Sentences with phrase «launched legal action»

Back in early March, BlackBerry launched legal action against Facebook, claiming that Facebook's various messaging apps copy the format of company's once - dominant BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) platform.

Yaworski, a former income (non-equity) partner at Gowlings, launched legal action against the firm in 2011 seeking compensation for services provided in 2008 and 2009.

But in an Oct. 25 decision, Court of Queen's Bench Justice William Grant found that Potter was not constructively dismissed but had effectively resigned from his position when he launched his legal action against the commission in March 2010.

Aniz Alani, a Vancouver lawyer, has launched a legal action to force Prime Minister Harper to appoint new senators to fill the vacancies in the Red Chamber.

Education campaigners have launched legal action against a government requirement for local authorities to share sensitive personal data on schoolchildren for its «Alternative Provision Census».

Shaye Wolf, climate science director for the Center for Biological Diversity, the conservation group that launched legal action to get Pacific walruses listed in 2008, told Earther that the agency's claim that walruses will adapt to climate change «is baseless, and simply doesn't match the science showing that walruses are being harmed by the devastating loss of their sea ice habitat.»

Rockstar games have launched legal action against the BBC for trademark infringement against the BBC's one - off film about the rise of Rockstar.

Last week a group of head teachers and councils launched legal action against Ofqual and two exam boards over June's English GCSE exam.

Northumberland county council has launched legal action to recover # 230,000 given to Bright Tribe academy trust to take on a struggling school because the chain later walked away...

Party donor Michael Foster launched legal action after the NEC voted to put Mr Corbyn on the ballot without needing to get 51 nominations from Labour MPs and MEPs.

Party donor Michael Foster launched legal action after Labour's National Executive Committee voted to put Mr Corbyn on the ballot without needing to get 51 nominations from Labour MPs and MEPs.

Party donor Michael Foster had launched legal action in a bid to require Corbyn to collect the names of 51 MPs and MEPs in order to stand.

The party's former chief executive has launched legal action to block a second internal inquiry.

Google's latest endeavour has upset established e-wallet providers PayPal, who have launched legal action against them, claiming that Google are breaching the use of their trade secrets.

In a 34 - page defence filed in the Federal Court in Melbourne on Monday, lawyers for Coles rejected key claims by the ACCC, which launched legal action in May, alleging that Coles used unfair tactics and misleading information to force about 200 suppliers to pay additional and ongoing rebates to participate in the program known as Active Retail Collaboration.

Kojonup farmer Steve Marsh launched legal action against his neighbour Michael Baxter after claiming GM canola blew from his crop onto Mr Marsh's land in 2010.

Treasury Wine has launched legal action against Rush Rich for trade mark infringements exploiting the company's Penfolds brand, including the unauthorised use of Treasury's BEN FU trademark, which is the lettering and characters used in China for Penfolds.

CEH has launched legal action against Walgreens and other companies for failing to warn consumers about the high levels of acrylamide in their products.

ASIC in March launched legal action in the Federal Court against the company, Albanese and Guy, in relation to... →

CIMIC Group has launched legal action in the United States against Chevron over cost blowouts on jetty and marine structures it built at the Gorgon LNG project on Barrow Island.

A union is launching legal action on behalf of more than 1,800 Monarch airline workers who lost their jobs after the firm went into administration.

National health watchdog launches legal action to eliminate the health threat to children from acrylamide in animal crackers and ginger snaps

Mr Sims said it «unfortunate», however, that just as the ACCC was wrapping up its case against Coles, it decided to launch legal action against Woolworths over alleged unconscionable conduct against suppliers.

