Sentences with phrase «appeal cases relating»

• Employment status — this topic will continue to run as a number of appeal cases relating to employment status are due to be heard in 2018.

In March, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two appeals cases related to same - sex marriage - California's Proposition 8, which bans same - sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which denies federal benefits to same - sex couples.

Not exact matches

Some of the hardships related to this damage might be eased by a property tax reduction — if the owner can make a solid case for a tax appeal.

A department spokesman said the agency could not comment on a specific individual's case because any related appeal of an enrollment decision would go before the education commissioner.

5.3 All the people of Rep. of Cyprus (even the President of RoC) MUST apply to the LEGAL SYSTEM of Northern Cyprus about an issue related with north Cyprus in order to take their cases to the ECtHR: ECtHR 04.01.2011 decision: «the procedure before the Immovable Property Commission («IPC»), and further appeal to the «TRNC» High Administrative Court, provided for in Law 67/2005, were to be regarded as «domestic remedies» of the respondent State and that NO GROUND OF EXEMPTION has been established in that regard».

The first tier relates to situations where the complainant in the FOIL lawsuit was victorious because the agency failed to respond to a request or appeal, in which case the court would still have discretionary authority to award attorneys» fees.

The Supreme Court on Thursday referred back to the Court of Appeal, Abuja, all pending cases relating to the dispute over the leadership tussle between the Ali Modu Sheriff an d Ahmed Makarfi factions of the Peoples Democratic Party.

«The Court of Appeals finding properly acknowledges that the school district's responsibility under the IDEA is not to cure or remediate all effects of a child's disability, but to serve students with a demonstrated «need» for special education and related services in order to benefit from his or her education,» said NSBA Associate Executive Director and General Counsel Francisco M. Negrón, Jr. «Given that the student in this case is academically successful, it may be more appropriate to address non-educational concerns through other accommodations.»

«Matt Pawa, a leading litigator on climate related issues, discussed his current case, Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corporation, et al., now pending on appeal.

A federal appeals court threw out a related case, Kivalina v. ExxonMobil, the following year.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear six appeals this week, including two sets of companion cases: the first related to first degree murder convictions in the death of an Alberta child in 2011, and the second related to two law societies» refusals to accredit Trinity Western University's law school.

Appeals in three criminal cases relate to murder or sexual assault convictions.

In court documents related to an appeal of Holm's sentence, Holm's attorney Dean Stowers suggests that the «Hulk» email might have been related to Olson's potential role as a witness in an age discrimination suit brought by a former assistant U.S. attorney, as well as to a clash over sentencing in several cases.

Mr. Stellabotte is a registered patent attorney and has extensive experience litigating patent, copyright, trade secret, antitrust, contract, tort, trademark, false advertising, and information technology related matters in federal and state trial and appellate courts, including case preparation and strategy, fact and expert discovery, depositions, motion practice, Markman hearings, preliminary injunction hearings, bench and jury trials, arbitrations, mediations, appeals, and settlement negotiations.

He routinely tries workers» compensation cases before the Illinois Workers Compensation Commission, handles appeals to the circuit courts and appellate courts, and appears in both state and federal courts throughout Illinois in related civil litigation.

I plan to also blog about Microsoft v. Motorola cases pending before three Munich - based courts (a preliminary injunction case, a related Federal Patent Court nullity action, and an appeal involving a patent narrowed by the Federal Patent Court last year).

These appeals related to the lawfulness of the detention of two Afghan men by HM forces, considering how far ECHR, art 5 applies to cases of military detention in non-Convention countries.

In the latest instalment of the Baby P cases, the secretary of state and Haringey have filed applications for permission to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision in R (on the application of Sharon Shoesmith) v Ofsted & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 642, [2011] All ER (D) 293 (May) allowing Ms Shoesmith's claims for judicial review of decisions relating to her summary dismappeal the Court of Appeal's decision in R (on the application of Sharon Shoesmith) v Ofsted & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 642, [2011] All ER (D) 293 (May) allowing Ms Shoesmith's claims for judicial review of decisions relating to her summary dismAppeal's decision in R (on the application of Sharon Shoesmith) v Ofsted & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 642, [2011] All ER (D) 293 (May) allowing Ms Shoesmith's claims for judicial review of decisions relating to her summary dismissal.

