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Remuneration for Confiscation ? The Bar Council
“On 29 April 2009 the House of Lords confirmed that the prosecution are entitled in confiscation proceedings (i) to prove that the defendant had committed offences other than those to which he had pleaded or in respect of which he had been convicted and (ii) to invite the court to estimate the profit that he [...

Student cell phone confiscation and searches
2-4-2009 National: According to this article, one Texas school district is now allowing for the confiscation of cell phones from students who display or use them at school, and is considering levying a retrieval fee...

Russian Court Orders Confiscation of 13 Dissident Orthodox Congregations
Eesti Elu reported yesterday that in the Russian city of Suzdal, a court has ordered government confiscation of 13 congregations belonging to the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church (ROAC)...

Vietnamese Catholics lose appeal in land confiscation dispute
AP: "Hanoi court rejected the appeals Friday of eight Roman Catholics convicted last year of disturbing public order and damaging property during a series of demonstrations to demand the return of former church land ...

Proposal Stopping Confiscation Of Guns Now Law (News Channel 5 Nashville)
A person who legally possesses a gun would not have it seized during periods of martial rule under a proposal that has been signed into law by the governor.

Defendant escapes confiscation because no advocate would take legal aid fee ? Law Society?s Gazette
“A defendant has escaped confiscation proceedings because she was unable to find an advocate willing to accept the legal aid rate to represent her...