Sentences with phrase «lawyers acting in these cases»

Lawyers acting in these cases, according to Wendel, ought to have shown more «fidelity to law» and not treated the law as «merely a possible downside to be taken into account, planned around or nullified in some way.»

Not exact matches

In the same article we reported that while the Citizens United case was pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, Virginia Thomas, the wife of the Justice, created a nonprofit Tea Party advocacy group, Liberty Central, Inc., with a former lawyer for the Charles G. Koch Foundation, Sarah Field, acting as her General Counsel and a former Koch lobbyist, Matt Schlapp, serving on her board at inception.

I am in deep consultation with my lawyers, they have advised me that Under the Criminal Offenses Act 1960, for deceiving a public officer, I should petition the Attorney General for the case to be re-opened for Bawumia to come and prove to the nation that the Togolese register he presented is not a fake document»

Currently, the Data Protection Act says that people abusing personal data - which include everyone from divorce lawyers, private detectives and journalists - can get a fine up to # 5,000 for minor offences, or an unlimited fine in the most serious cases.

The government's lawyers are due to lay out their argument in more detail tomorrow but at an initial hearing earlier this month, they claimed that a first tier tribunal only has the power to identify that legislation is incompatible with the Human Rights Act - not to rule on a case on that basis.

In each case, lawyers for Emanuel Delacruz, who is blind, charged that the college's website is inaccessible to their plaintiff and therefore in violation of the Americans With Disabilities AcIn each case, lawyers for Emanuel Delacruz, who is blind, charged that the college's website is inaccessible to their plaintiff and therefore in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Acin violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim, the head of the federal prosecutor's office in Manhattan, recently told the judge that breaking the case into two trials is fair in order to accommodate scheduling conflicts for defense lawyers as well as Ciminelli's health issues.

Sophie Feal, who directs the immigration program at the Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, says attempting to move on millions more cases, in addition to acting on existing backlogged cases, would only further stall an already strained system.

The top court decision, which came shortly after the Skelos and Silver verdicts, clarified what constitutes an «official act» of corruption and defense lawyers in both cases contend that the ruling invalidates legal instructions given to their Manhattan juries.

If the ruling is upheld in the next phase of the case, which is anything but certain, «it would effectively kill the application of the Endangered Species Act,» says John Echeverria, an environmental lawyer at the Vermont Law School in South Royalton.

The most prominent characters include Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson), a socially conservative, arrogant country music star; Linnea Reese (Lily Tomlin), a gospel singer and mother of two deaf children; Del Reese (Ned Beatty), her lawyer husband and Hamilton's legal representative, who works as the local political organizer for the Tea Party - like Hal Philip Walker Presidential campaign; Opal (Geraldine Chaplin), an insufferably garrulous and pretentious BBC Radio reporter on assignment in Nashville, or so she claims; talented but self - involved sex - addict Tom Frank (Keith Carradine), one - third of a moderately successful folk trio who's anxious to launch a solo career; John Triplette (Michael Murphy), the duplicitous campaign consultant who condescendingly tries to secure top Nashville stars to perform at a nationally - syndicated campaign rally; Barbara Jean (Ronee Blakley), the emotionally - fragile, beloved Loretta Lynn - like country star recovering from a burn accident; Barnett (Allen Garfield), Barbara Jean's overwhelmed manager - husband; Mr. Green (Keenan Wynn), whose never - seen ailing wife is on the same hospital ward as Barbara Jean; groupie Martha (Shelley Duvall), Green's niece, ostensibly there to visit her ailing aunt but so personally irresponsible that she instead spends all her time picking up men; Pfc. Glenn Kelly (Scott Glenn), who claims his mother saved Barbara Jean's life but who mostly seems obsessed with the country music star; Sueleen Gay (Gwen Welles), a waitress longing for country music fame, despite her vacuous talent; Bill and Mary (Allan F. Nicholls and Cristina Raines), the other two - thirds of Tom's folk act, whose ambition overrides constant personal rancor; Winifred (Barbara Harris), another would - be singer - songwriter, fleeing to Nashville from her working - class husband, Star (Bert Remsen); Kenny Frasier (David Hayward), a loner who rents a room from Mr. Green and carries around a violin case; Bud Hamilton (Dave Peel), the gentle, loyal son of the abrasive Hamilton; Connie White (Karen Black), a glamorous country star who is a last - minute substitute for Barbara Jean at the Grand Old Opry; Wade Cooley (Robert DoQui), a cook at the airport restaurant where Sueleen works as a waitress and who tries unsuccessfully to convince her that she has no talent; and the eccentric Tricycle Man (Jeff Goldblum), who rides around in a three - wheel motorcycle, occasionally interacting with the other characters, showing off his amateur magic tricks, but who has no dialogue.

