Sentences with phrase «awards against the lawyers»

Consider all factors that may erode limits A damages award against a lawyer is not the only thing that will erode limits.

The damages awarded against the lawyer were just under $ 500,000

«The court nevertheless recognizes that costs must not be awarded against lawyers personally merely because they assert claims or defences that are weak or unmeritorious,» says MacKenzie, who was not involved in the Sawridge matter.

Unfortunately for the lawyer, the Divisional Court had no jurisdiction to hear her application which resulted in her application being dismissed and an additional $ 5,000 in costs being awarded against the lawyer.

Without fee awards against the lawyers, abusive patent trolling will continue to flourish.

Not exact matches

After the judgment, the EFCC lawyer, Idris Mohammed, urged Justice Hassan to award a cost of N5m against Ogungbeje for wasting the judicial time of the court with his application.

Meanwhile, at the Thursday's proceedings, the presiding judge, Justice Adeyinka Oyinloye, awarded a punitive cost of N20, 000 against SaharaReporters, after its lawyer, Mr. Stanley Imhanruor, from Femi Falana's chambers, withdrew a motion he had earlier filed on behalf of his client.

Senator Mark's counsel, Ken Ikonne and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lawyer Johnson Usman as well as the People's Democratic Party (PDP) counsel, Chris Alechenu had told the Court that section 285 (5) of the 1999 constitution was clear on the fact the day of declaration of an election result should be included in the days allowed for the filing of a petition before a court, urging the appellate court to dismiss the appeal and award cost against the appellate.

But Deer's investigation - nominated in February 2011 for two British Press Awards - discovered that, while Wakefield held himself out to be a dispassionate scientist, two years before the Lancet paper was published - and before any of the 12 children were even referred to the hospital - he had been hired to attack MMR by a lawyer, Richard Barr: a jobbing solicitor in the small eastern English town of King's Lynn, who hoped to raise a speculative class action lawsuit against drug companies which manufactured the triple shot.

An Ontario Superior Court justice has found that the class action lawsuit brought against Deloitte LLP by lawyers who had reviewed documents for the firm constituted a success for the plaintiff class, and he has granted the representative plaintiff for the class a cost award.

If a plaintiff is contemplating purchasing first pay insurance it is important that they reach an understanding with their lawyer as to whether or not the unpaid disbursements will be a first claim against the policy limits in the event of an adverse cost award.

Study Links Depo - Provera to Greater Breast Cancer Risk in Young Women, Drug Injury Lawyers Blog, July 16, 2012 Israeli Court Awards Highest - Ever Compensation in Class - Action Suit against Drug Company, Drug Injury Lawyers Blog, July 10, 2012 There have reportedly been more than 200 reports of people sustaining serious health complications from taking Pradaxa.

Plaintiffs awarded punitive damages by a jury against their insurers should expect to face an appeal, Toronto personal injury lawyer Gary Will tells AdvocateDaily.com.

The Wired GC examines Plame Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's latest bit of handiwork, «an indictment against Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. and two employees (including an in - house lawyer) on fraud charges related to the awarding of a $ 49 million Cook County, Illinois, hospital contract.»

Chances are, most lawyers paid little attention to this news story on a recent New York Appellate Division decision, Stern v. Bluestone, upholding a $ 21,000 award against an attorney who faxed unsolicited law reports on legal malpractice issues to other lawyers.

She is one of the very few lawyers in British Columbia to have successfully argued for an award of costs against the Superintendent in an IRP case.

Last year, he was lead counsel for a team of lawyers who won the largest award ever against the U.S. government in a wrongful imprisonment case — $ 101.7 million.

Honored as one of the Elite Lawyers of America Recipient of the 2013 Thurgood Marshall Fighting for Justice award for his tenacious effort, against overwhelming odds, in achieving success in the fight for justice

For this «spoilation» and deceit a historic $ 722,000 award was made against the lawyer and the client — $ 542,000 against the lawyer, and $ 180,000 against the client.

The team's quality was further recognised at the Tolley's Taxation Awards 2016/17, at which — against competition from both accountants and lawyers — it won the award for Best Team in a National Firm.

