The word puisne means junior and is used to distinguish
High Court judges from senior judges sitting at the Court of Appeal
«I was a judicial assistant in the Court of Appeal to Lord Lawrence Collins, who was the first solicitor to be appointed as
a High Court judge from private practice,» he explains.
Not exact matches
His parents
from west London had asked
judges at the
High Court, the
Court of Appeal and the Supreme
Court to support their plea; however they ruled in favour of GOSH doctors who recommend that the infant's life - support machine is switched off.
The Heather Blazing (1992), one of his early novels, opens with Eamon Redmond, a conscientious
high court judge in Dublin, writing his last judgment of the term before joining his wife Carmel for summer vacation in the County Wexford,
from which they hail.
During the
High Court hearing, counsel Nick Armstrong told the
judge it was the only occasion on which a teacher had been killed by a pupil in a British classroom and the family were anxious «that all the lessons that can be learned
from this enormous tragedy are learned».
A former
High Court judge who's chairing the inquiry into allegations of historical child abuse has chosen to stand down
from her role.
The Illinois Appellate
Court this week found that the
judge in the McHenry civil case erred by raising the bar too
high for state prosecutors seeking to ban Yvonne Cryns
from practicing midwifery without a license.
One of the accused
high court judges, Paul Uuter Dery, had sued Tigereyepi, Graphic Communications Group, Starr FM and Media Foundation for West Africa to stop them
from screening the film.
Five Supreme
Court judges slapped down a
High Court ruling barring Louisa Hodkin
from marrying in a Scientology chapel and said the building was a «place of meeting for religious worship».
Justice John Tsoho of Federal
High Court, Abuja who adjourned hearing in the trial of Kanu with his co-defendants in a motion of notice filed on their behalf by Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, asked the
Judge to disqualify himself
from hearing the case over alllegations of «manifest bias.»
The lawyers also asked the
highest court of the land to give an order restraining the
judge from hearing the substantive case.
A few days later,
Judge Teori Zavascki, who oversees the Car Wash Operation at the Supreme
Court, took over the case involving Lula from Moro and demanded an explanation of why he had released taped phone calls involving Rousseff and other ministers (who can not be judged by lower jurisdictions without authorisation from the highest co
Court, took over the case involving Lula
from Moro and demanded an explanation of why he had released taped phone calls involving Rousseff and other ministers (who can not be
judged by lower jurisdictions without authorisation
from the
highest courtcourt).
The
High Court, presided over by
Court of Appeal
judge, Justice Dominic Dennis Adjei, ruled that it was improper for police officers desiring to stop a street protest, to obtain an injunction
from the Circuit
Court.
If the proposal fails, several
judges would have to retire
from the state's
highest court.
While the EFCC was facilitating how to produce him before the
court in Dutse, the judge went on his annual vacation and Turaki then filed a rights enforcement suit before the FCT High Court in Abuja, seeking an order of the court releasing him from the anti-graft agency's cus
court in Dutse, the
judge went on his annual vacation and Turaki then filed a rights enforcement suit before the FCT
High Court in Abuja, seeking an order of the court releasing him from the anti-graft agency's cus
Court in Abuja, seeking an order of the
court releasing him from the anti-graft agency's cus
court releasing him
from the anti-graft agency's custody.
His intervention drew huge support
from peers, many of whom are lawyers and
judges and came in marked contrast to the reaction of Truss, who is also lord chancellor, who did not step in after the tabloid press attacked the
High Court judges who heard the case.
Jonathan Lippman, who was chief
judge of the state
Court of Appeals
from 2009 through last year, has joined the New York office of Latham & Watkins LLP, where he will provide expertise on state law and appellate matters while remaining a
high - profile advocate on the public policy issues.
Dasuki to Appeal Judgement on Unlawful Detention...
Judge Says EFCC is Different
from DSS A Federal Capital Territory
High Court has dismissed an application brought before it by former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki.
A five -
judge panel
from the
Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, upheld the appellate ruling last week, setting the stage for Friday's c
Court of Appeals, the state's
highest court, upheld the appellate ruling last week, setting the stage for Friday's c
court, upheld the appellate ruling last week, setting the stage for Friday's count.
Their dismay follows comments
from a
high court judge yesterday making clear that Britain's «watertight» opt - out has been rendered meaningless by the European
courts of justice.
