Sentences with phrase «as litigants»

As litigants, they have a familiar pattern of high - intensity emotions, distortions of information, and self - defeating behavior.

The premise underlying the Federal Circuit's narrowing of Chenery — that agencies ought to be subject to the same rules for appellate review as litigants on appeal from the decisions of district courts — is fatally flawed.

This flexibility also makes the CRT a more affordable venue for pursuing justice, Salter says, as litigants don't need to take time off work, arrange for childcare and more in order to line up at a court registry.

«We can now expect satellite litigation at every turn as litigants try to squeeze advantage from any procedural error.

Particularly, at a time when the gaps in access to justice continue to grow, when there are no meaningful increases in funding for Legal Aid, and as litigants and accused increasingly represent themselves in court, it is essential that protections are in place to ensure that every citizen has access to equal justice regardless of income level or ability to pay.

Here individuals conduct their own cases as litigants in person.

50 (1976)(«[Overruling precedent] undermine [s] the belief that judges are not unrestrainedly asserting their individual or collective wills, but following a law which binds them as well as the litigants.»).

Note, by the way, that it is possible that the very existence of a variety of standards of review introduces operational costs of its own, both direct and indirect, as litigants spend their time debating the amount of deference that should apply in their cases.

Those who choose to run the gauntlet of the legal system without the benefit of professional advice are known as litigants in person, and until recently the Courts (with some justifiable reason) have afforded litigants in person far more flexibility in respect of the various procedures and protocols that ought to be followed than they would a practitioner.

Cuts to legal aid provision have led to an increasing number of people appearing as litigants in person, especially in the family courts and most particularly in divorce cases.

To ensure that the needs of families drive the design of online family law services, the Winkler Institute conducted public engagements by speaking with family justice sector participants such as litigants, court staff, legal professionals and judges.

Attorney bargaining has traditionally taken place in the shadow of trial, as litigants alter their pretrial behavior — including their willingness to negotiate a settlement — based on perceptions of likely outcomes at trial and anticipated litigation costs.

Over the last 15 years there has been a growth in the number of individuals acting in civil proceedings as litigants in person (LiP).

I am a member of the Pro Bono Committee — within this society we run ten projects that are great ways to get hands on legal experience, such as the Litigants in Person project, where you are able to spend regular time in Leicester County Court.

The blog is intended to provide a newsfeed of concise, informative case summaries of recent and important English court decisions involving foreign States as litigants.

While this may deter lawyers, and in turn claimants — although there has already been bullish talks from some claimant firms on their intention to make SCC claims work — the SCC will become the new PI battleground, whether claimants act as litigants in person or instruct solicitors.

One of the justifications for a local final appellate court was that it would enhance access to justice as litigants would not have to bear the costs of travel to the United Kingdom.

«Alan Hoffman has been replaced by the Cary Park District as a litigant.

If he were to obtain and make public internal documents like correspondence among the attorneys general — material that Exxon would have trouble obtaining as a litigant — the company could use it in court.

We recommend that evaluators screen cases for domestic violence, and determine the suitability of a family law dispute for the ENE pilot program based on the extent to which the domestic violence may affect the safety of a litigant, as well as the litigant's ability to negotiate a fair settlement and their willingness to participate, and whether the litigant is self - represented.

In addition, he had been conducting the litigation effectively as a litigant in person.

Relatively recently in my career as a litigant I discovered that with a single link — http://www.canlii.org/en/bc/#search/jId=bc&sort=decisionDate&id=Budgell — I can access on CANLII most of the formal results of my appearances before one tribunal and in B.C.'s two superior courts.

However, there can be little opportunity to confuse my task as that of the lawyer of record — for the simple reason that I would be signing in at court as the agent of the litigant, and not as the litigant's lawyer of record.

Ana María Kudisch Castelló, who has more than 30 years of experience as a litigant in the various matters of civil, family and mediation law.

«Having acted as a litigant in person for nine months in my family court proceedings, I felt that I needed some professional assistance in my four day fact finding hearing.

He has participated in over 300 arbitration hearings as both a litigant and an arbitrator.

The only step in the proceedings that Ndole, as a litigant in person, took itself was the sending of the three signed copies of the claim form to the TCC Registry and asking the court to issue the claim.

On this basis, Ndole could serve the proceedings themselves as a litigant in person or could instruct an authorised person to do it for them.

And he is actively involved with preparing appellate briefs and arguments, both as a litigant and as an amicus.

O (children)[2005] EWCA Civ 759, [2005] All ER (D) 238 (Jun) made it clear that a litigant in private family proceedings was just as entitled to the assistance of a MF as a litigant in civil proceedings.

«If you were to appear in front of him in court whether as a litigant, as an accused person, as a witness or as counsel, you would have to wonder whether he can adjudicate in an unbiased manner.»

