Sentences with phrase «facing criminal charges which»

Any driver who has been accused of violating DUI laws will be facing criminal charges which will be followed with court proceedings.

Legally, the war - tax resister is a lawbreaker, facing criminal charges which could result in a fine of up to $ 10,000 and / or a prison term of up to a year.

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Since then, the company's had to weather such self - inflicted wounds as a pretexting scandal in which a board member, an executive and HP - paid investigators faced criminal charges for spying on journalists; the $ 1 billion acquisition of Palm Computing in 2010 to beef up HP's mobile capabilities; then the sale of Palm's intellectual property.

To which I would add: Get ready to support all those arrested blocking the gate, who may now be facing criminal contempt charges.

-- The bank, which has its headquarters in London, paid a $ 1.92 bn (# 1.48 bn) settlement but did not face criminal charges.

Bettison is facing further investigation relating to his role in the Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 people died, and could face criminal charges following a separate ongoing probe by the Crown Prosecution Service.

Mayor Bill de Blasio says that former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman should face criminal charges in the wake of a bombshell report in which four women accused him of physically abusing them.

They argue there is no extradition treaty between the UK and Ghana for which reason McDermott should be sent to face trial in the UK, adding their client has not been charged for any criminal offence whatsoever.

The complaint states that Taub had reached an agreement with prosecutors in which he wouldn't face any criminal charges in exchange for his cooperation as a witness.

Chombo, who faces charges including trying to defraud the central bank, was detained after the military seized power in «Operation Restore Legacy», which it said was meant to remove «criminals» around former president Robert Mugabe.

He is the only police officer to have faced criminal charges over the Plebgate incident, which prompted a huge row and resulted in Mitchell's losing his role in David Cameron's cabinet.

A judge ruled in favor of the resident, which prompted Governor Andrew Cuomo to issue a statement, commending the ruling and pointing to what the Democrat calls the centerpiece of his criminal justice reform package — a plan to eliminate monetary bail all together for those facing misdemeanor or nonviolent felony charges.

In addition to the civil sanctions imposed by the Ethics Commission, Darr faces the possibility of criminal charges which a state prosecutor says he is considering.

He believes it may be «difficult to avoid» an early general election: the alternative is a year in which a string of MPs keep their seats in the Commons even as they face criminal charges of fraud.

But de Blasio must be truthful at the sit - down, which doesn't come with any protection of immunity, or he could face criminal charges for fibbing to the feds.

The case is the first in which animal researchers have faced criminal charges in the US since 1981.

NEW JERSEY LAW JOURNAL - Aug 12 - Grindr is battling a suit brought by a man who alleges the site's lax age restrictions led him to have a liaison with an underage boy, for which he now faces criminal charges.

WQAD reported on the multiple charges which Morrow is facing: criminal conduct, second - degree theft, fraudulent practices, five counts of animal torture, five counts of animal neglect (serious misdemeanor) and 17 counts of animal neglect (simple misdemeanor).

In Mubarak v Mubarak [2001] 1 FLR 698, [2000] All ER (D) 2302 the first post-Human Rights Act 1998 case on this jurisdiction (and see «Enforcement matters», David Burrows, 159 NLJ 7368, p 653), Brooke LJ emphasised the importance that the respondent, who faces what amounts to a criminal charge (see Engel and Others v The Netherlands (No 1)(1979) 1 EHRR 647), should know the case against him or her (ie McFarlane LJ's list: (a) and (b)-RRB-: «In Newman v Modern Bookbinders Ltd [2000] 2 All ER 814, [2000] 1 WLR 2559 judgment was given in [a case which is] far removed from the present.

The stakes couldn't be higher than when you face a criminal charge, which is why you should be wise in selecting a criminal defense attorney with the right experience, knowledge and background in resolving cases just like yours.

Posts — most of which are in video form — are either directed at answering the questions of potential clients facing criminal charges in Arizona, offer the author's take on legal issues facing celebrities in the news, or cover the author's own successes in court.

Mr. Moskowitz has also worked on a number of internal investigations on behalf of clients facing potential criminal and regulatory exposure, which did not result in public charges and thus remain confidential.

If you damage the fence, you could face criminal charges for criminal mischief in the 4th Degree which is a class A misdemeanor.

Barclays has faced intense public scrutiny in recent years: from the Serious Fraud Office's investigation into the bank's # 12bn fundraising at the height of the financial crisis, which resulted in criminal charges against the bank and former executives relating to a # 2.3 bn loan Barclays provided to Qatar, a multibillion - dollar legal battle with the US Department of Justice over allegedly - fraudulent mortgages and a New York currency trading probe that ended in a $ 150m settlement.

Stadlen J was unequivocal at para 84 of his judgment: «[I] n the absence of a problem in the witness giving evidence in person or by video link, or some other exceptional circumstance, fairness requires that in disciplinary proceedings a person facing serious charges, especially if they amount to criminal offences which if proved are likely to have grave adverse effects on his or her reputation and career, should in principle be entitled by cross-examination to test the evidence of his accuser (s) where that evidence is the sole or decisive evidence relied on against him.»

When facing criminal charges it's important to have a lawyer who has knowledge of the most up - to - date developments in the law which will enable him or her ability to assess possible legal issues that may arise during your case.

Physicians, lawyers, accountants, directors and officers, financial advisors and investors, real estate agents, engineers, and other professionals may face allegations of negligence, breach of professional standards or, in extreme cases, criminal charges, which can lead to lawsuits, prosecutions or disciplinary hearings at a regulatory level.

In August of 2015, France made it illegal to «deliberately reduce the lifespan of a product to increase the rate of replacement,» which, according to the filed lawsuit, means that Apple could be facing criminal charges with penalties including a fine of 300,000 euros, five percent of the company's total annual turnover, and «two years in prison.»