Sentences with phrase «justices heard the matter»

Only seven justices heard the matter, rather than the full quorum of nine.

Not exact matches

The nominee was seeking for an order of prohibition directed at the trial judge, Mr Justice Kwaku T. Ackah Boafo from further hearing the matter.

Justice Anka also ruled that leave was not required for the matter to be heard during vacation as Order 4 Rule 5 of the Fundamental Rights Enforcement Procedure Rules of 2009, enjoins the court to pursue speed and justice on issues of fundamental human Justice Anka also ruled that leave was not required for the matter to be heard during vacation as Order 4 Rule 5 of the Fundamental Rights Enforcement Procedure Rules of 2009, enjoins the court to pursue speed and justice on issues of fundamental human justice on issues of fundamental human rights.

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.

Justice M. L. Abimbola, who presided over the matter, ordered the suspects remanded in prison custody after taking their not guilty plea, and adjourned to February 2 for hearing.

In the way the city's criminal justice coordinator works to set and develop policy, so would the civil justice coordinator — and Mr. Levine said his goal would be scaling up to a universal right to counsel in cases that could be potentially life - altering, such as eviction, custody matters, and deportation hearings.

Schopf asked the ethics board to provide a decision on the matter a month ago in light of the justices» refusal to hear cases represented by Schopf, or to recuse themselves — which would have sent the cases to another town court.

Consequently, in his her short ruling, Justice Olatoregun said: «As a result of the appeal notice that has been entered, coupled with the hearing notice slated for July 5, I am inclined to grant an adjournment in this matter for parties to ventilate their views in the appellate court.»

But at the hearing of the matter before Justice Kola Adegoke of High Court 3, Ilesa Judicial Division, counsel to the State House of Assembly, Barrister Rachael Ojinni, through a letter asked the court to adjourn the suit to either January 23 or January 25.

Justice Obille adjourned the matter to 23rd May, 2016 for hearing of the bail application and ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison custody.

Granting the leave in his chambers, Justice Abdul Kafarati fixed November 28 for hearing in the matter.

Over the years, the case escalated from LTB hearing, to small claims court, to a criminal matter before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

The combined effects on Jordan and Cody on the justice system have been noticeable and palpable for anyone who regulars the courts, with 11 (b) waivers by defence echoing the halls of courtrooms, and judicial pressure to have matters heard in a timely manner.

Yesterday the Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that the Ontario Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act violates section 2 (b) of the Charter because it goes too far to protect the privacy of parties, witnesses and others in matters heard by the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, Onta... more»

If the Minister is satisfied that those matters provide a reasonable basis to conclude that a miscarriage of justice likely occurred, the Minister may grant the convicted person a remedy and return the case to the courts — a referral of the case to a court of appeal to be heard as a new appeal, or a direction for a new trial.»

A report into the use of super injunctions was published on 20 May, the results of an investigation by the Master of the Rolls, Justice Neuberger; one recommendation is that the press be allowed to be in court to hear these matters, even if they can't report the outcome.

Whether or not there is a denial of natural justice in the event of such a departure is a matter that must be considered in light of all the circumstances, including whether or not the person affected was given notice of the change in procedure before the decision was made, and whether it could be said that the person affected had been given a fair hearing in spite of him or her not being given an oral hearing (para. 43).

[39] I acknowledge that Ms. Prakash's action is set for hearing in February and an order that the matters be heard together will necessitate an adjournment of that trial; however, I am satisfied of a high degree of interconnectedness between the parties and that it is in the interests of justice that the matters be heard together, or as directed following the case planning process or by judicial management, if a judge is appointed to hear the matter.

The decisions of Justice of the Peace Faulkner in 1980, and Justice of the Peace Deacon in 1989, were the catalysts that led to all bail hearings — no matter what the day — being heard in an open court.

Justice Brown does have some proposals for change, and again many of this echoe what we have been hearing from those less schooled in such matters — the users of the system themselves.

This matter has now been heard by the High Court where the decision has been overturned by Justice Singh who was sitting with Mater Gordon - Saker.

Justice Brown exercised his discretion to hear the appeal because: (i) the parties argued with vigour (as if the matter was not moot); (ii) the issue might not otherwise arrive at the Court of Appeal due to the costly three - stage appeal process and there was a strong public interest in resolving this legal issue; and (iii) the court was not deciding an abstract question (thus intruding into the legislative sphere) but was resolving an issue based on a complete record.

In a press release from the Supreme Court of B.C., Chief Justice Robert Bauman said although the project is designed to improve matters, it can not «guarantee that every member on the assize list will be heard» and counsel «must be available to proceed on short notice during the assize week.»