The team's quality was further recognised at the Tolley's Taxation Awards 2016/17, at which — against competition from both accountants and lawyers — we won the award for Best Team in a National Firm.

Rancourt says that he will not be able to pay the substantial costs awarded against him and the reason why he's self - represented is because he couldn't afford a lawyer.

A lawyer who sued her former client for $ 3,937.50 for unpaid legal fees has had $ 7,000 in costs awarded against her, and the matter has yet to reach trial.

The courts» power to award costs against a lawyer personally is not limited to civil proceedings, but criminal also, and can sometimes be exercised against defence lawyers, though rare.

Only lawyer in Canada who has won, on three separate occasions, punitive damage awards against insurance companies for the manner in which the insurers treated their policy holders

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In recognition of her work as a member of a team of lawyers who brought an unprecedented civil rights class action against New York City to end the use of excessive force against inmates at Rikers Island and other New York City jails, Ms. Enenajor was honoured with a 2014 Pro Bono Publico Award by the New York Legal Aid Society.

The Washington Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs recognized the firm's work with its «Outstanding Achievement Award in the Field of Fair Housing» after Andy Freeman and Chris Brown won a $ 2 million verdict against a major homebuilder for discriminatory advertising that used exclusively white models.

Gavin MacKenzie, of MacKenzie Barristers, says that, historically, courts have been extremely cautious in awarding costs personally against lawyers because of their duties to bring forward even unpopular cases.

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The Young decision also confirms that courts must be extremely cautious in awarding costs personally against a lawyer, as lawyers are often retained to bring forward unpopular causes.

In Young, the Supreme Court of Canada establishes the governing principles for when a court may award costs personally against a lawyer.

The Galganov decision has built on the legal principles enunciated in Young and Carleton to provide further direction on the question of costs as against lawyers under rule 57.07 (1) and provides clarification as to the circumstances in which they should be awarded

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In June of this year, the Ontario Court of Appeal released an important decision clarifying the circumstances in which a court will award costs personally against a lawyer.

It can be seen from the Court of Appeal's decision in Galganov that courts should be reluctant to award costs against lawyers personally.

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Barbara has received recognition and awards for her legal work for civil rights and against discrimination from the ACLU, the Columbus Urban League, and Best Lawyers in America.

As a lawyer, it concerns me that my client could potentially have costs awarded against him or her where the best advice I could give regarding the likely outcome, based on the existing jurisprudence, is so qualified, so uncertain.

While you are recovering, your car accident lawyer will also start building your case against the at fault party or parties so that you receive the highest court award possible.

Moreover, where the consequences of failing to properly investigate allegations of employee misconduct are becoming so large, including the possibility of damages being awarded against employers, employers may no longer be able to afford not to retain a lawyer.

According to the figures, which come from cost awards, fines, restitution orders and Compensation Fund repayment demands made against 211 lawyers, ex-lawyers and paralegals in 2010, the LSUC expects to collect about 10 per cent of the money it's owed.

The sanctions levied against a former Bay Street lawyer for insider tipping are part of a bigger trend of awarding higher penalties for securities transgressions, a Toronto lawyer says.

I have represented against lawyers with 36 years experience, and have had better legal arguments, better paper work, and better case law, spent over 200 hours on a single litigation and won a complex «Norwich» order and was only awarded $ 3000 in costs.

Bob's practice also includes professional negligence cases through which he has successfully handled the recovery of multimillion - dollar awards against international accounting firms and has defended prominent law firms and lawyers.

[1] This appeal concerns the scope of the courts» power to award costs [1] against a lawyer personally in a criminal proceeding.

Conversely, a cost award assessed against the lawyer personally is unfair if the delay is the client's fault, but the lawyer can not say so because of solicitor - client privilege.

Costs awards can be granted against the Office of the Children's Lawyer (OCL) in rare instances, Toronto family lawyer Jennifer Samara Shuber tells AdvocateDaily.com.

Professor Czapanskiy reports that in the Maryland gender bias task force survey judges and lawyers were asked whether «child custody awards disregard fathers» violence against mothers.»