With the exception of Ed Balls, politicians are still the most hated people in society (apart
from high court judges with a penchant for fencing).
District Administrative
Judge C. Randall Hinrichs has barred Suffolk's traffic court from jailing defendants who don't have an attorney without a review by a higher court judge, curtailing a practice that defense attorneys have complained violates motorists constitutional ri
Judge C. Randall Hinrichs has barred Suffolk's traffic
court from jailing defendants who don't have an attorney without a review by a
higher court judge, curtailing a practice that defense attorneys have complained violates motorists constitutional ri
judge, curtailing a practice that defense attorneys have complained violates motorists constitutional rights.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN)- Perhaps laying the groundwork for an appeal to a
higher court, Republican Norm Coleman's attorneys are beginning to publicly question the three -
judge panel presiding over his post-election legal battle, saying Wednesday that the
judges are creating a «real problem» by not reconsidering their ruling
from Friday that put a damper on much of Coleman's case over rejected absentee ballots.
Justice Ademola was also said to have on January 5, 2015 in his capacity as a public servant «corruptly received
from Joe Odey Agi a BMW Saloon 320i valued at N8, 500,000 through your son, Ademide Ademola, as gratification in the exercise of your of your official functions as the
judge of the Federal
High Court of Nigeria».
The Benue State
High Court presided over by the Chief
Judge, Justice Iorhemen Hwande, has restrained the Governor of Benue State and eight others
from appointing...
Fugitives
from British justice can not use Northern Cyprus to dodge punishment for their crimes,
High Court judges have ruled in a landmark decision.
The list also ensured that the next chief
judge of the state's
highest court won't come
from the state's appellate level, as Cuomo's last three nominees to the
court did.
Following the favourable
court order, Mrs. Jonathan's lawyer went before Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, praying the judge to order the EFCC to release to Patience the sum of $ 15.591 m, which was seized from four companies by the anti-graft ag
court order, Mrs. Jonathan's lawyer went before Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal
High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, praying the judge to order the EFCC to release to Patience the sum of $ 15.591 m, which was seized from four companies by the anti-graft ag
Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, praying the
judge to order the EFCC to release to Patience the sum of $ 15.591 m, which was seized
from four companies by the anti-graft agency.
In the course of his trial, Lamido had through his counsel, Offiong Offiong, SAN told the
court that the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, in transferring the criminal matter from Justice Adeniyi Ademola to Justice Quadri, had exceeded his po
court that the Chief
Judge of the Federal
High Court, in transferring the criminal matter from Justice Adeniyi Ademola to Justice Quadri, had exceeded his po
Court, in transferring the criminal matter
from Justice Adeniyi Ademola to Justice Quadri, had exceeded his powers.
«It is very appalling that a well - trained
judge who passed through so many seminars before being elevated to the position of a Chief Judge in a Federal High court can allowed herself and the court to be used to bar Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from exercising his fundamental human rights&ra
judge who passed through so many seminars before being elevated to the position of a Chief
Judge in a Federal High court can allowed herself and the court to be used to bar Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from exercising his fundamental human rights&ra
Judge in a Federal
High court can allowed herself and the
court to be used to bar Mazi Nnamdi Kanu
from exercising his fundamental human rights».
And since the March guidance, another relevant decision came down
from the
high court: In Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, the
judges invalidated a software patent by ruling that a method of financial analysis is an unpatentable «abstract idea,» even when implemented on a computer.
A British
High Court judge must oversee the case of a boy who is suffering
from leukemia and refuses possible life - saving treatment because it goes against his religion.
Davies» camera glides along the platform as everyone,
from Russell Beale's
high court judge to poverty - stricken nippers, shares in a chorus of traditional ballad «Cockles & Mussels.»
Inamulhaq Anwar and Akeel Ahmed were banned
from teaching in February but a
High Court judge has now ruled they were treated unfairly.
By a 5 - 4 vote Nov. 5, the
high court granted a request
from voucher parents and the state of Ohio for a stay of a preliminary injunction issued in August by U.S. District
Judge Solomon Oliver Jr..
Attorney General George Jepsen's office filed an appeal Thursday asking the Connecticut Supreme
Court to conclude that a trial
judge embarked on «an uncharted and legally unsupported path» last week in asserting authority over how the state distributes education aid and sets standards for graduating
from high school, serving special - needs students and evaluating teachers.
