Sentences with phrase «high profile cases in»

His move towards guidelines on the issue follows some high profile cases in which messages posted on social media have led the Crown Prosecution to take legal action against those responsible, and decide against similar action in other instances.

He has been involved in some of the most high profile cases in recent years: e.g. Eurotunnel v CMA (Supreme Court) and BAA v Competition Commission (Court of Appeal).

We have been involved in many of the largest and most high profile cases in product liability in recent years.

On the real estate fraud front, we have seen several high profile cases in Ontario in which a family member was the first true victim of the fraud, often because a Simultaneously acting for members of same family is more risky power of attorney was fabricated or used incorrectly by another family member.

He has represented clients, both as claimants and defendants, in leading and high profile cases in both the English High Court and the Competition Appeal Tribunal, as well as coordinating competition litigation claims in other jurisdictions globally.

Naiomi Metallic holds the Chancellor's Chair in Aboriginal Law and Policy at the Schulich School of Law and practices aboriginal law with Burchells LLP in Halifax Owing to the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission («TRC»), as well as to some high profile cases in the media of late, there is a growing realization -LSB-...] Read more

The set of more than 50 barristers, who work as individual barristers taking personal responsibility for their cases, is led by Robin Allen QC and performs the whole range of civil court, tribunal and appellate work from the smallest claims to high profile cases in the Supreme Court and European Court of Justice.

There have been a number of high profile cases in recent years when there have been failures on the part of the police, including in the case of Clare Wood.

More recently, Mr. Clark enjoyed the great hospitality of the local bar and bench while appearing on a number of high profile cases in the Superior Court of Justice at North Bay, Ontario.

Owing to the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission («TRC»), as well as to some high profile cases in the media of late, there is a growing realization that legal systems not designed by, for or with Indigenous peoples can perpetuate harms against them.

Working for the organization, he served as a hired gun stepping into high profile cases in which the NAACP believed that black suspects had been wrongly accused.

Cuomo said the order was necessary because there is a «crisis of confidence in the criminal justice system» following several high profile cases in New York City and across the country where police have killed unarmed men.

As a senior partner at Finers Stephens Innocent, he has undertaken some of the highest profile cases in cultural property law and litigation.

Specialising in International, Appellate and Complex litigation, Constitutional, Human Rights, IP, Media & Regulatory work, defamation, privacy, media, art and cultural property, data protection and freedom of information, intellectual property and international arbitration, Mark Stephens has undertaken some of the highest profile cases in the country and abroad.

If the names in the York University case sound familiar it's because it is a ongoing high profile case in Ontario.

Nagel Rice is currently handling some of the highest profile cases in the country, including the carjacking wrongful death case against the Short Hills Mall, a cyberbullying suicide case against a New Jersey school district, a class action against the NFL for illegal ticket sales for Super Bowl XLVIII, and the multi-billion dollar RICO action against short selling hedge funds.

John appeared as junior counsel on behalf of a SME in a high profile case in which the Office of Fair Trading sought, amongst other things, to prove that gym membership contracts were subject to the Consumer Credit Act 1974.

We have run some of the highest profile cases in recent years, including jury trials.

Since joining the firm in January 2013 he has been involved in some of the largest and highest profile cases in the London litigation market.

Advised on a high profile case in the High Court in Hong Kong concerning the maintenance of a child under the Guardianship of Minors Ordinance.

The attack, described as the biggest digital currency theft in history, was the most high profile case in several...

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There have been similar lawsuits in Canada, along with high - profile cases like HootSuite, a Vancouver tech firm, amending its call for unpaid help after accusations of violating B.C. labour laws.

High - profile discrimination and harassment cases like those of Ellen Pao, a former junior partner with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Whitney Wolfe, a co-founder of Tinder, have made headlines but little change in the culture.

«In some [high - profile cyber-bullying] cases, or technology might have averted the outcome.

«In a situation where there's been a high - profile case of unethical behaviour, the leaders of the company need to decide what it stands for; very likely, they have a set of values somewhere that they've forgotten about.

Apple has been casting itself as a protector of user privacy in recent years, particularly earlier this year when it battled the Federal Bureau of Investigation in a high - profile case involving accessing encrypted data stored on an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists.

