal Justice Value System Makes Reform Moot – Wall Street Journal
An illuminating new piece of research demonstrates that it will take more than revising laws on paper to raise the level of legality of China’s criminal justice given the value system that underpins it. The research was published recently in … Continue reading
Sheppard Mullin Elects Twelve Attorneys to Partnership – msnbc.com
Franklin is a registered patent attorney with expertise in a broad range of intellectual … and video games. Franklin received his law degree from Stanford Law School in 2000 and his undergraduate degree, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of … Continue reading
Muslim civil rights group seeks probe of Portland FBI after 2 men barred from return to US – Washington Post
WASHINGTON — A Muslim civil rights group wants the Justice Department to investigate the tactics of FBI agents in Portland after two Libyan-Americans from Oregon were barred from returning to the United States. The two men traveled separately to Libya … Continue reading
Survey: 4 Out 5 U.S. Bankruptcy Attorneys … – YAHOO!
John Rao, attorney, National Consumer Law Center and vice president, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys: “Even in the best of economic times when jobs are plentiful, young people with considerable debt burdens end up delaying life-cycle …
FBI says videotaped Atlanta beating may be hate crime – Atlanta Journal Constitution
“Along with the Atlanta Police Department, we are working to determine if the actions portrayed in the video violate federal law, including the hate crime statute,” U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said in a prepared statement emailed to the …
Brewer files brief in appeal over immigration law – MySanAntonio
PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers for Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer filed their opening brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in her appeal of a ruling that blocked enforcement of the most controversial sections of the state’s immigration enforcement law. The governor … Continue reading
