Sentences with phrase «alleged victims»

One of the Defendant's alleged victims opposed class action certification.

Practical advice from scenarios exploring thorny human resources and implementation issues including: responding to OHSA harassment complaints appropriately in the circumstances; documenting investigations; due process in investigations; preparing and distributing information to alleged victims and perpetrators as required; maintaining confidentiality where appropriate or required

Lawyers for the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) told the tribunal there was evidence that the firm suppressed a document showing the alleged victims of atrocities were not Iraqi civilians but members of the Mahdi army who ambushed the soldiers.

The other alleged victims have denied the misconduct took place.

Stadlen J said the allegations against Bonhoeffer: «Could hardly be more serious... If proved, they would have a potentially devastating effect on his career, reputation and financial position... not only is this a classic case of one person's word against another but because the other alleged victims live in Kenya, neither the claimant nor the FTPP nor the GMC has any legal power to compel their attendance... It is hard to imagine circumstances in which the ability to cross-examine the uncorroborated allegations of a single witness would assume a greater importance to a professional man faced with such serious allegations.»

A 2005 report from the Metropolitan Police Service indicates that over the course of one month, 87 % of alleged victims were vulnerable in at least one of the following ways: being under the age of 18, having a mental health issue, being in a relationship with the accused, and having consumed drugs or alcohol prior to the offense.

However, alleged victims of abuse are still not protected as they should be by the family courts.

Mr Justice Hayden in Re A (a minor)(fact finding; unrepresented party)[2017] EWHC 1195 (Fam) says «It is a stain on the reputation of our Family Justice system that a Judge can still not prevent a victim being cross examined by an alleged perpetrator» and Changes to the law are still needed to restrict the cross-examination of alleged victims by alleged Perpetrators.

And shame on anyone who would use «privacy» to either silence the alleged victims or suppress the investigation of non-consensual acts.

Can alleged victims have «false memories»?

This seems the correct course of action in terms of the alleged victims of the crime «getting it over and done with».

Far from trying to «silence the alleged victims or suppress the investigation of non-consensual acts», I'd much rather that they be talking to the police, and that the police be investigating the alleged acts (using the considerable tools at their disposal — including the threat of criminal charges for those making false allegations — to get to the truth), then to have this drama play out in private discussions between the complainants and the CBC, Mr. Ghomeshi's friends or the Toronto Star, and in civil and labour disputes between the CBC and Mr. Ghomeshi, and whomever else he might choose to sue down the road.

Innocence projects: a number of Universities assist alleged victims of miscarriage of justice to clear their names.

Before this ruling, alleged victims of racial profiling by police would have to choose whether to file a complaint with the Office of the Independent Police Review Director or put in an application with the Human Rights Tribunal.

Advised employment practices liability insurer concerning application of prior notice and other coverage defenses against Equal Employment Opportunity Commission demand that insured contribute to multimillion dollar relief fund to avoid threatened class action on behalf of alleged victims of widespread sexual harassment, in Massachusetts.

Both alleged victims in the sex crime case were under 18.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish is no exception but lawyers and alleged victims there are managing their class action in quite a different way, although it has not been a smooth ride.

Taylor Hampton's Lewis is set to arrive in the US this weekend to begin discussions with New York civil liberties lawyer Norman Siegel over legal action for three alleged victims of phone - hacking described as a «well - known sports person», a sports person not in the public eye and a US citizen.

First, many alleged victims make deliberately false accusations out of spite.

Family income is devastated by the need to rent a second residence and the police and crown seem hostile to alleged victims who beg hopelessly for a right to have some say in the prosecution that has taken over their lives.

Ten Twitter trolls learnt this the hard way when they revealed the identity of the woman who accused footballer Ched Evans of rape — despite the fact that alleged victims of sexual abuse are given anonymity for life — and earned themselves police cautions.

A counter-strategy of those who have been so accused — whether or not they actually committed sexual assault — can be to take the offensive and sue their accusers for defamation, thereby putting their alleged victims on the defensive.

