Sentences with phrase «as other criminal matters»

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Backing his claim with Article 13 of the Constitution which says «no person shall be deprived of his life intentionally except in the exercise of the execution of a sentence of a court in respect of a criminal offence under the laws of Ghana of which he has been convicted,» the caucus leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs said, «I do not think that the constitution, in so far as a matter is criminal, frowns upon the use of force to the extent that it may even deprive some other people of their lives.

In December, Schneiderman sent a similar letter lambasting Cuomo's proposal to create a special criminal prosecutor to handle procurement matters — an action seen as a response to the federal investigation into upstate development projects that resulted in the arrest of a former top aide to the governor, among others.

A Rensselaer County judge has appointed Albany County District Attorney David Soares as special prosecutor in the criminal case against former Troy police union president Aaron Collington, after two other prosecutors recused themselves from the matter.

Personal injury cases, termination and employment law issues, and criminal law matters are examples of emergency situations where one should at least have a basic understanding of the first points of contact — whether a lawyer, government institutions, or other public authorities such as the police.

The ECJ approach neglects the negative effects on fundamental principles built by a national constitutional consensus and enshrined in the Constitutions, such as legal certainty in criminal matters (v.g. the Taricco case) and to that constitutional courts can not look the other way.

Jamie Butler of Butler & Company is an experienced attorney who travels to many other parts of British Columbia, such as the City of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, and many other areas of BC to assist with ICBC and injury cases, DUI, IRP, and even criminal matters.

Jamie Butler of Butler & Company is an attorney who travels to many other parts of British Columbia, such as Nelson and Castlegar and other parts of BC to assist with motor vehicle accidents, ICBC and personal injury cases, DUI, IRP, and even criminal matters.

Jamie Butler of Butler & Company is an attorney who travels to many other parts of British Columbia, such as Surrey BC to assist with ICBC and injury cases, DUI, IRP, and even criminal matters.

Jamie Butler of Butler & Company is a lawyer with many years of real - world courtroom experience who travels to many other parts of British Columbia, such as Port Coquitlam BC to assist with ICBC and personal injury cases, DUI, IRP, and even criminal matters like assault, break and enter, and more.

She has represented numerous individuals in both the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York in both criminal and civil matters and has experience in all phases of the litigation process in white collar and federal criminal matters, as well as government and internal investigations, including pre-indictment advocacy, grand jury investigations, complex bail proceedings, pretrial motions, motions in limine, jury selection, trials, sentencing, restitution, forfeiture, and other post-conviction proceedings.

Legal professionals tend to think of a «case» as an individual matter and would generally measure it that way, but the speakers observed that individuals interacting with the justice system tend to think of all interactions with the court system as one experience, so criminal, family law, landlord and tenant, and employment proceedings may all affect perceptions of each other.

Mr. Whiteman's practice is focused in business disputes; construction and commercial litigation, including breach of contract claims, reputation management, and commercial leases; as well as family law, white - collar and other criminal law matters.

Jamie Butler of Butler & Company is an attorney who travels to many other parts of British Columbia, such as Quesnel and the surrounding area of BC to assist with motor vehicle accidents, ICBC and personal injury cases, DUI, IRP, and even criminal matters.

Jamie Butler of Butler & Company is an attorney who travels to many other parts of British Columbia, such as Richmond and the entire Lower Mainland of BC to assist with motor vehicle accidents, ICBC and personal injury cases, DUI, IRP, and even criminal matters.

Jamie Butler of Butler & Company is an attorney who travels to many other parts of British Columbia, such as Prince Rupert and all of of BC to assist with motor vehicle accidents including bus and motorcycle, ICBC and personal injury cases, DUI, IRP, and even criminal matters.

The expert also needs to know what type of case it is, ie civil, criminal, family or other, whether the matter is in its early pre-action stage or if court proceedings have begun, and whether you are instructing him as a party - appointed expert or a single joint expert (or, if the matter is pre-action, as a jointly selected expert under a pre-action protocol).

Jamie Butler of Butler & Company is an attorney who travels to many other parts of British Columbia, such as Kelowna and the entire Okanagan area of BC to assist with motor vehicle accidents, ICBC and personal injury cases, DUI, IRP, and even criminal matters.

Some people claim that this multiplicity of charges is one of the reasons for the delays in the criminal courts, others that the multiplicity gives the Crown something to bargain with about pleas, others that the police need to ensure that they have laid charges that the facts will support as a matter of law, and — depending on how long they have between investigation and charging — they lay a number of charges to ensure that the offence is covered somehow.

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.

He also represents physicians in hospital peer review and medical staff privileging matters, as well as other civil and criminal matters relating to health care.

O'Meara has been in practice for more than 20 years, including more than a decade as a criminal defense lawyer and several years as a Cook County assistant state's attorney prosecuting various types of crimes, including DUIs and other criminal traffic matters.

