Sentences with phrase «civil prosecution of»

Internal investigation and remediation of a data security breach at a Fortune 50 company; civil prosecution of entity responsible for the security breach.

Not exact matches

While prosecutions are rare, women who are hospitalized for abortion complications frequently face criminal and civil action, and even run the risk of spending up to three years in jail.

In the mid-1980s, Sessions was criticized over the prosecution of three civil rights activists on charges of vote tampering in Perry County, Alabama.

In civil wars with multiple factions, plucking criminals from one faction for prosecution may well raise cries of injustice from other factions and propel further conflict.

All major civil rights gains to date in this country (abolition, women's sufferage, minority equality) have required federal intervention and prosecution of federal violators to prevent civil rights abuses.

(vii) CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND / OR CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ATTORNEYS» FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

Despite its innocuous title, the Statute Law represented an attempt by the government of President Uhuru Kenyatta to clamp down on the activities of civil society groups that had supported his prosecution at the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

Oral arguments are scheduled to take place in the U.S. Court of Appeals on Thursday in a years - long civil litigation over the U.S. Department of Justice's failure to fully release under FOIA records about the prosecution of activists over their activism.

Coalition proposals for the civil justice system threaten the foundations of the British legal system, the former director of public prosecutions warned today.

Others are: Chief Okoi Obono - obla, Special Assistant on Prosecution to President Muhammadu Buhari (who will give some introductory remarks); Babatunde Ogala former Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly's Committee on Judiciary; Mr Tayo Oyetibo SAN; Mr. Levi Adikwaone Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikorodu Branch; Nurudeen Ogbara NBA Ikorodu Chairman Legal Education; and representatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission; the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC); the media, and civil society.

Mr Clarke, whose reputation as a defender of civil liberties has taken something of a battering during the row, insisted cases such as the Stephen Lawrence private prosecution and the Jean Charles de Menezes inquest would not have been covered by the new law.

Alison Stanley, HR director, civil service employee policy; David Stephens, director of resources (Army), HM Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence; Andrea Sutcliffe, chief inspector of adult social care, Care Quality Commission; Deborah Walsh, deputy head of counter-terrorism at the Crown Prosecution Service; and Nick Whitfield, chief executive, Achieving for Children, all also receive CBEs.

Just a few of these include: restrictions trial by jury, DNA databases, ID cards, a Civil Contingency Act that gives the government the power to rule by decree, control orders, the Religious Hatred Bill and a definition of glorifying terrorism that was drafted so widely that the Irish Taiseoch was reckoned to be at serous risk of annual prosecution commemorating the Easter Rising.

It added that the group had «no objection» to legislation that would extend or eliminate the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution or civil claims against individual abusers.

The Empire State Plaza is infested with them and there has not been one criminal prosecution for violations of the Civil Service Law.

The Lib Dems argue that an alternative package of measures including the withdrawal of travel rights, more surveillance, unannounced home visits, and the use of intercept evidence to enable more prosecutions to go ahead would be more effective and have less impact on civil liberties.

In a statement, Bharara's office said there was «insufficient evidence to meet the high burden of proof required for a federal criminal civil rights prosecution.»

The activist regretted that the NBA had failed «to monitor the prosecution of the scores of murder suspects arrested by the police or indicted by the judicial and administrative panels of inquiry set up by federal and state governments to probe violent civil disturbances in the country.»

The prosecution of a Chechen human rights campaigner is a landmark step in the systematic elimination of civil society under Ramzan Kadyrov.

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.

He said, «Men, women and children are forced by civil conflicts, prosecutions, wars, natural disasters and even climate change to move from their homes to places of refuge, safety and succour.

Bharara says the evidence did not establish the standard of criminal intent required for a federal criminal civil rights prosecution.

That case — one of his very first as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan — foreshadowed a theme that Mr. Bharara harped on throughout his tenure pursuing a host of public corruption, terrorism, civil rights and Wall Street cases: Politics and prosecution do not mix.

The committee will not, however, undertake an assessment of the probative value of the scientific evidence in any specific component of the investigation, prosecution, or civil litigation and will offer no view on the guilt or innocence of any person (s) in connection with the 2001 B. anthracis mailings, or any other B. anthracis incidents.

A «reckless killing»: Christchurch babysitter Shayal Sami murdered infant, prosecution claims This disability rights timeline lists events relating to the civil rights of people with disabilities in the United States of America, including court

Letters from the Education Department's Office of Civil Rights to school district officials, threatening prosecution if disparities in discipline rates and resources across racial and ethnic lines are not justified, will be withdrawn or simply ignored.

