Sentences with phrase «chosen by the litigant»
The system in Slovenia is somewhat similar: the lawyer is chosen by the litigant; where none is chosen, a lawyer whose name is on a list drawn up by the regional Bar is appointed by the legal aid service; if that lawyer declines the appointment, they must give reasons and the legal aid service assesses the reasons given after consulting the national chamber of attorneys.
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Allowing self - represented litigants to conduct litigation free from obligations to abide by the rules also penalizes the self - reps who do choose to hire LSR lawyers.
Even though Alphamix concerned a domestic arbitral award, the attitude of the Judge in scrutinizing the arguments against the enforcement of an award when a litigant has gone through all the proper court procedures, even public interest ones, is most welcome and sends a strong signal to public bodies which choose to have their commercial disputes resolved by way of arbitration, that they should take arbitration proceedings and arbitral awards made against them seriously.
Furthermore, even if foreign litigants chose to use a platform offered by, for argument's sake, the Canadian government, it would be difficult to justify such an expense to Canadian taxpayers, especially in these difficult economic times.
The Legislature chose to treat local government differently from other litigants by requiring that local government be given notice within a short period following an incident to allow the City to investigate the potential claim.