This threat is difficult to prove, especially when the accuser is perceived as a litigant with a vested interest in distortion.

Decision - making in a child custody cases will turn on practical considerations such as a litigant's job training, time - scheduling, other family members» needs, and financial issues that impact family life, as well as the state's custody decision - making factors, including some, such as «moral character», that MHPs typically are unable and unwilling to factor in to their analysis.

This follows in line with psychology and other mental health trade organizations» promotion and lobbying for more and more business in the family courts over the past two decades, performing a panoply of various and sundry services such as non-lawyer mediation, «parenting plan development», acting as case managers or special masters or «parenting coordinators», doing custody evaluations, opining as litigant - hired expert witnesses and consultants, managing supervised visitation centers, teaching parenting classes, and so forth.

Not exact matches

James Blumstein, a professor of law and the director of the Vanderbilt Health Policy Center, explains that if Brown had standing when she filed suit — originally — that's what matters most, since the NFIB, which is an institutional litigant, has members who are in similar circumstances as Brown.

As for my part, I am filing a complaint with the Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice and asking her and The Court to mark Tony Jones as a Vexatious Litigant in that state (he has to get judicial approval to sue); asking The Court to take action against Tony Jones» attorney's (M. Sue Wilson's) law license; and asking the Court to order an investigation into the family court judge who signed the Order (as it has been alleged that she is possibly the former law partner of M. Sue WilsoAs for my part, I am filing a complaint with the Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice and asking her and The Court to mark Tony Jones as a Vexatious Litigant in that state (he has to get judicial approval to sue); asking The Court to take action against Tony Jones» attorney's (M. Sue Wilson's) law license; and asking the Court to order an investigation into the family court judge who signed the Order (as it has been alleged that she is possibly the former law partner of M. Sue Wilsoas a Vexatious Litigant in that state (he has to get judicial approval to sue); asking The Court to take action against Tony Jones» attorney's (M. Sue Wilson's) law license; and asking the Court to order an investigation into the family court judge who signed the Order (as it has been alleged that she is possibly the former law partner of M. Sue Wilsoas it has been alleged that she is possibly the former law partner of M. Sue Wilson.

He suggests that, in agreement with Lincoln, Supreme Court decisions should be binding only on the litigants and not on other branches of the federal government, nor on other states, as the case may be.

For over two years scores of litigants have been challenging the HHS mandate, which forces nearly all non-grandfathered employee health plans to change their terms, if they do not already cover sterilization, contraception, and abortifacient pharmaceuticals as «free preventive care» for female employees and dependents.

The filings recently prompted a California federal judge to threaten to brand the network a «vexatious litigant» because its lawsuits seemed designed to «overwhelm the courts... so as to avoid a rational decision on the merits.»

MG will be keen to settle the class action as soon as possible for fear litigants will block a meeting called to vote on the Saputo deal.

Even as the Judiciary Council, under the able leadership of the Chief Justice, Mrs Georgina Theodora Wood is struggling to purge the judiciary of «bad nuts» after Anas» recent inglorious revelation which shocked the conscience of the whole nation, court registrars and clerks have developed ingenious ways of milking litigants and lawyers dry, The aL - hAJJ's investigations have uncovered.

The stories of judges becoming very wealthy on bribes paid by litigants in election petitions and other high profile cases have become more pervasive and in matters of the sanctity of the judicial process, appearances are at least as important as the substance.

As a Principle Court Attorney he has worked with the ADA liaison for the courthouse to assure that reasonable accommodations were extended to all persons in the courtroom, including litigants, jurors and witnesses.

But courts move glacially, as witnessed by the county's two - year battle with the railroad, and time is on the litigants» side.

Prior to her appointment as Law Clerk, Gilda had a private practice in Ulster County (5 years) specializing in the representation of children and litigants in Family Court in all areas including abuse / neglect, custody / visitation, juvenile delinquency, persons in need of supervision (PINS), paternity and family offense proceedings.

He sometimes assists litigants in person as a McKenzie Friend, charitably, for example in the recent DJ v TCBC case regarding the so - called Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.

Prior to her appointment as Law Clerk, Gilda had a private practice in Ulster County (5 years) specializing in the representation of children and litigants in Family Court.

Each district court shall provide litigants in all civil cases with at least one alternative dispute resolution process, including, but not limited to, mediation, early neutral evaluation, minitrial, and arbitration as authorized in sections 654 through 658.

«(a) CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN APPROPRIATE CASES - Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), each district court shall, by local rule adopted under section 2071 (a), require that litigants in all civil cases consider the use of an alternative dispute resolution process at an appropriate stage in the litigation.

Later, on the Securities and Exchange Commission and then on the bench, he would sometimes leave litigants waiting while he chatted with his wife, who seemed to take such treatment as her due.