Sentences with phrase «by a solicitor said»

Nearly 90 % of those who have had a will drafted by a solicitor said they were satisfied with the quality of service provided.

Not exact matches

The automaker said Tuesday a preliminary vote count provided by its proxy solicitor at its annual shareholder meeting indicated the results.

Mr Lawrence's solicitor Jocelyn Cockburn from Hodge Jones and Allen said: «I am humbled by his message of forgiveness to mark the anniversary of his son's death.

«By the time I fled on March 4 2011, I had been on police bail for six months and I had a phone call from a solicitor in England saying I was going to be re-bailed for another three months.

«The tribunal would no longer be able to address the injustice that is caused to a social welfare claimant by the application of regulations that breach their rights protected by the Human Rights Act,» Lucy Cadd of Leigh Day solicitors said.

Woolas responded by saying he would seek a judicial review of the decision, arguing through a statement issued by his solicitor that the ruling would «inevitably chill political speech».

«Because an appeal of the possession order has not been launched, the eviction will go ahead as planned and the campsite will have to leave by that time,» Ben Taylor of WTB Solicitors said.

In what was disclosed by her lawyers, Solicitors, Attwaters Jameson Hill, in a statement on her behalf, said the divorce was finalised on February 8.

When told about the allegation by the Mail, Miss Soubry said she planned to contact her solicitor and the Commons Speaker.

Trademarks, patents and other intellectual property are fiercely guarded by their owners, who will usually sue to either get a cut of any profit by way of licence or to prevent its use all together,» says Donald Ramsbottom, a solicitor in Portsmouth who specialises in Internet law.

If by March 5 school directors are not satisfied the academy is in full compliance with the charter, they could begin proceedings to revoke it, board solicitor David Knerr said.

Elbert Lin, the solicitor general of West Virginia and the counsel representing the 26 other states challenging the Clean Power Plan, began his argument by saying the rule was really «about constructing a new energy economy.»

Delivering judgment, Lord Briggs said: «The careful balance of competing interests enshrined in the RTA Protocol assumes that a solicitor's expectation of recovery of his charges from the defendant's insurer is underpinned by the equitable lien, based as it is upon a sufficient responsibility of the client for those charges.

An article in the Law Society Gazette on 2 November claimed that just one in 10 expert witnesses say they are paid on time by solicitors who have commissioned them.

Neille Ryan, partner at Furley Page, said: «Whiplash awards will be slashed to a few hundred pounds and almost no legal costs will be recoverable by most claimants, who will have to pay lawyers themselves out of their damages, or take on the insurer and their solicitors alone.»

She said public trust in the legal sector was underpinned by the financial protections solicitors could offer to their clients.

Ministry of Justice has defended their actions by presenting their reasons based on the percentage of evidence put forward on Terror, Fraud and Sex Abuse work, and have said that Solicitors should be paid for the vast amount of work that goes into these cases.

Farkhad Akhmedov, 61, has shown «naked determination», one judge said, to keep his immense # 453 million fortune out of the reach of his former wife, Tatiana, but the Court of Appeal judges on Tuesday agreed that his solicitor was rightly ordered to disclose that the businessman's # 90 million art collection was held by «entities in Liechtenstein».

[16] Thus, the issue is framed — can a defendant or third party who has not obtained a doctor's report by compulsion of a court order, and prior to disclosure of any medical - legal reports by the plaintiff or in the absence of any reports, obtain access to the non-treating doctor's notes and clinical findings, or are said notes and clinical records privileged as forming part of the brief of the plaintiff's solicitor until the time when the plaintiff chooses to rely on the non-treating doctor as a witness at trial and the doctor's notes must be disclosed...

Omone Foy - Yamah, a partner at Lagos - based Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors, agrees with Ajibade and says the resolution of such disputes by ADR often results in the preservation of business relationships which in turn increases business opportunities for Nigeria: «The oil and gas, maritime, construction and infrastructure sectors largely benefit from the use of ADR because they involve huge capital investments and risk huge financial losses if trapped in protracted litigation,» she says.

«The solicitor's obligations to the court and to uphold the rule of law by adhering to the money - laundering and counter-terrorist financing legislation, as well as our own accounts rules, can be discharged without impacting on privilege,» he says.

The appellants» solicitor Stephen Grosz, from Bindmans, says: «The effect of the judgment is that the PMOI has been mis - labelled by the British government as a terrorist organisation for years.

Divorce lawyer Henry Hood, head of family at Hunters Solicitors, said: «The savings are remarkable and presumably achieved by having an entirely administrative process operated by court staff with no judicial involvement whatever.

Solmon, representing Kaiser, said the information is protected by solicitor - client privilege, since it could potentially be used to prejudice his client's case in the wider bankruptcy proceedings.

What of the not for profit sector where, say, a charity helping those afflicted by terrible industrial disease receives financial support from solicitors to whom claims might be referred?

