Sentences with phrase «appeals against results»

Appeals against results meant that 62,000 grades were changed at GCSE and 28,500 at A-level.

Not exact matches

These policies help to protect against payments as the result of bodily injury or property damage, medical expenses, the cost of de1fending lawsuits, and settlement bonds or judgments required during an appeal procedure.

Policies protect against payments as the result of bodily injury, property damage (including if the property is damaged off - premise), medical expenses, libel, slander, the cost of defending lawsuits, and settlement bonds or judgments required during an appeal procedure.

Alcohol is well known to be addictive and has caused untold destruction, yet taboos against its use arguably do more damage, with less resulting moderation, than do appeals to reason and an understanding of the risks.

It is anticipated Blatter and Michel Platini, who was widely expected to succeed the Swiss as FIFA president, will this week learn the results of their appeals against their respective eight - year suspensions from all football - related activity.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for South Wales West, Peter Black has criticised Swansea University for the seven - day deadline it imposes on students wishing to appeal against their degree results.

Six people caught in sting operations by the former News of the World investigations editor, Mazher Mahmood, are seeking leave to appeal against convictions resulting from stories about them in the newspaper.

· The statistics don't appear to take into account successful appeals by claimants against HMRC, resulting in the reinstatement of tax credit awards

As the DWP's most recent figures show, more than half of the cases where someone appealed against a decision judging them «fit for work» have resulted in the original decision being overturned.

«We are appealing to the National Executive Committee of our great Party to have the elections held at Ningo Prampram Constituency investigated thoroughly, and if the allegations against Samuel Nartey George are proven, annul the results of the elections and punish him severely for perpetuating such electoral fraud in his bid to short change the will of the people of Ningo Prampram Constituency and bring the NDC Party into disrepute.»

«In view of the happenings preceding, during and after the parliamentary primary, we are humbly appealing to the National Executive Committee of the NDC to have the elections held at Ningo - Prampram constituency investigated thoroughly and if the allegations against Sam George are proven, they should go ahead and annul the results of the election and punish all deserving parties, especially Samuel George, for bringing the name of the party into disrepute,» Okoe Mensah charged.

Senator Mark's counsel, Ken Ikonne and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lawyer Johnson Usman as well as the People's Democratic Party (PDP) counsel, Chris Alechenu had told the Court that section 285 (5) of the 1999 constitution was clear on the fact the day of declaration of an election result should be included in the days allowed for the filing of a petition before a court, urging the appellate court to dismiss the appeal and award cost against the appellate.

But that was not all: in a third and final study, the team pitched 24 high carotenoid and high melanin faces against each other, asking attendants to choose the one deemed more appealing; results showed a 75.9 % preference for carotenoid coloring over the melanin one.

His writing is less successful than his direction: the derivative nature of the plot clangs up against some poorly executed references to other horror films (one reference to The Thing is flat - out terrible), resulting in another example of a genre film - maker trying to appeal through referencing better work than doing good work themselves.

Exam regulator Ofqual have explained that there will be «significant improvements» to the process of appealing against GCSE and A-level results, with proposals for a better system announced later this month.

According to data released by the exams regulator Ofqual, 355 appeals were made against results in 2016, in comparison to 466 in 2015.

From the Journal Inquirer: The State Department of Education is appealing a Freedom of Information Commission ruling against the Department of Ed's denial of a request for results on the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium tests.

Whenever any civil action has been brought against any officer of the Florida College System institution board of trustees, including a board member, or any person employed by or agent of the Florida College System institution board of trustees, of any Florida College System institution for any act or omission arising out of and in the course of the performance of his or her duties and responsibilities, the Florida College System institution board of trustees may defray all costs of defending such action, including reasonable attorney's fees and expenses together with costs of appeal, if any, and may save harmless and protect such person from any financial loss resulting therefrom; and the Florida College System institution board of trustees may be self - insured, to enter into risk management programs, or to purchase insurance for whatever coverage it may choose, or to have any combination thereof, to cover all such losses and expenses.