Appeals in family proceedings (including child support and certain other family related cases) against decisions of magistrates» courts which are initiated on or after 6 April 2009 will go to the county court instead of the High Court.

batch of criminal appeals [relating] to the involuntary administration of certain scientific techniques, namely narcoanalysis, polygraph examination and the Brain Electrical Activation Profile (BEAP) test for the purpose of improving investigation efforts in criminal cases.

There were those who hoped that the decision of the House of Lords in Mirvahedy v Henley would provide some degree of certainty, and for a while the number of cases relating to the Act reaching the Court of Appeal subsided.

Argued before the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals in an oil and gas case related to anti-assignment provision

ITN, BBC, Associated Newspapers and Ors v. R [2013] EWHC 773 (Court of Appeal), appeared as junior counsel for the national media in case relating to open justice and reporting restrictions.

Recent cases include: Axiom Litigation Financing Fund (acting for the «receiver / liquidator» of a Caymans Islands fund: # 110m dispute); Frauntled Management Limited v Featherwood ($ 13m investment dispute before the BVI Court of Appeal); BBX Capital Asset Management v Royal Bank of Canada & Ors ($ 30m Cayman dispute relating to transaction to defraud creditors / sham trusts); Trinity Management Group Ltd v Burke Consolidated Ltd (s. 184I / s.175 BVI dispute); Maruti Holdings PTE Limited v Sinclair Strategies Limited (BVI jurisdictional challenge); QVT Fund & Ors v China Zenix Auto International Limited (s. 184I and s184C BVI dispute: interim injunction) In addition, the international nature of commercial fraud often results in Paul advising in relation to proceedings before off - shore courts such as in VTB v Nutritek (advised on interim relief in Cayman Islands and maintenance of BVI injunction in light of UK Supreme Court decisions) and in other off - shore jurisdictions such as Jersey, Guernsey and Nevis.

She has a special interest in Article 8 (family life and medical cases) and family related appeals including the now near impossible to win «elderly parents» category.

«TCC claims 2.1 The following are examples of the types of claim which it may be appropriate to bring as TCC claims --(a) building or other construction disputes, including claims for the enforcement of the decisions of adjudicators under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996; (b) engineering disputes; (c) claims by and against engineers, architects, surveyors, accountants and other specialised advisers relating to the services they provide; (d) claims by and against local authorities relating to their statutory duties concerning the development of land or the construction of buildings; (e) claims relating to the design, supply and installation of computers, computer software and related network systems; (f) claims relating to the quality of goods sold or hired, and work done, materials supplied or services rendered; (g) claims between landlord and tenant for breach of a repairing covenant; (h) claims between neighbours, owners and occupiers of land in trespass, nuisance etc; (i) claims relating to the environment (for example, pollution cases); (j) claims arising out of fires; (k) claims involving taking of accounts where these are complicated; and (l) challenges to decisions of arbitrators in construction and engineering disputes including applications for permission to appeal and appeals.»

In one decision (R v Maxwell [2010] UKHL 48), where an appeal by a defendant in a criminal case was dismissed, no reasons were published by the end of the year because they might have prejudiced related criminal proceedings which were still pending.

Last July, in Deguise v. Montminy, 2014 QCCS 2672 the Québec Superior Court had occasion to revisit these issues from in Alie v. Bertrand & Frere Construction Co. Ltd., 2002 CanLII 31835, applying the Ontario Court of Appeal decision in that 2002 case to civil law concepts relating to allocation of responsibility among insurers in complex construction and property damage cases.

The Court of Appeal has considered more recently the ambit of litigation privilege in one of the many cases relating to the SFO's investigation into the Tchenguiz brothers, stressing the importance of the «dominant purpose» test.58 (See also Chapter 31 on privilege.)

In addition to the Knowles case, he has successfully argued class action related appeals in three federal circuits and in state appellate courts, and he has successfully defeated class certification in many state and federal trial courts.

