Sentences with phrase «high court judges under»

Average appointments of High Court Judges under UPA - 1 was 86 per year, and in UPA - 2 it was 79 per year.

Not exact matches

Two high court judges are presiding over the court, held in Uppermill, Saddleworth, which is hearing Mr Watkins» claim that Mr Woolas misrepresented his position under the Representation of the People Act 1983.

His biggest work so far is the famous corruption in the judiciary piece dubbed «Ghana Under The Eyes of God», which led to the dismissal of some High Court Judges.

A judge who since Sheldon Silver's arrest has come under scrutiny for the sky - high damages that juries in her court have awarded to Weitz & Luxenberg clients recently slashed a record $ 190 million asbestos - poisoning payout to less than $ 30 million.

Under government plans to be unveiled on Wednesday, High Court judges will be able to decide when a prisoner is freed meaning convicts will no longer be granted an automatic right to parole halfway through their sentence.

The forthcoming review is a reboot of the abandoned review in the last Parliament, being carried out under new rules that the Cameron government introduced in 2011: while the reviews themselves are scrupulously neutral, overseen by High Court Judges, the rules they carry them out by are set by Parliament.

The lawsuit is the first of what many analysts expect will be numerous legal challenges around the country following a landmark decision in June by a California Superior Court judge who struck down the tenure system there as unconstitutional under state law, saying it unfairly saddled students in high - needs schools with low - performing teachers.

The High Court (Burnley District Registry) has granted summary judgment on claims brought against NHS East Lancashire under the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, judging them to have been brought out of time.

In Wilson v Her Majesty's Advocate 2009 JC 336, which also concerned opinion evidence, the High Court of Justiciary, in an opinion delivered by Lord Wheatley, stated the test thus (at para 58): «[T] he subject - matter under discussion must be necessary for the proper resolution of the dispute, and be such that a judge or jury without instruction or advice in the particular area of knowledge or experience would be unable to reach a sound conclusion without the help of a witness who had such specialised knowledge or experience.»

In Soil Instruments Ltd v Mr Robert King Mason, His Honour Judge Bird, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court, considered whether Mr King Mason should be committed to prison for alleged breaches of an Order made by Mrs Justice May on 26th July 2017, concerning the use of confidential information under a restrictive covenant.

Jon Turner QC has been appointed a Deputy High Court Judge this week by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, under section 9 (4) of the Senior Courts Act 1981.

The lack of diversity on the Supreme Court could be blamed on the fact that indigenous people and visible minorities are under - represented at the bar, so fewer have become judges and served long enough to be considered for appointment to the higher courts.

Yesterday, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that same - sex couples have no right to marry under the New York state constitution, while Georgia's high court reaffirmed a ban on same - sex marriages, as reported in NY High Court Ends Same Sex Marriage Fight (NYLJ 7/6/06) and New York Judges Reject Rights to Gay Marriage (NY Times 7/7Court of Appeals ruled that same - sex couples have no right to marry under the New York state constitution, while Georgia's high court reaffirmed a ban on same - sex marriages, as reported in NY High Court Ends Same Sex Marriage Fight (NYLJ 7/6/06) and New York Judges Reject Rights to Gay Marriage (NY Times 7/7/high court reaffirmed a ban on same - sex marriages, as reported in NY High Court Ends Same Sex Marriage Fight (NYLJ 7/6/06) and New York Judges Reject Rights to Gay Marriage (NY Times 7/7court reaffirmed a ban on same - sex marriages, as reported in NY High Court Ends Same Sex Marriage Fight (NYLJ 7/6/06) and New York Judges Reject Rights to Gay Marriage (NY Times 7/7/High Court Ends Same Sex Marriage Fight (NYLJ 7/6/06) and New York Judges Reject Rights to Gay Marriage (NY Times 7/7Court Ends Same Sex Marriage Fight (NYLJ 7/6/06) and New York Judges Reject Rights to Gay Marriage (NY Times 7/7/06).

In Indigo v Colchester Institute, David Donaldson QC sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge in the QBD, considered an application by the Defendant under Regulation 47H (1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended by the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009) to lift the automatic suspension imposed by Regulation 47G.

It means that, notwithstanding that a young person has capacity under the MCA 2005 or a child is Gilick competent, and is refusing the treatment / admission / deprivation of liberty; whilst the Court of Protection would have no jurisdiction, a Judge sitting in the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court, could overrule the young person's / child's refusal.

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times provides a news update headlined «High court gives sentencing judges more power; The justices» decision allows for greater ease in setting lower prison terms under strict federal cocaine laws.»

A refusal by a senior immigration judge to order reconsideration of a case by a panel of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal can therefore only be reviewed under the statutory review procedure by a High Court judge, whose decision on the review is final, and judicial review of the refusal to order reconsideration is not available.

High Court and Court of Appeal judges will be able to work part - time, under new Ministry of Justice (MoJ) proposals to improve judicial diversity.

In August 2010, California's Proposition 8 was declared unconstitutional under the U.S. Constitution in a federal court case, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, but the ruling has been stayed pending appeal by a higher court; the judge found the ban unconstitutional, ruling that «Proposition 8 disadvantages gays and lesbians without any rational justification.»