Sentences with phrase «counsel in cases under»

He has acted as litigation counsel in cases under various provisions of the Competition Act, including as lead counsel to Visa Canada in a 2012 proceeding before the Competition Tribunal.

Not exact matches

The DNC may have concerns about exactly how much justice and / or transparency it is going to obtain under the criminal probe into the same matter by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and wants its own civil RICO action to move forward in case the former turns out to be a dud investigation.

Training in pastoral counseling should include not only intensive study of the literature and case seminars, but also clinical training in a hospital under a trained supervisor.

One of the most encouraging methods of helping alcoholics and their spouses with marital problems is that of group marriage counseling in which five or six couples meet under the leadership of a group counselor or, in some cases, two co-counselors.

In either case, under the city charter, Corporation Counsel represents the Mayor and the Common Council.

In his submission, counsel to the 2nd defendant, Chief Tochukwu Onwugbufor, SAN, said it was the duty of the Judge under the law to sign subpoena to order anybody to appear before him to give evidence on a case.

«The school district's responsibility under the IDEA is not to cure or remediate all effects of a child's disability,» said NSBA Associate Executive Director and General Counsel Francisco M. Negrón, Jr. «Given that the student in this case is academically successful, it may be more appropriate to address the effects of Autism Spectrum Disorder through accommodations provided under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 than through special education and related services under the IDEA.»

«The Court of Appeals finding properly acknowledges that the school district's responsibility under the IDEA is not to cure or remediate all effects of a child's disability, but to serve students with a demonstrated «need» for special education and related services in order to benefit from his or her education,» said NSBA Associate Executive Director and General Counsel Francisco M. Negrón, Jr. «Given that the student in this case is academically successful, it may be more appropriate to address non-educational concerns through other accommodations.»

Moreover, in this line of cases, there already had been a decision that adopts a two - part test for bona fide tax - exempt nonprofit credit counseling agencies, requiring such agencies to: (1) be recognized by the IRS as being exempt from federal income taxation under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and (2) actually operate as a bona fide nonprofit organization.

The primary consumer protection problem areas that have given rise to the States» actions include: (1) unsubstantiated claims of consumer savings; (2) deceptive representations about the length of time necessary to complete a debt relief program; (3) misleading or failing to adequately inform consumers that they will be subject to continued collection efforts, including lawsuits, and that their account balances will increase due to extended nonpayment under the program; (4) deceptive disparagement of consumer credit counseling; (5) deceptive disparagement of bankruptcy as an alternative for debtors; (6) lack of screening and analysis to determine suitability of debt relief programs for individual debtors; (7) the collection of substantial up - front fees so the debt relief company gains even if it fails to perform; (8) lack of transparency and information for consumers as to payment of fees, status of accounts, and communications with creditors; (9) significant delays in active negotiation or engagement with creditors, coupled with prohibitions on direct consumer communications with creditors; and (10), in the case of debt settlement companies, basing savings claims (and settlement fees) not on the original account balance, but on the inflated amount due (including late fees and default rates of interest) at the time of settlement.

In the public interest sphere, Mr. Bookbinder has litigated dozens of cases under all of the major environmental statutes including, as Sierra Club's Chief Climate Counsel, initiating and managing

In the public interest sphere, Mr. Bookbinder has litigated dozens of cases under all of the major environmental statutes including, as Sierra Club's Chief Climate Counsel, initiating and managing Massachusetts v. EPA.

Ms. Brennan has served as Sole Arbitrator, Co-Arbitrator, Chair of the Tribunal, Secretary to the Tribunal, and counsel in a number of cases under different institutional rules, including JAMS, UNCITRAL, ICC, AAA, and Ad Hoc proceedings.

Though certain jurisdictions provide a right to counsel under limited circumstances, in most of these cases, people who can not afford a lawyer will have no choice but to go to court alone.

Back in September, I posted on the compelling case of Winkelman v. City of Parma, a 6th Circuit decision barring parents from enforcing their disabled children's rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) unless represented by counsel.

The applicant in the case, Lynn Gehl, and her counsel, argued sex discrimination existed under the Indian Act.

You'd want to consider that the Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled (see here and here)-- after the Akzos case — that legal privilege does in fact generally exist for in - house counsel under Dutch law.

In addition to providing an overview of new accident benefits arbitration process under the License Appeal Tribunal (LAT), which came into effect on April 1, 2016, Michelle will share valuable anecdotal discussion of what counsel have experienced so far on both sides, such as evidentiary and production issues at the case conference stage and before a hearing, what evidence adjudicators are looking for or emphasizing, the format of the hearing (written, oral, hybrid), witness issues, etc..

