Sentences with phrase «civil standard applies»

If the civil standard applied in relation to civil fraud so far as VAT is concerned, then there was no reason in principle why it should not apply to such matters in relation to income tax, and negligence was then an a fortiori case.

Hickinbottom J followed LG and held that the civil standard applied, commenting: «To suggest that the civil standard of proof equates to the criminal standard of proof in cases in which serious allegations are made or serious consequences possible is improperly and unhelpfully to elide seriousness with probability of a particular allegation, which is the very illogicality identified by Baroness Hale in In re B.»

Despite the seriousness of the allegations, their Lordships were unanimous that the ordinary civil standard applied and disapproved the notion of a «heightened» civil standard.

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But schools seeking to apply both the current civil standards of academic freedom and this canon to new faculty would invite litigation.

The ADA's «undue hardship» standard is different from that applied by courts under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for religious accommodation.

Is the current law of civil contempt applicable to self - represented litigants or is there a different standard that applies when a litigant does not have the benefit of representation by a lawyer?

[17] In particular, the lower standard of proof that applies in civil (as opposed to criminal) proceedings is appropriate, Professor Brown argues, because of its relation to risk management.

But the same standard does not apply in civil cases, including civil forfeiture.

The civil standard of proof applied in administrative proceedings is more appropriate because it treats corporate treasuries as no more worthy of protection than the health and safety of employees.

These were that ASBO proceedings are civil and hearsay evidence is admissible; and that despite this magistrates should nevertheless apply the criminal standard of proof to the requirements in CDA 1998, s 1 (1)(a).

[205] The usual civil standard of proof, namely proof on a balance of probabilities, applies.

In the development of the standard, the difficulty arose in applying the civil standard to cases with quasi-criminal elements (defence allegations of fraud or crime on the plaintiff's part), family law proceedings in the time before no - fault divorce, or matters of equity decided in the common law courts.

The tenor of the VAT cases was that the civil standard of proof applied to the system of VAT penalties.

In that context, it was plainly assumed that the civil standard of proof applied to the income tax regime, and the VAT scheme was mimicking that.

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The Judgment asserts that the applicable standard of proof that applies is the civil one pursuant to Re B [2013] UKSC 33.

Civil liberties advocates argue the increased usage of cellular surveillance and tracking raises certain constitutional questions as the legal standards for obtaining this cell phone data are generally lower and less clear than the traditional standards applied in circumstances where law enforcement attempts to wiretap or monitor traditional phone lines and conversations.

If the parties do not mention the standard of proof in a civil case, the district judge is bound to apply the normal civil standard, just as he will apply the substantive law of the forum state if the case is a diversity case and neither party argues choice of law.

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Actually [the district court] did commit one clear error on the fiduciary count, and that was to apply the normal civil standard of preponderance of the evidence, rather than the higher standard of proof — proof by clear and convincing evidence — that Illinois requires to establish the existence of a fiduciary duty outside of the per se categories such as lawyer - client and guardian - ward.

Where a general statement of law applies to every jurisdiction and will be based on common caselaw principles, such as a Supreme Court of Canada decision or a consensus of appellate cases in various provinces, or on a common statutory provision, such as a similar provincial rule of civil procedure, or common employment standards legislation:

The BSB proposes to apply the civil standard to alleged breaches of the professional code occurring after 31 March 2019.

Lord Brown held: «The standard of proof to be applied here was, by common consent, the civil standard.

Their lordships indicated that in some civil cases the criminal standard would still apply given the nature of the proceedings, for example anti-social behaviour order proceedings under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to which the criminal standard had been applied in R (McCann) v Crown Court at Manchester [2003] 1 AC 787.

Supporters of the SDT applying the civil standard would say these developments undermine the reasoning of the Divisional Court in Re A Solicitor and that there is no reason why the common law should grant solicitors facing disciplinary proceedings a more generous standard of proof than police officers or school children.

Against this, it might be considered incongruous for the SDT to continue applying the criminal standard now that a specific rule applies the civil standard in disciplinary decisions made by the SRA itself.

In that case, the Law Society maintained that the criminal standard applied, while the SRA contended for the civil standard.