Sentences with phrase «fees charged to the court»

Not exact matches

Thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court decision last summer, there is now no limit on how much card issuers can charge for late fees and other penalties, warns Michael Donovan, a partner at the law firm Chimicles, Jacobsen & Tikellis, in Haverford, Pa..

Debt collectors can also sue borrowers to win the right to seize their wages — and after such a trial, debtors are often charged with the collector's court fees.

Update (Jan. 25): The Atlanta Journal - Constitution reports that the assault charge against Creflo Dollar has been dismissed in return for the pastor completing a program that required him to «enroll an anger management program, report to a probation officer and pay $ 1,072 in court fees.»

As a result of the Supreme Court unanimously ruling the government was acting unlawfully and unconstitutionally, the government will have to take immediate steps to stop charging the controversial fees of up to # 1,200 for taking a case to tribunal.

The four time Ballon d'Or winner has been charged for unpaid fees of around # 13m during his time in Madrid, and he recently appeared in a local court to prove his innocence.

In a cooperative program with the Juvenile Court, Detroit youngsters who have committed a crime are assigned to community service jobs within the park district - and are given a free membership to the parks, which usually charge a nominal fee.

Silver's conviction on charges that he took payoffs disguised as legal fees in return for using his clout in Albany to benefit developers and a cancer researcher was overturned last year by the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals because of flawed jury instructions.

This afternoon the House of Lords will debate Chris Grayling's final, and arguably, most controversial legacy: the criminal courts charge — a fixed and mandatory fee which applies to every person who pleads guilty or is convicted of any offence.

Filed on Friday at a Federal High Court in Lagos, the charges have to do with stealing, advanced fee fraud and money laundering to the tune of over N46bn.

HARLEM — The lawyer representing embattled Comptroller John Liu's former campaign treasurer Jenny Hou begged for donations to help pay her legal fees Monday night, hours before she was set to appear in court on a slew of campaign finance charges.

The Member of Parliament for the Bawku Central constituency, Mahama Ayariga has threatened to head to court if public universities fail to seek Parliamentary approval of fees they charge.

The Howard League campaigned against the criminal courts charge, which required defendants who were convicted of a crime to pay fees ranging from # 150 to # 1,200 towards the cost of their case.

On Monday, Kaloyeros filed court documents asking a judge to compel Fort Schuyler and Fuller Road to pay his legal expenses and fees connected to the state and federal charges, as well as his ongoing effort to retain his SUNY Poly faculty position.

According to Geoffrey Croft, president of New York City Park Advocates, the center charges between $ 72 to $ 102 per hour for indoor court time, in addition to a $ 500 to $ 700 membership fee.

The judges» decision steered clear of one of the main arguments that industry had made — that the program should be subjected to a court test known as Sinclair Paint, which is used to evaluate whether a charge is a tax or a fee.

When a German Supreme Court ruling ten years ago allowed state governments to begin charging fees, some states introduced fees.

In the features section, readers will find an article from Mike Antonucci discussing Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, a case currently awaiting a hearing by the U.S. Supreme Court that, if decided in favor of the plaintiffs, could end the practice of «agency fees» charged by teachers unions to nonmembers to cover the costs of collective bargaining.

On March 30, the court ruled that the Evansville - Vanderburgh school district could not charge a $ 20 activity fee to all students because it was equivalent to a tuition charge for public education, a practice forbidden under the Indiana Constitution.

The Indiana Supreme Court has struck down a school district's $ 20 school activity fee as a violation of the state constitution because, the court said, it is equivalent to a tuition chCourt has struck down a school district's $ 20 school activity fee as a violation of the state constitution because, the court said, it is equivalent to a tuition chcourt said, it is equivalent to a tuition charge.

The case, which will be argued in front of the high court this month, challenges whether public employee unions can charge non-members for fees related to collective bargaining.

Last term, in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, the justices deadlocked 4 - 4 in a case in which nonunion teachers asked it to overrule Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, the 1977 Supreme Court cast that authorized public employee unions to charge service fees to employees in the bargaining unit who refuse to join.

For example, later this year, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case «Friedrichs vs. the CTA,» which challenges the right of government unions to charge mandatory «agency fees.»

Debt collectors can also sue borrowers to win the right to seize their wages — and after such a trial, debtors are often charged with the collector's court fees.

Go to court, and you could get hit with court / attorney fees, plus other charges.

