Sentences with phrase «against defence counsel»

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In his submission, the defence counsel Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), argued that there were omissions of essential elements in the charges against his client.

Defence counsel, Augustine Obour says the case against one of the two persons standing trial for the murder of Member...

Any instruction of defence counsel attempting to balance the insurer's interests against the defended policyholder's interests is seen as an encroachment of the policyholder's rights — a reflection of the boundary - based American approach to contract law.

His recent cases include defending the former President and majority shareholder of VAB Bank against charges of contempt of court (sole counsel); acting for Mercuria Energy Trading in its successful defence of a US$ 270 million claim by Citibank in one of the biggest High Court banking trials of 2014, acting for the Claimant in an on - going US$ 830 million fraud claim in the Commercial Court (Russian banking sector), a US$ 800 million joint venture dispute in the BVI and acting as junior counsel to the Claimants in Hulley & ors v.

Thus defences involving alleged breaches of normal police procedure or breaches of a person's Charter Rights (under section 10: right to counsel, or under section 8: right against unreasonable search and seizure) are simply not available in IRP and ADP appeals.

Holman J came to that conclusion notwithstanding that, in Eisai, counsel for NICE had conceded (Eisai, [59]-RRB- that, in any action against it for breach of confidence in respect of such a disclosure, a public interest defence would be available to it if fairness required that the information be disclosed.

The second case arises from a lawsuit brought — ironically enough — against Ghomeshi's new counsel, Marie Heinen, and another criminal defence laywer, Steve Skurka.

«The appellant maintains that, by its nature, a tax on criminal defence legal fees will, at some level, be prohibitive or at the very least act as an impediment to or will interfere with the right to counsel since the additional cost of the tax to an accused will interfere with the financial resources available to mount a defence to the charges brought against him or her,» wrote Tax Court of Canada Justice Brent Paris, summing up the firm's case.

Echoing the sentiments of criminal defence lawyer Brian Greenspan from a day earlier, Fisher said the focus of Felderhof's counsel was to resume the trial in front of Hryn rather than directly deal with all of the accusations the OSC leveled against Groia's conduct from the first 70 days of the trial.

Our specialized expertise in insurance defence includes errors and omissions claims against Insureds in a variety of professions including the securities industry, claims against Directors and Officers, legal expense insurance claims, performance and labour and material payment bond claims, and acting as class action defence counsel.

The Court of Appeal found in Harris v. Levine that the plaintiff's suit against his former criminal defence counsel was an abuse of process because in order to succeed, the plaintiff would have had to prove that but for the solicitor's negligence, he would not have been convicted.

In another decision involving a claim against criminal counsel, Stevenson J. held that the plaintiff's malpractice action against his former criminal defence counsel was an abuse of process.

She issued a small claims court action against a LawPRO defence counsel who had appeared before Rady, J. Counsel appeared before Little, J. on October 21counsel who had appeared before Rady, J. Counsel appeared before Little, J. on October 21Counsel appeared before Little, J. on October 21, 2011.

Before joining CAM LLP, I practiced in the area of insurance defence with a large private firm and then I moved to Alberta Justice when I was counsel for the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund as well as general litigation counsel defending claims against the Province.

Toronto criminal lawyer Aaron Harnett tells AdvocateDaily.com the recent withdrawal of sexual assault charges against his client by the Crown mid-jury trial and subsequent apology from the bench, demonstrates why defence counsel are resistant to water down fair trial protections in these serious matters.

Canada's justice system is built upon key democratic rights including the right to counsel, the right to a fair trial, the right to know the case against you and to make full answer and defence, the right to be free from arbitrary and prolonged detention, the right to habeas corpus, and the right to presumption of innocence.

Our Medical Malpractice Group is comprised of very experienced and successful trial lawyers, who get results against seasoned defence counsel.

If they choose to maintain their practice coverage there is limited defence cost coverage for claims brought against corporate counsel by their employer [See Endorsement No. 11 of the LawPRO policy].

[242] This is a peculiar case in that an adverse inference is sought against the plaintiff for failing to file a report from Dr. Cox, although Dr. Cox did in fact give evidence at the trial at the instance of defence counsel.

Your lawyer or duty counsel will be able to give you legal advice about things such as difficulties the Crown could have in proving the case against you, or possible defences you may have.

A substantial proportion of professional liability claims against criminal defence counsel are based on allegations of «ineffective assistance».

As Toronto lawyer Leora Shemesh prepares to defend herself against charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, other defence counsel say they've also been dealing with issues surrounding the existence — or not — of a video that surfaced in a drug case she acted in.

The trial record also disclosed that Hoang's appointed trial counsel advanced a full defence on his behalf on all issues pleaded against Hoang.

[41] The plaintiff, in reply, submits that he understood that any settlement offers made by the defendant were full settlements of both the tort claim and Part 7 claims against ICBC, and that at no time did defence counsel convey that Part 7 benefits would still be available in the event that the Defendant's Offer was accepted.

Justice Deena Baltman said lawyer Robert Nobili's claims against the new lawyer of his former clients and several others were «a complete waste of time and resources for both the court and numerous defence counsel involved.»