Sentences with phrase «into alleged acts»

A private legal practitioner, Yaw Oppong, has suggested that the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, could remain in her position while a probe is conducted into alleged acts of malfeasance by her and two deputies at the Commission.

Not exact matches

The ACCC has instituted proceedings against Informed Sources and several petrol retailers (BP, Caltex, Eureka (t / a Coles Express), Woolworths and 7 - Eleven) alleging they contravened s 45 of the Act by entering into arrangements involving communication about prices which had the «effect or likely effect of substantially lessening competition in markets for the sale of petrol in Melbourne».

The demonstration which is alleged to have been mobilized by acting party Chairman, Freddy Blay, is also planned to put pressure on the BNI to release three South African ex-Policemen believed to be mercenaries sneaked into the country by Captain Koda through the express endorsement of party flagbearer, Nana Akufo Addo.

From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.

Pictures of the branded Mahindra trucks went viral on social and mainstream electronic media, Thursday, March 31, 2016, with the architects of the act alleging that the 50 vehicles were imported into the country to be distributed across the offices of the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) for voter education.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) acted unlawfully when it abandoned its investigation into alleged Saudi Arabian slush fund payments at BAE Systems, the high court has ruled.

While appealing to president Muhammadu Buhari to wade into the alleged barbaric acts of the military on the hapless students and lecturers, the union leader called for caution in using the military in a civil or students protest, stressing that the police which is constitutionally empowered should be used in civil matters to prevent loss of lives of the innocent future leaders.

Their inclusion could «insinuate that if [Percoco] bullied some State officials on employment matters he must also have bullied other State officials into taking the alleged official acts,» which include securing a raise for one developer's son and working toward a power - purchase agreement between the energy company and the state.

Washington (CNN)- Republicans continue to push for an in - depth investigation into former Democratic Rep. Eric Massa's alleged sexual harassment scandal - questioning when Democratic leaders knew, and whether they failed to act.

Many have said the appointment will translate into quick incarceration of public office holders, especially those in the Mahama - led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government alleged to have engaged in many acts of corruption.

Beyond its use as a tool against large financial institutions, Schneiderman has used the act as a basis for a probe into ExxonMobil, arguing that its alleged failure to disclose to its shareholders and the public research that showed the potential impact of climate change constituted a Martin Act violatiact as a basis for a probe into ExxonMobil, arguing that its alleged failure to disclose to its shareholders and the public research that showed the potential impact of climate change constituted a Martin Act violatiAct violation.

In August 2011, following a complaint from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Disability Rights Wisconsin (DRW), the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice launched an investigation into the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and two private schools for alleged violations of federal disability law, i.e. the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Edging along the rafters that link Gotham City's rain - stricken rooftops in Arkham Knight — the studio's latest adaptation of Bob Kane's vigilante, and alleged final act in its trilogy — games ™ peers out over the conurbation as it stretches for miles into..

The Nunes memo alleges that the FBI may have relied on «politically motivated or questionable sources» to obtain a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant in the early phases of the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

It alleges that by selling the Filmspeler the defendant makes an act of communication to the public under Article 3 of the Information Society Directive (InfoSoc Directive) as implemented into Dutch law, which requires authorisation from the right holder.

The plaintiffs unsuccessfully alleged, among other things, that the defendant solicitors failed to protect their ownership interest in the partnership dispute and forced them into a sale of their partnership interest, that the solicitors acted without their authorization or instruction, and failed to keep them properly advised of proceedings throughout.

The company's internal investigation saw the engagement of outside lawyers to look into the alleged bribery of agents acting for overseas customers between June 2004 and June 2012.

The director of the Serious Fraud Office acted within his discretion when deciding that the public interest in pursuing an important investigation into alleged bribery was outweighed by the public interest in protecting the lives of British citizens.

Acting for one of the world's leading investment banks on the multijurisdictional investigation into alleged manipulation of Libor, the benchmark interbank lending rate.

To summarize, the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour challenged Saskatchewan's Public Service Essential Services Act (PSESA) and the Trade Union Amendment Act, which came into force May 14, 2008, alleging both pieces of legislation violated section 2 (d) of the Charter, which protects freedom of association and expression.

In an illustration of the practice's track record in catastrophic loss cases, Paul Whitfield acted in a claim brought by a yard foreman alleging that a forklift truck was negligently driven into him, resulting in serious injury; in a second application, the firm succeeded in agreeing a «drop hands» discontinuance with the claimant.

But, under the Stored Communications Act, his alleged bad acts don't really come into play as far as liability.

Her representations, prior to joining Skadden, include advising a large multinational company that provides services to the government in relation to alleged improper distribution of profits, advising on SFO and City of London Police investigations into the company, and advising its subsidiary on the UK Bribery Act; compliance advice for a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund in connection with anti-money laundering and anti-corruption policies; compliance advice for a Canadian - listed mining business operating in Europe relating to whistleblowing, data protection and anti-corruption procedures; and advising media organisations in connection with the «Diana» inquiry and the Leveson Inquiry into the Media, Culture and Ethics.

Recent work includes acting for representative beneficiaries in a claim for directions as to whether the trustees could take into account the compensation recoverable from the PPF when making decisions relating to assets of the scheme, and acting in a claim concerning an alleged breach of duty on the part of trustees of a small self administered scheme.

Acting for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in its successful defence of two European Commission investigations and a US Department of Justice investigation into alleged infringements in the credit default swaps market.

In 2005 he acted for the Railtrack Private Shareholders Action Group (as junior counsel to Keith Rowley QC) in the action which they brought against Stephen Byers MP and the Department of Transport alleging misfeasance and breach of human rights in putting Railtrack Plc into administration.

Represented Actelion Pharmaceuticals Inc. in connection with government investigation into alleged off label promotion in contravention of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act and the False Claims Act which ended with government closing investigation and declining to pursue changes.

On the placing of money into a charitable fund, the wife had two courses, said the judge: she could allege reckless expenditure by the husband and seek re-attribution to his asset fund (Norris v Norris [2002] EWHC 2996 (Fam), [2003] All ER (D) 428 (Feb); Vaughan v Vaughan [2007] EWCA Civ 1085, [2007] All ER (D) 43 (Nov)-RRB-; or she could seek to have the disposal set aside under Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973), s 37 (2)(b).

This appeal considered whether there is an obligation under the Human Rights Act 1998, s 6, read with ECHR, art 3, to investigate ill - treatment which has been perpetrated by a private individual without any complicity of a public authority, and / or whether in the case of such ill - treatment any positive obligation is confined to a requirement to put in place the necessary structure to enable such investigation to be conducted but does not extend to the conduct of an individual investigation into a particular alleged crime.

Sheppard sued the defendants, alleging that they entered into a conspiracy not to co-broke with Sheppard, in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.