The school board in Montgomery County, an affluent suburb of Washington noted for the quality of its schools and its voluntary efforts at integration, «violated its own regulations and procedures» on racial balance and building use in the cases of four schools, said Mitchell J. Cooper, a Washington lawyer acting as adviser to the state board.

The decision in Winkelman v. Parma City School District (Case No. 05 - 983) was unanimous on the idea that parents have some rights to represent themselves without a lawyer under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Another federal appeals court has held that the parents of children with disabilities need to hire lawyers in court cases brought under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

In A v A [2006] EWHC 2900 (Fam), [2007] All ER (D) 41 (Jan) Baron J raised the question of whether it may be inappropriate for legal advisers to act again for a party where an agreement is subsequently challenged; and in this I v I Charles J questions whether the wife's lawyers should have acted for her in this case because of a possible conflicIn A v A [2006] EWHC 2900 (Fam), [2007] All ER (D) 41 (Jan) Baron J raised the question of whether it may be inappropriate for legal advisers to act again for a party where an agreement is subsequently challenged; and in this I v I Charles J questions whether the wife's lawyers should have acted for her in this case because of a possible conflicin this I v I Charles J questions whether the wife's lawyers should have acted for her in this case because of a possible conflicin this case because of a possible conflict.

The arbitrator was an experienced franchise lawyer and the parties were aware that he acted for a franchisee in a case that involved similar issues.

Lawyers will never know the true worth of these associations to law librarians, because they are only interested in the outcomes — the quick turnaround of locating an obscure case, correct interpretation of a scribbled citation, location of an old Explanatory Memorandum, the production of the legislative history of a section of an act, etc..

«The most significant labor case on this year's Supreme Court docket was handed down this morning, with a somewhat muddled result,» writes employer's lawyer Mike Fox in his assessment of the Supreme Court's reversal of the 5th Circuit's decision, rejecting the theory of adverse impact under the Age Discrimination Act.

In response, plaintiffs» lawyers argued that bringing the case to the Office of Special Counsel was «utterly unrealistic» and that the Civil Justice Reform Act did not contemplate the unique situation presented by the case.

Jamie Butler is an experienced Vancouver based MVA and injury lawyer who has acted as counsel in cases in truck accident injury cases where the injuries claimed range from minor whiplash to serious brain injuries and many other types of issues such as slip and fall cases.

James has been consistently ranked by Chambers & Partners in recent years as a leading junior for commercial chancery disputes, where he is described as a «great lawyer with a fine intellect, who is very hard - working», who has «continued to enhance his growing reputation by acting in high - stakes cases.»

The department has acted in cases brought under The Terrorism Act 2000, The Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, The Terrorism Act 2006 and The Counter-Terrorism Act 2008; its lawyers are well - versed in advising and finding redress for those who find their basic and legal rights, such as freedom of speech, the right to a fair trial and freedom of association, curtailed by state interference.

The motions judge in SC v. NS concluded that the act of one lawyer for a client sharing the opposing party's compelled discovery evidence — in this case, documents — with another lawyer representing the same client in another related proceeding constitutes prohibited «use» of the evidence.

Young legal aid life: our latest column for Legal Voice on a day in the life of young legal aid lawyers was written by YLAL committee member Katherine Barnes about her experience acting in an appeal against a child's education, health and care plan in which the child's mother was unrepresented due to the withdrawal of legal aid for representation in education cases.

Jamie Butler is an experienced Vancouver based personal injury lawyer who has acted as counsel in cases in car accident cases where injuries claimed range from minor whiplash to serious brain injuries.

Jamie Butler is an experienced lawyer who has acted as counsel in cases in bus accident injury cases where the injuries claimed range from minor whiplash to serious head injuries.

