Sentences with phrase «fair court system»
The American Bar Association's Standards of Practice for Lawyers Representing Children in Custody Cases (2003) seek to keep the best interests of children at the center of courts» attention and to build public confidence in a just and fair court system that works to promote the best interests of children.
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Furthermore, our longtime leadership in corporate law and our Court of Chancery's unmatched expertise in this area have repeatedly earned our state acclaim as the most fair and reasonable legal system for U.S. businesses.
I do not think he is corrupt (at the moment) but from my point of view it certainly looks like bias.Also I doubt he would want to take the point many people are making (that he cheated) into a court and open what would be a very public discussion.Irrespective of the result the ramifications of such a case would be far reaching indeed and would maybe result in a fair system where footballers and not referees affect the outcome of football matches.
At the moment I think it's fair to suggest that the ball seems to have swung back into the «staying» court, with more media rumours hinting at an Arsene Wenger management system next season, although I don't think anyone besides Wenger really knows as of this moment.
Amazon's current system is feeding the success of the counterfeit items in defiance of our country's own laws that are designed to ensure fair competition and product safety... to their almost exclusive financial benefit, while the courts look the other way.
I think it's fair for those of us outside the court system to find out what her motivation was in ridiculing the two MPs in open court especially when she had other avenues to make her case known or listened to.
For eight years, a case has wandered through New York's court system: impoverished small cities suing Albany, saying the state's system for allocating school aid is not fair to them.
Questions - youth unemployment, system of appointing president of supreme court, fair retrial for doctors and nurses detained in protests in Bahrain Legislation - health and social care bill
The NDRC is working to fix this through a comprehensive strategy that includes overturning unconstitutional maps in court, changing the rules to enact a fairer system for drawing maps, building infrastructure and mobilizing tools ahead of the 2021 redistricting process, and gaining power in targeted states by electing more Democrats.
Still, 99 Homes stays on track as a sharp and topical critique of everything from the mortgage industry to the court system, and the struggle for middle - class folks to get a fair shake as their American dream turns into a nightmare.
The courts» role in this process is to outline in general, principled terms the expectation that the legislative and executive branches will develop challenging standards, fair and adequate funding systems, and effective programs and accountability measures, but to leave to the programs and the political branches the full responsibility for actually formulating these policies.
The courts» role in this process is to outline in general, principled terms the expectation that the legislative and executive branches will develop challenging standards, fair and adequate funding systems, and effective accountability measures, but to leave to the programs and the political branches the full responsibility for actually formulating these policies.
«The current fair share system is a good compromise and common sense solution, and that's part of the argument we presented to the Supreme Court Justices today,» said CTA President Eric C. Heins, who attended the arguments, according to a CTA press release.
Consumers» rights to accurate credit reports get boost — Consumer advocates buoyed by a Congressional proposal to make the credit reporting system fairer and a Supreme Court decision upholding right to accurate information reporting... (See Credit reports)
A coalition of legal groups concerned about protecting courts from the influences of money and partisan politics launched a website yesterday, Fair Courts Litigation, that is intended to track litigation that could impact the fairness and impartiality of court sycourts from the influences of money and partisan politics launched a website yesterday, Fair Courts Litigation, that is intended to track litigation that could impact the fairness and impartiality of court syCourts Litigation, that is intended to track litigation that could impact the fairness and impartiality of court systems.
Courts are likely to find that duties to individual persons are inconsistent with the government's overarching responsibility to provide a cost - effective, reliable and fair health care system.
An employment lawyer in Los Angeles in our network will know whether you need to file your claim first with the California Labor Commission or the Department of Fair Employment & Housing or whether you can go straight to the state civil court system.
He said there was little point «in having a good court system, likely to produce fair results in accordance with law, if a great many people find it difficult or even impossible to access that system for practical reasons».
To identify problems and advocate for systemic changes in the divorce and family court systems in order to make them fair, user friendly, accountable, and affordable;
Delivering access to justice demands change and action on a very broad range of initiatives — pro bono work by the private bar, fair and adequate funding of legal aid, collaboration among all system participants (clients, lawyers, courts, agencies, NGO's), legal education (and its financing), e-filing and case data standards, court forms, court interfaces to self - represented litigants, unbundled legal services, virtual law practice, multistate practice, law practice ownership and investment, limited practice licenses, unauthorized practice of law rules, lawyer advertising rules, and lawyer discipline.
More broadly, what is the fairest way for court systems to appoint lawyers to criminal cases?
What we witness without a whimper from the media, the courts, or the bar is a prosecutor charged with the highest professional duty to see that every accused, no matter how guilty, obtains a fair trial, and who, instead, in this historical instant, has voluntarily taken steps to see that such a right becomes little more than a sad, distant echo of a justice system that once set the standard for the world.
HAMALENGWA — Findings of Professional Misconduct — While representing a difficult client who was charged with first degree murder, the Lawyer was eligible to bill the Ministry of the Attorney General for fees and disbursements pursuant to a Fisher order — The Lawyer's accounting, billing and docketing systems were deplorable and bore no relationship to his billings to the Ministry — The Lawyer engaged in professional misconduct by billing the Ministry for attendances at court when he had not attended or attended for less time than he claimed; overbilling for legal research; billing for services that were not properly billable as legal services; overbilling for student assistance disbursements he had not incurred; overbilling for fees and disbursements that were not fair and reasonable; and submitting a document to the Ministry purporting to be an invoice from a student working under his direction when the invoice was not prepared by the student and the services were not rendered as described in the document.
