Sentences with phrase «brought by litigants»

But Timothy Dutton QC of Fountain Court Chambers warned the Bond Solon expert witness conference that the soaring number of actions brought by litigants in person could put current professional safeguards at risk.

Not exact matches

No, I wouldn't have believed it either, till I learned via Lorrie Goldstein about the extraordinary criminal action brought in Canada by a bunch of eco-fascistic litigants against three climate skeptical organisations.

But he adds: «Completely misconceived claims and claims brought by serial or vexatious litigants are rare.

Contained in the report is a submission by the Law Society of England and Wales warning that to «extend the principle of fixed costs could adversely affect access to justice or increase the number of unrepresented litigants bringing claims.»

In short: Claims brought by vexatious litigants are seemingly endless and tortuous beyond belief.

LawPRO has spent more than $ 125,000 defending claims brought against three lawyers by another vexatious litigant.

For the purposes of ECHR, art 6, there will seldom be a «fair hearing» if a court which has permitted a litigant to bring an appeal then, by indirect means, does not permit him to bring it.

The directors» counter argument was based on the general principle that litigants can not claim, by way of damages, the costs they incur in investigating and bringing a claim.

Costs awards (are) in the nature of damages awarded to the successful litigant against the unsuccessful, and by way of compensation for the expense to which he has been put by the suit improperly brought.

Many of the complaints brought to the CJC each year are now brought by self - represented litigants.

The National Self - Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP) of which I am the Director has been extremely concerned — and made this concern clear — for many years about the process for reviewing and adjudicating complaints brought against a member of the judiciary by a member of the public.

This program brings volunteer lawyers into Chambers, where they act as «amicus curiae» and help the court understand the issues related and the positions taken by unrepresented litigants.

He has defended professionals against claims brought by a variety of different claimants including lenders, liquidators and litigants in person.

The Equal Access to Justice Act, which provides for fees when a litigant prevails in an action brought by the United States and Section 1988, which provides for fees for prevailing parties in civil rights actions are two of the best known federal fee - shifting statutes.

The Federal Court has been extremely conservative in awarding damages; this tendency has not been helped by the fact that the overwhelming majority of applications have been brought by self - represented litigants.

The event brings SRLs together with law students in the hopes of providing future lawyers with a better understanding of the challenges faced by self - represented litigants face, and deepen their understanding of the potential for legal services innovations for those who can not afford full representation.