Sentences with phrase «allegations of misconduct»

The law authorizing the president to appoint an independent counsel to investigate allegations of misconduct expires in June.

In 2011 Oliver received an Irish Government appointment, from the Minister for Justice, as Confidential Recipient to those members and employees of An Garda Síochána (i.e., Irish Police Force) who may wish to report, in confidence, allegations of misconduct or wrongdoing pursuant to S.I. No. 168/2007 — «Garda Síochána (Confidential Reporting of Corruption or Malpractice) Regulations 2007».

Broward County public school teacher Wyman Gresham was in court Friday facing felony charges of sexual misconduct after three female students — ages 12, 13 and 15 — made allegations of misconduct against him.

Allegations of misconduct by senior staff continue to dog Fox News after three women filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming they were subject to «appalling discrimination» and «years - long relentless racial animus» at the hands of a former executive at the news company.

has had allegations of misconduct made against him or her while attending a post-secondary institution or has been suspended, expelled or penalized by a post-secondary institution for misconduct while attending a post - secondary institution;

It allows the favoured parent to consider the breakdown of the child's relationship with the other parent as primarily an issue of the child's health and welfare, and eliminates the need to respond to hurtful allegations of misconduct.

What would you say is key to defending medical professionals that are under allegations of misconduct?

The Official Corruption Unit investigates and prosecutes allegations of corruption which include bribery attempts made to public officials and allegations of misconduct by state, county and local officials, including judges, elected officials and police officers.

A retired Chicago police detective with dozens of allegations of misconduct in his past took the witness stand Monday and denied ever beating a single suspect he questioned over his lengthy career.

Thus, it is troubling to have allegations of misconduct by particular TTC employees included in tweets which can be viewed by others.

A number of those tweets also include allegations of misconduct by TTC employees.

On June 28, 2012 the hearing panel, in a very lengthy decision, found that the Society had proven all of the allegations of misconduct.

Leigh Day senior partner Martyn Day, partner Sapna Malik and associate Anna Crowther have appeared at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal this week to defend themselves against allegations of misconduct over claims that British soldiers tortured civilians in Iraq.

Dissatisfaction with the response of the SRA to allegations of misconduct by solicitors is already one of the most common sources of complaints against the regulator.

The panel noted that the defence «challenged a cornerstone of professional regulation: the requirement that a member must respond to allegations of misconduct» [230].

Form oversight commissions: Independent panels should be created in each state to review the forensic methods that are accepted in state courtrooms and to investigate allegations of misconduct, negligence or error in labs.

Individuals can easily and unintentionally fall prey to mounting pressures and find themselves facing potentially career - ending allegations of misconduct.

Whether allegations of misconduct arise internally, as a result of a government investigation, whistleblower claims, an audit, or from civil or criminal litigation, our lawyers act promptly, investigating the allegations and offering strategic solutions to resolve the situation and limit our clients» exposure.

There is a Disciplinary Tribunal, which can investigate any allegations of misconduct made against a solicitor.

When faced with allegations of misconduct, health industry practitioners need a serious, high - quality defence.

In acting for professionals, Lisa has defended them against allegations of misconduct, incompetence, and registration.

However, the discipline committee is the expert tribunal created by the legislature to assess allegations of misconduct in the medical profession and to determine the penalty appropriately tailored to the circumstances of each case.»

In the chapter, Addressing Allegations of Corporate Crimes: Initial Considerations for the Corporate Counsel, William along with Franklyn M. Gimbel and Kathryn A. Keppel, highlight issues that are potentially faced by corporate counsel when allegations of misconduct arise in the federal arena.

Pitcock knew of unspecified allegations of misconduct by Wallach, the complaint says, who always wanted the firm to get rid of Pitcock so that he wouldn't air those allegations.

Where an employer suspends an employee for the purpose of investigating complaints or allegations of misconduct or pending the determination of criminal charges, the situation gets slightly more complicated.

The Council had a duty to adopt formal «Arrangements» for investigating allegations of misconduct under s 28 of the LA 2011, but this did not preclude it from carrying out any investigations other than under those Arrangements.