Belhadj v. Security Service [2015] UKIPTrib 13 132 - H (IPT): Junior Counsel for the Claimant in a landmark case concerning the interpretation and application of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act and the protection under Article 8, ECHR of confidential information, in particular, legally privileged information.

The counsel was my colleague Mark Power who appeared for Marie - Claire Paulin and the New Brunswick Acadian Society, in a case about whether the RCMP, as a federal institution, was responsible for discharging the province's duty, under s. 20 (2) of the Charter, to offer all government services in both official languages.

In case any such action is brought against an Indemnified Party, and it notifies the Indemnifying Party of the commencement thereof, the Indemnifying Party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other Indemnifying Party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, subject to the provisions herein stated, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, and after notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to so assume the defense thereof, the Indemnifying Party will not be liable to the Indemnified Party under this Section 9 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigatioIn case any such action is brought against an Indemnified Party, and it notifies the Indemnifying Party of the commencement thereof, the Indemnifying Party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other Indemnifying Party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, subject to the provisions herein stated, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, and after notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to so assume the defense thereof, the Indemnifying Party will not be liable to the Indemnified Party under this Section 9 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigatioin, and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other Indemnifying Party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, subject to the provisions herein stated, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, and after notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to so assume the defense thereof, the Indemnifying Party will not be liable to the Indemnified Party under this Section 9 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigatioin connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.

Trial counsel for successful tenant in Laurence v. Regents, a leading case in attorneys» fees under the Chicago Residential Landlord Tenant Act

In this case, counsel for the Secretary of State referred to the fact that consideration had been given to prosecuting the Claimant for his non-cooperation under s. 35 (3) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004: failing without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement made by the Secretary of State to take specified action which the Secretary of State thinks will or may enable a travel document to be obtained by or for the Claimant which would facilitate the Claimant's deportation or removal from the United Kingdom.

In every case under the new e-disclosure system counsel can simply click on category 10 to be instantly linked to these scanned images which can then be highlighted or have text notes affixed to them.

In an article in the current New York Review of Books, «The Torture Memos: The Case Against the Lawyers,» Georgetown law professor David Cole examines the role and culpability of the lawyers of the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, who, under the Bush administration, wrote memoranda approving of and authorizing torture by the CIIn an article in the current New York Review of Books, «The Torture Memos: The Case Against the Lawyers,» Georgetown law professor David Cole examines the role and culpability of the lawyers of the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, who, under the Bush administration, wrote memoranda approving of and authorizing torture by the CIin the current New York Review of Books, «The Torture Memos: The Case Against the Lawyers,» Georgetown law professor David Cole examines the role and culpability of the lawyers of the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, who, under the Bush administration, wrote memoranda approving of and authorizing torture by the CIA.

In R v Croft, 2014 ABQB 215, a case on which I was counsel, Justice Brian R. Burrows of the Court of Queen's Bench in Edmonton, Alberta, extended the Telus ruling to encompass historic text messages that were seized by a production order under s. 487.01In R v Croft, 2014 ABQB 215, a case on which I was counsel, Justice Brian R. Burrows of the Court of Queen's Bench in Edmonton, Alberta, extended the Telus ruling to encompass historic text messages that were seized by a production order under s. 487.01in Edmonton, Alberta, extended the Telus ruling to encompass historic text messages that were seized by a production order under s. 487.012.

Counsel for Uzbekistan in defending claims under an investment treaty, PCA case no.

Additionally, a party in the case (or their respective counsel) can request that a party appear to take testimony under oath.

We have served as arbitrators or counsel in over 500 cases under the rules of all major arbitral institutions, such as the ICC, LCIA, AAA / ICDR, SCC, CAM, CRCICA, NAI, DIAC, SIAC, Swiss Chambers and ICSID, as well as in UNCITRAL and ad hoc arbitrations.

Inter alia he has appeared as counsel in six cases brought under the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Stephen E. Goldman, the firm's managing partner, has served as counsel for insurers in many significant property insurance and class action cases, including Standard Fire v. Knowles, 133 S. Ct. 1345 (2013)(holding that the plaintiff's stipulation can not defeat federal jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act) and Travco v. Ward, 736 S.E. 2d 321 (Va. 2012)(affirming the trial court's judgment that property insurance policies do not cover losses caused by the presence of Chinese drywall).

«Under the civil rules of procedure in Ontario, you're supposed to produce every single document that has a semblance of relevance to the case,» said David Outerbridge, Counsel for Torys LLP, Toronto and Chair of Ontario's E-Discovery Implementation Committee.

