Sentences with phrase «client take you to court»

Not exact matches

If the client decides to take legal action and you ultimately end up in court, you've already lost.

One reason, says Eisinger, is that court rulings have taken away tactics that prosecutors had used to pressure defendants, such as restricting attorney - client privilege and preventing their companies from bankrolling sky - high legal bills.

Based upon this analysis, we provide our clients with recommendations concerning whether they should: (1) move to be appointed lead plaintiff; (2) file an individual non-class action in federal or state court; or (3) take no active role, that is, remain a class member in an action initiated by others.

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The other two clients to whom Cohen provided legal advice since Trump took office are Trump and Elliott Broidy, according to Monday morning's court filing.

Edwin Graning, who was hired as a driver on April 1, 2009, was «concerned that he might be transporting a client to undergo an abortion» when he was assigned to take two women to Planned Parenthood, according to his lawsuit, filed this week in U.S. District Court in Austin.

If a Client has accused you of inadequate services, designs or advice they may want to take you to court if they felt they have lost money in the situation.

Environmental law firm Client Earth has taken the Government to court this week over its failure to sufficiently tackle illegal levels of air pollution

It would be recalled that on Nov. 16, 2017, Jonathan's counsel, Mr Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN) told the court that the EFCC had taken it upon itself to be an aggressive persecutor of his client.

The pleas of the accused persons were not taken while their counsel, Mr Ademola Adeyemi, pleaded with the court to consider the nature of the case and admit his clients to bail.

He's prize casting in a legal pageant that he's supposed to lose but Donovan takes his oath — and the American values that the government and the CIA agents are quick to discard in the heat of the Cold War — seriously and defends his client to the best of abilities, ultimately taking the case to the Supreme Court.

The point and click portion is for gathering clues and investigating crime scenes but the real meat of the games take place in the court room where you must examine witness testimony for contradictions to prove your client's innocence.

As Justice Newbury points out, lawyer and client are not typical contracting parties and are not equal; among other things, the lawyer owes a fiduciary duty to the client, owes professional duties to the court, takes on most or all of the financial risk, and possesses expertise that the client lacks (para. 92).

Fall is definitely here, and everyone's in back - to - work mode... just take a look at what Stem's clients have been up to over the past month: BC legal support services provider Dye & Durham will be part of a pilot project that allows them to file Court of Appeal documents via ETray.

Remember to proofread; lawyers take care in how they present themselves to clients or in court, but don't always take the same care when presenting themselves online.

For example, you might have Ruby transfer new clients to you or your intake specialist, take a message from existing clients unless they are calling with an urgent question, and send court clerks straight to your cell phone.

This week, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear five appeals including a number of significant cases that will determine the rights of the Crown to «take up» Aboriginal lands under treaty; the right of public - sector workers in Saskatchewan to strike; and the extent of solicitor - client privilege as it pertains to money laundering laws.

AI won't take clients out for lunch, or stand up in court to argue an emotionally charged case.

The English High Court has been particularly active in setting boundaries around the availability of privilege to documents created as part of criminal and internal investigations, and it is therefore wise for all companies with cross-border connections to take every precaution available to maintain privilege over lawyer - client documents.

Lightfoot is committed to pro bono work not just because it is the right thing to do and an essential part of our professional obligation as lawyers, but also because pro bono matters allow our new lawyers critical opportunities to take responsibility in court and with clients to gain valuable experience early in their careers.

Some lawyers and judges have taken that to mean that $ 1 million is a hard cap on punitive damages in Canada, bolstered by former Supreme Court Justice Ian Binnie's comments in his decision restoring the award in favour of Will's client, in which he wrote: «An award of $ 1 million in punitive damages is certainly at the upper end of a sustainable award on these facts.»

Unlike defence counsel, who are specifically enjoined to be biased and zealous in the pursuit of their client's interests, the prosecutor must take a dispassionate and detached view of the court proceedings, all in the name of the administration of justice.

It requires a group of lawyers to sit in a room with a team from IT, and to think through every step that a lawyer can take in the litigation process; everything that they do to prepare a case to make sure that the case is compliant with court orders; to make sure that the customer service is exceptional, that clients are updated and that the case is moving on schedule.

