Sentences with phrase «highest court of this jurisdiction»

(2) the person otherwise lawfully practicing as an in - house counsel under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction must be authorized to practice under this rule by, in the exercise of its discretion, [the highest court of this jurisdiction].

Not exact matches

The following year, Monaco filed suit against the State of Mississippi in the U.S. Supreme Court, but the high court refused to hear Monaco's claim on the grounds that the «Court has no jurisdiction of a suit brought by a foreign state against a state of the Union without her consent.&rCourt, but the high court refused to hear Monaco's claim on the grounds that the «Court has no jurisdiction of a suit brought by a foreign state against a state of the Union without her consent.&rcourt refused to hear Monaco's claim on the grounds that the «Court has no jurisdiction of a suit brought by a foreign state against a state of the Union without her consent.&rCourt has no jurisdiction of a suit brought by a foreign state against a state of the Union without her consent.»

The suit was filed at the High Court, but Dr Zanetor filed an application of certiorari at the Supreme Court challenging the jurisdiction of the High Court hearing the case.

A few days later, Judge Teori Zavascki, who oversees the Car Wash Operation at the Supreme Court, took over the case involving Lula from Moro and demanded an explanation of why he had released taped phone calls involving Rousseff and other ministers (who can not be judged by lower jurisdictions without authorisation from the highest coCourt, took over the case involving Lula from Moro and demanded an explanation of why he had released taped phone calls involving Rousseff and other ministers (who can not be judged by lower jurisdictions without authorisation from the highest courtcourt).

The request reads in part: «While we believe that suspects generally are entitled to be presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction, SERAP opposes blanket non-disclosure of names of high - ranking public officials from whom some of the funds were recovered.»

The suit was brought pursuant to Order 34, Rules 1 (1)(A); 2, Rule 3 (1) and (2)(A), (B) and (C) of the Federal High Court Rules, 2009 and the inherent jurisdiction of the Honourable Court.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the High Court hearing the case involving Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle, Nii Armah Ashitey and Dr. Zanetor Rawlings has no jurisdiction over it.

One of the counts reads: «That you Nwobike, on the 19th day of March, 2015 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, intentionally gave the sum of N750, 000 to Hon. Justice Mohammed Nasir Yunusa of the Federal High Court directly through your United Bank for Africa Plc Account No. 1002664061 in order that the said Judge acts in the exercise of his official duties».

THE battle to determine the standard - bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, on Thursday, shifted to the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, as Governor Timipre Sylva told the five - man panel, headed by Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, that the PDP had invoked its jurisdiction in order to stall hearing of the substantive matter at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

A copy of the order has revealed that the fresh suit was filed by Saraki the same day a similar one which he filed before Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court was struck out for lack of jurisdiction.

The hues and cry of Hon. James Faleke, the running mate to late Audu Abubakar may have just been given a wave of hand as Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the federal high court, Abuja, on Friday ruled that the court had no jurisdiction to hear the cases involving the Kogi governorship election, which was declared inconclusive on November 22.

For example, when Parliament enacted the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857, which transferred jurisdiction from the ecclesiastical courts of the CoE to the High Court, it stated that the High Court should be «conformable to the Principles and Rules on which the Ecclesiastical Courts have heretofore acted and given Relief&rcourts of the CoE to the High Court, it stated that the High Court should be «conformable to the Principles and Rules on which the Ecclesiastical Courts have heretofore acted and given Relief&rCourts have heretofore acted and given Relief».

The man behind the purchase and importation of controversial 43, now 55, Armor - plated presidential fleet, Kwabena Boateng Aidoo and three of his companies have dragged Harzet Company Limited, publishers of The aL - haJJ newspaper, to an Accra High Court (General Jurisdiction) for defamation.

Anin Yeboah JSC, a justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana has stated categorically that the instant application brought before the Supreme Court by Dr. Zanetor Rawlings to invoke the court's supervisory jurisdiction is frivolous and unmeritorious one which did not merit the intervention of the highest court of the Court of Ghana has stated categorically that the instant application brought before the Supreme Court by Dr. Zanetor Rawlings to invoke the court's supervisory jurisdiction is frivolous and unmeritorious one which did not merit the intervention of the highest court of the Court by Dr. Zanetor Rawlings to invoke the court's supervisory jurisdiction is frivolous and unmeritorious one which did not merit the intervention of the highest court of the court's supervisory jurisdiction is frivolous and unmeritorious one which did not merit the intervention of the highest court of the court of the land.

(c) And also for * submissions based on the assertion that Mr. Woyome had no contract with the Government of Ghana * and therefore had no valid claims against the Government be determined by the High Court, and not by this Court (the Supreme Court), since they do not involve, according to the relevant case law, the interpretation and enforcement of the Constitution and do not therefore fall within the ambit of the Court's original jurisdiction under Article 130 (1) of the 1992 Constitution.

