| Welsh licensee hits out at 'heavy-handed smoke police'
Alan, the burden of proof is on the plaintiff not the person alleged to have made the libel. The decision as to whether the plaintiff has been libeled is made by a jury. As I said in my first statement first is the statement true? Who in this world is 100% honest? As I said ain't got no legs. Ken Nason this post replies to this post .
British Navy To Review Naval Crew's Seizure
The British Royal Navy has begun a review of the circumstances leading to the capture of 15 of its service personnel by Iran. The Defense Ministry said rules of engagement, procedures, and equipment will be analyzed. The 15 arrived in Britain on April 5 after being held in Iran for two weeks. .
Peers mediate and take the pressure off teachers
TEENAGERS are being trained as mediators to sort out playground bust-ups between their peers, in one of the first projects of its kind in Moray. A group of 19 pupils at Keith Grammar School have been appointed peer mediators and will be helping pupils to resolve minor disagreements. .
Calamitous fissures
The constitutional crisis in Ukraine threatens the country's sovereignty, economic well-being, and American and Western geopolitical and business interests there. Tragically, Ukraine is amidst a tug-of-war between a truculent prime minister and an inept president, and between the divided executive, a chaotic and corrupt legislative and an unprofessional (and possibly corrupt) judiciary.
The Constitutional Court in Kiev on Tuesday began deliberations on the legality of President Victor Yushchenko's decision to disband the Rada (Parliament) and call for new elections. With a poorly written constitution and alleged bribery and blackmail of the Constitutional Court judges by Prime Minister Victor Yanukovych's supporters, the outlook is grim for a long-term and sustainable crisis resolution.
Tax ruling may decide Shin verdict
Former central bank governor M.R. Chatumongol Sonakul's confirmation yesterday that shares transferred from a company to its staff should be tax-liable _ when he cited a past Revenue Department ruling _ means the ruling will likely be used as a yardstick for judging the Shin Corp-Ample Rich share transaction case. M.R. Chatumongol was commenting after he testified in his capacity as former director of the Revenue Department to the Assets Scrutiny Committee (ASC) inquiry into the case yesterday. The panel had sought his confirmation on the Revenue Department's ruling, which was made in 1995. Under the ruling, capital gains tax would be imposed on shares given as gifts and on those sold at below market price. M.R. Chatumongol said some people had attempted to exploit legal loopholes to evade tax liabilities by transferring shares to individuals.
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