Sentences with phrase «avoid time in court»

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But even if he avoids another trip to court, Menendez could have a tough time running for reelection, even in reliably blue New Jersey.

The judge has said lawmakers could avoid the legal fight by passing it a second time, but legislative leaders have said they are confident it was done correctly the first time and it will prevail in court.

At the same time, though, courts have refused to apply the defense of assumption of risk when educators failed to provide adequate supervision such as where a competitor in a track and field meet was struck by an errant discus while standing in a safe zone; a student was injured during an indoor (American) football practice when he slipped on a wet gym floor where coaches failed to provide proper supervision or after another player was injured due to the lack of supervision at a practice; coaches did not warn a student sufficiently about the dangers of diving into a pool; coaches conducted a track practice in a high school hallway that unreasonably increased a student's risk of injury; and a coach lacked enough experience to provide adequate supervision to avoid injury to a cheerleader.

Those accusations led to most of the publishers settling out of court in order to avoid even more costly legal fees, a factor that Wylie says Amazon played a part in by providing documents to the Department of Justice at the time.

If you are facing bankruptcy, some lenders might be willing to forgive part of your debt in order to avoid time - consuming and costly court proceedings.

An anonymous source familiar with the confidential settlement revealed to the LA Times that not only will Brütal Legend remain right on schedule for its October release, but also that «it appears very likely that Activision received little to no compensation from Double Fine and agreed to a settlement to avoid losing its case in open court.»

In 32 years of service in courtrooms, as a prosecutor, as a defense attorney, and now as a judge, I have quite frankly never confronted such a brazen situation of an individual attempting to avoid juror service,» Barnstable Superior Court Judge Gary Nickerson told Ellis, according to a preliminary court transcript published in the Cape Cod TimeIn 32 years of service in courtrooms, as a prosecutor, as a defense attorney, and now as a judge, I have quite frankly never confronted such a brazen situation of an individual attempting to avoid juror service,» Barnstable Superior Court Judge Gary Nickerson told Ellis, according to a preliminary court transcript published in the Cape Cod Timein courtrooms, as a prosecutor, as a defense attorney, and now as a judge, I have quite frankly never confronted such a brazen situation of an individual attempting to avoid juror service,» Barnstable Superior Court Judge Gary Nickerson told Ellis, according to a preliminary court transcript published in the Cape Cod TCourt Judge Gary Nickerson told Ellis, according to a preliminary court transcript published in the Cape Cod Tcourt transcript published in the Cape Cod Timein the Cape Cod Times.

The Court thus avoided the question of direct effect, but at the same time was able to give effect to the Aarhus Convention in the EU legal order through conforming interpretation of existing EU law.

The Blog of the Legal Times reports that in one recent case in the District of Columbia Superior Court, the court granted the prosecutors» request for a jury instruction that, if the jury found that the defendant had tried to change his appearance with eyeglasses to avoid being identified, the jury could consider it as evidence of his feelings of gCourt, the court granted the prosecutors» request for a jury instruction that, if the jury found that the defendant had tried to change his appearance with eyeglasses to avoid being identified, the jury could consider it as evidence of his feelings of gcourt granted the prosecutors» request for a jury instruction that, if the jury found that the defendant had tried to change his appearance with eyeglasses to avoid being identified, the jury could consider it as evidence of his feelings of guilt.

In the piece in La Presse, Khuong said she was not guilty of the offence, that the Crown decided to deal with the case non-judicially, and that she went along with the process to «in order to avoid media attention and wasting time in court.&raquIn the piece in La Presse, Khuong said she was not guilty of the offence, that the Crown decided to deal with the case non-judicially, and that she went along with the process to «in order to avoid media attention and wasting time in court.&raquin La Presse, Khuong said she was not guilty of the offence, that the Crown decided to deal with the case non-judicially, and that she went along with the process to «in order to avoid media attention and wasting time in court.&raquin order to avoid media attention and wasting time in court.&raquin court.»

At the same time, Rose says there is plenty that we don't know, such as whether or not it is safer for employers to use fewer words in a termination clause and avoid all - inclusive language, and whether, for public policy reasons, future court decisions will put an onus on employers to make clear to employees the differences between ESA entitlements and the common law before they sign ESA - only contracts.

Would they have lowered their guards at that time and in the circumstances if they had not thought or hoped or contemplated that, by doing so, they could avoid going to court over the very same dispute?

In a recent matter in California, an attorney avoided charges for the reasonableness of his fees by having solid time records which were reviewed in camera by the trial courIn a recent matter in California, an attorney avoided charges for the reasonableness of his fees by having solid time records which were reviewed in camera by the trial courin California, an attorney avoided charges for the reasonableness of his fees by having solid time records which were reviewed in camera by the trial courin camera by the trial court.

Often times, simply writing a letter will get the offending party to stop, allowing you both to avoid the time and hassle of a court case, which, even if you're in the right, is something you'd do best to avoid.

I can let my emotions run this thing, look for the most cut throat lawyer in town and go in for the kill or I can save my time, money and soul by avoiding court.

In fact, that time comes extremely rarely; just five superior court judges have been recommended for removal in the 145 years since Confederation, and all but one of those resigned to avoid the indignity of dismissaIn fact, that time comes extremely rarely; just five superior court judges have been recommended for removal in the 145 years since Confederation, and all but one of those resigned to avoid the indignity of dismissain the 145 years since Confederation, and all but one of those resigned to avoid the indignity of dismissal.

