Sentences with phrase «as a defence»

As defence secretary in 2013 he attracted criticism by talking about «a real sense of anger among many people who are married» who felt the gay marriage law would change the institution.

I am acting as defence counsel in criminal proceedings.

I started my career acting for personal injury clients back in the 1990s, and for the last 12 years, I have worked as a defence lawyer for insurance companies.

The defence is only as good as the defence of the whole team.

She also acts as defence counsel to insurers of professionals.

A goal keeper is only as good as his defence.

He served as defence minister from 2000 - 03.

What happens on issues such as defence and international relations?

Thus, casual or weekend use can not be used as a defence in a human rights case.

He did get to serve in government as a defence minister, so does he have any regrets?

The floating islands were originally made as a defence mechanism were the islands can be moved at any time.

Therefore you need to go to the statute that makes the possession illegal and find out what it says you can raise as a defence.

They are using the state law as defence by stating that the fetus isn't considered a person.

Being known as a defence lawyer who believes in going to trial has, in fact, led to thousands of different charges being withdrawn against his clients.

Can a criminal court judge who spent her entire career before being appointed to the bench as a defence lawyer or crown be reasonably expected to understand the intricacies of family support orders?

However, if you are relying on the truth as a defence you will need to provide evidence that it is.

There was a clear problem very early on, as the defence sat deep and the midfield tried to press high.

There is also a tension between our feelings as humans and our roles in court as defence counsel.

As always, we seek to highlight the work and achievements of female defence lawyers and offer advice and ideas on how to succeed as defence lawyers.

The mention of her job and children came initially during trial, as the defence attempted to undermine her credibility in cross examination.

You got a lot of laughs here from my colleagues with that «because the bible says so» crap as your defence.

His versatility is also a major plus as he can feature in midfield just as comfortably as defence.

Seems like the fitness coach is as useless as the defensive coach who's as useless as the coach who's as useless as the defence.

The keeper did the best he could in bad circumstances, as the defence give him little to no protection.

As a defence solicitor, you probably won't be surprised to hear that my answer is a resounding «yes».

Each text message was downloaded and saved as defence evidence.

It may also result in some unexpected mergers of vendors as a defence strategy for survival.

I am a litigator and have represented over 1000 clients as defence counsel at various stages of the process.

Some of the sales myths exist as defence mechanisms.

But the 75 - year - old former vice-president has powerful military connections, having served as defence and state security minister.

These points can then be spend on either specific attributes, such as defence, attack, rank, or balanced.

In certain situations consent might also be used as a defence.

That tackle in the box was crucial and overall, his presence in attack as well as defence is more important to our side than it looks.

Who have we on the bench as our defence?

As your defence lawyer, she can discuss the risks and your options so as to enable you to make the most informed decision.

Sir Michael Fallon resigned as defence secretary last night amid suggestions of inappropriate behaviour towards female journalists.

Most recently, he has been retained as defence counsel in a wide range of cartel cases including the Air Freight, LCD Screen, Optical Disk Drive, Refrigeration Compressors and Car Components cases.

If you don't know, in the Phoenix Wright series you play as a defence attorney attempting to prove your client's innocence by searching for clues and evidence and finding contradictions in the prosecutor's / witness» allegations.

Giroud spoke about the fantastic and numerous attacking options as well and also suggested that as long as the defence does it's job then our forwards will win us the game.

Jonathan is to appear as a defence witness for the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh.

Sir Michael Fallon's career as Defence Secretary came to an abrupt end last Wednesday, after he admitted his behaviour towards women had fallen short of standards.

In a rare moment of continuity Michael Fallon was confirmed to be carrying on as Defence Secretary.

«Defending by Pointing Elsewhere» is something we all want to do as defence lawyers — to show that it could have been the «other» person who committed the crime, and not our client.

Johnson v. Law Society of British Columbia, 2018 BCCA 40, considered provocation as a defence where a lawyer cursed at a police officer in a courthouse.

But when we come to think about questions of what kind of society we want, to what extent broadly thinking do you think we should be relying on the language of rights as a defence against these types of abuse?

Sir Michael Fallon has resigned from his position as Defence Secretary, Downing Street has confirmed.