Ontario Crowns maintain the policy of bringing charges regardless of whether the alleged victims want to or not, seeing this as in the public's interest in fighting a matter of public concern.

Though that site claims that Finch will «be vindicated from these unfounded allegations,» the CNN article linked above quotes the Licking County Sheriff's Office as saying that Finch admitted having sex with several of the alleged victims.

David Wolowitz, a New Hampshire lawyer who has represented private schools facing sexual abuse allegations, said it's understandable that alleged victims want the fullest possible disclosure — and also that schools want to proceed with caution.

The brother of one of James «Whitey» Bulger's alleged victims criticized «Black Mass,» the forthcoming movie about the gangster, saying Friday the big - budget Hollywood film is an insult to those still grieving for loved ones slain by the once - feared crime boss.

He's inclined to blow off a flamboyant attorney (Stanley Tucci), who represents 84 alleged victims, and the high - strung head of a survivors» group (Neal Huff).

With respect to the alleged victims of Mr. Spacey, I hope you won't begrudge me for saying that him being a pile of garbage may have been the best thing that happened to the film.

They say that such a confrontational approach, combined with the lack of anonymity for the complainant, is quite unusual and could deter many alleged victims from filing a complaint.

No one on the commission actually will utter the words «Vito Lopez» or confirm that there's an investigation into allegations he sexually harassed members of his staff or an inquiry into the more than $ 100,000 in settlement money to the alleged victims.

Alleged victims in court bid to prove there was an attempt to cover up hacking at the News of the World and the Sun

Throughout the nearly three - week trial, jurors listened to roughly a dozen witnesses and dozens of wiretapped phone conversations and viewed several hundred email exchanges, all while trying to keep track of the dates, the alleged victims, and the companies they represented.

One of Lord Rennard's accusers, Alison Smith, phoned the Scotland Yard hotline set up by police so alleged victims can come forward, she has encouraged other women to do the same.

An investigation launched to examine the conduct of Conservative activist Mark Clarke has identified 13 people who were alleged victims.

Ms Jack said the party's procedures were «up the creek» and suggested that if Lord Rennard maintained his refusal to apologise he could ask for a hearing so that he and his alleged victims could put their cases.

It's examining sexual harassment charges against Assemblyman Vito Lopez, and how some initially secret payments were made, using taxpayer money, to alleged victims.

Hundreds more alleged victims were still being identified by police.

Alleged victims: Former special adviser Bridget Harris, pictured left, and former Lib Dem activist Alison Smith, pictured right, both accused Lord Rennard of groping them

The attorney representing two of the alleged victims issued a harshly worded statement criticizing the Speaker's apology.

A spokesman for Silver says there are no other legal settlements besides the pay out to the alleged victims of Assemblyman Lopez.

One of the newest alleged victims, investor Kartikey Trivedi of Boston, testified he never would have forked over money to Mazzeo if he knew Mazzeo — who claimed to be a CEO of a company called MA West — had a criminal record.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is under fire for paying $ 103,000 in a secret settlement to alleged victims of Lopez.

Businesswoman Helena Morrissey, who conducted the inquiry, said that there should have been a formal investigation launched when his alleged victims first came forward.

Is it any wonder reporting rates remain so low, when it's taken decades for Bill Cosby's alleged victims to be heard?

Fashion designer Donna Karan is under fire after defending Weinstein and suggesting his alleged victims are to blame.

The report found Silver was not guilty of any wrongdoing, but did criticize his role in a secret $ 100,000 settlement to two of Lopez's alleged victims.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has admitted that he made a mistake when he approved a secret settlement for two of Lopez's alleged victims, and has fired his top counsel, saying the attorney withheld from him information on accusations against Assemblyman Kellner.

He filed a lawsuit against the Weinstein company seeking more compensation for Weinstein's alleged victims, and he's also been tasked with investigating Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr.'s office's handling of criminal complaints made against Weinstein.

It was later revealed that Speaker Silver had previously agreed to a secret $ 103,000 pay out to two earlier alleged victims of Lopez.

Before those incidents, though, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver agreed to pay a secret $ 103,000 settlement to previous alleged victims of Lopez.