Samsung argues that it was Apple's choice to base its» 647 - related arguments on a broader claim construction than the one the Federal Circuit ultimately affirmed (Samsung says «Apple «shot for the moon»»), and «Apple's risk failed» when the appeals court handed down its opinion in what I always just call the «Posner case».

This case note discusses the first ground of appeal relating to the Royal Prerogative.

We hope to keep our readers informed about cases and issues on appeal as well as scholarship, research, conferences, and news related to appellate courts.»

In any case where the documentation for an appeal is likely to be substantial, and especially where several related appeals are to proceed together, it is appropriate for economy of documentation to be agreed, if possible, between the parties, and if necessary for relevant directions to be sought from the court.

Covenience In any case where the documentation for the appeal or appeals was likely to be substantial, and especially where several related appeals were to proceed together, it was appropriate for economy of documentation to be agreed, if possible, between the parties, and if necessary for relevant directions to be sought from the court.

In any judicial case related to the activity of CVM, such authority is communicated and may present memoranda, clarifications and even file appeals in case the parties do not do so.

In recent years, we have acted successfully for clients in leading cases related to land use and development as appellate counsel for appeals from the Ontario Municipal Board.

z4 v. Microsoft and Autodesk — Jury Trial & Appeal to Federal Circuit Represented z4 in a patent infringement case involving two patents relating to technology for reducing software piracy.

The recent Court of Appeal decision in the case of Scullion v Bank of Scotland [2011] EWCA Civ 693, reversing the first instance decision, has clarified the law relating to duties of care owed by surveyors engaged by a lender to provide a valuation for a buy to let property.

Paul has extensive experience handling all matters related to civil appeals, and has successfully represented clients in appellate cases involving real estate law, family law and divorce, and personal injury claims, as well as business or fiduciary (estate and probate) cases.

Notable cases include Metall Market OOO v Vitorio Shipping, The «Lehmann Timber» (Court of Appeal); Global Process Systems v Syarikat Takaful Malaysia, The «Cendor MOPU» (Supreme Court); Commercial Court actions and arbitrations relating to the petrochemical industry, including offshore construction and the litigation arising from the Buncefield tank farm explosion; shipbuilding, ship finance and ship sale disputes; shipping and commodities cases, raising a diverse range of issues relating to contracts of sale, bills of lading and Charterparties and Arbitration Act 1996 applications.

On appeal, Father argued the trial judge erred in calculating child support, granting the mother sole legal decision making, and other evidentiary rulings related to the case.

If you hope to be hired for an appeal, read all the briefs as well as related cases, and figure out the case's arguments.

The actual opinion relates to evidentiary issues resolved on appeal, but the post highlights a bizarre and startling set of facts in the case that are worth repeating.

He has been involved in more than 40 insurance - related appeals, including recently successfully arguing the first Hurricane Sandy - related insurance coverage case heard by the New Jersey Supreme Court and a case in the First Circuit establishing the law on critical issues of liability insurance coverage.

The firm's lawyers have had the opportunity to orally argue cases on behalf of employers and municipal governments before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals of the United States and have handled numerous cases involving discrimination claims and employment contracts, as well as the related issues of immunity.

In the present case, the Court of Appeal found the decision below to be a final order relating to costs.

The traditional justification for limiting access in criminal causes or matters from the scrutiny of the Administrative Courts (in the case of matters relating to trial on indictment) and the Court of Appeal (Civil Division)(in the case of appeals from the Administrative Court) has been the proposition that the rights of the subject can be protected in the criminal courts.

David Skwark was in the Court of Appeal in a case in which he represented the Law Society of Manitoba pursuing a lawyer and his wife for monies relating to improper conduct with the beneficiary of the residue of the clients» estate being the Winnipeg Humane Society.

The total damages amount in the first case ($ 929 million after two trials, but prior to the appeal, which Samsung filed last week) was $ 929 million, but the bulk of that was related to design patents and trade dress, i.e., intellectual property rights for which U.S. statutory law explicitly allows damages theories (disgorgement of infringer's profits) that are legally unavailable for utility (i.e., technical) patents.