The other four Justices of the Supreme Court including the Rawlings - appointed William Atuguba JSC, upheld the instant application of Zanetor Agyeman — Rawlings saying the high court judge had wrongfully assumed jurisdiction to interpret Article 94 (1) of the 1992 constitution which amounted to a usurpation of the powers of the Supreme CCourt including the Rawlings - appointed William Atuguba JSC, upheld the instant application of Zanetor Agyeman — Rawlings saying the high court judge had wrongfully assumed jurisdiction to interpret Article 94 (1) of the 1992 constitution which amounted to a usurpation of the powers of the Supreme Ccourt judge had wrongfully assumed jurisdiction to interpret Article 94 (1) of the 1992 constitution which amounted to a usurpation of the powers of the Supreme CourtCourt.

A former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, who is currently being tried by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has questioned the jurisdiction of the Abuja Federal High Court to entertain the criminal charges filed against him by the anti graft agency.

«On the grounds of lack of jurisdiction», he continued, «I think the Applicant has not satisfied this court that the high court judge committed any jurisdictional error to warrant the intervention of the Supreme Ccourt that the high court judge committed any jurisdictional error to warrant the intervention of the Supreme Ccourt judge committed any jurisdictional error to warrant the intervention of the Supreme CourtCourt.

An Accra High court General Jurisdiction 5 has dismissed an application brought to it by Nana Obiri Boahen, Kwame Baffoe popularly called «Abronye DC» and David Asante seeking to dismiss a defamation suit brought before it by the National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Kofi Adams.

One of the charges read in part, «That you, Hyeladzira Ajiya Nganjiwa, between January 18 and December 16, 2013, in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, being a judge of the Federal High Court, did enrich yourself with an aggregate sum of $ 144,000 through your account number 328446178210 domiciled in Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, so as to have a significant increase in your assets that you can not reasonably explain the increase in relation to your lawful income.&rcourt, being a judge of the Federal High Court, did enrich yourself with an aggregate sum of $ 144,000 through your account number 328446178210 domiciled in Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, so as to have a significant increase in your assets that you can not reasonably explain the increase in relation to your lawful income.&rCourt, did enrich yourself with an aggregate sum of $ 144,000 through your account number 328446178210 domiciled in Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, so as to have a significant increase in your assets that you can not reasonably explain the increase in relation to your lawful income.»

Another charge read, «That you, Hyeladzira Ajiya Nganjiwa, between January 6 and November 17, 2014, in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, being a judge of the Federal High Court, did enrich yourself with an aggregate sum of $ 102,000 through your account number 328446178210 domiciled in Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, so as to have a significant increase in your assets that you can not reasonably explain the increase in relation to your lawful income.&rcourt, being a judge of the Federal High Court, did enrich yourself with an aggregate sum of $ 102,000 through your account number 328446178210 domiciled in Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, so as to have a significant increase in your assets that you can not reasonably explain the increase in relation to your lawful income.&rCourt, did enrich yourself with an aggregate sum of $ 102,000 through your account number 328446178210 domiciled in Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, so as to have a significant increase in your assets that you can not reasonably explain the increase in relation to your lawful income.»

One of the charges read, «That you, Adegbite Adetoye and Ponnle Abiodun whilst being directors of Origin Oil and Gas Limited on or about the 8th day of October 2010 to December, 2011 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and with intent to defraud, conspired to obtain the sum of N735, 132, 076.18 From the Federal Government of Nigeria under false pretence that the said sum represented subsidy accruing to you, whereas the sum is above the actual subsidy payment for the importation of 15,000 mt of premium motor spirit (petrol) which you claim to have purchased from Vitol SA and imported into Nigeria through MT Silverie which representation you knew to be false.»

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed March 1hear an application challenging its jurisdiction in the trial of a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani - Kayode, charged with laundering N4.6 billion.

He is asking the judge to decline jurisdiction and transfer the case to Abuja Division of Federal High courts.

«That you, Isah Hamman Misau of Hamman Misau Residence, Turaki Street, Misau, Bauchi State, on or about December 15, 2014, at the Independent National Electoral Commission Headquarters, Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did utter a false document to wit: a Statutory Declaration of Age deposed to at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on December 15, 2014, by submitting same to the Independent National Electoral Commission knowing it to be false and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (2)(c) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and punishable under the same section of the Act.»

The Human Rights Division of the Superior court of Jurisdiction in High court of Justice Accra, preferred an out of court settlement, which was accepted by both the plaintiffs, Mr. Philip Ayamba and seven others and the Defendant, the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General's Department in respect of L.I 2146.

But Justice Gabriel Kolawole, in his judgment, delivered on July 1, 2015, held that he lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit while the June 8, 2015 judgment of the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court, nullifying the extradition application and affirmed by another judge of the same Lagos division on June 23, 2015, had not been set aside by any appellate cCourt, nullifying the extradition application and affirmed by another judge of the same Lagos division on June 23, 2015, had not been set aside by any appellate courtcourt.

