Sentences with phrase «civil proceedings against»

Rule 4 (3)(e): The requirement that you are not, as a result of any criminal or civil proceedings against you in Singapore or elsewhere, prohibited from practising law in Singapore or elsewhere or subject to any special conditions in the practice of law

«The jury did not find their defense believable and felt it did not offer a good faith defense,» said attorney James Bedortha, who represented the family of James Parrot in the two - week long civil proceedings against Ferro Engineering Div.

The FSA may also pursue civil proceedings against those involved in boiler room frauds.

By way of example, in 2008 the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) settled civil proceedings against Balfour & Beatty arising out of a construction project in Alexandria, Egypt.

The claimant brought civil proceedings against the police, alleging that the search of his home was unlawful because it could not be proved that the original suspect had either occupied or controlled the claimant's premises and so the police were not entitled to search the claimant's premises.

Standard Life then used some of this information as part of civil proceedings against Topland.

We would encourage the Multimedia group to also commence civil proceedings against both Hajia Fati and the NPP, and to leave no stone unturned in ensuring that justice is done in this matter

The bill proposed the substitution of subsection 308 (2) which reads «the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to civil proceedings against a person to whom this section applies in his official capacity or to civil or criminal proceedings in which such a person is only a nominal party», with a new section.

The proposed amendment reads, «the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to, (a) «civil proceedings against a person to whom this section applies in his official capacity or to civil or criminal proceedings in which such a person is only a nominal party».

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched civil proceedings against Perth - based State One Stockbroking, and in a separate matter has accepted undertakings from two liquidators employed by Melsom Robson.

Not exact matches

The corporate watchdog has begun civil penalty proceedings against Padbury Mining and two of its directors over statements made last year claiming the company had lined up $ 6 billion in equity to fund construction of a port and rail network at Oakajee north of Geraldton.

ELK POINT, SD — It would probably not be accurate to say Professor Mindy Brashears speaks with a Texas twang or that ABC's attorney Dane Butswinkas has a Richmond dialect, but the difficulty the two have understanding each other slowed proceedings on the fourth day of the $ 1.9 billion civil defamation trial against the network.

To further stall the criminal proceedings against him and the Bank's bid to recover its funds, Innoson has been trying to distract the Bank from focusing on the criminal action, as well as civil actions filed for recovery of the debt.

Investigators provide oral and / or written testimony in criminal, civil, or administrative proceedings against persons accused of fraudulently receiving public assistance benefits.

The year - long civil court battle against famed attorney Sanford Rubenstein came to a mutual agreement to stop all proceedings.

The department also prosecutes and defends all civil actions and proceedings for or against the county and prepares resolutions, ordinances, and local laws as requested by the Board of Legislators and the County Executive.

Imagine that members of the 8th National Assembly had announced during the recent general election campaigns exactly how they were going to tear up section 308 of the 1999 Constitution (which protects the president, vice president, governors and their deputies against civil and criminal proceedings while they are in office) to grant their leaders immunity from prosecution for corruption and money laundering.

Last year, Alistair Carmichael, the then chief whip of the parliamentary party, investigated the alleged victim's complaint against Hancock and instigated formal disciplinary proceedings against him, which have been suspended pending the civil case.

(a) Whenever the Attorney General receives a complaint in writing signed by an individual to the effect that he is being deprived of or threatened with the loss of his right to the equal protection of the laws, on account of his race, color, religion, or national origin, by being denied equal utilization of any public facility which is owned, operated, or managed by or on behalf of any State or subdivision thereof, other than a public school or public college as defined in section 401 of title IV hereof, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly progress of desegregation in public facilities, the Attorney General is authorized to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section.

(2) signed by an individual, or his parent, to the effect that he has been denied admission to or not permitted to continue in attendance at a public college by reason of race, color, religion, or national origin, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly achievement of desegregation in public education, the Attorney General is authorized, after giving notice of such complaint to the appropriate school board or college authority and after certifying that he is satisfied that such board or authority has had a reasonable time to adjust the conditions alleged in such complaint, to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section, provided that nothing herein shall empower any official or court of the United States to issue any order seeking to achieve a racial balance in any school by requiring the transportation of pupils or students from one school to another or one school district to another in order to achieve such racial balance, or otherwise enlarge the existing power of the court to insure compliance with constitutional standards.

