In her Ladyship's view the judge was right, in
the exceptional circumstances of the case, to give great weight to his need to hear the evidence.
Not exact matches
These «truisms» should form a kind
of perimeter for the moral imagination, even if there will be
exceptional cases based on social and historical
circumstances.
America should seek the agreement
of other powers for such operations but not fear unilateral action under
exceptional circumstances — in the
case of Iran's nuclear program, for example.
There are also SMART goals like an end to police cells being used as a place
of safety in
cases of mental health in children (by 2016) and for adults in all but
exceptional circumstances (by the end
of the next parliament).
In such
cases Parliament should assert itself by calling him before the relevant select committee (home affairs) and if after a detailed examination he is found in a vote
of the committee to be clearly liable, a report
of the proceedings should be sent forthwith to the relevant minister which in the absece
of exceptional circumstance should lead to his dismissal.
This isn't always the
case and in some
exceptional circumstances a 3rd party emerges, frequently as a result
of splintering
of one
of the two major parties.
I agree with Tim Montgomerie that manifesto commitments should be honoured in all but
exceptional circumstances, and the Government is in any
case bound by the wording
of the Coalition Agreement (as well as, more practicably, by the objections
of the Liberal Democrats).
In a white paper published in March last year, the former education secretary Nicky Morgan said the government would consider ways for parents to petition RSCs to move their child's school to different trusts in
cases of underperformance or in other
exceptional circumstances.
The Tour Director may deviate from them only in
cases of extremely bad weather, extraordinary traffic conditions or other
exceptional circumstances.
In addition, in
cases where a claimant lacks legal capacity to manage their affairs, the cost
of the Deputy's fees after year two should involve a periodical payments order, save in
exceptional circumstances, decided by the court.
Assuming that the DPP's policy on this point is lawful, the
circumstances in which the defence might be able to persuade the DPP to discontinue on public interest grounds are probably fairly narrow and limited to
exceptional cases, e.g. interference with the prosecution
of another charge.
In those instances, civil courts have the ability to stay an action pending resolution
of the criminal matter in «
exceptional or extraordinary
circumstances where there is a real risk that the right to a fair criminal trial will be seriously prejudiced by the continuation
of the civil
case.»
Once those ceilings have been breached, the delay is considered «presumptively unreasonable» and the
case is tossed unless the Crown can prove there are
exceptional circumstances, such as the complexity
of the
case.
Even though under
exceptional circumstances it may be argued that legal requirements such as the publication in the Official Journal do not have to be met in a specific
case, this method
of adopting measures should at least have been criticized in order not to create a precedent for future «measures» taken by press release.
In a non-PAP
case, before proceedings the claimant should send a letter before claim and the defendant give a full written response within a reasonable period (for example, 14 days for a straightforward matter, 30 days if complex or third party involvement
of say an insurer with longer than 90 days only being reasonable in
exceptional circumstances).
Munby J reviewed the
case law and clarifi ed that the requirement for the
circumstances to be
exceptional was, in his view, appropriate at one end
of the McKenzie friend spectrum where one party was assisted by a «professional McKenzie friend», holding himself out as an advocate, but not at the other end (though this could change depending on the
circumstances), such as in Clarkson v Gilbert (Rights
of Audience)[2000] 2FLR 839, [2001] All ER (D) 317 (Feb) where a husband seeks to assist his unwell wife.
On the basis that the result
of the legislative provisions would probably be that the valuer would find that the shares in Northern Rock was either nil or a «derisory» sum, the claimants submitted that that was a
case of expropriation without compensation, which could be justified under Art 1
of the First Protocol only in
exceptional circumstances.
«Special contribution remains a legitimate possibility but only in
exceptional circumstances... such a contribution can, in principle, take a number
of forms; that it can be non-financial as well as financial; and that it can thus be made by a party whose role has been exclusively that
of a home - maker... in some
cases... its amount will be so extraordinary as to make it easy for the party who generated it to claim an
exceptional and individual quality which deserves special treatment.