(b) The offeror understands that any inaccurate data provided to the Department of Transportation may subject the offeror, its subcontractors, its employees, or its representatives to: (1) prosecution for false statements pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1001 and / or; (2) enforcement action for false claims or statements pursuant to the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986, 31 U.S.C. 3801 - 3812 and 49 CFR Part 31 and / or; (3) termination for default under any contract resulting from its offer and / or; (4) debarment or suspension.

Although the federal government has not pursued criminal prosecutions of bankers at the heart of the mortgage operations that collapsed in 2007, it has stepped up civil lawsuits against the largest originators and securitizers of home loans during the boom.

A great number of people have some kind of medical expense that has been unpaid so far, and sometimes they need to pay it off before a certain date or risk criminal or civil prosecution.

We aid in the prevention of cruelty to animals through advocacy, outreach and education, and we assist in the prosecution of civil and criminal cases.

The US Attorney requested a stay in the case because of concerns for the integrity of «a pending criminal prosecution that has substantial overlap with the witnesses and conduct at issue in the Civil Cases».

Those benefits include: the availability of a civil sanction rather than a criminal prosecution; the opportunity to work with the SFO to minimize negative publicity; and the avoidance of an automatic bar from involvement in public and private utilities contracts.

This is more problematic in criminal trials, where jury questions could provide evidence pushing a case over the threshold of proof needed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the prosecution failed to provide, than in civil cases with a preponderance of the evidence standard.

But, in most cases of serious criminal charges like this one, either a grand jury probable cause finding, or a preliminary hearing probable cause finding, both made well prior to a trial, will conclusively preclude a malicious prosecution or civil rights lawsuit.

Consider the recent Supreme Court case of Willers v Joyce [2016] UKSC 43, [2016] All ER (D) 97 (Jul) where it was held, by a 5 - 4 majority, that there was a tort of malicious prosecution arising from malevolent civil proceedings.

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Private prosecutions are increasing and sometimes are regarded as a more effective means of accessing justice than a law suit brought in the civil courts.

If you live in the Miami, Florida area, or in West Palm Beach, Ft. Myers or anywhere in South Florida, and are in need of an attorney who will fight for your civil rights, get you the compensation to which you may be entitled, and work to secure your freedom from prosecution, you have come to the right place.

I have not found a case that has considered this question in the context of allegations of sexual assault; in fact, there appears to be little case law regarding the enforceability of confidentiality provisions in agreements to settle civil disputes where the underlying facts could also support a criminal prosecution.

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[38] For these reasons, the plaintiff's action will be dismissed under Rule 22 - 7 for want of prosecution, failure to comply with the Civil Rules, and failure to comply with the Order of this Court dated August 11, 2011.

Anthony was recently instructed as main leading counsel in what is believed to be the UK's largest civil action against the police: Wayne Pugh & Others v Commissioner of Police of South Wales, which arose from the well - publicised and criticised prosecution of the «The Cardiff Three», following the murder of a prostitute, Lynette White.

For the scales of justice to balance for crime victims, civil remedies may be needed in addition to criminal prosecutions.

In a prosecution of a civil claim resulting from a crime, we interface with the district attorney's office, law enforcement, and percipient witnesses.

I work in the criminal and civil arenas (holding the CUBS Cardiff University Expert Witness Certificate in both) and have a roughly 50/50 split of claimant prosecution / defence cases.

The proceedings in Ruggedcom Inc. v. Hyams «strikingly illustrate why the judiciary can no longer allow the party prosecution system of civil litigation to operate unchecked in this province,» Brown said in a recent decision.

Simon's article, the «take - no - prisoners» tone of which left me slack - jawed, contends that there is a systemic, recurring problem that arises when well - heeled clients go shopping for expert exonerations - sometimes prior to doing something shady, sometimes after they've already done it — to immunize themselves from civil liability or criminal prosecution.

That said, a review of the applications of the judges she named suggests that her appointments have been based on merit, not politics, and reflect a range of experience in criminal defense, criminal prosecution and civil practice.

Generally speaking, a defense of others defense that justifies a use of force under criminal law will also not give rise to civil liability in a lawsuit for assault and battery as opposed to a criminal prosecution for it.

The future Earlier this year, Jack Straw announced the publication of a draft Constitutional Renewal Bill, which laid out a series of proposals including clarifying the role of the attorney general in respect of managing prosecutions, abolishing nolle prosequi, and reforming both judicial appointments procedure and the civil service.