Sentences with phrase «by the high court last»

The headline to this article about a former employee who was awarded $ 64,000 by the High Court last October is somewhat misleading.

The Court of Appeal ruled this week that the proposed residence test for civil legal aid is not unlawful, overturning the a judgment by the High Court last year that the secondary legislation implementing the test was ultra vires and unjustifiably discriminatory.

Holland writes, «The court's intervention is troubling news for the White House, which has been battered by criticism of its treatment of detainees and was rebuked by the high court last year for holding enemy combatants in legal limbo.»

Not exact matches

The high court vacancy was filled last month by Neil Gorsuch.

Last year, High Court Judge Mr Justice Ouseley said he was bound by that ruling and dismissed the case, although he asked for the Supreme Court to consider the question.

INEC's Director of Publicity, Oluwole Osaze - Uzi, says this follows an order by the Abuja Federal High Court mandating INEC to immediately issue Certificate of Return to Mr. Uche Ogah who came second at the last Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries in Abia State.

Bharara was fired by President Donald Trump last year, but his wish is about to come true: The high - profile trial of Percoco and three co-defendants on charges that Percoco was bribed to exercise influence on behalf of a power company and Syracuse developers starts Monday in a federal court in Manhattan.

Dasuki who had been granted bails by three different high courts, met the bail conditions but was re-arrested by the operatives of DSS since December last year but yet to be released.

Last week, Rochester City Court Judge Leticia Astacio was suspended with pay by the court of appeals, the highest court in New York, after she was arrested for allegedly trying to buy a shotgun in violation of her probaCourt Judge Leticia Astacio was suspended with pay by the court of appeals, the highest court in New York, after she was arrested for allegedly trying to buy a shotgun in violation of her probacourt of appeals, the highest court in New York, after she was arrested for allegedly trying to buy a shotgun in violation of her probacourt in New York, after she was arrested for allegedly trying to buy a shotgun in violation of her probation.

The form 48 contempt suit was filed at the Federal High Court, Lagos last week by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumui «following the service on Mr Malami and Alhaji Idris of the certified true copy of the judgment of 24 March 2016 by Justice Muhammed Idris.»

The Assembly has, also, resolved to write the Presidency and embassies in the country to condemn last Friday's attack on the state High Court by some hoodlums, where property of the judiciary were vandalised, following a protest staged by a faction of the APC in the state.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo nominated former U.S. attorney Michael Garcia to the state's highest court on Wednesday, to fill a vacancy left by former judge Susan Read, who retired last year.

The justices let stand a decision by the federal appeals court in New York last year that threw out insider trading convictions of two high - profile hedge fund managers.

Justice Adeniyi Ademola of Federal High Court 6 then adjourned the case to Wednesday last week for ruling on the two issues being sought by both prosecution and defence but the court failed to sit on that day because of a seminar organised for judges by the National Judicial Institute (Court 6 then adjourned the case to Wednesday last week for ruling on the two issues being sought by both prosecution and defence but the court failed to sit on that day because of a seminar organised for judges by the National Judicial Institute (court failed to sit on that day because of a seminar organised for judges by the National Judicial Institute (NJI).

Thousands of legal documents and residency forms have been withdrawn at the last minute, after Chris Grayling's plans to restrict legal aid to long - term British residents were blocked by the high court.

«The Senate leadership has been briefed by our lawyers on last Thursday's judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on whether the Senate has the legal authority to suspend a member for certain misconduct or not.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Amidst the shocked reaction to the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling ---- which opens up the possibility of religious exemptions being used as corporate get - out - of - jail free cards regarding employee nondiscrimination protections ---- there was a less - noticed bit of good news on the last day of the high court's sesCourt's Hobby Lobby ruling ---- which opens up the possibility of religious exemptions being used as corporate get - out - of - jail free cards regarding employee nondiscrimination protections ---- there was a less - noticed bit of good news on the last day of the high court's sescourt's session.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has slammed 14 charges against a Federal High Court judge, Hyeladzira Nganjiwa, who was cleared and reinstated by the National Judicial Council last week.

The Federal High Court sitting in Awka presided over by Justice Muhammed Salihu, Friday, set aside the interim order made on Monday last week, which directed...

Probably, to give bite to the President's promise to deal with forces threatening the corporate survival of the country, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has approached the Federal High Court for the revocation of the bail granted the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, by Justice Binta Murtala Nyako of the same court, last ACourt for the revocation of the bail granted the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, by Justice Binta Murtala Nyako of the same court, last Acourt, last April.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) said he was no longer fit to govern after the country's highest court ruled last week that he had breached the constitution by failing to repay public money used to upgrade his private residence.

He said that notwithstanding that «the motion for stay of execution of the judgment of the Honourable Justice Nnamdi Dimgba (of the Federal High Court in Abuja) delivered last week in the case of Senator Ovie Omo - Agege v The Senate has not been heard and determined by the Federal High Court, the Senate resolved yesterday to comply with the terms of the judgment».

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), on Tuesday, faulted the claim that a Federal High Court in Abuja had, last year, affirmed the power of the National Assembly to increase budgetary estimates submitted to it by the President.

«Thus, in a press statement credited to the National Assembly last week, it was reported that «The Federal High Court has ruled that the National Assembly has the power to increase or review upward the budget estimates laid before it by the executive».

The forthcoming review is a reboot of the abandoned review in the last Parliament, being carried out under new rules that the Cameron government introduced in 2011: while the reviews themselves are scrupulously neutral, overseen by High Court Judges, the rules they carry them out by are set by Parliament.

A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned indefinitely a suit filed by the first runner - up in the last governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Mr. Olusegun Abraham, seeking an order nullifying the election of the Ondo State Governor - elect, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu.