This in turn may result in a finding that the Moorburg power - plant project does have adverse effects on the integrity
of the site in which
case a permit would need to be revoked, unless the
exceptional circumstances of article 6 (4) apply.
The Court
of Appeal also determined that Rule 57.07 (1)(c), which deals with costs unnecessarily incurred as a result
of a lawyer's conduct, did not apply as that rule is to be used only in
exceptional circumstances and the conduct
of plaintiffs» counsel in the
case at bar was without reproach.
[29] I am mindful
of the Supreme Court's admonition «to apply the framework contextually and flexibly for
cases currently in the system,» but nonetheless find that the
case is clearly over the presumptive threshold for
cases in the Provincial Court and the Crown has not met its burden to establish the presence
of exceptional circumstances... [more]
In this
case, the HPRB reasoned, however (according to the court) that while past conduct history was not relevant as to whether particular conduct took place «except in
exceptional circumstances,» the information was nonetheless relevant «to what the inquiry committee might have done, in terms
of outcome, had it been aware
of the past conduct history and whether the inquiry committee would have pursued any other action under s. 33 (6) in terms
of remedy....»
However, that precedent also established a list
of other factors, all
of which could be considered in this
case, including: how regular the gifts are (or whether there were
circumstances that made them
exceptional); how many years they had been given by the parents to the husband; whether they were part
of the family's income and lifestyle while the couple was together; the income generated by the gifts relative to the husband's entire income; their true purpose and nature; and whether they are likely to continue.
In
circumstances where
cases exceed the 18 months ceiling, it has been found that the accused's rights under section 11 (b)
of the Canadian Charter
of Rights and Freedoms («Charter») have been violated and a stay
of proceedings may be granted, except under «
exceptional circumstances».
The Court
of Appeal has clarified that that
case depended on its own «quite
exceptional» facts — there the
circumstances were such as to make it appropriate to imply a right to park, because there was no other viable parking for W, and it was possible to park without interfering with O's use
of the land.
The Six - Pack and TSCG already contain «safeguard clauses» referring to possible deviations from objectives in
cases of «
exceptional circumstances».
But that is not to say that such an order can be made only in
exceptional circumstances (save that, in the
case of a «professional» McKenzie friend who acts also as an advocate, setting himself up as an unqualified advocate providing advocacy services, whether for reward or not, the court will make an order only in
exceptional circumstances).
the Court does not have power, or alternatively should not (absent
exceptional circumstances) exercise a
case management power to «transform» a claim pleaded as a Part 7 claim for breach
of statutory duty under the PCR 2015 into a claim for judicial review,
The Appellant therefore applied to the Supreme Court to appeal the decision made in respect
of B's habitual residence and sought consideration as to whether the
circumstances of the
case were «dire and
exceptional», so as to allow the Court's inherent jurisdiction to be exercised.
In addition the FRWG's view is that the development
of the financial dispute resolution (FDR) appointment has been a very successful part
of the 1996 reforms and that (save where the court has deliberately ordered otherwise in truly
exceptional circumstances) the FDR hearing should feature in all
cases as a compulsory requirement.
I also think that the
circumstances of the
case point out to the
exceptional features
of the
case, as we know that the sole fact
of having a patent is not problematic.
The Claimants sought an order for alternative service on the basis
of good reason, rather than
exceptional circumstances, which had to be their
case in the light
of English authorities on service where a treaty made exclusive provision for service in the state in question, but I would have considered the
circumstances exceptional in any event in the light
of the evidence before me as to the likelihood
of the KRG seeking to utilise Article 10 and the stifling, stalling and obstructive tactics adopted by the KRG in the arbitration and enforcement actions in the UK and the District
of Columbia, as set out in the relevant witness statements before me at the time, to which I have already referred.
These
cases established that a breach
of Article 3 (sending an applicant to a real risk
of torture or inhuman and degrading treatment) would only be found in the most
exceptional circumstances, namely where there were compelling humanitarian considerations such as an applicant being critically ill and facing mental and physical suffering and hastened death upon removal.
