Sentences with phrase «bail applications»

- Removal of consideration of customary law or cultural practice in bail applications and sentencing

If you are appearing in the Magistrates Court, our Duty Lawyer may be able to provide information about court procedure, bail applications, pleas and penalties.

The serious consequences at stake and the complexities often inherent in summary trials and contested bail applications in relation to serious offences make them an entirely inappropriate place for staff whose only responsibility is to their employer.

Crown courts and magistrates» courts across the country are inundated with the usual festive bail applications, made by practitioners who might think they have an arguable case to get their clients around the Christmas tree for the festivities, but who are, more likely than not, under pressure of a unique sort from their clients who have totally unrealistic expectations that they can be «out for Christmas».

These ranged from maintenance claims, bail applications, domestic violence, deceased estates disputes, property rights disputes to peace orders.

This private client department is able to assist clients on visitors» visas, family visas, entry clearance and long residence applications, points - based system applications, extensions for all types of visas, ILR (indefinite leave to remain) residence permit / certificate for EEA Nationals and their families, bail applications for those who have been detained, human rights, naturalisation, registration and citizenship applications; applying for a British passport; and preparing and representing appeals in the First Tier Tribunal.

Judges claimed Home Office officials give misleading information to tribunals and present them with «elliptical nonsense» when challenging bail applications.

We are available for urgent bail applications, including weekend and public holiday bail applications.

There are also concerns about implications for cost, safety and security associated with transporting defendants to and from courts for preliminary hearings or bail applications.»

The quality of Home Office bail summaries were universally lambasted by research participants and judges berated Home Office officials for giving misleading information to tribunals and for presenting them with «elliptical nonsense» when challenging bail applications.

Counsel to the second to fourth defendants, Chidiebere Onwudiwe, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi, also argued the bail applications on behalf of their clients.

Justice Binta Nyako had, in her ruling delivered on April 25, granted bail to Kanu, but dismissed the separate bail applications filed by his co-defendants — the National Coordinator of IPOB, Mr. Chidiebere Onwudiwe; an IPOB member, Benjamin Madubugwu, and a former Field Maintenance Engineer seconded to the MTN, David Nwawuisi.

Justice Oladimeji adjourned the case to 11 July, 2017 for hearing of the bail applications and remands the defendants in the EFCC custody.

The judge said the three accused persons were to remain in the prison custody pending the determination of their bail applications, the hearing of which has been fixed for July 1, 2016.

In a short ruling, Justice Hassan adjourned the case till July 1 for hearing of the three bail applications.

Justice Nicol - Clay adjourned to July 11, 2017 for hearing of the bail applications and ordered the accused persons to be remanded in the EFCC custody.

But the defence lawyers also indicated to move their clients» bail applications on Tuesday, but Justice Kolawale advised that the parties should take a short break to agree on the bail terms instead of wasting time on the bail applications.

Ruling on the bail applications of the accused, Justice Aliyu Mayaki said: «The first applicant is admitted to bail in the sum of N150m with two sureties in like sum, who must be resident within the jurisdiction of the court.

Justice Ahmed Mohammed in a ruling on the accused persons» bail applications also ordered that they should deposit their passport with the court pending the determination of their trial.

Counsels representing the accused persons: Joseph Nwobike SAN for the first and forth accused persons, Lanre Olayinka for the second and ninth accused persons, Pascal Made for the third accused person, C.A Nmarkwe for the fifth accused, Kayode Omoya for the eighth accused, Ige Asemundara for the sixth accused and E.O Ogbebor for the seventh and tenth accused persons filed bail applications praying the court to admit their clients to bail.

Oyedepo also told the court to refuse the bail applications of all the other accused persons based on the severity of the proof of evidence before it.

Justice Sule Hassan on Tuesday ordered the prison remand of the defendants soon after their arraignment, pending when he will hear their bail applications.

