Mario Alonso, nuevo presidente del Instituto de Censores Jurados de Cuentas de España

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Mario Alonso ha sido elegido presidente del Instituto de Censores Jurados de Cuentas de España por los casi 5.200 miembros del ICJCE llamados a votar el pasado 23 de julio. También han sido elegidos los integrantes de la Comisión Permanente: José María Bové, vicepresidenteprimero; Jaume Carreras, vicepresidente segundo; Javier López-Guerrero, secretario general; Luis Ruiz de Huidobro, vicesecretario; Ignacio García-Zozaya, tesorero; Mercé Martí, contadora; Carlos Izquierdo,bibliotecario, y Óscar Luis Hernando, Joan Mallafré y Juan Antonio Fuster, vocales. Además se han proclamado a su vez los miembros de la Comisión Nacional de Deontología. El presidente es Gabino Mesa, y los vocales, Francisco Gabás y José Luque. El presidente del ICJCE ha manifestado su orgullo y agradecimiento por haber recibido el apoyo de los miembros a su candidatura y ha asegurado que trabajará…
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Brasil – Marcus Vinicius Furtado: Um projeto de reforma política

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  A mobilização que se iniciou nas ruas não cessou na Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil, em suas 27 seccionais e em mais de 900 subseções espalhadas pelo país. Queremos uma reforma política que apague de uma vez por todas o atual modelo, já exaurido, e estamos em fase avançada de coleta de assinaturas para transformar em realidade o anteprojeto de iniciativa popular denominado Eleições Limpas.   Isso exige mais de 1,5 milhão de assinaturas, ou seja, um número próximo daquele que vimos nas ruas exigindo muito mais do que a simples redução nas tarifas dos transportes públicos.   No passado, quisemos o fim do arbítrio, mas isso não bastou. O desafio atual está em enfrentar a desintegração de valores, restaurar a esperança de um futuro melhor e repor a…
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USA – Texas governor signs controversial abortion regulations into law

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Texas Governor Rick Perry [official website] signed House Bill number 2 [text] on Thursday, enacting three new restrictions on the practice of abortion. These changes require physicians performing the procedure to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles and the facility to meet ambulatory surgical center requirements, and reduces the allowable gestational period from 24 to 20 weeks, among more than one dozen smaller changes to regulations. The enactment of the law sparked protests [Texas Tribune report]. Perry maintained that the changes were made to protect women [speech]. However, opposition leaders, including state senator Wendy Davis [official website], argue that such upgrades impose an undue burden. Thus, instead of improving health options for women in abortion clinics, opponents of the new laws argue [legislative record] it will limit availability of the clinics because so few can afford the upgrades. Texas [JURIST news…
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Brasil – Presidente do STF defere liminar para suspender a criação de novos TRFs

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  O presidente do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), ministro Joaquim Barbosa, deferiu liminar para suspender os efeitos da Emenda Constitucional (EC) 73/2013, que cria quatro novos Tribunais Regionais Federais (TRFs). A decisão foi tomada na Ação Direta de Inconstitucionalidade (ADI) 5017, ajuizada pela Associação Nacional dos Procuradores Federais (Anpaf).   Para o ministro, ficou configurada uma situação de urgência excepcional que, de acordo com o inciso VIII do artigo 13 do Regimento Interno do STF, assegura a competência do presidente para, durante o recesso, apreciar o pedido. Destacou que a suspensão temporária dos efeitos da emenda é plenamente reversível, caso a decisão seja modificada ao ser submetida ao referendo do Plenário da Corte.   Vício de iniciativa Segundo a decisão, são plausíveis as alegações de vício de iniciativa e de enfraquecimento…
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Brasil – Investigações Imparciais

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Recentemente foi sancionada pela presidente da República a Lei número 12.830, que dispõe sobre investigação criminal conduzida por Delegado de Polícia (Civil ou Federal). Referida Lei foi de iniciativa do Deputado Federal Arnaldo Faria de Sá (PMDB-SP) e teve por objetivo primário explicitar a natureza jurídica do cargo de Delegado, dando dignidade institucional às funções investigatórias exercidas pelas autoridades policiais. A essência do Delegado é a de um expert em Direito que deve agir no momento em que o fato criminoso acontece (a flagrância), por isso deve ter conhecimentos especializados em levantamento de locais do crime, colheita de provas, tipificação, tirocínio voltado para rastreamento de provas ou indícios no local do crime e nesse contexto deve estar apto a viabilizar o chamado devido processo investigatório. A sequencia é a formalização de atos,…
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USA – Disney Settles Antitrust Suit Over Recruiting From Rivals

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  Units of Walt Disney Co. (DIS), the world’s largest theme-park operator, tentatively settled a lawsuit alleging they violated U.S. antitrust law by agreeing with competitors not to recruit one another’s employees.   Animation studio Pixar and visual-effects specialist Lucasfilm Ltd. told U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, they agreed to settle all claims, according to court papers filed July 12.   “The parties anticipate completing documentation of the proposed settlement and presenting it for the court’s consideration in the near future,” plaintiffs’ lawyers said in a letter to Koh.   A group of high-tech employees sued the companies complaining that industry agreements not to pursue cross-hires amounted to a conspiracy “to fix and suppress the compensation of their employees,” according to an amended complaint filed on Sept. 13, 2011.   Zenia…
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USA – Goldman Sachs’s Fabulous Fab Faces SEC Fraud Trial Today

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Fabrice Tourre, the ex-Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) vice president whose congressional testimony put a face on the complex structured investments that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis, is set to face trial today on allegations he misled investors. Tourre, dubbed “Fabulous Fab” by a friend, faces fraud claims in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit over his role in Abacus 2007-AC1, a synthetic collateralized debt obligation tied to home mortgages. The trial comes three years to the day after the SEC announced Goldman Sachs (GS)’s agreement to pay a then-record $550 million settlement and admit mistakes in marketing Abacus.   Jurors will want to know whether Tourre intentionally misled customers, said Ernest Badway, a former SEC enforcement attorney with the Philadelphia-based law firm Fox Rothschild LLP (1274L). “They’re going to look…
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UK – Choice of Sir John Thomas as lord chief justice sees tradition prevail

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  The news – although not yet officially announced – that Sir John Thomas is to succeed Lord Judge as lord chief justice of England and Wales shows how fallible some of us were in predicting that the job would go to Lady Justice Hallett.   But it also demonstrates that, in favouring Thomas over Hallett, the selection panel was determined to put traditional judging skills above a career in criminal law. They were not prepared to be swayed by the feeling that it would be good for diversity to have a woman at the top.   The third candidate, Lord Justice Leveson, has had a millstone round his neck since taking on an inquiry into press regulation that was bound to attract media criticism. He would have been at a disadvantage from…
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UK – Serious Fraud Office charges two brokers over Libor rigging

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  The Serious Fraud Office has charged two brokers with conspiracy to defraud as part of its ongoing investigation into the rigging of Libor.   The two men, who formerly worked for inter-dealer broker RP Martin, were arrested in December along with Tom Hayes, who last month was charged with eight counts of conspiracy to defraud.   Terry Farr, 41, and James Gilmour, 48, attended Bishopsgate police station in London on Monday and were charged by City of London police with conspiracy to defraud. They will appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court at a later date.   Gilmour was charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud; Farr with two, the SFO said.   Katie Wheatley, partner and joint head of the criminal law team at Bindmans, said: "Mr Farr will place…
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