Appeals against GCSE and A level results have fallen by almost a quarter, the exams regulator Ofqual has said.

The number of appeals against the marking of this year's «tougher» SATs tests has risen — with one in ten reviews resulting in scores being overturned.

Exam boards were accused of creating a «massive muddle» this summer over students appealing against their GCSE results, following revelations in an official report by Ofqual.

The exam regulator says there will be «significant improvements» to the process of appealing against GCSE and A-level results.

Ofqual has said that only about 1 % of the overall exam results are subsequently changed and that proposals to improve the process of appealing against GCSE and A-level results would be announced later this month.

All throughout this legal battle, Apple has fought Judge Denise Cote on nearly every ruling, and have filed multiple motions and appeals; at one point, Apple was back in court for directly refusing to work with the court - appointed monitor that Cote ordered as a result of ruling against Apple in the initial phase.

Apple is still waiting for the results of the most important appeal in the case, the one that basically seeks to overturn the first ruling against them.

Mrs Stoker lost a libel case against her in 2016 and has now lost a subsequent appeal, resulting in a hefty legal bill, estimated at # 300,000.

The B.C. Supreme Court ruled against ICBC in 2012, and the B.C. Court of Appeal upheld the result in a judgment released Tuesday.

Accused went to cottage of JC with whom she previously cohabited — Accused found JC with victim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, and accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against conviction dismissed — Although trial judge did not address analytical steps in order, he properly analyzed evidence and concluded that injuries sustained by victim were not accidental and could not have occurred in any other fashion than as stated by victim — Having provided reasons for accepting victim's evidence, trial judge was entitled to reject accused's evidence — Trial judge's reasoning, though skeletal, permitted accused and appellate court to determine how and why finding resulted.

Accused went to cottage of JC with whom she previously cohabited — Accused found JC with victim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public interest.

Accused went to cottage of JC with whom she previously cohabited — Accused found JC with victim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed against order to provide DNA sample — Appeal allowed — Order was issued to destroy DNA sample that was taken — Trial judge erred in failing to exercise discretion not to order DNA sample — Accused was first time offender, in circumstances that resulted in serious injuries, but with no intention of causing those injuries — Accused had otherwise been exemplary citizen, and likelihood of re-offending was remote.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has dismissed the appeal of a Christian care worker against the decision of an Employment Tribunal that she was not constructively dismissed as a result of her refusal to work on SuAppeal Tribunal (EAT) has dismissed the appeal of a Christian care worker against the decision of an Employment Tribunal that she was not constructively dismissed as a result of her refusal to work on Suappeal of a Christian care worker against the decision of an Employment Tribunal that she was not constructively dismissed as a result of her refusal to work on Sundays.

In addition to having experience in all phases of civil proceedings such as evidentiary hearings, motion practice, pre-trial preparation, and trials, Mr. Singh has on several occasions represented clients in successfully obtaining or defending against preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders, including successfully defending such results on appeal.

As a result, the Court vacated a $ 399 Million damage award against Samsung Electronics Co. in a lawsuit alleging infringement of design patents covering features of Apple, Inc.'s iPhone smartphones and sent the case back to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeal for further analysis.

The previous adjournments had been as a result of NNPC's appeal against the award in Nigeria and so fell within section 103 (5), and the requirement for NNPC to give security was valid.

As a result, the Court of Appeal quashed all convictions against the defendant and ordered a new trial.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of the Ermineskin Nation et al. against the Federal Court of Appeal ruling that denied the plaintiffs» claim that the federal government had a fiduciary role under Treaty Number 6 such that the oil and gas revenues resulting from extraction under the plaintiffs» land should have been invested for their benefit.