As background, it must be noted that under the Criminal Evidence Act, the ability of married spouses to testify against each other in certain criminal matters is specifically cuCriminal Evidence Act, the ability of married spouses to testify against each other in certain criminal matters is specifically cucriminal matters is specifically curtailed.

Stokoe Partnership Solicitors» expertise consistently attracts high profile criminal defence work prosecuted by bodies, such as HM Revenue & Customs, the Serious Fraud Office, the Crown Prosecution Service, National Crime Agency, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and various other regulatory bodies in relation to serious crime matters including fraud, bribery, corruption, money laundering, fraudulent trading, HMRC and VAT allegations, cybercrime and hacking, drug trafficking, armed robbery, murder and extradition.

We have 2 criminal defence lawyers who handle the court circuits in all of our communities, a family lawyer who gives advice and handles family law matters, and a poverty / civil lawyer who handles files such as landlord / tenant issues, employment law problems and human rights complaints among other things.

There are some countries other than the U.S. where a theft victim can relieve someone who committed theft of criminal liability (if I recall correctly, Germany is one of them), but that is a minority position internationally as a legal matter (although actual practice is often different).

As the status of the various Criminal Code provisions concerning prostitution floats its inevitable way upward towards the Supreme Court, now that the Ontario Court of Appeal has struck down some of them, readers of Slaw might like to learn something about how the matter is handled in other countries.

Obviously, if the complainant or another important Crown witness was discredited, or other significant problems with the Crown's case emerged during the course of the criminal proceedings that contributed to the acquittal, then as a practical matter, the acquittal is going to impact a later civil proceeding.

South Dakota HB 1093 (2007) Allows Chief Justice to suspend, toll, extend, or otherwise grant relief from deadlines, time schedules, or filing requirements imposed by otherwise applicable statutes, rules, or court orders, whether in civil cases, criminal cases, administrative matters or any other legal proceedings as determined necessary.

She represents clients in complex transnational litigation matters, civil and criminal government investigations, voluntary self - disclosures (VSDs), compliance audits and internal investigations, as well as compliance, licensing and other regulatory matters.

Additionally he has extensive experience in general litigation law matters, including unlawful detainer, contract disputes, and premises liability issues as well as DUI, and other criminal defense law matters.

Jamie Butler of Butler & Company is a personal injury attorney with many years of real - world courtroom experience who travels to many other parts of British Columbia, such as Victoria, BC on beautiful Vancouver Island to help clients with a variety of legal matters such as ICBC and personal injury cases, DUI, IRP, and even criminal matters like assault, break and enter, and more.

Jamie Butler of Butler & Company is an experienced injury and car / bus accident lawyer who often travels to many other parts of British Columbia, such as Terrace BC, not far from Prince Rupert and the coast, and many other areas of BC to assist with ICBC and injury cases, DUI, IRP, and even criminal matters.

He works as a general practitioner and has litigated cases in the areas of Criminal (mostly Juvenile Delinquency and Traffic), Forcible Entry and Detainer, Personal Injury, Paternity, Divorce, and other Family Law matters.

Jamie Butler of Butler & Company is an experienced attorney who travels to many other parts of British Columbia, such as Kitimat, and many other areas of BC to assist with ICBC and injury cases, DUI, IRP, and even criminal matters.

The middle ground consists more complex estate planning, family, and criminal law matters (often for upper class clients); intellectual property, bankruptcy, litigation, and other corporate work for small and medium businesses; as well as personal injury, employment, and other contingency based cases.

The attorneys at Curran Law are well versed in legal matters such as: commercial & residential real estate acquisitions, sales, and litigation; business formation and business litigation; landlord and tenant matters; contracts and agreements; personal injury; wrongful death from product liability, automobile, truck, and other accidents; divorce, child custody, wills, irrevocable and revocable trusts, and other family law matters; criminal defense of felony and misdemeanor charges, traffic offense, as well as many other areas of practice.

Generally these matters involve conduct that causes harm to others and that are considered to be serious enough to warrant the stigma of a criminal record and punishments, such as confinement and removal from society.

Thus, for matters such as criminal defence, family cases involving children and contested refugee matters, personal plight firms must seek other alternatives if they wish to move beyond pre-paid time - based billing.

This is why online dispute resolution platforms are now outgrowing their classic consumer dispute roots and branching out to help settle other types of cases such as matrimonial matters, administrative disputes, small criminal infractions, etc..

Individuals with other kinds of legal issues where constitutionally protected interests are at stake, such as criminal law matters, have access to greater legal aid than do women in Family Law Proceedings,» says the notice of civil claim.

An attorney»» also known as a lawyer»» represents clients in civil and criminal litigation and other legal matters.