Sentences with phrase «backlog of cases»

Consequently, the legal body, in a statement that was signed by its Director of Information, Mr. Soji Oye, asked various Heads of Court to direct the six suspended Judges to resume their judicial duties with effect from June 7, «as there are already backlog of cases in their various Court for the past eight months».

We don't want our clients to become case numbers, particularly given the enormous backlog of cases facing Immigration Courts nationwide.

FERC, however, is said to have an extensive backlog of cases.

Operation Penalty aims to clear a huge backlog of cases against environmental offenders and collect unpaid fines, which probably amount to some # 285 million.

(2) certain forms of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, early neutral evaluation, minitrials, and voluntary arbitration, may have potential to reduce the large backlog of cases now pending in some Federal courts throughout the United States, thereby allowing the courts to process their remaining cases more efficiently; and

In its response to the Justice Committee's third report into the work of the Information Commissioner, the government confirmed additional funding would be made available «specifically to reduce the outstanding backlog of cases», although the «baseline» would remain the same.

Forcing the agency to take enforcement action has been problematic in the past, due to the considerable backlog of cases.

The reformed court would instead employ more judges to deal with its huge backlog of cases and permit them to offer advisory opinions only.

The government has been accused of operating a stealth asylum amnesty after it emerged just three per cent of a backlog of cases have been deported.

The address comes after Gov. Andrew Cuomo was critical of the judiciary seeking an increased budget, which the governor insisted should also lead to the courts in the state opening their doors more than three or four days a week and reduce the backlog of cases.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says that sanctions surged late last year because the department was clearing a backlog of cases, which had built up amid problems introducing the new benefit system.

In his statement to MPs yesterday, Mr Reid said that of the 540 most serious offenders in the backlog of cases, 260 had now been uploaded onto the Acpo database, but admitted 280 people remained unidentified.

This program is covered by a contract with Erie County worth $ 1.06 million — which includes a $ 65,000 increase agreed on in July as part of the county's plan to tackle a backlog of cases handled by Child Protective Services.

His new policies, he said, will reduce immigration, housing, employment and other repercussions; allow his office to concentrate its resources on probing more serious crimes such as domestic violence, drunk driving, stalking and assault cases; reduce the backlog of cases in Manhattan Criminal Court; strengthen law enforcement - community relations; and minimize the jail population on Rikers Island.

County legislators last year approved the hiring of 37 new CPS workers, supervisors and special investigators on the condition the department report to lawmakers monthly on progress reducing caseloads and closing the backlog of cases.

He has made wise decisions, balancing his office's limited resources to chop down a backlog of cases through plea bargains where appropriate, while bringing other important criminal trials to successful outcomes.

LaPoint has been hired by Erie County to help with its backlog of cases.

He said the steep increase reflects reporting on a backlog of cases: «With the huge surge in cases in certain countries, particularly in September and October, people got behind on their data,» he said.

Prompted by a backlog of cases at the agency responsible for investigating teacher misconduct in Georgia, Gov. Zell Miller is pushing legislation that would do away with the agency and turn its duties over to another state office.

Moreover, Melnick points out that the agency's backlog of cases is not due to an inadequate budget.

Eliminating the backlog of cases amassed after the financial crisis explains the drop in investment beefs.

Boyd said: «What some commentators see as HMRC's aggressive litigation strategy can mean rulings take longer to reach — growing the backlog of cases.

HMRC's crackdown on tax avoidance has created a huge backlog of cases, with 28,521 disputes waiting to be heard by the First Tier Tax Tribunal at the end of 2016/17, according to Clara Boyd, legal director at Pinsent Masons.

According to an Indian report just issued, it will take at least 466 years for the Delhi High Court to clear its backlog of cases if it continues at its current average of spending less than five minutes on each one.

There is a backlog of case management conferences which has been attributed to budgeting.

The federal court there is a court of original jurisdiction, and in the mid-1980s, it was straining under a backlog of cases.

The government has agreed to make «additional funding» available to clear a backlog of cases when Christopher Graham, currently the director general of the Advertising Standards Authority, takes over as Information Commissioner in June.

In the early 1900s, an attorney at Boston Legal Aide asked MIT for assistance managing a backlog of cases.

Many people assume that access to justice is only specific to a few fields like family law, where the majority of litigants operate pro se, leading to the backlog of cases.

Koponen says that although, in recent years, the number of cartel decisions has increased, the Commission's resources are strained by a backlog of cases.

The backlog of cases has led some to calculate the very long time that will be required for the Tribunal to make findings on all presently outstanding claims.

After gaining a LLB degree in Law, Karendeep joined the Home Office in 2012 as an immigration paralegal for the Home Office, latterly becoming a case officer and assisting on its backlog of cases and managing immigration queries.

«Matterhorn's online platform has improved what was an inefficient process that was leading to a backlog of cases in the courtroom and a general sense of dissatisfaction with the courts in the community,» said 74th District Court Judge Dawn Klida.

Due to an increase in applications over the past few years the Administration has developed a backlog of cases.

Currently most states have a backlog of cases so it may take several months before your initial review.

Those who wish to apply should have an idea that bridges the access - to - justice gap in the U.S.; utilizes technology to deal with a vital legal need; designs or builds a more effective way of delivering legal services; provides the public with easier access to legal information; reduces the backlog of cases in various courts throughout the country; creates tools that allow lawyers to better represent their clients; or helps pro se litigants represent themselves more effectively.

We got to talking about how frustrated their clients have become with the backlog of cases in Superior Court.

[115] This in turn could result in a backlog of cases and a reduction in the speed at which disputes are resolved.

Backlog of cases is the biggest obstacle in our judicial system.

A major issue at the Brighton conference was the backlog of cases facing the court.

Lee champions the bill in part because divorce proceedings have created a backlog of cases that is consuming judicial resources.

It reduces the backlog of cases in family court and enables you and your spouse to get on with your lives on your own terms.

Never mind the backlog of cases.

The time the eviction process takes varies widely on local laws and the backlog of cases.