Sentences with phrase «civil proceedings until»

It is interesting to note that there was little differentiation between the standard of proof in criminal and civil proceedings until the 19th century.

Not exact matches

These are that: (i) the jurisdiction is to be invoked and exercised exceptionally and with great caution; (ii) there must certainly be something more than mere infringement of the criminal law before the assistance of civil proceedings can be invoked and accorded for the protection or promotion of the interests of the inhabitants of the area; (iii) the essential foundation for the exercise of the court's discretion to grant an injunction is not that the off ender is deliberately and flagrantly flouting the law, but the need to draw the inference that the defendant's unlawful operations will continue unless and until effectively restrained by the law and that nothing short of an injunction will be eff ective to restrain them.

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act is a federal law that allows active military personnel to postpone their divorce proceedings until they are able to participate in person.

A stay of civil proceedings will freeze the proceedings until the stay expires or the court issues a further order.

If the lawyer has not been disciplined, or if civil or criminal court proceedings are pending against him, investigation of your claim may be deferred until those proceedings are concluded.

We have the presumptions of innocence in the criminal law (and all protections for people who are innocent until proven guilty, not just presumed to be) and the similar in effect risk of non persuasion on the plaintiff in most civil proceedings.

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