Let us compare that with the situation for pupils
from independent schools: just five public schools send more pupils to Oxbridge than 2,000 state schools — two - thirds of the entire state sector; and despite accounting for just 7 % of school pupils, those
from independent schools represent seven out of 10
High Court judges, more than half our leading journalists and doctors, and more than a third of MPs.
In a long - awaited decision
from Judge Denise Cote, the
court approved the settlement terms
from three of the five Big Six publishers who allegedly colluded with Apple to set the prices of ebooks artificially
high in order to rein in some of Amazon's dominance over the market.
Then illegal (yes it is illegal to remove / use computer data unless given permission — whistle blowing is NOT relevant according to
high court judges) emails are published and all of a sudden it is OK to peruse PREIVATE communications
from many people.
Undeterred, Friends of the Earth, Solar Century and Home Sun then sought and obtained backing for a legal challenge
from High Court Judge Mr Justice Mitting, who said ministers were «proposing to make an unlawful decision» and as a result the court would be «amenable to a judicial review&ra
Court Judge Mr Justice Mitting, who said ministers were «proposing to make an unlawful decision» and as a result the
court would be «amenable to a judicial review&ra
court would be «amenable to a judicial review».
Just days after his first choice to replace retiring Supreme
Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was forced to withdraw from the running, President George W. Bush has nominated a 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge, Samuel Alito, to the nation's highest c
Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was forced to withdraw
from the running, President George W. Bush has nominated a 3rd U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals judge, Samuel Alito, to the nation's highest c
Court of Appeals
judge, Samuel Alito, to the nation's
highest courtcourt.
In an important and precedent setting decision, the Chief
Judge of the
High Court has held that the director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) acted unreasonably and unlawfully in excluding Queen's Counsel, Marc Corlett QC,
from representing a former Zespri Group Limited (ZGL) director at an SFO interview.
In a landmark decision in June 2014, the
high court ruled that police must first obtain a production order or warrant
from a
judge.
For example, a casual perusal of the online legal research service Westlaw reveals that «mumbo jumbo» appears at least 251 times in judicial opinions.8 «Jibber - jabber» shows up just seven times (although surprisingly used by parties, rather than in statements
from the
court), while the more prosaic «gobbledygook» has 126 hits in the legal database.9 Believed to have been coined in 1944 by U.S. Rep. Maury Maverick of Texas, «gobbledygook» has been used by everyone
from political figures referring to bureaucratic doublespeak (for example, President Ronald Reagan's stinging 1985 indictment of tax law revisions as «cluttered with gobbledygook and loopholes designed for those with the power and influence to have
high - priced legal and tax advisers») to
judges decrying the indecipherable arguments and pleadings of the lawyers practicing before them.
On the very first day of hearings in the case In Re: Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Litigation,
Judge Rogers of the Northern District
Court of California, Oakland division, sua sponte and without any precipitating incident, announced
from the bench that she wouldn't tolerate less than a
high level of civility in her courtroom, and asked attorneys
from both sides to meet together and draft a professional code of conduct that they would abide by during the proceedings.
In his judgment in that case, Nicholas Mostyn QC, sitting as a Deputy
High Court Judge, (as he then was) held that, where a relationship had moved seamlessly
from cohabitation to marriage, it was artificial to treat the periods differently.
The panel was made up of
judges from the Crown
Court only but not those
from the
High Court.
He served as a deputy district
judge of the Principal Registry of the Family Division of the
High Court from 1986, and as a member of the Law Society Family Law Committee
from 1993 - 99.
«The General Medical Council is challenging a
High Court ruling that said expert witnesses who mistakenly give flawed evidence should be immune
from disciplinary action by their profession's regulatory bodies unless requested to do so by a
judge.»
In a relatively rare consideration of the impact of Art 8 upon financial provision, Peter Hughes QC sitting as a deputy
High Court judge in M v M [2006] All ER (D) 58 (Jun) considered the impact of an application for disclosure
from a third party and set out some useful guidance on the basis that Art 8 reinforced the principle that an order for disclosure was an intrusion into an individual's privacy that was oppressive and unwarranted unless it could be shown to be both necessary and proportionate to the issues in the case.