If, however, you were convicted, and the Court found that you knew that the victim hadn't died at the time of trial, but you did not raise the fact that the victim wasn't dead, it isn't clear if you could have the original conviction vacated because it was a fair trial and you knew evidence sufficient to get yourself acquitted (which you may have refrained from presenting to avoid conviction on a lesser charge like kidnapping or aggravated assault), and the status of an «actual innocence» grounds for vacating a conviction after trial is hotly disputed, conservatives like the late Justice Scalia generally say «no», liberals generally say «yes», moderates like to say «yes» but make it almost impossible to establish except in rare cases like one where a live person walks in when there was a murder conviction for killing that actually living person.

While Williams maintained judicial protocol in not discussing her legal decisions in public interviews during her time on the bench, she also avoided the public spotlight regarding speculation about a seat on the high court.

It may be that the summoned third party may, in due course upon attending court, argue that disclosure is either inappropriate or impossible, and even get a costs order if successful, but that will not have prevented a time consuming, lawyer - intensive period of time, trying to avoid attendance and ultimately having to turn up at the crown court to argue the case.

Attorney Michael O'Meara is an experienced trial lawyer who has defended countless criminal charges in courts in and around Chicago and helped numerous people charged with criminal traffic offenses to avoid jail time and fines and keep their drivers» licenses.

If successfully completed, Drug Court helps offenders avoid jail time and, in some cases, can keep a felony conviction off their record.

The court system «is too costly, cumbersome, time - consuming and forbidding» to be a genuinely public resource, Susskind says, so wouldn't it be «greatly advantageous if disputes could be avoided in the first place»?

In fact, it's odd that the Court has doubled up on such affirmances twice in the last five terms, because the Justices have mostly been able to avoid this circumstance of late: including the two most recent cases, it's only happened 10 times in the last 18 yearIn fact, it's odd that the Court has doubled up on such affirmances twice in the last five terms, because the Justices have mostly been able to avoid this circumstance of late: including the two most recent cases, it's only happened 10 times in the last 18 yearin the last five terms, because the Justices have mostly been able to avoid this circumstance of late: including the two most recent cases, it's only happened 10 times in the last 18 yearin the last 18 years.

The private right of action delay was brought in to «avoid mass class actions being brought against organizations given they want to give the CRTC time to understand and implement the law before the courts have to apply it,» says Tricia Kuhl, an associate with Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP in Montreal.

In the case of a dispute the Commission will follow the «sealed envelope procedure», which is recognised by the Court of Justice as a means of avoiding the risks of legal professional privilege being breached, while at the same time enabling the Commission to retain control over documents relevant to its investigation and avoiding the risk that the documents will be destroyed or disappear.

Our attorneys are dedicated to safeguarding your interests at all times (in and out of court) and helping you to avoid the harsh punishments faced with criminal charges.

At least in the Collaborative Divorce process, you and your spouse can customize the process to your specific needs (a huge deviation from the litigation standard) and avoid delays occasioned in litigation just waiting to get time on the court's calendar to get some disinterested person to make decisions the spouses could have made using common sense and a sense of fair play.

In the Al - Sweady Inquiry, for example, the court criticised the Ministry of Defence for failing to carry out a sufficient search for documents, and emphasised the importance of an adequate document retrieval system, to avoid the waste of much public money and court time.

Court supervision requires someone who was accused of certain crimes in Illinois to avoid conviction by completing specific requirements during a specified time frame.

Unfortunately, whilst these steps may be very useful in avoiding a long drawn out claim, they may well not result in a court making a possession order at the first hearing where the tenant may turn up and raise the allegations for the first time.

The last important thing I think I should comment on is that in the Courts and in the legal sphere, those involved must avoid get - ting into political debates, at all times, so that the Court can re - immigrants.

In any event, once upon a time, even longer ago, a judge of the Ontario Superior Court (who later became a judge of the Ontario Court of Appeal) made the pointed and poignant observation that it «ignores reality» to expect that a trial judge will use technical principles of stare decisis to avoid applying what seems to be his or her own Court of Appeal's current thinking on some issue.

To avoid what would otherwise be an unjust outcome the court could, in an appropriate case, depart from the market value approach when assessing the time value of money or, indeed, when assessing the value of any other benefit gained by a defendant.

Although technically, an expert is told that he must serve the interests of justice by assisting the court in reaching the truth, and not blindly support the party that hired him, it can not be denied that most of the time, an expert will be extensively coached on how to answer tough cross-examination questions and skillfully avoid statements that will hurt the party that hired him.

Printable Show Cause Waiver form If you signed up with the court to take a Drivers Safety Course to dismiss a citation but failed to complete the course on time, you may avoid appearing in court by printing out the Show Cause Waiver form, completing it and returning it to the court along with a payment of $ 200.00.

When law enforcement issues you a ticket in Polk County, Florida, it's time to move fast and take the right steps to avoid court, while keeping points off your license.

Once you locate the appropriate court, make sure you ask the clerk the following questions about your NV traffic ticket; you'll need these details to respond to your citation in time and avoid further penalties:

In Duval County, Florida, after you receive a traffic ticket, you need to take the necessary steps in a short amount of time to avoid going to court or having points added to your licensIn Duval County, Florida, after you receive a traffic ticket, you need to take the necessary steps in a short amount of time to avoid going to court or having points added to your licensin a short amount of time to avoid going to court or having points added to your license.

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