The Court of Appeal determined that the effect of the order under appeal was to «permanently foreclose» the Appellant from obtaining a determination of its claims against the personal defendants on their merits — a result that amounted to an injuAppeal determined that the effect of the order under appeal was to «permanently foreclose» the Appellant from obtaining a determination of its claims against the personal defendants on their merits — a result that amounted to an injuappeal was to «permanently foreclose» the Appellant from obtaining a determination of its claims against the personal defendants on their merits — a result that amounted to an injustice.

(2) If an organization has been convicted of an offence under this Act and the conviction has become final as a result of there being no further right of appeal, a person affected by the conduct that gave rise to the offence has a cause of action against the organization convicted of the offence for damages for actual harm that the person has suffered as a result of the conduct.

57 (1) If the commissioner has made an order under this Act against an organization and the order has become final as a result of there being no further right of appeal, an individual affected by the order has a cause of action against the organization for damages for actual harm that the individual has suffered as a result of the breach by the organization of obligations under this Act.

The first trial decision was appealed on the grounds that the trial judge showed a reasonable apprehension of bias against the plaintiffs, and as a result, a second trial was ordered.

As a result of that omission, Abdi appealed and somewhat surprisingly the Crown did not argue against the defence submission.

Mr. Azar's pro bono work has also included successfully persuading the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to allow a disabled prisoner's federal civil rights case to proceed, resulting in a published decision on a matter of first impression; assisting tenants in disputes with their landlords; and assisting a translator in defending against contempt proceedings relating to her alleged whistleblowing about safety defects in automobiles.

Appointed in March 2003, he was originally given until December 31, 2005 to review and report on the investigations and circumstances surrounding the resulting criminal proceedings against Gregory Parsons and Randy Druken, and determine why Ronald Dalton's appeal of his murder conviction took eight years to be heard by the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Aappeal of his murder conviction took eight years to be heard by the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of AppealAppeal.

News reports on the case, the first of thousands filed in the U.S. against individual file sharers to actually make it so far along in the litigation process, suggest that such discrepancy could result in constitutional grounds for an appeal.

If I had not decided to represent Mr. Schrenk pro bono through the appeal process, the scales of justice would be imbalanced indeed, against an individual who was himself deserving of sympathy and advocacy as a result of his own disability (without in any way condoning the inappropriate things he said to the Complainant).

An analysis producing the result that the court did not have jurisdiction to hear the secretary of state's appeals would take the form: (i) the Social Security Act 1998 (SSA 1998), s 15 provided for an appeal against «any decision of a Commissioner»; (ii) the «decision» in each of the cases was to be found in para 1, dismissing the claimant's appeal; (iii) the secretary of state was not seeking to challenge that decision; (iv) by analogy with Lake v Lake [1955] 2 All ER 538, he had no right to challenge the reasoning on an issue upon which he was unsuccessful — jurisdiction — when the ultimate decision was wholly favourable to him.

In Louisiana, for instance, the Louisiana Court of Appeals tracks the results of pro se appeals against represented aAppeals tracks the results of pro se appeals against represented aappeals against represented appealsappeals.

The Serious Organised Crime Agency v Azam [2013] EWCA Civ 970 (31 July 2013) Successful appeal to the Court of Appeal resulting in a variation of a Property Freezing Order so as to allow Mr Azam to fund the defence of civil recovery proceedings brought against him byappeal to the Court of Appeal resulting in a variation of a Property Freezing Order so as to allow Mr Azam to fund the defence of civil recovery proceedings brought against him byAppeal resulting in a variation of a Property Freezing Order so as to allow Mr Azam to fund the defence of civil recovery proceedings brought against him by SOCA.

You can also appeal against decisions of the initial court if you are dissatisfied with the result.

These concerns arise through threats of litigation made against the association, and while a court might direct a respondent - plaintiff to exercise the appeal remedy available through the association prior to filing a lawsuit against the association, dismissal of a legal challenge is not a certainty, particularly if the respondent - plaintiff can argue that the association's appeal remedy, though available, would result in a predetermined or sham conclusion.