Sentences with phrase «challenge against the council»

However, the boy's parents brought a legal challenge against the council, claiming the time out of school was a breach of the boy's right to education under Art 2 of the First Protocol of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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Media Statement 9 October, 2015 New campaign against soft drinks fails to tackle real health challenges Responding to the «Rethink Sugary Drink» campaign, which targets sugar - sweetened drink consumption and its purported impact on health, Geoff Parker, Australian Beverages Council CEO, states: «Continuing to vilify soft drinks as a leading cause of obesity is distorting the -LSB-...]

Our inability to coexist in my views may not be the only hurdle against 2019 general election as the age - long underage registration / voting challenge mooted above raised its ugly head in a recent but still trending video captured during a registration exercise and a local council poll in some states.

The state School Boards Association, Council of School Superintendents, United Teachers, and the School Administrators have filed yet another lawsuit against Gov. David Paterson, challenging the legality and constitutionality of his decision to withhold $ 2.1 billion worth of payments scheduled for March 31.

A Primary is expected against Senator David Valesky, former City Council Member Robert Jackson is challenging Senator Marisol Alcanatara in a rematch of 2016 minus Micah Lasher, and Attorney Zellnor Myrie is forging ahead with his challenge of Senator Jesse Hamilton.

In 2011, Thornberry challenged David Cameron over his false claims about wages at Islington Council, [39] campaigning against government measures which Thornberry claims have exacerbated child poverty in Islington, [40] and answering over 1,000 enquiries a month from constituents.

In a City Hall news conference on Tuesday afternoon (which is posted at the end of this story), Richards, who lost last week's Democratic primary against City Council President Lovely Warren, said his decision is a personal one, because his family has been dealing with a difficult health challenge for one of their family members.

Both Ms Riddick, whose children attend schools in the Vale of Glamorgan, and Humanists UK were given permission to challenge the Council's decision on the grounds that it unlawfully discriminates against humanists and has the effect of relegating non-religious worldviews below religions in a way which fails to comply with the Human Rights Act and European Convention on Human Rights.

The government is hiking the costs of the process so much that most people simply won't be able to afford to mount a legal challenge against the executive - whether that's a government minister, your local council, or any other public sector area where busybody officials look to take shortcuts.

Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams — a two - time candidate for City Council speaker who was contemplating running against Cuomo — recently announced he is seeking to challenge Lieutenant Gov. Kathy Hochul, Cuomo's running mate.

On Facebook, Iraq War veteran and Devil Dog USA, Inc. founder, Gonzalo Duran declared his intention to mount a challenge against Bronx City Council wunderkind and darling of the Downtown doyens, Ritchie Torres.

Syracuse, N.Y. — Mayor Stephanie Miner today mounted a last - ditch, double - barreled attack against recently passed legislation which, if it survives her challenge, would give the city council more power over the planning commission.

The Data Protection Bill could interfere with legal professional privilege and stop legitimate legal challenges against Home Office immigration decisions, the Bar Council has warned.

Although the book is based on papers that were presented in 2014 and predates some important developments, such as the previously mentioned Council Regulation on the European Public Prosecutor's Office and the recent Directive on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law, the book is not at all outdated, the issues and challenges identified remain relevant to this very day.

It is the challenge FitzGerald enjoys: «When you have a local hall packed with objectors and police and parish councils and resident associations and everybody against you and you still win the case — that's nice.»

Quebec Superior Court Justice Michel Girouard is challenging the Canadian Judicial Council's jurisdiction to launch a conduct hearing against him stemming from an allegation he bought illicit drugs at time he was a lawyer.

If a case comes before the Court that does deal with Convention rights, say for instance a freedom of assembly challenge is brought against Ealing Council's decision to ban protestors outside the Marie Stopes clinic, then, following on from the logical conclusion of this Judgment, the High Court will need to be reviewing the PSPO at a higher level of scrutiny.

Recent work: Appeared for Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council in the Court of Appeal defending against a challenge to a High Court decision upholding an injunction against development.

He also challenged the Council's decision to publish 3 separate reports into the allegations against him (collectively «the Reports»), on the grounds that publication breached his rights under Art. 8 (1) ECHR and as a data subject under the Data Protection Act 1998 («DPA 1998»).

Council of Canadians BC - Yukon Organizers Leila Darwish and Brigette DePape were present at the press conference called by the Tsleil - Waututh Nation last week to announce the launching of their legal challenge against the Kinder Morgan Pipeline Expansion.

Le texte français suivra Constitutional lawsuit filed in Quebec Superior Court seeks stay order against bill's Section 10 (Montreal — November 7, 2017)-- The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), two prominent civil liberties & advocacy organizations, today filed a lawsuit in English and in French in Quebec Superior Court challenging -LSB-...]

Canada's longest - serving member of the Queen's Privy Council, the Honourable Paul Hellyer, P.C., along with two co-plaintiffs, Ann Emmett and George Crowell, both prominent members of COMER, have launched a constitutional challenge against the Canada — Europe Free Trade Agreement at the Federal Court of Canada.

Acting for interested parties in the West Coast Judicial Review, an attempted challenge to UK franchising by the Rail Unions and by Enfield borough Council against the Department for Transport.

Gordon, along with David Mathias, represented a nationwide logistics company in a judicial review challenge against Peterborough City Council's decision to grant planning permission that would impact the client's network.

Donald Best, his legal team and their supporters are challenging the Canadian Judicial Council's wholesale dismissal of misconduct complaints against judges.

Acting for NITC in its successful challenge in the General Court of the EU against the asset freezing measures adopted against NITC by the Council of the EU in October 2012 as well as the on - going legal proceedings in the European Court of Justice.

Paul Wilmshurst successfully represented Cambridge County Council, against leading counsel, in this High Court challenge.

Hussain v Sandwell Metropolitan BC [2017] EWHC 1641 (Admin), [2017] L.L.R. 713, [2017] A.C.D. 97 Green J dismissed a challenge brought by an elected member of the Council to on - going investigations into allegations against him.

Notable mandates include constitutional challenges against the federal government, representing the Canadian Judicial Council in the review of Lori Douglas in the Federal Court, and representing Mississauga, Ont., mayor Hazel McCallion in her conflict of interest case.