The act also includes provisions to help protect servicemembers against eviction, foreclosure, repossession, and civil court proceedings for the duration of their service, as well as allowing you to terminate certain obligations, such as cellphone contracts or vehicle leases, if you are called to service.

He may recover some compensation against them in civil proceedings but there ought to be an investigation to expose the truth and pin the blame.

Indeed, the Illinois Supreme Court overlooked the clear substantive canonical violations for which the Church disciplined Dionisije, violations based on Dionisije's conceded open defiance and rebellion against the church hierarchy immediately after the Holy Assembly's decision to suspend him (a decision which even the Illinois courts deemed to be proper) and Dionisije's decision to litigate the Mother Church's authority in the civil courts rather than participate in the disciplinary proceedings before the Holy Synod and the Holy Assembly.

These include shareholder and partnership disputes; the investigation and pursuit of civil fraud claims against directors, employees and third parties; international asset tracing; professional negligence claims (including against office holders); Company law claims such as minority shareholder petitions (Section 994 Petitions) and specialist applications in relation to the conduct and control of companies; contract disputes; challenges to share sale consideration; and directors» disqualification proceedings.

Familiar with administrative procedures, rulemaking, policy and enforcement, Rick represented the agency in rules challenges and appellate litigation, prosecuted administrative disciplinary proceedings against accountants, conducted civil enforcement litigation against broker - dealers and corporate executives, and regularly participated in agency investigations.

Malfeasance or Malpractice misconduct allegations against a lawyer are among the most complex we handle because The Pattis & Smith Law Firm lawyer misconduct team must simultaneously address bar licensing proceedings, police investigations, criminal charges against the lawyer, potential financial liability in a civil court, and professional and personal reputation concerns.

More generally, confidentiality created by contract is a poor shield either against the disclosure obligation in English civil proceedings, or against a witness summons.

Returning to the Mediation Directive, Art 7 represents, no doubt, the outcome of a committee - based compromise, by seeking to impose a broadly based privilege for mediators (and others «involved in the administration of the mediation process») against being compelled to give evidence in civil proceedings arising out of or in connection with a mediation process, subject only to two very narrowly drawn exceptions, which would not appear to recognise any of the established exceptions to the without prejudice principle, save indirectly perhaps the fourth.

In addition to having experience in all phases of civil proceedings such as evidentiary hearings, motion practice, pre-trial preparation, and trials, Mr. Singh has on several occasions represented clients in successfully obtaining or defending against preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders, including successfully defending such results on appeal.

It was Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 that provided a mechanism for someone who has not remarried or entered into a civil partnership to bring a claim in England and Wales against a spouse or former spouse even if a court has already made a financial order in divorce proceedings in another jurisdiction.

Spirax - Sarco and its subsidiary Spirax - Sarco Engineering (China) on various civil proceedings in the Intermediate People's Court against the manufacturers and distributors of counterfeit goods, including two trademark oppositions to the China Trademark Office

Where proceedings have been taken to the point of judgment against a person who was not the correct defendant, that person might recover by way of contribution or indemnity, under s 1 of the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978, against the person who should have been the defendant.

The three dominant themes in 2008 cases where PIL was invoked were as follows: UK / EU law implementation of UNSC resolutions concerning freezing of alleged terrorist assets (sanctions cases); the acts / omissions of UK authorities in Iraq / Afghanistan viewed in the context of PIL and provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and Human Rights Act 1998 (Iraq / Afghanistan related cases); and state / diplomatic immunity in the context of civil proceedings and / or attempts to enforce arbitration awards against assets of State entities in the UK (Civil immunity cacivil proceedings and / or attempts to enforce arbitration awards against assets of State entities in the UK (Civil immunity caCivil immunity cases).

Kiernan says: «The EU investigation shows that a two - pronged approach with parallel or sequential criminal and civil proceedings can deliver the optimal spread of action against individuals and companies.