Appeals from those decisions go to the Superior Court of Justice and are heard by a single Judge, usually less costly than more serious matters.

The Motions Judge granted the motion, citing reasons of prejudice to the Defendant and stating that it is in the interests of justice that this matter is properly heard.

The Ontario Court of Justice hears more than 200,000 criminal cases in addition to millions of provincial offence matters and in excess of 20,000 family law cases every year.

Inside, a small bronze nameplate installed at the podium for the hearing announced that Justice Patrick Gleeson would be presiding over the matter of Ranbir Singh Sidhu v.

I have no concerns running any of my future matters in front of Justice Zabel, I have no concerns about his impartiality, nor do I have any concerns about having a fair hearing.

These listings include schedules of upcoming hearings in civil, criminal and penal matters of the Superior and Quebec Court of Justice.

Attendees of the program met and heard from sitting justices and court officials, who described the Land Court's purpose — its jurisdiction, the matters it presides over, and its methods, procedures, and resources — and the current state of the Court and its cases and workload.

If the parents are still unable to reach an agreement, the matter will be decided by a Justice after hearing evidence at a trial.

Attendees met and heard from sitting justices and court officials, who described the Land Court's purpose — its jurisdiction, the matters it presides over, and its methods, procedures, and resources — and the current state of the Court and its cases and workload.

(4) The Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice may, from time to time, temporarily assign a judge referred to in clause (1)(d) or (e) to hear matters outside the jurisdiction of the Family Court.

In the matter of Motley & Others v Shadwell Park Ltd, the Court of Appeal (Sharp LJ and Henderson LJ) considered whether Mr Justice Soole acted outside the ambit of his reasonable discretion in granting Shadwell Park Ltd relief from sanction following its failure to submit an appeal bundle and skeleton argument in breach of paragraph 6.3 of Practice Direction 52B and a subsequent unless order that resulted in the appeal being struck out and a 3 hour appeal hearing being lost In granting relief Mr Justice Soole found that the loss of the hearing was not as serious as a loss of a trial date.

I also note that Justice Michalyshyn had also canvassed the precedents and determined the standard of review to be correctness when he heard this matter at the Court of Queen's Bench in 2013 (Bish v Elk Valley Coal Corporation, 2013 ABQB 756 at paras 14 - 23).

Note that only the Unified Family Courts or Superior Court of Justice has jurisdiction to hear your property matter, regardless of whether or not you are applying for equalization as part of a divorce proceeding, or separately.

The Brookline District Court hears both criminal (misdemeanor) and civil matters (including personal injury cases under $ 25,000), and is presided over by a single justice.

The Ontario Court of Justice does not hear divorce or property matters arising from a family breakdown.

The Superior Court of Justice hears all civil proceedings in Ontario, including commercial matters, personal injury, bankruptcy and insolvency cases, and litigation involving wills and estates.

The Unified Family Courts and Ontario Superior Court of Justice may hear all family matters (including support, custody, access and property issues) and provide a divorce degree.

The Supreme Court convened outside London for the first time and heard this appeal in Edinburgh making it the first matter to be heard by the justices in Scotland.

The decision names five Department of Justice lawyers who made «appearances» at the hearing of this matter but does not specify on whose specific advice CSIS was acting.

The five Supreme Court justices hear appeals of decisions over all matters decided in the circuit courts, including criminal convictions affirmed on appeal from magistrate court and appeals from administrative agencies.

And we might also note that leave applications under the Municipal Government Act before Justice Veldhuis seem to turn primarily on whether the applicant can demonstrate it has a reasonable prospect of success if the matter is heard on its merits.

As a result, not only did Madam Justice Corthorn conclude that the matter would have to return before her at a later date, she also concluded that the Rules required the application to proceed by way of an oral hearing rather than in writing.

Mr Justice Langstaff, President of the EAT, reserved the matter to himself and heard argument for a day, with reference to seven treaties, thirty key authorities, eleven academic and other publications and several extracts from Hansard.

No matter how odd, improbable, unlikely or incoherent, I'm curious to hear from anyone who has any further thoughts on alternative means of doing family justice.

On April 26, 2012, David brought a motion for various heads of relief, but another judge, Justice Francine Van Melle, determined there wasn't sufficient urgency to hear the matter before a case conference and reserved the issue of costs.

But while legal claims are best left relatively confined and technical, as a matter of political morality, it is appropriate to denounce the hearing fees not just as violations of specific constitutional rules and principles, but as an unconscionable barricade against access to justice.

The Ontario Court of Justice hears virtually all provincial offence matters as well as offences against municipal by - laws.