Mr. Fousekis counsels and advises clients on case strategy, liability issues, and mitigating potential exposure in labor and employment matters including claims for wrongful termination, harassment, and discrimination claims under the Fair Employment and Housing Act.

Counsel for Chile before the International Court of Justice in a case brought by Bolivia claiming that Chile is under an obligation to negotiate with it concerning granting it sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean.

He has served as co-class counsel in numerous cases across the country arising under Title II and Title III of the ADA.

Whilst you will appoint your legal counsel on their knowledge of the law, what is also key is the ability to run your cases efficiently, keep costs under control, and manage inherent risk in what is often a complex project - all skills of a good project manager.

He represents and counsels clients in the full range of traditional labor matters, including litigating unfair labor practice cases before the National Labor Relations Board, negotiating labor contracts, assisting in organizing campaigns, developing labor strategies and arbitrating grievances arising under labor contracts.

2 May 3, 2017)(unpublished), a trial judge in a class action case awarded $ 29,409 in attorney's fees to class counsel under the private attorney general statute based on the percentage - of - recovery method rather than the lodestar method.

In particular, he counsels clients in Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) cases under the Hatch - Waxman AcIn particular, he counsels clients in Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) cases under the Hatch - Waxman Acin Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) cases under the Hatch - Waxman Act.

In this next case we post on, predecessor, discharged counsel was found to have sued the wrong party — successor counsel, rather than properly suing client to establish the validity and amount of an attorney's lien in a retainer agreement under a «reasonable value of services» (quantum meruit) measure of recovery after predecessor counsel was dischargeIn this next case we post on, predecessor, discharged counsel was found to have sued the wrong party — successor counsel, rather than properly suing client to establish the validity and amount of an attorney's lien in a retainer agreement under a «reasonable value of services» (quantum meruit) measure of recovery after predecessor counsel was dischargein a retainer agreement under a «reasonable value of services» (quantum meruit) measure of recovery after predecessor counsel was discharged.

Furthermore, the prosecution bears the burden of demonstrating that a delay in contacting counsel was reasonable under the circumstances of the case.

It is interesting that there is a special section in the Code under the heading «Pretending to Practice [sic] Witchcraft Etc.» under which all the cases relied on by counsel were decided... For the most part, I do not think it matters which Section is used.

Hoang v. Vicentini was a motor vehicle case that discusses the difference between litigation experts and participant experts (the former needs to prepare a report under the Rules of Civil Procedure, the latter does not) and also conflict of interest issues for defence counsel acting in a reservation of rights situation.

Our attorneys have been actively involved in numerous Chapter 15 cases under the Bankruptcy Code, and are comfortable coordinating with local counsel in various foreign countries to achieve results in cross-border insolvency proceedings.

In one case for example, plaintiff counsel felt obliged to concede, even during an interlocutory application, that punitive claims under the FAA were simply impossible: Clapperton Estate v Davey, 2009 ABQB 63, at para 2.

Vancouver Criminal Defense Lawyer Emmet J. Duncan negotiated over several months with Crown Counsel and after those negotiations, the Prosecution agreed that in the face of a variety of problems with the Crown case, and even more so, given substantial steps the Client had taken towards rehabilitation, the most appropriate way to deal with the case was to DROP ALL CRIMINAL CHARGES and accept a guilty plea under the Motor Vehicle Act.

It happens to amount to a criticism of what you've described as «overzealousness» in a sexual assault case but in this instance from the participants in the critical narrative (here the Crown and the trial judge); coupled to an instance of lack of competence, or a perhaps lack of appropriate zealousness, or maybe just diffidence, on the part of defence counsel in complying with defence counsel's obligations under the defence narrative.

In 1963, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Gideon v. Wainright that state courts are required under the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to provide counsel in criminal cases to represent defendants who are unable to afford to pay their own attorneyIn 1963, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Gideon v. Wainright that state courts are required under the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to provide counsel in criminal cases to represent defendants who are unable to afford to pay their own attorneyin Gideon v. Wainright that state courts are required under the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to provide counsel in criminal cases to represent defendants who are unable to afford to pay their own attorneyin criminal cases to represent defendants who are unable to afford to pay their own attorneys.

In rejoinder Mr. Pratap learned senior counsel submits that neither any case is made out for opposing enforcement of the foreign award nor any case is made out under section 34 of the Act.

For example, in complex cases such as those involving brain injuries as a matter of fairness it may be necessary to provide defence counsel with a longer period than would be available under the usual regime in order to schedule appointments with certain kinds of experts.