Sentences with phrase «judicial settlement»

Many participate in judicial settlement conferences where a judge attempts to guide the parties towards a cooperative resolution.

Mateo - Harris provides pro bono representation to several nonprofit organizations on employment matters, and has represented indigent clients as part of the Circuit Court of Cook County Domestic Violence Clinic and the Northern District of Illinois Judicial Settlement Assistance Program.

Deeply involved in the community, Gray has provided pro bono representation to several nonprofit organizations on employment matters, and has represented indigent clients as part of the Circuit Court of Cook County Domestic Violence Clinic and the Northern District of Illinois Judicial Settlement Assistance Program.

It is broadly accepted that litigators should seriously attempt settlement using something more formal (for example mediation, judicial settlement conferencing, arbitration) than the «let's discuss this in the bar» method.

I have an article coming out in the Journal of Dispute Resolution arguing against judicial settlement - conferencing in child custody and access cases.

It would also be useful to be able to ascertain from court files when ADR or informal judicial settlement processes are used, and to differentiate between represented and self - represented litigants, as well as between individual, small business and corporate parties.

Lawyers regularly reach agreements with judges about case management issues such as discovery plans and schedules, referral to ADR procedures, and ultimate issues during judicial settlement conferences.

Discovery fishing expeditions are carefully weeded out at pre-trial appearances and judicial settlement conferences are highly recommended.

Reaffirming the principles set forth in Chapter VI, Articles 33 ‐ 38 of the UN Charter governing the peaceful settlement of disputes, the parties agree that the parties to any dispute resulting from the interpretation or implementation of this treaty «shall first seek a solution by negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice.»

[19] Here, the context was that counsel for the defendants had delivered an offer to settle on January 21, 2014; the parties had attended a Judicial Settlement Conference on January 29, 2014, and the defendants had delivered an additional offer to settle on January 30, 2014.