A recent ruling from the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) suggests that great care must be taken to ensure that a client has the mental capacity to make or change a will.

If negotiations are not successful, our client - focused attorneys are fully prepared to take your case to court to protect your rights.

The Alberta Court of Appeal held that CFL practitioners must meet the same standard of care required of other family law practitioners — including taking appropriate steps to get the financial information needed to properly advise the client.

But above all else, our attorneys are trial lawyers, and they won't hesitate for a second to go to court if it's what it takes to get our clients justice.

In doing so, this assists the client and their advisers in deciding whether it is worth taking the matter to court and, when acting in a formal Expert capacity, to give independent opinion.

The client then took the matter to the High Court on judicial review.

Last year, she took a temporary position with the International Criminal Court in The Hague to earn some income and lives there still as she continues to fight for her two clients.

Consider how many lawyers share this experience: a client calls to find out her next court date but you're tied up in court and can't take her call.

Massachusetts» highest court has approved a pilot project starting Nov. 1 under which lawyers may provide limited assistance to pro se clients without obligating themselves to take on the clients» full representation.

With virtually no accountability to anyone, perhaps its time for the justice system to take a page out of the private sector and make the system operate for the clients (litigants) as opposed to the judges, court staff and lawyers who operate in it.

Criminal defense attorneys should take full advantage of the court record to protect their clients» rights, protect themselves, and guide the appellate courts.

Do they take client files to court — or anywhere else?

Contrasting the ADA's requirement to provide accommodations for test taking, the Court said, «respondent can point to no provision of the ADA which would require the State Bar to make accommodations to allow respondent to practice law despite the substantial threat of harm to clients and the public as a result.»

Our lawyers are experts in representing clients who are subject to restraint and confiscation proceedings and have advised in several of the leading cases shaping the law in this area over the past two decades, including a case taken to the Supreme Court.

The Court reasoned that if a question arises concerning the legal advice a client received prior to conferring authority to commence a proceeding, it is for the aggrieved client to take steps, not a defendant.

The Court of appeal held that CFL practitioners must meet the same standard of care required of other family law practitioners — including taking appropriate steps to get the financial information needed to properly advise the client.

But the 18 month ceiling for a provincial court case is actually a longer period of time than was typically acceptable under the previous guidelines — leaving defence lawyers concerned that their clients will take longer to reach trial.

If the company refuses to be reasonable, however, he is ready to take the case to court to achieve justice for his client.

Students need to learn the basics of how the court system works and how we can improve the results of the public and our clients when they take our advice.

Sometimes we are not satisfied with the settlement offers our clients receive and suggest taking the case to court.

When Hoodfar was taken to a prison in Tehran, her local lawyer was not told what the charges against his client were, he had almost no access to her and the presiding judge eventually dismissed him without Hoodfar's consent and replaced him with a lawyer who was deemed acceptable to plead before the Revolutionary Court.

But for the past 30 years, we've taken for granted that we can also offer the benefit of all these European instruments and that English judgments will be enforceable across the EU — and as soon as those are stripped back, one may need to consider the balance between the general reputation of English courts and English law and the fact that we may need to say to clients that it may potentially become harder to enforce your debt overseas in the EU.

As a tip for when you just need a few messages used for Court — a low - tech approach that has worked for me is to have the client take a picture of their phone with the text messages on it.

Proper guidance of an articling student or junior lawyer requires endless explanation of the law, heart - to - heart conversations about anything and everything, marking up memos and correcting draft documents, taking the junior to court appearances or client meetings (and maybe lunch), introducing the idea of law as a business as well as a profession, helping resolve complex ethical issues that sometimes arise — and that's just the half of it.

[76] While, depending on the facts, a court might not uphold a claim to privilege in respect of the minutes of a business meeting simply because the minutes were taken by a lawyer who was present and subsequently sent them to the client, that would be because the court would have taken the view that the lawyer was not being asked qua lawyer to provide legal advice.

Second, it can be of great help to the injured client if the attorney takes on these expenses with no risk to the client; that is, if the attorney advances the case expenses and agrees that the attorney will only be repaid these expenses if there is a settlement or court award and money is paid on the legal claim.

But, when it doesn't, Hilst has never hesitated to go to all out, take the case to court and get his clients what they rightfully deserve.