Dr. Mann has transgressed scientific norms and offended First Amendment principles by bringing a defamation
claim against Appellants for their pointed criticism of his scientific methodology.
This is all the more so in view of the nature of the offences
alleged against Appellant, offences which, if proven, do not affect the interests of one State alone but shock the conscience of mankind.
There, the sole
charge against appellants was that they were «taking part in a parade or procession» on public streets without a license.
Due to the regulatory scheme and the Visitors of the Inns of Court's jurisdiction, as applicable to the disciplinary
proceedings against the Appellant, the Supreme Court concluded that the Respondent's part in the proceedings before the Disciplinary Tribunal and those before the Visitors should be regarded as part of a single continuing act.
However, in considering the main appeal, a panel of five Justices of the Supreme Court in a unanimous judgment today resolved all the
issues against the appellant (Daudu) and accordingly dismissed the appeal in its entirety.
In Gutowski, a municipal councilor brought an action in
defamation against the appellants, fellow municipal councilors in the County of Frontenac, which stemmed from statements made by the appellants in a regular council meeting.
4 Mar. 28, 2018)(unpublished), respondents filed cross-claims for breach of contract, indemnity, and
fraud against appellants, with respondents winning on their cross-claims except for the fraud claim to the extent of $ 1,311,772.
In Justice Mohammed's judgment, which was read on his behalf by Justice Ejembi Eko, the apex court resolved all the three issues raised in the
appeals against the appellants.
The Appellate court in its judgment delivered by Justice H.A.O Abiru upheld the decision of the lower court and resolved all issues
raised against the appellant.
It was the above alleged conduct that necessitated the filing of criminal charges by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)
against the Appellant at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
By June 2007, the respondent was aware that she had claims or potential claims
against the appellant including a claim for unjust enrichment and a remedy of constructive trust.
The representative of the appellant argues that the judgment of the original court which acknowledged the jurisdiction of the Japanese court in an action of the appellee who is a Japanese national claiming divorce in the present
case against the appellant who has a nationality of the German Democratic Republic is against the law.
The proceedings arose out of a possession order obtained against the second appellant and an anti-social behaviour
injunction against both appellants, in December 2004, which they appealed.
Summary judgment was
granted against the Appellant on the basis there was no genuine issue for trial; the police had reasonable and probable grounds to believe the Appellant had committed the offences with which she was charged.
Similarly, in Erdmann v Complaints Inquiry Committee, 2016 ABCA 145 (CanLII), Justices Jack Watson, Bruce McDonald and Frederica Schutz dismissed an appeal of a professional disciplinary body's
decision against the appellant, where she had been found guilty of three counts of unprofessional conduct as a chartered accountant and ordered to pay fines and costs.
Finally, the Court of Appeal dismissed the Appellant's argument that the Crown's treatment of «Terrio» the co-accused was actually a reflection of
bias against the Appellant.
However, the Tribunal notes that the case law has established that its role is not to determine whether the dismissal is justified or whether the sanction
taken against the Appellant was appropriate, but to determine whether the Appellant's actions constitute misconduct within the meaning of the Act (Caul, 2006 FCA 251 (CanLII), 2006 FCA 251; Marion, 2002 FCA 185 (CanLII), 2002 FCA 185; Secours, A-352-94).
Its reason for doing so was that if the officer was required to testify in a case that he might
bring against the Appellant, his testimony will be at risk if the Appellant sought disclosure of the unproven allegations.
Direct purchasers and consumers tried to launch a class action
lawsuit against the appellants for allegedly artificially inflating the price of D - RAM and other related devices.
While the first defence does not apply in this case, the motion judge accepted the respondent's evidence that he was innocent of any wrongdoing and unaware of the fraud
perpetrated against the appellant.
Further, to
defend against the appellant's claim based on s. 25 (1), the Superintendent bore the onus of establishing that s. 25 (1) precluded the appellant's access to the Fund.
The Court was careful to distinguish between what is involved in demonstrating whether reasonable and probable grounds support an arrest /
charges against the Appellant and what the Crown has to prove: guilt (i.e. the factual and mental elements of an offence) beyond a reasonable doubt.
The trial judge made findings of fact and
credibility against the appellant and in favour of the lawyers, which led him to conclude that the services provided by the lawyers were necessary and of benefit to the appellant.
It was argued the Crown's decision to proceed against the co-accused «Terrio» on a summary basis (opening the possibility of a conditional sentence), and the fact the co-accused testified after his conviction but before his sentencing hearing «taints the verdict»
as against the Appellant.
After the police released the appellant from arrest without charge, two newspapers applied to lift a Crown Court order postponing his identification in contemporaneous reports of the criminal trial on the ground that there were now no «pending or imminent»
proceedings against the appellant that might be prejudiced by publication.
The respondent brought a public procurement claim
against the appellant NDA, in connection with its unsuccessful bid for a contract for services to decommission sites previously used for nuclear generation.
Costs of the appeal of $ 35,000 were
awarded against the appellant husband — one of the highest costs awards for a family law appeal so far this year.