A top clinical negligence lawyer, who is also a qualified doctor, Mala Sidebottom of Moore Blatch solicitors says that the recent recommendations by Monitor to allow junior medical staff to do more is a positive step forward.

The recent attempt by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to introduce a «clear, easy to understand» code of ethics deserves praise, a risk and compliance solicitor has said.

Desmond Hudson, chief executive of the Law Society, which intervened in the case, says: «The relationship between a solicitor or barrister and his or her client is a precious human right, tested and refined by centuries of common law.

«The bundling of legal services with other complimentary services is exactly the kind of one - stop - shop envisaged by Clementi,» says Richard Cohen, a solicitor and executive chairman of the legal IT specialists Epoq.

In 2013 the insurers made a further statement to government to saying that if solicitors» costs were reduced again, then motor premiums would fall by # 50 per year.

Ed Fletcher, CEO of Fletchers Solicitors, said: «Reaching the 400 - team member landmark is a fantastic achievement and coupled with the firm's recent accolades I'm confident we're on target for achieving Top 100 law firm status by 2018.»

Crispin Passmore, SRA executive director, said insolvency practice was «not integral to the services provided by solicitors», so there was no case for regulation.

For another thing, I say ABS would throw the baby out with the bathwater by irreversibly mowing down the highly competitive, low cost solicitor bar.

The judge said that the Mr Harris: ``... in the course of discharging his duties as a reasonably competent conveyancing solicitor, should have considered whether it was appropriate to include a «call - in» clause», and, accordingly, should have amended the draft contract supplied by the vendor, by introducing such a provision.

SNR Denton said in a statement: «Ms Advani was a solicitor employed by our predecessor firm, Denton Wilde Sapte, until July 2007.

Omar Khan, a trainee solicitor at TV Edwards who offers mentoring to students hoping to go into legal aid, says: «Aspiring legal aid lawyers have already been hit so hard by the loss of LSC training contract grants that the recruitment of trainees is virtually non-existent.

Adam Makepeace, practice manager at criminal law firm Tuckers Solicitors, said: «At a time when the issue of miscarriages of justice is making front page headlines because of failures by the police and CPS to comply with their disclosure obligations, it is obvious to all how important it is that there is effective representation of defendants in criminal trials.

For another thing, I say, no, I know, that ABS would throw the baby out with the bathwater by irreversibly mowing down the highly competitive, low cost solicitor bar.

But part of what's driving Rowbotham applications is also LAO's reluctance to grant change of solicitor requests when an accused no longer wishes to be represented by their legal aid lawyer, says Robichaud.

«The change of solicitor application is a different procedure altogether that has nothing to do with poverty, therefore it's a way for [LAO] to claw back on certificates without violating their own internal polices that have been set by the government,» says Robichaud.

In 2013 the insurers made a further statement to government to saying that if solicitors» costs were reduced again, then motor premiums would fall by # 50

AJ also offered comment and said «I'm disappointed by the advice I received from my former solicitor.

The B.C. Court of Appeal said the 19 pages — primarily unvetted email exchanges between a Ministry of Justice lawyer and RoadSafetyBC staff, in part instructing adjudicators how to rule in IRP cases — were protected by solicitor - client privilege.

The Solicitors Act also says that any party who is liable to pay a legal bill (in this case, the owner) can also arrange to have the bill assessed by an assessor.

Another client said: «My claim was a lengthy one and at times very frustrating, I hope my solicitor who dealt with my case won't mind me saying, was superb, professional and friendly throughout the whole time, every time areas needed addressing Sarah Gardner was amaz - ing, nothing was too much trouble and a fantastic professional person too, can not express my gratitude for the way the case was handled by Sarah and her team, A massive thank you to Sarah and Thompsons.»

The Law Society, which represents solicitors, said it was not supporting the proposed withdrawal of services, but was sympathetic to practitioners who had suffered cuts by successive governments.

The man was represented throughout the process by Malcolm Johnson, senior associate at BL Claims Solicitors, who said: «This judgment is a landmark ruling for people such as my client, who previously were given no hope of receiving any compensation despite their often severe and debilitating conditions.

Solicitors Regulation Authority chief executive, Antony Townsend says: «This has sent a clear message to firms and, with the work of the Legal Complaints Service, has contributed to millions of pounds being paid back to miners by solicitors — where possible voluntarily or by Solicitors Regulation Authority chief executive, Antony Townsend says: «This has sent a clear message to firms and, with the work of the Legal Complaints Service, has contributed to millions of pounds being paid back to miners by solicitors — where possible voluntarily or by solicitors — where possible voluntarily or by agreement.

«They are trying to say the second will is invalid because the paper with the signature on it wasn't stapled to the other part, but it was in the same sealed envelope and was only opened by her solicitor.»

Charlotte Leyshon, associate at Hugh James, says: «Judges, solicitors, and our clients are growing increasingly frustrated by the length of time cases are taking.