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja has turned down ruling in the bail application filed by embattled former chairman of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi who is currently facing trial bordering on six count charges of violation of Public Procurement laws and money laundering as slammed on him by the Federal Government.

A police source at the CID headquarters hinted that the bail application was to the tune of GH cents 500,000 with two sureties.

Ruling on the bail application, Magistrate Segun - Bello noted that bail had been liberalised said under the ACJA, adding that the prosecution counsel had not placed anything before the court to show why the defendant should not be granted bail.

Joy News» Joseph Ackah Blay who was in court reported the Chief State Attorney, Mercy Arthur as saying, the state needs at least one week to study the two documents, the bail application as well as the docket handed over to her by the arresting institution.

Ackah Blay however reported the suspects were not in court for the bail application hearing.

Okerinmodun opposed the bail application, claiming that the defendants, if granted bail, might cause a breakdown of law and order in the community.

He relied on Section 162 of Administration of Criminal Justice Act, which sets out conditions to be considered before a bail application is granted or refused.

An Accra high court has adjourned the hearing of a bail application by Asia Huang, a Chinese lady arrested for illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.

His lawyer Chief Bolaji Ayorinde, SAN, while arguing Amosu's bail application after he was arraigned before Justice Mohammed Idris before a Federal High court in Lagos, said his client had returned «collossal sums».

Justice Kolawole after listening to both counsel, said that there is no need to speculate on the court proceedings since the judicial process requires the defendants to take their plea before there can be hearing on bail application.

Arguing the bail application, Ayorinde said his client, who pleaded not guilty, had always been cooperative with the prosecution since his arrest in January and would not jump bail.

«My Lord we filed a bail application since 25th of December and we were just served with a weighty response, therefore we urge the court to give us a short adjournment to enable us reply», Ami urged.

Justice Agbaza, after listening to the submission of counsel, ordered the remand of the defendant in Kuje prison and adjourned to June 6, 2018, for ruling on the bail application.

In view of his plea, the prosecuting counsel, Rimamsomte Ezekiel, asked the court for a date for trial, but the defence counsel, R. N. Mbu, objected saying, he had a pending bail application before the court.

The Chief Justice of Kogi State High Court, Nasiru Ajanah on Monday adjourned hearing on the bail application of Senator Dino Melaye.

After listening to both parties, Justice Dada adjourned the case to March 26, 2018 for hearing of the bail application and April 7, 8 and 9, 2018 for commencement of trial.

Justice Adeniyi ordered that the accused person be remanded in Kuje Prison pending hearing on the bail application and adjourned to June 6, 2016.

Jirbo kicked saying that, he was served with the bail application shortly before the court started sitting and needed time to respond to it.

In his swift reaction, the prosecutor, Bashir Ajibola opposed the bail application, saying «it should not be granted at this stage».

The judge, Justice Mensah, however, warned counsel for the accused not to consider the bail application grounds to drag the case interminably.

On resumption, the EFCC had opposed the bail application brought by the counsel for Khan, Selekeowei Larry, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, but called for accelerated hearing of the matter.

An Accra High Court has dismissed a bail application filed by lawyers of Gregory Afoko, who has been charged for murdering the Upper East Region Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

The prosecution lawyer Rotimi Jacobs confirmed that he has been served with application for bail of all the accused persons and with the consent of all the lawyers in the trial, the trial judge, Justice Peter Affem adjourned hearing in the bail application until Wednesday the 16th of December 2015.

On the other hand, Yanping's counsel, Chinedu Eze, told the court that he had a pending bail application praying the court to admit the defendant to bail.

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed May 21 to rule on the bail application filed by Bright Chimezie, the first defendant, in the ongoing trial...

His counsel, A.A. Ossai, however, pleaded with the court to allow his client to remain in the EFCC custody pending when his bail application would be heard.

The trial judge also adjourned till Monday, 7th, May for continuation of hearing in a written bail application filed by Melaye's counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, asking for a variation of the remand order placed on him.

We submitted our bail application at 11 am last Wednesday.