Sentences with phrase «having the legal representation of»

In many states, young children do not have legal representation of their own.

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If you're part of a large organization, you're going to have to get legal representation to deal with potential lawsuits.
When constructing the prenup, make sure that both parties have their own legal representation; it's not unusual for a prenup to be tossed out if it turns out later that one of the parties didn't have an attorney when the prenup was developed.
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The bill defines virtual currency as «a digital representation of value that can be digitally traded and functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, or a store of value but does not have legal tender status as recognized by the United States government.»
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 2010 that Canadian authorities violated Khadr's charter rights when they interrogated him there, despite the fact he was a minor, had no legal representation and had been tortured.
The proposal defines «virtual currencies» as a digital representation of value that can be digitally transferred, stored or traded and accepted by natural or legal persons as a medium of exchange, but does not have legal tender status.
In the end, after much stalling my ex ran out of money for legal representation and had to defend himself in the final trial.
The death penalty historically falls heaviest on the poor and the illiterate, both of whom have limited resources and limited access to legal representation.
Interviewers at this understaffed agency are not necessarily sympathetic to refugees, many of whom are frightened, are intimidated by officials, find it difficult to communicate, and have no legal representation and no right of appeal.
«It will now become almost impossible for cyclists to get legal representation without sacrificing a significant proportion of the compensation that they would be entitled to and I appeal to the government to rethink this approach.»
Campaigners in Bristol have set up a JustGiving page to help towards the cost of legal representation for the group.
Therefore, in order to move to a proportional representation system, you would need the state officials in charge of drawing congressional districts (traditionally the state legislature) to draw districts against their own interests when it is perfectly legal to blatantly draw them in your favor (so long as you don't do so in such a way as to not explicitly dilute the power of some actual protected class, i.e. race, gender, etc.).
In addition, Freedom from Torture regularly supports torture survivors whose legal representation has previously been poor and as a result, vital medical evidence of torture has not been submitted as part of their asylum claim or appeal.
When asked about what the legislature has done to protect New Yorkers from the policies of Donald Trump, both Cuomo's office and a spokesperson for the IDC pointed to the $ 10 million set aside in the budget for an immigrant defense fund to ensure that undocumented immigrants have access to legal representation.
«This bill would do little more than transfer to the taxpayers of this state an entirely new obligation to pay for any and all existing expenses related to general defense legal work, far beyond legal representation of indigent criminal defendants,» Cuomo wrote.
When Mr. Cuomo's tax returns were released last month, his office said he had been paid $ 188,333 last year as a partial advance for his book, with a chunk of that money going toward representation and legal fees.
The governor also proposed a statewide program to ensure legal representation for the poor that would cost about $ 240 million, to be overseen by the state's Division of the Budget.
As the surge docket first got underway, many did not have lawyers — though Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito announced last year funding to ensure all of them had legal representation.
Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito declared today that an initiative launched last year to guarantee legal representation to all of the undocumented immigrant children inundating the city has been a success — and has already obtained asylum for more than a dozen youth lacking proper paperwork.
Ms. Mark - Viverito proudly announced that the multi-million-dollar New York City Unaccompanied Minors Initiative, started last year to handle the cases of the thousands of underage children pouring in without their parents, has successfully gotten free lawyers for some 1,600 foreign national boys and girls and won asylum for 14 of them — meeting the speaker's goal of providing legal representation to every unaccompanied child facing deportation.
But perhaps the strongest provision would ensure all defendents have legal representation when they are accused, however implementation of this would require the state to provide more funding.
«Ensuring everyone has access to adequate legal representation, regardless of their economic standing, is our moral responsibility,» Heastie said.
Mr. Shaw informed the Court that he had reached a decision to represent only five of the 14 accused persons, while another lawyer, Augustine Gyamfi, also announced himself as representing two others; leaving a total of seven without legal representation.
News outlets, including The Alt, have reported on state agencies» outside legal costs related to the wide - ranging investigation, but Fried Frank's representation of «various» public authorities does not appear to have been previously reported.
The speaker, for her part, has maintained that NYIFUP should remain the same — and attached terms to the program today stating, «Eligibility for legal representation provided through funds in unit of appropriation 107 for unrepresented, detained individuals in removal proceedings occurring in immigration court in New York City shall be based solely on income.»
, have reported on state agencies» outside legal costs related to the wide - ranging investigation, but Fried Frank's representation of «various» public authorities does not appear to have been previously reported.
«One of the things I'm proudest of is that we've made the public policy of this state that people in need who are fighting for the necessities of their life... get legal representation, or effective legal assistance,» he said.
Just over a year ago, Mark - Viverito said hundreds of minors who had been sent to New York to reunite with relatives had secured legal representation.
I'm proud that as a member of the IDC, I worked to secure funds to ensure that immigrants in this state facing deportation have legal representation.
Bridget Ball Shaw, a board member of the Capital District Women's Bar Association Legal Project, which offers pro bono representation to immigrants, said at the public forum that news of the 287 (g) program had already frightened immigrant families.
«By no definition are tenants getting equal justice in housing court, where only 10 percent of tenants have legal representation and 90 percent of landlords have attorneys.»
A new Office of the Civil Justice Coordinator will ensure that New Yorkers have legal representation when it comes to everything from fighting eviction to dealing with debt collectors.
Less than two months after the escape of inmates from an upstate prison began to shine light on deficiencies in the state's prison system, the union that represents its officers has taken on new legal representation.
Investigators, however, spoke with more than 10 of those individuals or their surviving relatives and found that none had ever contacted Mr. Silver to seek legal representation, nor had they been contacted by him or knew of any role he played in providing any legal service.
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Michael Avenatti has become a media fixture lately, thanks to his legal representation of porn star / Trump accuser Stormy Daniels, but there's at least one media outlet he wasn't chummy with on Tuesday — the Los Angeles Times.
A final major benefit of traditional publishing, and what I believe to be the most important, is the fact that, with a publisher, a writer has a team of experts in every aspect of book production — i.e., editing, copy editing, legal review, when necessary, cover design, formatting, marketing, and publicity — who work together with a common, vested interest in making a book the best representation of the author and the publishing house that it can be.
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And they are under a court order to do so because they had poor legal representation when they were sued by nativist groups and they have done virtually nothing to meet the requirements of the court's ruling.
Non-citizens can work, have certain legal protections, but have no government representation; and can be deported to country of origin at will.
And every major multinational corporation with legal representation worth its salt has, so far as the law and pragmatism allows, one day a year set aside to shred every document and purge every bit of computer memory of records more than one year old on that date.
Since 2011, we've assisted hundreds of researchers by providing legal counsel, matching them with pro bono legal representation, and filing amici curiae — «friend of the court» — briefs in their cases.
The substitution, added the judge, changed nothing because Cirvek «benefitted already from one of the best legal representations it could have hoped for.»
I am hopeful that the pool of qualified practitioners that combine the necessary technical and legal expertise for sector specific disputes would benefit from the new international initiatives on diversity to enable more global inclusion and better generational and ethnic representations.
Reflecting back on the «very complicated commercial problem» with a number of clients with a common problem, I'm now less convinced that there was a problem as it appears that the information in issue related to the clients» commercial decision - making rather than to the legal representation and issues and the clients would have been appalled to have their commercial information shared.
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You should seek legal representation and ensure that they have a clear picture of your objectives and goals for the outcome, along with an accurate assessment of the damages.
An increase of about $ 50 million to legal aid in B.C. would not only ensure representation in criminal and family courts, it could prove to be revenue neutral, suggests Eder.
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