Sentences with phrase «contentious cases»

(However, this only occurs in highly contentious cases; and a court is very unlikely to order a shared parenting agreement in this situation because in a case this factious, there is likely to be a lack of parental cooperation and / or an unwillingness to commit to a parenting plan.)

In more contentious cases, I strongly recommend that each person seek the advice of independent counsel.

They can be used in highly contentious cases at a custody hearing.

In contentious cases, it is common for parents to disagree about who will claim the children's tax deductions, especially the dependency exemption.

Claire joins HJA from fellow London firm Fletcher Day, and brings a wealth of experience in handling a range of contentious cases, including shareholder disputes, insolvency litigation and complex claims on behalf of high - profile individuals.

In all three jurisdictions and beyond, the firms continues to advise an impressive roster of regional and international clients on range of high - level corporate transactions and contentious cases.

We are skilled at handling complex and contentious cases as well as problem - solving and settlement negotiation for those who wish to avoid the courtroom.

The length of cases may be extremely long depending on its severity; the most serious and contentious cases that go through the Crown Court tend to last longer especially when, for example, the criminal can not be found.

He provides ample expertise in the employment field, spanning advisory matters, transactional issues, and contentious cases in the courts and employment tribunals.

In particularly contentious cases we assign a single SkS commenter to the discussion as to not overwhelm the guest.

These days, contentious cases like Kennewick Man are the exception, not the rule.

However, there were only 62 contested or contentious cases entered in 2015 — and of those, five were anonymous.

The issue is public prayer at her local town board meetings, another contentious case over the intersection of faith and the civic arena.

Washington (CNN)- A dispute over public prayers at town board meetings will be taken up by the Supreme Court in coming months, another contentious case over the intersection of faith and the public arena.

In 2007, he defended a client in a contentious case, and the accused was acquitted.

The clearly contentious case split the Court.

Choosing a lawyer in a contentious case is an important decision.

Mr David has considerable experience in cross-border investigations, corporate and internal investigations, export controls and economic sanctions advice, and his contentious case work predominantly involves matters under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) or the Financial Conduct Authority.

In a typical day, I might answer an employer's questions on how to handle an employee discipline or discharge issue, advise an employer on the enforcement of a Non-Compete Agreement, appear in federal court in a contentious case involving sexual harassment, and draft a Severance Agreement for a departing executive.

The outcome of one contentious case falls a long way short in that regard», the spokesperson said.

Not exact matches

Flip then takes over, sending a notice to the landlord, which protects tenants in case the process gets contentious later on.

In case you haven't been following this topic recently, it has become so contentious that it approaches «third rail» status in some media circles.

While there will be many contentious edge cases to work through, over time blockchains will provide «rule - of - law - as - a-service» as an international, programmable complement to the Delaware Chancery Court.

The dispute had deteriorated over the years into a contentious affair that bordered on the uncivilized on many occasions, like when Fernandez called the 85 - year old judge who presided over the case «senile» or referred to Singer as a «Vulture Lord» and «bloodsucker.»

In case that wasn't enough, another contentious hard fork is scheduled for November under the name Segwit2x.

Although NNC and POLAR beneficially own 9.96 % and 6.15 % of the Company's issued share capital, respectively, as at January 13, 2016, the fallout from the ongoing criminal cases will likely make the Company's 2016 AGM a contentious, noteworthy event.

The last day of 2012 is the first of a new era for Tribune Co.After spending more than four years embroiled in a contentious Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, the reorganized Chicago - based media company will emerge Monday under new owners and a newly...

Washington (CNN)-- As the Supreme Court considers two major same - sex marriage cases that could change marriage in the United States, religious leaders on both sides of the debate believe they are on God's side of the contentious issue.

The aim of Catholic Voices is to assist interested parties in articulating well - founded arguments supporting traditional Catholic teaching and to train participants in presenting the Church's case on contentious issues in the media.

From 1985 until 1994, tribunals in the United States used the contentious process in an average of forty thousand marriage - annulment cases a year.

Although the parmesan cheese cases were recently dismissed, the defendant companies were involved in contentious litigation for more than a year before the trial - level court dismissed the action.

This is especially the case if your breakup is contentious or you have anything in your background that might make winning custody of your child or children more difficult.

Child custody disputes can be among the most contentious and complicated kinds of legal situations a person can face, while the emotional toll of these disputes can make it difficult to focus on the technical aspects of your case.

Other examples would include Moos and McClure (where the Court of Appeal overturned the only successful kettling case to date) and the admittedly contentious decision in Abdul v DPP - the conviction under section five of the Public Order Act 1986 of those protesting in fairly vituperative terms («baby killers», «rapists», «murderers» etc) about the war in Iraq at a homecoming for British troops.

Schneiderman, who has concentrated heavily on environmental cases like Indian Point and the contentious debate over high - volume hydrofracking in the Southern Tier, said the ruling confirms extra caution is needed before re-licensing the plant.

New York's highest court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments in a court case that seeks to authorize physician - assisted suicide — a contentious issue that appears to be going nowhere this year in the Legislature.

The absence of a ninth justice since Antonin Scalia's death in February has hamstrung the court in several cases and forced the justices to look for less contentious issues on which they are less likely to divide by 4 - 4 votes.

Though some of his proposals may prove contentious - for example, swingeing taxes on alcohol to fund treatments for drug addicts - his case for strengthening family structures is compelling.

Whether this effluent should be processed is contentious; the Supreme Court is set to hear a consolidation of cases about the Environmental Protection Agency's requirements that power plants retrofit their systems to minimize impact on local water supplies and aquatic life.

Research integrity and governance in a contentious policy arena: The case study of coal seam gas research in Australia Presenter: Naomi Smith Devetak, University of Queensland, Australia Co-authors: Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland, Australia; Carol Bond, University of Queensland, Australia

Research integrity and governance in a contentious policy arena: The case study of coal seam gas research in Australia

The case and film kicks off with an announcement that already got the legal team making headlines: David Boies and the traditionally conservative Ted Olsen — who previously were on opposite legal sides during the contentious recount of the 2000 Bush / Gore election — were going be working together on the case.

While measuring scholarly excellence is somewhat less contentious than is the case of evaluating teaching effectiveness, it is nonetheless fraught.

In some cases pressure or resistance from community politics or from parents, students, and staff make school closure decisions contentious.27 Further, in some communities, there may be no, or too few, better options available for students of the closed school.

Apple and publishers were not aligned, Snyder argued: Rather, he claimed negotiations between them were «contentious and hard - fought... in some cases knock - down, drag - out fights» (becoming so «noxious» in the eyes of Random House that it would not sign a deal).

But instead of moving the project along, bankruptcy only made things messier: Talks among the developer, lender, contractor and the Bahamian government became contentious; Rosewood begged out of its licensing agreement with the development; the U.S. Bankruptcy Court threw out the case in September; Baha Mar laid off thousands of workers in the fall; and Bahamas court officials prepared to start a potential liquidation process in November.

This is not the first time adversarial proceedings have been proposed, and in some cases applied, to highly contentious and polarized issues involving science and policy.

Evolution in particular is much less contentious here in Britain, for example, and in any case, isn't necessarily linked to political rightness or leftness or religious belief.

The objective of this is to assist the Court or Arbitrator in understanding where the contentious issues are and allow them to arrive at a decision regarding who makes the better case regarding these issues.

Food packaging is an understandably contentious issue — not only does it end up in our oceans and landfills, languishing for decades, it can also be harbouring unwanted toxins like BPA in the case of canned food.