Sentences with phrase «denied access to lawyers»

They were moved to a maximum security prison in June, and denied access to their lawyers and family despite appealing numerous times.

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As many journalists and commentators have argued, agreements like the TPP have dubious benefits for citizens of the countries involved.ISDS provisions have been criticised by U.S. Constitutional lawyer Lori Wallach for «empowering corporations to sue governments — outside their domestic court systems — over any action the corporations believe undermines their expected future profits or rights under the pact by reporting breaches, removing online content and even denying access to Internet users».

«In the last one month that I was detained, I was denied access to my personal lawyers, doctors and my family and I want to say that I am committed to the interests of Nigerians even as I posed no threat to the nation's national security,» he said.

Lawyers for Michael Cohen are asking a federal judge to deny Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for adult film actress Stormy Daniels, access to case materials in the Southern District...

Correction Officer William Valentin's lawyer, Phil Seelig, wrote a letter to Commissioner Joseph Ponte claiming the jails boss has intentionally denied Valentin access to campaign at city lockups until after May 18, less than two weeks before ballots are mailed out.

The report found that access was denied to City Hall computers, documents sought by the DOI were redacted, and in one instance the DOI received 1,000 pages of documents — of which some 990 were blank because the mayor's lawyers said the DOI was not entitled to the information.

As a young lawyer defending poor inmates on Alabama's death row, Stevenson uncovers unconscionable flaws in the criminal justice system — racial bias, abuse of power, excessive punishment, denied access to legal counsel — concluding that «the opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice.»

Sarah and her lawyer have requested access to documentation relating to these charges and to any evidence against her but so far, permission has been denied.

Restrictions include: limiting lawyers to three visits with existing clients and permitting military lawyers and intelligence officers not involved in the case to read lawyers» mail to clients and allowing government officials to decide, on their own, to deny lawyers access to evidence used to determine a detainee's enemy combatant status.

Exceptions No snail is guilty of an offence if (a) that snail is a babe, and does not deny a lawyer access to use of facilites, or (b) that snail is a companion to any lawyer, subject to reasonableness

Denying a litigant access to a lawyer is to deny him access to justice.

Doing so would have brought down the costs of litigation which in turn would have denied the insurance lobby the opportunity to attack plaintiff lawyer profits by lobbying for reduced access to the courts.

If you find that the personal injury lawyer denies you access to his or her previous clients, you need to start treading carefully since there is probably a reason for that.

As your experienced personal injury lawyers in Oakville, we understand the law and the insurance benefits to which you are entitled, as well as the strategies that can work for you should your access to lawful compensation be delayed or denied.

The elderly and those unable to travel will not have access to a local lawyer, for whom offering assistance is uneconomic, and they may ultimately be denied access to the justice process.

If the victims of Hurricane Harvey can access out - of - state lawyers for free legal services and no one claims that the quality of those services will be harmful to those victims, or even simply inadequate, then on what basis can it be legitimate to deny the victims access to out - of - state lawyers on a fee - paying basis in a more competitive marketplace than one that is limited to Texas lawyers only?

A car accident lawyer can review the at - fault driver's insurance policy to determine whether you are being unfairly denied access to a rental car after an accident.

The nation's top government lawyers agree that victims of sexual harassment are being denied their right to access the judicial system.

A recent arbitration decision could effectively deny accident victims access to attendant care, Ottawa personal injury lawyer Najma Rashid tells... Read more

Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 59 (35315) Chief Justice McLachlin: «The issue in this case is whether court hearing fees imposed by the Province of British Columbia that deny some people access to the courts are constitutional.

Another major issue with the proposals is that claimants, whose cases are complex, face being denied access to justice as lawyers will be less able to take on their claims.

Both solutions will occur because the power of the news media and of the internet, interacting, will quickly make widely known these types of information, the cumulative effect of which will force governments and the courts to act: (1) the situations of the thousands of people whose lives have been ruined because they could not obtain the help of a lawyer; (2) the statistics as to the increasing percentages of litigants who are unrepresented and clogging the courts, causing judges to provide more public warnings; (3) the large fees that some lawyers charge; (4) increasing numbers of people being denied Legal Aid and court - appointed lawyers; (5) the many years that law societies have been unsuccessful in coping with this problem which continues to grow worse; (6) people prosecuted for «the unauthorized practice of law» because they tried to help others desperately in need of a lawyer whom they couldn't afford to hire; (7) that there is no truly effective advertising creating competition among law firms that could cause them to lower their fees; (8) that law societies are too comfortably protected by their monopoly over the provision of legal services, which is why they might block the expansion of the paralegal profession, and haven't effectively innovated with electronic technology and new infrastructure so as to be able to solve this problem; (9) that when members of the public access the law society website they don't see any reference to the problem that can assure them that something effective is being done and, (10) in order for the rule of law, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the whole of Canada's constitution be able to operate effectively and command sufficient respect, the majority of the population must be able to obtain a lawyer at reasonable cost.

But I am very pleased with the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada released this morning in The Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 59, holding that British Columbia's court hearing fees are unconstitutional by effectively denying access to people to superior courts, contrary to section 96 of the Constitution Act, 1867....

The obstructionists, in Stewart's view, included county prosecutors, the trial judge, the assistant public defender who represented him at his first trial (which ended in a mistrial), the private defense lawyer who represented him between the two trials, jail officials he says unfairly denied him access to the law library and the state Attorney Grievance Commission.

Seek help if necessary — If you have done everything you reasonably can and you are still being denied access to your grandchildren, you can seek legal advice from a family lawyer.

As one Canadian judge told a family lawyer arguing for his client's continually denied access rights, «It's not my job to punish mothers.»

«Our lawyers would have rightly pointed out or reminded Fintrac that no Canadian can discriminate against another or deny access to a service based on where they're from.»