In addition to gathering evidence, you should speak with a personal injury lawyer as soon as possible, because if you pursue litigation in a bus accident case, you must act quickly due to notice requirements and statutes of limitation that can be more complicated is the bus or transportation vehicle is owned or operated by a government entity including a city or countIn addition to gathering evidence, you should speak with a personal injury lawyer as soon as possible, because if you pursue litigation in a bus accident case, you must act quickly due to notice requirements and statutes of limitation that can be more complicated is the bus or transportation vehicle is owned or operated by a government entity including a city or countin a bus accident case, you must act quickly due to notice requirements and statutes of limitation that can be more complicated is the bus or transportation vehicle is owned or operated by a government entity including a city or county.

Our car accident lawyer in Vancouver, Jamie Butler, has acted as counsel in thousands of cases all over British Columbia for 20 + years.

«More People Acting as Their Own Lawyers: Courts Clog Up as Americans Represent Themselves, Even in Complex Cases.»

In these cases an «I am not your lawyer» letter can serve to make it crystal clear for which individuals you are and are not acting.

At its simplest level, lawyers from the same law firm can not take on opposing sides in the same case but they should also not act for the competitors of major clients of the firm.

In both cases, bankruptcy lawyers challenged the constitutionality of bankruptcy law amendments enacted as part of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.

Lawyers represented Cargill in a class action at the Supreme Court of Canada; won a gaming law case for the BC Lottery; acted as counsel for the College of Dentistry in a series of high - profile applications; represented the Federation of Law Societies in two major cases; and were appointed amicus curiae by the SCC in the senate reform reference.

The lawyer could also challenge the case against Dr. Palmer, not just its factual accuracy but also the legitimacy of people who happily eat bacon from pigs raised in factory farms acting outraged by the death of one lion.

Finally, where an Ontario lawyer seeks to represent a client in accessing a remedy prescribed under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement agreement announced by the federal government in 2006, he or she is expected to comply with the Law Society's «Guidelines for Lawyers acting in aboriginal Residential School Cases.»

Marty Goldberg likewise acts as an arbitrator for the American Health Lawyers Association's Alternative Dispute Resolution Service, where he has served as the sole arbitrator or as a member of a panel in a number of cases.

The lawyer testified that he usually gives or sends to clients involved in an alleged «hit and run» accident a brochure or excerpts from a book he had self - published that includes information about s. 24 (5) of the Insurance (Vehicle) Act, but did not recall and made no record of whether he did so in this case.

For solo and small firm lawyers, limiting the claims exposure of your estate also means having a contingency plan ready in case, whether due to death, illness, or any other cause, you can't continue acting for clients.

Jamie Butler is an experienced Vancouver based personal injury lawyer who has acted as counsel in cases in pedestrian accident cases where injuries claimed range from minor bumps and scrapes to serious life - threatening injuries.

We are experienced personal injury lawyers with a record of success in cases involving car accidents, truck accidents, and other acts of negligence.

Jamie Butler of Butler & Company, our ski accident lawyer in Vancouver, has acted as counsel in thousands of cases all over British Columbia.

Jamie Butler is an experienced personal injury lawyer who has acted as counsel in cases in ski accident cases where the injuries claimed range from minor whiplash to serious orthopedic - type of injuries.

There is also a formal protocol called collaborative law in family cases which includes the promise by the lawyers not to commence litigation or act for a party in litigation if the collaborative law process breaks down.

In addition, we often act as co-counsel or as advisory lawyers to other law firms on various cases throughout the state.

U.S. District Court Judge Awards Over $ 2.5 Million In Fees And Costs To Lawyers Representing Two Plaintiffs In U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Case Main In The News....

Our Florida trial lawyers focus on representing clients in injury cases and death cases due to the negligent acts of third parties and defective products.

This does not mean that the lawyer can not have be involved in such a case, but it does suggest that the lawyer ought not to act as sole and senior counsel on it.

Rather, the lawyer should be involved in a junior or supporting role in the case or, if acting as senior counsel, should ensure that there is supportive expertise provided by someone with the knowledge and competence the lawyer acts.

Every so often, a case about a lawyer removed from a matter or reprimanded for acting while in an «obvious» conflict of interest pops up in the media.

I doubt the lawyers who represent the secretary of state for work and pensions (who act in these cases) would agree.