The consequences of such litigation have also grown due to the high stakes involved, often financial, but as the two right - to - die cases decided last year by the Supreme Court [Washington v. Glucksberg, 117 S. Ct. 2258 (1997); Vacco v. Quill, 117 S. Ct. 2293 (1997)-RSB- demonstrate, life and death as well.

Last Friday, the high court accepted an appeal by a Texas woman whose daughter allegedly was involved in a sexual relationship with one of her high school teachers.

The ruling last month was the first by a state high court to allow a school condom - distribution plan to proceed without requiring parental consent, legal experts said.

After a very public courting by several large school systems, Rudolph F. Crew signed a contract last week to head the Miami - Dade County schools, a deal that will make him one of the highest - paid superintendents in the country.

The court rejected the school district's argument that the prayer meetings were an extension of the voluntary, «open forum» prayer meetings upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court last December in a higher - education case, Widmar v. Vincourt rejected the school district's argument that the prayer meetings were an extension of the voluntary, «open forum» prayer meetings upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court last December in a higher - education case, Widmar v. VinCourt last December in a higher - education case, Widmar v. Vincent.

Philadelphia — Final arguments in a highly publicized suit filed by three girls seeking admission to Philadelphia's all - male Central High School concluded last week in Common Pleas Court here after a bevy of opposing experts testified on the alleged strengths and weaknesses of single - sex education.

By late last week, the state high court indicated it would hold a hearing this week on the Newark board's...

Two High Court judges last week ruled that magistrates were right to throw out an attempt to prosecute Jon Platt, who was issued with a fine by Isle of Wight council after taking his seven - year - old daughter to Florida last April.

Either way, over the last couple of years — beginning with the high - profile snagging of Amanda Hocking — at least 50 indie authors (many of them interviewed in this very book) have been courted and won by traditional publishers.

The stake's on Donegal's books at 23.8 M, and last valued by the court at 26.2 M — considering more recent deals, I'd hope / expect Donegal can successfully argue for a significantly higher valuation multiple, but obviously that will also depend on the evolution of MMM's EBITDA... They should also argue against what seemed like debatable adjustments to MMM's EV previously.

* avoidable only by either agreement between the parties or a court order based on the unfitness of the other parent on a high evidentiary threshold (in other words, the system in use in Europe for the last half century)

Despite the CCA's informal tradition of allowing last - minute appeals on «death days,» the by - the - book judge told Marty the court would be closing at its usual hour, cutting off Richard's chances for a reprieve in light of the high court's decision.

The Institute organized mock court hearings for 20 percent of all the cases heard last year by Canada's highest court, according to the newspaper.

Discussing the issues, personalities, and politics which have shaped Ontario's highest court, The Court of Appeal for Ontario offers appreciations of key figures in Canada's legal and political history — including John Beverly Robinson, Oliver Mowat, Bora Laskin, and Bertha Wilson — and a serious examination of what the right of appeal means and how it has been interpreted by Canadians over the last two hundred ycourt, The Court of Appeal for Ontario offers appreciations of key figures in Canada's legal and political history — including John Beverly Robinson, Oliver Mowat, Bora Laskin, and Bertha Wilson — and a serious examination of what the right of appeal means and how it has been interpreted by Canadians over the last two hundred yCourt of Appeal for Ontario offers appreciations of key figures in Canada's legal and political history — including John Beverly Robinson, Oliver Mowat, Bora Laskin, and Bertha Wilson — and a serious examination of what the right of appeal means and how it has been interpreted by Canadians over the last two hundred years.

After his conviction was changed to murder by the Supreme Court last year, Pistorius appealed to South Africa's highest court, the Constitutional Court, to review his Court last year, Pistorius appealed to South Africa's highest court, the Constitutional Court, to review his court, the Constitutional Court, to review his Court, to review his case.

Rahman's election as mayor was declared void last year after he was found guilty of illegal and corrupt practices by election commissioner Richard Mawrey QC in the High Court

(4) Such cartelization is certain to lead to higher prices to the public (see, to cite only one example among many, many, what happened when a handful of US title insurers replaced 100,000 US real estate lawyers — a «dysfunctional» per the State of California and «invidious» per the Supreme Court of Iowa industry «in which the public pays too much» per the State of California (about four times more than what the lawyers used to charge) while delivering services that are «shit» per an employee of a US title insurer who used to be an independent lawyer until she and all the other real estate lawyers in her city in Florida were put out of business by predatory pricing that lasted only as long as it took to kill the lawyers).

A 30 % reduction in fees for Very High Cost Cases has led to a boycott by criminal barristers, which resulted in the high - profile stay of a multi-defendant fraud trial at Southwark Crown Court last month (R v CrawlHigh Cost Cases has led to a boycott by criminal barristers, which resulted in the high - profile stay of a multi-defendant fraud trial at Southwark Crown Court last month (R v Crawlhigh - profile stay of a multi-defendant fraud trial at Southwark Crown Court last month (R v Crawley).

The High Court heard a record 167 disputes over confidential business information «theft» last year, the majority being civil claims brought by businesses against former employees.

Other eye - catching announcements last week included plans to create more opportunities for salaried part - time judges in the higher courts as part of a raft of judicial reforms confirmed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).

Last week, the High Court rejected a legal challenge brought by 94 - year - old WWII veteran Harry Shindler and White & Case partner Jacquelyn MacLennan, who live in Italy and Belgium, respectively.

In the High Court last year, half of all cases were brought by small to medium sized businesses, they said.

He's given 14 high - court arguments — last year breaking the high - water mark held by the legendary Edward Bennett Williams for the most by a lawyer in the firm's history.

Research published by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) last week showed that a third of the 2,000 solicitors and barristers questioned believed they had to know a High Court judge who was willing to act as a referee before they could apply for a judicial appointment.