• The case ran out of time partly because Italy's recently downgraded false accountancy to a minor violation of the law - a misdemeanour - and reduced the amount of time magistrates have to investigate such cases.

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  • People at the association, Turkey's leading human-rights body, say the fall was due in part to a new law cutting the length of time a suspect may be held in custody without charge from a week to four days.

    ECONOMIST: Turkey

  • The two got serious about Durham real estate in 1995 when they created Blue Devil Ventures with Tom Niemann, a 1991 graduate of Duke's business school and the son-in-law of a long-time Duke trustee.

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  • But it stands no chance of becoming law because of a lack of parliamentary time.

    BBC: MP moves to ban muzak

  • His Surrogate Parents (Leave, Pay and Allowance Arrangements) Bill was given an unopposed first reading, but stands little chance of becoming law due to a lack of parliamentary time.

    BBC: Ten minute rule motion

  • His Succession to the Crown Bill was given an unopposed first reading in the Commons on Tuesday but it stands little chance of becoming law because of a lack of parliamentary time.

    BBC: Review could see Prince William's daughter as Queen

  • The spokeswoman said the government was aware of concerns regarding the time-bar and was seeking views from a range of stakeholders in improving the law on time bar and to identify what more can and should be done for survivors of historic abuse.

    BBC: 'Regret' over Nazareth House abuse compensation

  • Although cleared by one court - held under sharia or Islamic law - in the nearby emirate of Ras-al-Khaimah, she has been tried for a second time, under civil law, on charges of possessing 50g cocaine found hidden in the roof space of her flat.

    BBC: Stewardess's drugs trial ends

  • Trade unions representing the police and 6, 700 magistrates want a toughening of the law, in force since the start of this year, that limits the time a suspect can be held without trial.

    ECONOMIST: Or is it just understaffed?

  • Modern medicine is great in that it's given us a chance to live long and happy lives but in cases where medicine is just prolonging the suffering of very ill people I think it's time for a review of the law.

    BBC: The right to die: Should euthanasia be made legal?

  • The Bill is unlikely to become law due to a lack of parliamentary time.

    BBC: News | UK Politics | 'Can-do' Bill enters Commons

  • So we have spent a lot of time studying the law and its associated regulations to understand exactly how it will affect us.

    FORBES: The End of Full-Time Work in the American Retail Service Sector

  • Mr Thomas's Energy Generation (Planning and Right to Invest) Bill received an unopposed first reading, but it is unlikely to become law due to a lack of parliamentary time.

    BBC: Ten Minute Rule Bill

  • "Everyone has to rethink all the old models that we believed in, the model where you go to school and then a big firm, " said McGrath, who graduated from Fordham University School of Law School in 1998, a time when law jobs were abundant.

    CNN: For jobless lawyers, plan B includes good works

  • They came of age in the late '50s and early '60s, a time when segregation was still the law of the land and opportunity was systematically constricted.

    NPR: Obama Forced to Address Relationship with Pastor

  • In 1998, after a legislative battle, King signed a law granting, for the first time, island dwellers legal control of a three-mile ring of water around their island.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • The 21-year-old, believed to be Somali, was a juvenile under Japanese law at the time of the incident, reports said.

    BBC: Suspected Somali pirate jailed for 11 years in Japan

  • Citizens United, at its core, concerned a law that set aside a brief period of time (shortly before elections) when corporations could not fund political commercials.

    NEWYORKER: Money Unlimited

  • The reason given for dissolving parliament was that King Abdullah judged it incapable of drafting a fairer electoral law in time for the election due in November.

    ECONOMIST: King Abdullah��s troubles in keeping things jogging along

  • The response of law enforcement at the time, Mr. Kennedy says, involved a number of strategies that, in the end, did not work very well: zero-tolerance task forces, gang sweeps, drug raids.

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  • Klein says rental properties are involved in 50 percent of all foreclosures in New York, and he is working on a law to warn renters of foreclosure proceedings ahead of time and to keep them from losing their security deposit and being evicted with nowhere to go.

    CNN: Tenant evicted even though she pays rent on time

  • The Senator was also quick to suppress any expectation that a waiver of the law could pass the Congress any time soon, but commended the Director-General for her engagement on Capitol Hill, explaining that the Congress needs to be fully aware of the consequences, as American influence abroad is also suffering.

    UNESCO: THEMES

  • Advocates of a repeal say Connecticut's current law keeps inmates on death row for extended periods of time, who are often engaged in multiple appeals, and presents taxpayers with far larger costs than if the convict were placed in the general prison population serving a life sentence.

    CNN: Connecticut lawmakers vote to repeal death penalty

  • We all know what is needed -- a transition that is timely, new laws and a constitution that uphold the rule of law, political parties and a strong civil society, and, for the first time in Libyan history, free and fair elections.

    WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Salutes the People of Libya

  • In return Mr Straw, perhaps shaken by the extent of police bungling exposed by the Stephen Lawrence inquiry, has offered to consider a softening of the broad exclusion that he had won for police law-enforcement activities, at the time of the white paper.

    ECONOMIST: Freedom of information

  • Donald saw some benefit in the decision by Congress to make most of the tax code permanent, largely ending its recent practice of temporarily extending big chunks of the law a year or two at a time.

    FORBES: Here Comes The Next Fiscal Cliff Crisis. It's Going To Be Worse.

  • No one likes to keep track of their time, particularly not professionals and there is a bit of gallows humor thrown around law firms.

    FORBES: Apology Fail in DLA Piper Legal Billing Scandal

  • The president (who is a long-time Labourite who went over to Kadima) has a certain amount of discretion under the law, but he must be guided by the preponderance of advice tendered by the various parties.

    ECONOMIST: Israel

  • Whether it's a him or a her, my reading of the law is that the Northern Ireland secretary "may" call a border poll at any time.

    BBC: United Ireland border poll call: diversions and u-turns

  • The law will remain in a state of flux for some considerable time yet.

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