The Court rejected this argument as well, stating that the
circumstances of the
case were not «rare and
exceptional», such as the breakdown
of diplomatic
of commercial relations with the alternate forum.
Applying the principle established by Arnold v Britton and the subsequent line
of cases that followed it, the Court held that the
circumstances of the
case were not so
exceptional as to require considerations
of commercial common sense to drive the court to depart from the natural meaning
of the contractual provisions.
Cases of actual innocence in Wisconsin (will look at cases from neighboring states, or beyond in exceptional circumsta
Cases of actual innocence in Wisconsin (will look at
cases from neighboring states, or beyond in exceptional circumsta
cases from neighboring states, or beyond in
exceptional circumstances)
The Insolvency Act 1986, which governs this area, provides that the interests
of the bankrupt's creditors outweigh all other considerations unless the
circumstances of the
case are
exceptional, which means that an order for the sale
of the family home, unless the spouse can buy out the bankrupt's share, is almost inevitable.
In the dual
cases of Octane Fitness / Highmark, the U.S. Supreme Court adopted a very flexible «under the
circumstances» test for awarding attorney's fees under a patent - fee shifting statute for «
exceptional»
cases.
There are,
of course,
cases where suspended sentences were imposed for cocaine and heroin trafficking based in the doctrine
of exceptional circumstances.
once the presumptive ceiling is exceeded, the burden shifts to the Crown to rebut the presumption
of unreasonableness on the basis
of exceptional circumstances;
exceptional circumstances that lie outside the Crown's control: (1) reasonably unforeseen or reasonably unavoidable, and (2) can not reasonably be remedied; if the
exceptional circumstance relates to a discrete event, the delay reasonably attributable to that event is subtracted; if the
exceptional circumstance arises from the
case's complexity, the delay is reasonable.
In the Jordan ruling, a five - judge majority
of the Supreme Court said if a
case in provincial court takes longer than 18 months between the person's arrest and the anticipated end
of their trial, then it should be stayed unless the Crown can prove there are
exceptional circumstances.
Blank: The issue in Octane Fitness v. Icon Health and Fitness is whether the current two - prong standard for determining whether a
case is «
exceptional» enough to warrant attorneys fees should remain intact or be changed to a less rigorous standard, perhaps something more akin to «totality
of the
circumstances.»
Applying New Mexico law, the Court determined that this
case was not an «
exceptional circumstance» where medical causation is within common experience or the knowledge
of the average person, and they granted the defendants» motion, preventing the plaintiff from getting her
case to a jury.
Although the old and failed statutory procedures are on their way out, the court made the important point (for «rump»
cases, but also possibly for the new uplift power) that the fact that an uplift would be for a very large amount
of money for possibly only a relatively technical breach
of procedure (for example, a 35 % uplift here would have netted # 1m) can be an «
exceptional circumstance» for not awarding even 10 %.
It was noted that the
circumstances of the
case were «
exceptional» and so it was considered there would not be a floodgate
of civil claims where the claimant argued that the reason for the delay in issuing proceedings was the defendant's impecuniosity.
The outcome
of this
case will be interesting: on a narrow interpretation
of exceptional circumstances, Mrs Avis may be forced to sell her home.
In this
case, counsel for the union member submitted that the issue
of credibility
of a witness constituted an
exceptional circumstance.
The Court
of Appeal decided that the application could proceed, and has remitted the
case to the High Court for consideration
of potential
exceptional circumstances to allow a postponement
of the order for sale
of the property.
The threat
of contempt proceedings was more likely to motivate a person to give information frankly if the court was willing to give permission for the use
of information obtained under a freezing order in any appropriate
case, than if the court was prepared only to give permission to use that information in contempt proceedings in
exceptional circumstances.
No guidance is given in TLATA 1996 about the meaning
of «
exceptional circumstances», and so evolving
case law has served to provide the parameters
of the court's discretion.