Sentences with phrase «appealed against decisions striking»

Not exact matches

Aminu Sule Lamido, the 34 year old son of former Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, had his appeal struck out on Monday by an appellate court sitting in Kaduna against the decision of the Federal High Court, Kano which found him guilty of the charge of money laundering brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

In a decision that strikes a blow against the federal government's controversial practice of excluding industry from consent decrees with environmental citizen groups, a practice known as «sue - and - settle,» the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned the district court's approval of a consent decree between a coalition of environmental groups and several federal agencies in Conservation Northwest v. Sherman, No. 11 - 35729 (9th Cir.

The United States Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a North Carolina Supreme Court decision that struck down a mandatory arbitration provision signed by a patient, who later alleged medical malpractice against his physician.

The Federal Court of Appeal struck down U.S. Steel's efforts to overturn Canadian investment law — the second such court decision to go against the company — after almost two years of procedural and legal challenges by the Pittsburgh - based company.

In another decision (2014 ONCA 608, dismissing appeal from 2014 ONSC 1300), the Court of Appeal agreed that the plaintiff's action against a criminal lawyer should be struck out as an abuse of prappeal from 2014 ONSC 1300), the Court of Appeal agreed that the plaintiff's action against a criminal lawyer should be struck out as an abuse of prAppeal agreed that the plaintiff's action against a criminal lawyer should be struck out as an abuse of process.

Along these lines, it is reasonable to suggest that the Court of Appeal's decision to state explicitly that which was not at issue before it, including «whether the pleading against the defendant Alberta could be struck as being frivolous or vexatious» (Ernst v. Alberta at para 9), reflects judicial scepticism.

A majority of the Court of Appeal (Justices Bruce McDonald and Barbara Lea Veldhuis) upheld the case management judge's decision striking the appellant's statement of claim in relation to a motor vehicle accident and issuing an order for costs against him.

The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to strike a defamation claim against a well - known personal injury lawyer in London, Ont., over statements about a case against a local obstetrician and gynecologist.

In that decision, the court dismissed an appeal by three residents of Ecuador from a decision striking their claims against Copper Mesa Mining Corporation («Copper Mesa» or the «Company») and two of its directors (the «Directors»).

The regulations were enacted in response to the Ontario Court of Appeal decision in R. v. Parker (2000), 49 O.R. (3d) 481 (C.A.), in which the criminal prohibitions against possessing and cultivating marihuana were struck down (with the declaration of invalidity suspended for a period of twelve months) after they were found to contravene s. 7 of the Charter in the case of persons who required marihuana for medically approved uses.

Dr David Southall, the paediatrician whose expert evidence led to the wrongful conviction of solicitor Sally Clark, has lost his appeal against a decision to strike him off the medical register for serious professional misconduct.

The Court of Appeal is not necessarily precluded from hearing appeals by the secretary of state for work and pensions on jurisdictional points against a decision of a social security commissioner, notwithstanding the fact that he was the successful appellant before the commissioner; a social security commissioner does not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal from a legally qualified panel member who has refused to extend time or who has struck out a proposed appeal for want of jurisdiAppeal is not necessarily precluded from hearing appeals by the secretary of state for work and pensions on jurisdictional points against a decision of a social security commissioner, notwithstanding the fact that he was the successful appellant before the commissioner; a social security commissioner does not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal from a legally qualified panel member who has refused to extend time or who has struck out a proposed appeal for want of jurisdiappeal from a legally qualified panel member who has refused to extend time or who has struck out a proposed appeal for want of jurisdiappeal for want of jurisdiction.