One of the charge reads: «That you, Obiageli Nwagu trading under the name and style of Pizzaz Enterprises on or about the 2nd day of December, 2013 at Enugu within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Enugu State issued a First City Monument Bank Plc cheque No: 01952241 dated 2ndDecember, 2013, valued at N3, 800,000.00 to Chinwe Uzakah, the said cheque when presented for payment within three months was dishonored on the grounds that insufficient funds were standing to the credit of the account upon which it was drawn and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (1) of the Dishonored Cheque (Offences) Act, Cap D11, Laws of the Federation 2004 and punishable under Section 1 (1)(b) of the same Act».

General News of Tuesday, 8 May 2018 Source: mynewsgh.com Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo There is serious concern among Lawyers who have their cased being heard at the General Jurisdiction 5 (GJ5), the High court — Accra with their lamentations borne out of what they say is the unusual slow delivery of Justice.

However, Justice I. E. Ekwo held that the Federal High Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit and directed that the case be transferred to the High Court of Cross River State for hearing and determination.

«That you Stephen Oronsaye a.k.a. Mr Steve Oronsaye on or about 30th December, 2014 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory whilst being the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Financial Action Task Force and in such capacity entrusted with certain property to wit: the sum of N100, 000,000.00 (One Hundred Million Naira) committed Breach of Trust in respect of the said sum by converting it to your personal use through the investment of the said sum of N90, 000,000.00 in Access Bank Plc's Bankers Acceptance for a tenor of 90 days at 12.0 % interest rate each in violation of the extant financial regulations».

The state's highest court this month ruled against a coalition of poor rural districts, which claimed that significant differences between rich and poor jurisdictions violated the right to an education under the state constitution.

International High School attorney Brooke Duncan issued this statement: «We continue to maintain that IHSNO as a charter school is not subject to jurisdiction under the National Labor Relations Act, as the acting chair of the National Labor Relations Board made clear in his dissent, and we expect the courts will eventually decide the issue.»

A recent High Court ruling has limited the investigative powers of HMRC beyond the UK after someone permanently leaves the jurisdiction.

These are usually cleared up fairly easily, by providing the non-Native courts the law and authority upfront, but there are many jurisdictions that have no experience in Native American law and are often surprised when the see the complexity of the practice and the high quality of the work that is being done in tribal courts.

However, in the case named above the Court of Schleswig - Holstein justifies its decision by saying that the level of violence applied by the person subject to the EAW was not strong enough to be considered as «High Treason», referring to German jurisdiction.

This particular forum ensures that the local courts can best assess the damage to the rights of that person and the rule guarantees a high capacity to predict the courts that enjoy jurisdiction (paras 34 - 35).

This judgment followed on from the well - known decision of Mr Justice Birss in Unwired Planet v Huawei where he determined that the English High Court had jurisdiction to determine portfolio FRAND on a global basis and could grant a so called FRAND injunction against a defendant if it chose not to enter into the licence on the terms determined by the Court.

In a scenario which played itself out in various European capitals the measures imposed by the Icelandic government in order to prop up its banking system potentially undermined the agreement's exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of the English High Court as well as its governing English law provision.

In that case the exclusive English High Court jurisdiction and English governing law clauses were contained in a share sale agreement which was the subject of High Court proceedings against the German defendant.

Such arguments did not constitute the strong and compelling grounds required to stay proceedings before the High Court under an exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of foreign insolvency proceedings.

The original jurisdiction cases are a fascinating little corner of the high court's docket, and this looks like a particularly interesting one.

But a High Court judge and Court of Appeal judges concluded they did not have the «jurisdiction» to make such an order because the girl was not habitually resident in the UK when legal proceedings were launched.

Secondly, we have noted the call on Judges of the FCT High Court to be circumspect in deciding whether it is wise and correct to exercise jurisdiction over matters outside the FCT.

It held that there is nothing in the Constitution that confers exclusive jurisdiction on the Federal High Court to determine criminal causes and matters in respect of the civil matters for which exclusive jurisdiction is conferred by the Constitution under Section 251 (1).

The Court concluded that the High Court of the FCT had jurisdiction to entertain the case.

The Appellant's Counsel, Dr. Alex A. Izinyon, SAN, filed a preliminary objection on behalf of the Appellant challenging the jurisdiction of the High Court of the FCT to entertain the matter, the competence of the charges, and the powers of the ICPC to prosecute the case.

In a useful reminder for parties who might not otherwise consider themselves to be subject to English jurisdiction, in the recent case of Bestolov v Povarenkin, the High Court confirmed that, where a defendant is domiciled in England, the courts of this country have jurisdiction and moreover no discretion to decline jurisdiction.

In relation to an award by an employment tribunal or sum due under an ACAS settlement, the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2009 (SI 2009/577) will allow beneficiaries to enforce by way of execution against goods in either the High Court or county court where the sum involved is less than # 5Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2009 (SI 2009/577) will allow beneficiaries to enforce by way of execution against goods in either the High Court or county court where the sum involved is less than # 5Court or county court where the sum involved is less than # 5court where the sum involved is less than # 5,000.

cases invoking the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court, whether in relation to children (wardship) or incapacitated or vulnerable adults; and international cases involving applications for relief under either the Hague Convention or Brussels II bis.