The Judge held that the Council had ample powers to investigate allegations of misconduct against elected members, including allegations that pre-dated the LA 2011, under ss 151 or 111 of the Local Government Act 1972, and / or ss 1, 27 or 28 of the LA 2011.

Challenge allegations of misconduct: An employee who was fired for misconduct is disentitled to EI.

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) was «very troubled» by the scope of the allegations of misconduct made against Clifford Chance (CC) and partner Alex Panayides in the closely - watched Excalibur case, the tribunal's full judgment has revealed.

One of the thornier questions in the regulation of care professionals is how to strike the balance between the interest of the public and the interests of the professional when allegations of misconduct are made.

Allen & Overy (A&O) and Slaughter and May have been brought in to advise FTSE 100 advertising agency WPP as its founder and CEO Sir Martin Sorrell faces allegations of misconduct.

Policies are increasingly providing cover for reasonably incurred legal expenses when defending against allegations of misconduct before a regulator, especially if there is a chance a civil claim may follow.

In this article, we take a look at how chartered accountants can defend against allegations of misconduct before a regulator to minimise the likelihood of attracting severe sanctions.

It is for that reason that it may be appropriate for an external investigator to be appointed for particularly serious allegations of misconduct.

He also asserts inadequate representation of counsel,» states Justice of the Peace Errol Massiah's Jan. 30 factum seeking the Superior Court's supervisory jurisdiction over the review council's receipt, investigation, and adjudication of the allegations of misconduct.

State Supreme Court suspends judge for connection with e-mail porn scandal and allegations of misconduct, Reuters

I see there is a recent 304 paragraph decision in B.C. — Newman et al v. Halstead et al, 2006 BCSC 65 — in which the court awarded damages totalling $ 681,000 against an individual defendant (who did not appear at the trial, hence there was no defence per se) for her liability in making defamatory statements on her website, chat rooms and email about various teachers in which she made allegations of misconduct and allegations that the School Board mishandled or covered up this activity.

However, apart from the prosecution under BA 2010 of Munir Yakub Patel in relation to allegations of misconduct during his employment at Redbridge Magistrates» Court, London, there has been no prosecution show - piece.

Peter Neufeld, co-founder of the Innocence Project, says such scandals are definitely more «observable» thanks to the passage of the Innocence Protection Act in 2004, which requires states that receive federal funding for DNA databanks to certify the existence of an independent entity to investigate labs against which serious allegations of misconduct or negligence have been raised.

Further, it remains the case that, even where allegations of misconduct are not proved, the SRA continues to ask for the payment of their costs in investigating and bringing the cases before the Tribunal.

Nicol J held that the decision in Gunton did not allow an employee to claim damages in excess of his notice period if he was able to show that properly conducted disciplinary proceedings would have dismissed the allegations of misconduct.

It features responses by companies to allegations of misconduct as well as positive initiatives they, NGOs and other organizations have taken to protect the rights of children.

Trumped - up allegations of misconduct, bogus reasons for dismissal, malicious references or dragging out litigation for years based on frivolous defences may have been improper conduct, but seldom was there was an incentive to stop it.

My fellow Justices on this Court and our brethren throughout the federal judiciary know only too well the time - consuming task of conscientiously poring over hundreds of thousands of pages of factual allegations of misconduct by police, judicial, and corrections officials.

Coupled with recent allegations of misconduct and misapplication of law coming out of the state's courts, state watchdogs are sounding the alarm regarding the...

These may entail chambers dealing with serious allegations of misconduct or negligence.

At Tuckers, our specialist Road Traffic and Driving Offences Department have vast experience defending clients against allegations of misconduct, non-compliance and criminality following DVSA investigation and enforcement.

BAT said in a statement today (1 August) that it is investigating, with its lawyers, «allegations of misconduct», and that it has been informed the SFO «has now opened a formal investigation».

The high court in its ruling in Garcetti v. Ceballos made it more difficult for government employees to file lawsuits claiming they were the victims of retaliation for going public with allegations of misconduct, according to reports.

After climategate, for example - an incident for which scientists were later cleared of allegations of misconduct - searches about global warming spiked, but then fell by 50 percent in six days and 90 percent in 22 days.