Sentences with phrase «before supreme court»

From helping settle claims in a discussion with the insurance company to trials and appeals before our Supreme Court we have helped people move on after unfortunate injuries changed the course of their lives.

LawPRO counsel appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada in an attempt to overturn a Court of appeal of Ontario order upholding a finding of contempt against a lawyer.

He has appeared as counsel at all levels of court in Ontario, at the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, before the Supreme Court of Canada, in commercial and investment arbitrations and before a variety of administrative tribunals.

In the test case that came before the Supreme Court in 2010, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, the Court held that it was constitutional to prohibit a group of humanitarian legal professionals (including a retired U.S. judge) «from engaging in certain specified activities, including training PKK members to use international law to resolve disputes peacefully; teaching PKK members to petition the United Nations and other representative bodies for relief; and engaging in political advocacy on behalf of Kurds living in Turkey and Tamils living in Sri Lanka.»

Blogue du CRL Air Canada before the Supreme Court of Canada: the issue of the compensation claims for a breach of the Official Languages Act

President Trump, by executive proclamation, then issued the travel ban now before the Supreme Court.

The NSRLP was an intervenor in Pintea v. Johns, a case before the Supreme Court of Canada in April where the court determined a self - represented litigant was not in contempt of court for failing to appear at conferences after the court sent notices to his old address.

Or, the government could have admitted that perhaps the legislation was less than clear, and it was putting the new declaratory provisions before the Supreme Court for confirmation that it would permit Nadon's appointment.

-- The Austin - American Statesman profiles local lawyer Gregory Coleman, who argued twice before the Supreme Court this session in two of the highest - profile cases this year — eight days apart.

The Institute will «provide pro bono, non-partisan advocacy advice to parties appearing in an appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada».

This issue was not before the Supreme Court.

In the case filed last week before the Supreme Court of New South Wales in Sydney, 167 HSF partners — led by Melbourne litigation partner Michael Pryse — are suing eight of the 10 partners who resigned in September to open two Australian offices for US firm White & Case.

Said one environmentalist to Coyle: «We can't be letting the line litigators litigate cases before the Supreme Court.

Alan D'Silva is a veteran commercial litigator with 75 appeals under his belt, including eight appearances before the Supreme Court of Canada.

That was a question that was addressed in the Court of Appeal, before the Supreme Court was established, in Attorney - General v E. I referred to that case and in particular to the dissenting judgment of Thomas J who complained of what he called the «judicial minimalism», namely «resolving the issue before the Court and nothing more».

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg once labeled him the «best» advocate to come before the Supreme Court.

There's a current case before the Supreme Court (argued January 9, 2018), Byrd v. US, on this very issue.

It will have its final hearing, before the Supreme Court of Canada, this fall.

This piece of legislation was actually litigated before the Supreme Court of Canada in Nanaimo (City) v. Rascal Trucking Ltd., [2000] 1 S.C.R. 342.

Before the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Ryan, Greenspan helped redefine the scope of the defence of duress now available to all accused.

His more recent cases include: VTB v Nutritek jurisdictional issue in # 200m bank fraud before the Supreme Court; Latmar v Lembergs CA dealing with jurisdiction under Art 6 (1) of the Brussels I Regulations.

As such, we've recruited Ron Poulton, a Toronto immigration lawyer who has extensive experience in those areas including appearances on matters before the Supreme Court of Canada.

Before the Supreme Court of Canada's problematic decision in Semelhago v. Paramadevan, [1996] 2 SCR 415, there was no question that an option to renew a leasehold estate was itself a separate interest in land.

He recently represented the Indigenous Bar Association when it participated as an intervener before the Supreme Court of Canada in the Tsilhqot» in Nation v. British Columbia land claim case.

Supporters of increased funding for public schools are concerned about the impact this effort may have on a school finance case that is currently before the supreme court.

Ewan West acted for ATK Energy EU Ltd throughout the Magnox Contract litigation and appeared for ATK before the Supreme Court.

Ian Roland and Michael Fenrick represented the Canadian Police Association before the Supreme Court of Canada in Penner v. Niagara Police Services Board, a case which raises the application of the doctrine of issue estoppel in the context of police discipline.

In a recent case before the Supreme Court, R v Forsyth and Mabey [2011] UKSC 9, two former directors of the British engineering company Mabey & Johnson Limited argued unsuccessfully that an executive Order made under the United Nations Act 1946 in relation to sanctions against Iraq was ultra vires because it had been made 10 years after the relevant Security Council Resolution.

Canada Post has sought leave to argue the case before the Supreme Court of Canada, so there is potential that the last word on this case has not yet been written.

A few weeks ago, I complained here about elitist criticisms by BigLaw firms that solos lacked the ability to represent criminal defendants before the Supreme Court.

Before the Supreme Court's judgment in the case, which effectively struck down the promise doctrine, «many people thought Canada was an outlier» in its unique «promise doctrine.»

Through her long tenure as a front - line trial Crown, Knickle developed a specialty in appellate advocacy, and appeared several times before the Supreme Court of Canada.

He's referring specifically to one of the questions pending before the Supreme Court in Judith Miller v. United States.

«The New British Invasion: U.S. Law Firms Take Over the U.K. Main Voter ID Case Argued Before the Supreme Court»

It may be relevant that the patent was issued before the Supreme Court's decision in Mayo.

Ross Runkel at Law Memo predicts that the clear circuit split will result in this issue coming before the Supreme Court, and Doug Berman at the Sentencing Law and Policy Blog concurs.

The case of a Muslim woman seeking to wear her niqab to testify is being argued before the Supreme Court of Canada today.

Notably on this day in which President Obama named his nominee, it was another short - lister, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, who had argued before the Supreme Court in favor of Jackson's reversal.

Lisa Blatt currently holds the women's record for the most arguments before the Supreme Court.

Before the Supreme Court today, Francis Demers, representing the respondent Attorney General of Quebec, told the justices that the authority of the Council of Ministers, who would be drawn from each participating jurisdiction, «violates parliamentary policy» and would constitute «an abandonment of sovereignty.»

-- Guide for Counsel in Cases to Be Argued Before the Supreme Court of the United States, Part II, pg.

Greenberg was one of the lawyers, along with Thurgood Marshall, who argued Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court in 1954, when he was assistant counsel to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (and Marshall was its chief counsel).

Even before the Supreme Court began distributing its opinions electronically, at least two federal circuit courts were doing so via a system called Appellate Court Electronic Services (ACES).

Michel Paradis of JoliCoeur Lacasse Avocats in Quebec was lead counsel for the Barreau du Québec before the Supreme Court.

The following cases are scheduled for consideration and oral argument before the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands in its Sixth Session, 2008 Term.

We have been given permission to appeal the case before the Supreme Court which will be heard on the 30th April 2018 in Belfast.

He has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada as well as all levels of court in Prince Edward Island and various administrative tribunals including the Labour Board and the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission.

Now the Alphonse Fletcher Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, Greenberg has argued 40 cases before the Supreme Court.

She frequently appears in highly significant cases, often before the Supreme Court.

In 2008, Mr. Grose appeared before the Supreme Court to comment on proposed changes to the South Carolina Rules of Evidence.