Because court filings are public records, I think that syndicating SCC factums via public RSS feeds, and attaching to them a Canadian Creative Commons license («Attribution — no derivative — no commercial use» comes to mind), would be not only be fair; but would promote a better understanding of the Canadian Justice system.
By making the system work like an international court, these changes will ensure that citizens can trust it to deliver fair and objective judgments.
I have consulted with a lawyer in regards to filing a writ but again would like to be able to reach a fair conclusion outside of the court system.»
In divorce cases where at least some level of arbitration is required, for instance in determining the fair division of assets or regarding child ren arrangements, couples will often proceed with their divorce in the public court system.
Someone who is getting shafted by his / her spouse and / or the court system, who is reasonable and fair - minded, and who is not afraid to make bold moves to ensure what's fair (and lawful) is wrung from the court.
The Court of Appeal case of Merrix v Heart of England NHS Trust saw the claimant successfully argue that the current system of cost budgeting would be sufficient to gather fair fees.
«The court system should be the body that decides whether or not this is fair and just, but they dismissed our application without reasons,» Corrigan says.
In a perfect world, ICBC would be dedicated to paying people fair compensation while incurring the least expense and not burdening the court system.
This case will also be watched by those in the copyright community in the educational system, since Access Copyright («AC») has recently increased the volume of its sabre rattling in the fallout from its great defeat on fair dealing in the Supreme Court of Canada on July 12, 2012, and the resulting hit on its revenues with much more decline to follow.
Fairness is the most fundamental value underlying a democratic society and a healthy public defender system is a critical component of a fair and effective court system.
FAIR Association @FAIRAssociation 3h3 hours ago FAIR Association Retweeted John Bonn Last year 59,956 auto ins cases in civil court + 36,750 appl for mediation / arbitration at FSCO — system badly brokenFAIR Association added, John Bonn @owtlawjb
The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice is a non-profit, independent organization dedicated to bringing together the public, the courts, the legal profession and government in order to promote a civil justice system that is accessible, effective, fair and efficient.
Better in this instance, we think, to allow change through the customary political processes, in which the people, gay and straight alike, become the heroes of their own stories by meeting each other not as adversaries in a court system but as fellow citizens seeking to resolve a new social issue in a fair - minded way.
The Canadian Labour Congress made the point that workers gave up the right to sue and that the Court needs to ensure fair treatment under the WC System.
That's why West Coast LEAF is going to court to defend women's right to fair and equal access to the family law system in the aftermath of relationship violence.
The open court principle is essential to the maintenance of a fair and functional justice system and must be a central consideration when planning courthouse security.
We have over a decade of experience representing hundreds of clients in California State Courts, Northern District Federal Court, the California Department of Labor Standards Enforcement, the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission, the Merit Systems Protection Board, the California Public Employees Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.
Our attorneys work with low - income families and individuals to secure fair representation in court, protecting the legal rights of those who would otherwise face the system... Continue Reading
A fixture at all levels of trial and appellate courts for the past four decades, Mr. Addario commands enormous respect across the justice system for his exquisite courtroom skills, his encyclopedic knowledge of criminal law and his sense of fair play.
The Ontario courts have typically analyzed the parties» rights and obligations arising out of system changes through the terms of the contract and the parties» duty to carry out their obligations in good faith and through fair dealing.
But this was not fair to the child, nor the other parent or the court system, which was being bogged down with these cases.
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 1, 2017 — Noting Judge Neil Gorsuch's «refreshing record of leaving lawmaking to elected lawmakers,» the American Tort Reform Association today voiced optimism about his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court and «the perspective he'll bring in helping to make our civil justice system more predictably fair.»
To ensure the promise of a fair and just criminal justice system, it is critical that the Supreme Court, which is currently considering his request for a hearing, review Rubashkin's case.
Some of my cases going to a judgment in the last few years were: Click to open judgment in fresh window (Scottish Courts site) Insurance implications of playing «Happy Birthday» on the piano Damages for psychiatric illness caused by bereavement Judicial approval of the Hohfeldian analysis of rights Leading case on fair rent assessment Title raiders and retrospective rectification Leading case on competency of hearsay evidence Detention ordered by children's hearing: Articles 5 and 6 of ECHR No damage suffered by making a smaller profit than expected «In a well - regulated legal universe black holes should not exist» How much is half a home worth, with or without a mortgage «Reasonably obtained» held not to include unethically obtained Leading case on children's hearing system and ECHR Attempt to judicially review SNP; petitioners held not to exist Unlawful for council to charge for property enquiries Fair sharing (100 % to nil) of matrimonial propfair rent assessment Title raiders and retrospective rectification Leading case on competency of hearsay evidence Detention ordered by children's hearing: Articles 5 and 6 of ECHR No damage suffered by making a smaller profit than expected «In a well - regulated legal universe black holes should not exist» How much is half a home worth, with or without a mortgage «Reasonably obtained» held not to include unethically obtained Leading case on children's hearing system and ECHR Attempt to judicially review SNP; petitioners held not to exist Unlawful for council to charge for property enquiries Fair sharing (100 % to nil) of matrimonial propFair sharing (100 % to nil) of matrimonial property
Meanwhile, contentious laws — including the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015 (Bill C - 51); the Fair Elections Act; the Safe Streets and Communities Act; and the Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act — were passed and swiftly challenged in court.
In an age of cheap and fast digital publishing, it is essential that this changes over time, towards a more open and fair system, which provides information at source and recognises a public right to receive information about daily courts activity.
the court should strain to assist parties with defining processes that make the civil justice system affordable and accessible for themselves as long as the result is consistent with the fair and just resolution of the dispute on the merits.