Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It prescribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and welfare of people inclusive of one's self.
Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and political life of society and the state.
Immigration law includes the national statutes, regulations, and legal precedents governing immigration into and deportation from a country. Strictly speaking, it is distinct from other matters such as naturalization and citizenship, although they are sometimes conflated.
Property law is the area of law that governs the various forms of ownership in real property and personal property. Property refers to legally protected claims to resources, such as land and personal property, including intellectual property.
Banking regulation and supervision refers to a form of financial regulation which subjects banks to certain requirements, restrictions and guidelines, enforced by a financial regulatory authority generally referred to as banking supervisor, with semantic variations across jurisdictions.
Corporate law is the body of law governing the rights, relations, and conduct of persons, companies, organizations and businesses. The term refers to the legal practice of law relating to corporations, or to the theory of corporations.
People specializing in bankruptcy law serve as representatives of debtors who have incurred debt, or creditors, who are people who debtors owe. A debtor might file for bankruptcy if they can't repay their debt. Bankruptcy lawyers often draft motions and review financial documents outside the courtroom. Understanding securities, tax codes, contracts and consumer finance can help you excel in this field.
This can occur through: a negotiated outcome, where the parties concerned resolve the issue themselves a mediated outcome, where an independent mediator helps the parties arrive at their own agreement, or an arbitrated or adjudicated outcome, where an independent arbitrator or court decides how the dispute should be resolved and makes a binding decision or order to that effect.
Constitutional lawyers are essential in ensuring that the rule of law is upheld and that government officials and institutions operate within the framework of the constitution. They can challenge actions that are unconstitutional and hold government officials accountable for their actions. The constitutional remedies can be obtained through filing Writ petitions in High Court or Supreme Court.
Family law focuses on the relationships between people and their families. They manage cases involving prenuptial agreements, divorce, domestic abuse, child support, adoption and child welfare proceedings. In this profession, duties may include drafting custody agreements and protective orders for social service agencies, determining and arranging court-ordered child support or arranging the immigration process for international adoptions.
Labour laws, labour code or employment laws are those that mediate the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions, and the government. Collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship between employee, employer, and union. Cases may focus on issues regarding: * Discrimination due to disability, age. Sexual orientation, gender or race. * Sexual harassment * Workplace safety * Unlawful terminations * Disputes over wages
Administrative law is a division of law governing the activities of executive branch agencies of government. Administrative law includes executive branch rule making, adjudication, and the enforcement of laws. Administrative law is considered a branch of public law.
Media law is a law that regulates media production and use. Media law can encompass many different types of media including broadcast television, internet, and print media. The practice of media law may involve all of the types of legal issues that might arise during the production or consumption of various types of media.
Intellectual property is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets.
Insolvency law governs the process by which individuals or organizations that are unable to meet their financial obligations are dealt with, either through reorganization or liquidation of assets. The purpose of insolvency laws is to provide a legal framework for addressing situations where debtors cannot pay their creditors, ensuring a fair distribution of the debtor’s assets to the creditors, while also giving the debtor an opportunity for relief and rehabilitation if possible.
Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more.The Human Rights Act gives you legal protection of your human rights, such as your right to life, or your right to a fair trial.In human rights framework, the three principles of liberty, legality and necessity underlie the provisions on arrest. Therefore, no arrest can be made just because it is lawful for the Police Officer to do so. The existence of the power of arrest is one thing. The justification for the exercise of it is quite another.
India has multiple anti-corruption laws, including the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PCA).
This law criminalizes the acceptance of "undue advantages" by public servants and the giving of such advantages by others. The PCA covers offenses such as:
Commercial organizations: Giving or promising to give an undue advantage to a public servant
Public servants: Accepting, obtaining, or attempting to obtain an undue advantage
Others: Accepting, obtaining, or attempting to obtain an undue advantage through corrupt or illegal means
Information technology law, also known as information, communication and technology law or cyberlaw, concerns the juridical regulation of information technology, its possibilities and the consequences of its use, including computing, software coding, artificial intelligence, the internet and virtual worlds.
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). Its primary objective is to regulate the manufacturing, possession, sale, and transportation of drugs that are considered narcotics or psychotropics. As a result of this act, 200 psychotropic substances are prohibited from sale to walk-in customers. Prescriptions are required to obtain these drugs. There have been multiple amendments to the law since it was established.
The Department of Revenue defines a “small quantity” of cannabis as possessing less than 1 kg, while a “commercial quantity” would be 20kg or more.
#Accordingly, if found in possession of a “small quantity” of cannabis, detention can result in a rigorous prison sentence of up to one year with a fine of up to Rs 10,000.
#As long as the quantity is less than a commercial quantity but greater than a small quantity, the convict may face an intense jail term of up to 10 years and a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh.
#Commercial quantities of cannabis will be punishable by rigorous imprisonment for a term that shall not be less than 10 years but may extend to 20 years. A fine of not less than one lakh rupees extending to two lakh rupees can also be imposed along with the court being able to issue a fine of more than two lakh rupees.
• Rape: A serious offense that violates human rights and moral values
• Outraging modesty: Using criminal force to threaten a woman or harm her modesty
• Domestic violence: Cruelty by a husband or his relatives, which can result in up to three years in prison and a fine
• Dowry death: If a woman dies within seven years of marriage due to injury or harm caused by her husband or in-laws, punishable by 7 years to life imprisonment
• Sexual harassment in the workplace: Covered by the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplaces Act, 2013
• Defamation, Slander or Libel through mobile phone messages, calls, internet forums and mass media.
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Having the right advice from a good defense lawyer at the police station can make all the difference between being charged and avoiding prosecution or winning your case. Pre-charge interventions of a lawyer in the police station could lead to all charges being dropped and dealing with delicate negotiations with senior police investigators.
Recognising that a criminal conviction for any offence can have life-changing consequences for an individual. Immediately on taking conduct of your case, our lawyers will put themselves on record with the police and insist that any further contact from the authorities takes place through us.
Preparing you thoroughly for a police station interview, we will advise you of your rights, the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence and the best tactical and strategic approach to adopt and accompany you during any questioning.
Our solicitors have extensive experience of police interviews under caution in relation to numerous murder, serious fraud, terrorism and CCB(City Crime Branch Wings) investigations as well as sexual allegations and international criminal law cases.
Our solicitors have extensive experience of police interviews under caution in relation to numerous murder, serious fraud, terrorism and CCB(City Crime Branch Wings) investigations as well as sexual allegations and international criminal law cases.
The police should caution you and take you to a police station at the earliest opportunity. They may delay taking you if they think you have disposed of a stolen item or weapon in an attempt to retrace your steps to recover it.Once you have been cautioned, you should be told of your rights which include being allowed legal advice, telling someone of your arrest, and being able to see Police Codes of Practise.
If you are accused of a crime you have a right to silence. You are also within your rights - and well advised - to wait for legal representation before you answer any police questions when taken in for questioning as a suspect.
The Police can make an arrest with a valid warrant or if they have reasonable grounds to suspect a criminal offence has or is about to be committed. The Police can also arrest you if they think you have given them a false or unsatisfactory name or address, if they think you are a risk to yourself or others and property, and if you are unlawfully against the public peace or law and order.
The police may delay your ability to inform others of your arrest if they think it could alert other offenders to your arrest and thereby impinge any investigation. The maximum delay in 24-48 hours, except for a suspected terrorist offence, in which case it can be longer.
If the police have secured a search warrant, they can search your property or business premises.