Sentences with phrase «accused has no legal representation»

Even when a court finds that trial fairness demands an impoverished, unrepresented accused has legal representation or an amicus curiae is needed, defence lawyers are expected to work for a fraction of the cost of Crown prosecutors.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

Do Canadian criminal accused have available to them the kind of legal representation that I've suggested to be necessary?

«(i) that in matters of personal conduct he would be subject to the hospital's general procedures and that in matters of professional conduct he would be subject to a procedure agreed by the Local Negotiating Committee in respect of medical practitioners; (ii) that he was accused by the Trust of personal and professional misconduct; (iii) that because of the nature of the allegations made against him he was contractually entitled to a formal disciplinary hearing by a panel which included a clinician of the same discipline as himself and a legally qualified chairman, before which he would have the benefit of legal representation, if he so wished; (iv) that the disciplinary hearing which resulted in the findings of misconduct was not conducted in accordance with the terms of his contract of employment because the panel did not include a clinician of the same discipline as himself, nor a legally qualified chairman and because his request to be allowed legal representation was refused; (iv) that following the panel's findings he was dismissed for personal and professional misconduct; (v) that if the proceedings had been carried out in accordance with his contract of employment the panel would not have found that he was guilty of personal and professional misconduct and he would not have been dismissed; (vii) that because he was dismissed on the grounds of personal and professional misconduct (including dishonesty) he has been unable to find comparable alternative employment» [at para 10]:

In other words, if you have a lawyer then you have a lawyer, and there is no relevant difference in terms of access to justice or the satisfaction of the accused's rights that could arise from the quality of that lawyer or her legal representation.

Sir James Munby, the President of the Family Division, accused the government of creating an unthinkable, unconscionable and unjust situation whereby the parents of a two year old boy have to respond to a local authority's application for their son to be adopted outside the family without legal representation because they are (just) financially ineligible for legal aid.

If you have been accused of fleeing the scene of an accident, you need experienced legal representation when you go to court.

Parents who've been wrongly accused should seek legal representation and cooperate with all aspects of the investigation.