Credit repair companies may charge you a fee and often send you an information pack telling you how to get a copy of your credit report and how to clear county court judgments.

The creditor has to pay a fee to the court for a charging order application.

First Premier Bank went to court and successfully defended its right to charge larger up - front fees, arguing it would «suffer irreparable harm» if it had to stop collecting its $ 95 upfront fee.

You should get all the applicable charges returned, plus interest and all of the court fees you have had to pay.

Probate Court charges a fee to open an Estate which is currently $ 150.00.

Credit repair companies may charge you a fee and often send you an information pack telling you how to get your copy of your credit report and clear sheriff court decrees.

Credit repair companies may try to charge you a fee and often send you an information pack telling you how to clear county court judgments.

For example, you may want to limit your liability to the principal on the loan, and not include late charges, court costs, or attorneys» fees.

If this occurs the individual (s) listed on the account will be responsible for all collection costs, including court costs and attorney's fees, late charges, and finance charges, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law.

Credit card surcharges now allowed, but retailers hesitate — A court settlement gives retailers the right to recover «swipe fees» by charging extra for credit card use starting Jan. 27, but will they?

Customers who used those cards abroad between 1996 and 2006 were not notified they were being charged such fees, and a court declared the consumers were entitled to refunds.

As the court explained, the so - called environmental group consisted of partners from the law firm.21 Using this front group, the law firm sent out hundreds of demand letters charging businesses with failure to provide warnings.22 The firm would use these demand letters to, in the words of the court, «extort» payments of attorney fees or contributions to the front group.23

Aside from the merits of the decision, which puts the cost of the courts not just on the users but on all the taxpayers (which may be the appropriate place for them), it is amusing to see high - priced lawyers say that access to justice is greatly improved because of the abolition of hearng fees that are less per day than the lawyers charge per hour.

A recent judgement in Quebec Superior Court that deals with an insurer's duty to defend has lawyers here talking — not about the legal principle involved, but the juicy comments and details about the eye - popping fees charged by some big - name Montreal lawyers.

As reported yesterday in Texas Lawyer, the court clerk in Montgomery County has been bouncing any filings not made through the service, which tacks on fees, service charges and other costs every time a litigant wants to file something.

In relation to trade union funding of cases the inadequacy of the Scottish regime is highlighted in chapter 14 of the Scottish Courts Review at para 97 «it is understood that some trade unions have special arrangements that do not fit the normal model for speculative fee agreements, in that success fees are not charged where the claim is successful and neither the defenders nor the pursuer's legal costs are charged to the pursuer if he is unsuccessful, these being met either by the union itself or the solicitors».

We have submitted responses to both the Ministry of Justice consultation on further court fee increase and the Justice Select Committee inquiry into recent court fee increases, including the criminal courts charge and employment tribunal fees.

«Because their case is no longer in jeopardy of being delayed, they're easily moved to a new court date, meaning the accused has to re-prepare their case, their life remains on hold, the defence lawyer has to charge an extra fee.»

We will continue to push for an approach to court and tribunal fees and charges which puts access to justice at its heart.»

If they charge your security deposit and you don't think you owe it, you would have to sue them for a return of the part of your security deposit you don't owe, knowing that you face a risk of paying their legal fees if you lose, but will get your fees if you hire a lawyer and win (caveat: there are more nuances to fee shifting in the U.K. courts than I spell out here which are rather technical).

Any application to discharge, vary or enforce will have to be made to the family court and, on enforcement, the usual family court menu will be available including judgment summons but no pre-22 April 2014 order enforcement application fee will be charged.

The Court of Appeal affirms the powers of a municipality under the Municipal Act, 2001 (the «Act») to enact by - laws: to prevent blockades and work stoppages affecting development sites; to stop an organization other than the municipality, in this case the Haudenosaunee Development Institute («HDI»), from requiring fees, charges or other conditions to be met before permitting municipally - approved development in which it has an interest to proceed peacefully.

No additional fee will be payable (a nice little earning opportunity biting the dust there but perhaps they will make up for it by charging for hearing centre toilet usage or impose a booking fee to speak to a member of court staff).

«There is still a great deal to be done to address the problems caused by other recent increases in court and tribunal fees and charges.

Costs budgeting pain eased; Charging order and attachment work off to CCMCC; Possession enforcement tricks; Bankruptcy goes online & Court fees up in a blink

The Court then goes on to make the interesting statement that the fees charged as part of the CB system may deter or even rule out market entry for potential competitors.