Sentences with phrase «effective operation of our courts»

This has potential adverse consequences both in individual cases, where parties are unfamiliar with court procedures and do not have a lawyer to argue their case or examine the witnesses, and for the justice system overall, since the presence of lawyers is a major contributing factor to the efficient and effective operation of our courts.

Not exact matches

Community justice minister Maria Eagle said today: «Community justice courts are an efficient and effective way of conducting court operations, increasing public confidence in the system, reducing crime and giving communities the power to influence decisions.

Secondly, I agree that one of the primary roles of a lawyer is acting as an advocate for the client, implied in the s - c trust, but there is also an absolute ethical duty, as an officer of the court, to recognize conflicting duties which do not promote effective operation of the judicial system.

The court found that the physical configurations used by Nintendo met the requirements of the act for TPMs as they fall within the definition of «any effective technology, device or component that, in the ordinary course of its operation, (a) controls access to a work...»

Employers should be aware that such clauses may not be effective and will be given a restrictive interpretation by courts and tribunals and the implied terms of an employment contract may curtail the operation of an express flexibility clause.

Likewise, our litigators draw on our business and regulatory attorneys» experience with insurance products, business operations, distribution, and industry practice not only to fashion effective litigation strategies, but also to craft authoritative briefs and other court filings, often involving the development of novel theories that promote our clients» litigation interests.

The Supreme Court also gave a clear view that it is not legitimate for Government to seek to have the Employment Tribunal operate on a «self - funded» basis; the effective operation of the system was a benefit to the public as a whole, and not just the parties to litigation.

The rationale for solicitor - client privilege as described by the Supreme Court of Canada (the SCC) is based on the fact that «the relationship and the communications between solicitor - and - client are essential to the effective operation of the legal system» (R v Gruenke, [199103 SCR 263, at 232, [1991] 81 DLR (4th) 211).