Franchising is one of the most heavily regulated industries in the U.S. for a reason — it has suffered from high - profile cases of misrepresentation and fraud.

Bloom, a lawyer who built a reputation on representing women in high - profile sexual harassment cases against powerful men, came under fire from critics.

This isn't just a matter of two high - profile cases in a row.

Over the past year, technology companies Uber and Waymo (the self - driving business spun out of Google) have been engaged in a battle of wills, culminating in a high - profile court case that commenced last week.

Reasons have since been offered for the high - profile provincial misses — in the case of Alberta, a last - minute swing in voting intentions from Wildrose to the PCs; in B.C., the failure of those who said they'd vote NDP to show up on election day.

Before Comey tapped him to lead the Richmond office in 2014, he was section chief of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section, investigating some of the highest profile cases against government officials and civil rights violations in recent years.

But it is just the highest - profile case in a growing flood of data breaches that have risen in sophistication over the past five years.

One of the most high - profile cases involved Oprah Winfrey, who was sued in 1998 by a group of Texas ranchers for a show in which she swore off eating hamburgers because of mad cow disease.

Diana's parents separated in a high - profile case when she was six years old, and Markle's separated when she was just two.

High profile edge cases, like the sexual harassment allegations at Uber, have the unfortunate effect of making ongoing diversity and gender equality issues seem insignificant in comparison.

To make his case, Stewart examines four high - profile cases from the past decade — Martha Stewart and the insider trading of ImClone stock; Lewis (Scooter) Libby's role in outing CIA operative Valerie Plame; Barry Bonds's association with Balco; and the collapse of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme.

We have seen some high - profile cases in which that happened.

There have been several reports of female Uber passengers being sexually harrassed assaulted by drivers, including the most high - profile case in India.

The cases follow President Barack Obama's 2012 pledge to hold banks accountable for their role in the housing crisis after authorities faced criticism for little high - profile action.

In several high - profile cases, American workers were asked to train H - 1B holders to do their jobs before being laid off themselves.

And just last month in a high - profile case, more than 188,000 Californians had to be evacuated to avoid the collapse of the Oroville Dam, the nation's tallest dam.

That goal has come to the fore in some high - profile cases of late as activist investors have demanded that executives share the wealth — or risk being unseated.

However, the worst - case scenario of a market share collapse for Green Mountain's franchise hasn't materialized as the company has worked hard to keep high - profile partners in its fold, including Dunkin' Brands and Unilever's Lipton brand in the coffee and tea categories, respectively.

In Vietnam, a campaign to crack down on fraud and mismanagement in state - owned energy companies and banks have gathered case, as the country started the high - profile trial of 22 executives of the state oil firm PetroVietnam on MondaIn Vietnam, a campaign to crack down on fraud and mismanagement in state - owned energy companies and banks have gathered case, as the country started the high - profile trial of 22 executives of the state oil firm PetroVietnam on Mondain state - owned energy companies and banks have gathered case, as the country started the high - profile trial of 22 executives of the state oil firm PetroVietnam on Monday.

And, as United States Attorney from the Eastern District of New York, she was involved in two high profile financial fraud cases, one in which Citicorp paid $ 7 billion in settlement for its role in the mortgage - backed securities fraud, and one in which HSBC paid $ 1.7 billion and took a deferred prosecution agreement for facilitating money - laundering.

Just in case you're very new to the SEO business or you've been under a rock the past 10 years, Eric has been been doing content publicity and link building since 1994, and has worked on many high - profile sites like Amazon, ABC and PBS.

People seem to be more interested in popular «grey market» investments (WGF, Prokon), high profile cases (Praktiker, Greek GDPs, Vivendi / Klarman) and general issues (risk free rates, leasing).

If you look at the high - profile history of the Roman Catholic sex abuse cases, for example, I would guess that some smaller portion involves the priests who actually engaged in the abuse, while some larger portion is the cover - up.

The complainant did not pursue the allegation again until 2012 after several high - profile cases of historical sexual abuse by church figures had broken in Australia and the US, as well as the Jimmy Savile scandal.