The Court of Appeal ruled that in civil proceedings, the burden of proving self - defence lay upon the defendant; and a defendant who had mistakenly but honestly thought it was necessary to defend himself against an imminent risk of attack could not rely on self - defence if his mistaken belief had not been reasonable.

that evidence... if it tends to incriminate him or her... shall not be used or received against the police officer... in any civil proceeding or in any proceeding under any other Act, except in a prosecution for or proceedings in respect of perjury or the giving of contradictory evidence.

Specifically in the context of contemplated CROs, the current policy (set out in the Attorney General's Guidelines on asset recovery) 66 should prevent civil recovery proceedings from being pursued in parallel with criminal proceedings; although the Bruce Hall example discussed above demonstrates there is no bar against such proceedings being pursued in tandem with criminal proceedings provided the conduct that is the subject of the respective proceedings can be appropriately distinguished.67

It applies to any civil proceedings in the High Court or Court of Appeal in which the court «considers an application for an injunction prohibiting the publication of private or confidential information, the continuation of such an injunction, or an appeal against the refusal of such an injunction».

The courts» power to award costs against a lawyer personally is not limited to civil proceedings, but criminal also, and can sometimes be exercised against defence lawyers, though rare.

Civil proceedings in the High Court in London against the Kuwaiti government were blocked by a plea of immunity, which succeeded there and in the Court of Appeal.

HELD The purpose of a criminal restraint order, as with a civil freezing order, is not to prevent third parties from enforcing civil rights against a defendant if those rights would be unaffected by any order which may be made against the defendant at the end of the proceedings.

Section 21 (1) provided: «In any civil proceedings by or against the Crown the court shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, have power to make all such orders as it has power to make in proceedings between subjects, and otherwise to give such appropriate relief as the case may require.»

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.

If the privilege is available, advantages of asserting the privilege include that the client may be prevented from making statements in a civil proceeding that could be used against him or her in future criminal or civil proceedings or private civil litigation.82 In addition, testifying in a civil or criminal proceeding may, under certain circumstances, amount to a waiver of the Fifth Amendment privilege for purposes of the same proceeding and any future proceedings.83 Conversely, risks of asserting the privilege include that adverse inferences may, under certain circumstances, be drawn in civil or administrative proceedings from an individual's assertion of Fifth Amendment rights in a prior civil or administrative proceeding.84 Moreover, an individual's assertion of the privilege in a civil proceeding could factor into law enforcement's charging decisions.

Of particular concern is that any statements that an individual makes in a civil proceeding may be used against the individual in any related criminal proceedings or private civil actions in the future.

Accountancy professionals may also find themselves the subject of regulatory and disciplinary proceedings if an allegation of misconduct is made against them in criminal or civil proceedings.

We make sure to follow the progress of any criminal proceeding against the drunk driver as a conviction can be helpful to you on the civil side of the proceedings against the drunk driver.

Notable mandates: Represented physicians involved in providing care to Ashley Smith during the 2013 coroner's inquest; acted for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne in a defamation action against Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader Tim Hudak and energy critic Lisa MacLeod; in Wise v. Iran, acted for a Canadian victim of a suicide bombing (executed by individuals who received material support from Iran) who sought leave to intervene in ongoing proceedings commenced by United States plaintiffs in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking orders recognizing the enforceability in Ontario of judgments they obtained from a U.S. court against Iran totaling about $ 370 million; in Khadr v. Edmonton Institution, acted as lead counsel for an intervener, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, to argue that in interpreting Omar Khadr's sentence for the purpose of enforcing it in Canada, Correctional Services Canada was obliged to consider Khadr's right to liberty and principles of fundamental justice; acted for a physician in a malpractice claim in Moore v. Getahun, a precedent - setting case about restrictions on communication between counsel and experts in preparation of expert reports.

Dubbed «super ASBOs» by the media, these are civil orders which may be made independently of criminal proceedings against those suspected of involvement in serious crime.

Among other things: successfully obtaining the continuation of a US $ 2 billion freezing order under s. 25 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 in support of Russian proceedings; and successfully acting on an ex parte appeal against a Judge's refusal to grant a Chabra freezing order — the Order was granted by the Court of Appeal and continued on the return date (with Stephen Smith QC and Ben Griffiths).