See, for example, Lucille Keen, «ACCC sues petrol retailers, Informed Sources» (Financial Review, 20 August 2014), Ben Butler, «ACCC takes action on petrol pricing» (Sydney Morning Herald, 21 August 2014), Annabel Hepworth, «Petrol giants face legal test on prices» (The Australian, 21 August 2014) ACCC takes BP, Caltex, Woolworths, Coles Express, 7 - Eleven and Informed Sources to Federal Court» (news.com.au, 20 August 2014), Michael Janda, «ACCC launches legal action against Informed Sources and retailers over alleged petrol price sharing» (ABC News, 21 August 2014) and Simon Thomsen, «Competition Watchdog Takes Fuel Big Boys To Court Over Alleged Price Fixing» (20 August 2014).

Toll has threatened to launch legal action over the «illegal» picket by the striking warehouse workers.

Chilean news outlet El Murcurio are reporting that the Citizens are set to launch legal action over the player's failed # 60M transfer to the Manchester - based side.

Speaking at a BBC Radio 5 Live hustings, Burnham tried to downplay worries about the contest and categorically ruled out launching legal action, while Cooper, Kendall and Corbyn also said they saw no grounds for contesting the result.

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) decided today to launch legal action with other unions against the government over unilateral changes to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme and hold a strike ballot amongst 270,000 PCS members working for the civil service and its related bodies

His management is launching legal action in London, arguing that Heidfeld is guaranteed to drive for the full F1 season.

Claimants must now show that they have suffered «serious harm» before launching legal action.

Simon King, Senior Reporter — The Australian — February 21, 2015 ACOUSTIC expert Steven Cooper is considering launching legal action against the ABC's Media Watch program for its portrayal of him and his research on the effect of the Pacific Hydro wind turbines on local residents.

Johanna launches legal actions against those responsible for her clients» injuries, obtaining settlements or proceeding to trial as necessary.

Partner of journalist who reported on Snowden launches legal action over U.K. detention, Reuters

Not exact matches

«WrkRiot is considering legal action against a disgruntled former employee who has launched a slanderous campaign against WrkRiot and some of its employees via social media,» the post begins, going on to accuse the former employee of attempting to extort $ 50,000 from the company.

Minnesota, New York, Massachusetts, Virginia and Hawaii soon followed in launching similar legal actions.

At its peak, the company had nearly 80 franchises across Australia as well as more than a dozen company - owned stores, but over the last few years, a number have closed and a disgruntled Brisbane franchisee launched an $ 800,000 legal action against Pie Face claiming they were misled over profit projections, which Homschek denied.

Some of the changes, such as introducing a mobile order - and - pay app that was delayed after the franchisee association threatened legal action over its launch, are needed in order for Tim Hortons to compete against players such as Starbucks, which launched a similar app in Canada last year.

Launched in February, the index uses a combination of breaking news, polling statistics, and legal filings to provide a daily reading of the danger to Trump's hold on the presidency — stemming from Mueller's actions.

Legal actions launched by the government targeting reporters to demand the names of confidential sources represent gravest threat to journalistic expression in Canada, said a senior official with Reporters Without Borders amid celebrations of World Press Freedom Day on May 3.

Trudeau's government could launch their own legal challenge against B.C. for any actions the province takes, around respecting First Nations right or defending local health and safety.

The access to justice issue must be addressed first... in Canada — Birth Trauma Canada has recently launched a Maternity Legal Action Fund to fill this need.

The Trafigura story had not been revealed by at least one publication precisely because of the fear of a prohibitive legal action being launched.

The Council on American Islamic Relations and the American Civil Liberties Union have both launched legal challenges to the executive action.

Faced with the prospect of legal action from casino mogul and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson, the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) is maintaining radio silence, refusing to disavow a vicious smear campaign it launched against the prominent GOP donor and legendary pro-Israel activist.

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But now the app, which was launched in April 2014, has been acquired by Spark Networks and the legal action has been dropped.

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In most provinces in the country, anyone who has the same legal complaint as a plaintiff who launches any type of class action can automatically share in any potential settlements provided they make a rightful claim in time, say legal experts.

Recently, we have launched digital solutions in the areas of personal data and bankruptcy and right now, we are working on making legal actions even more digital.

The takeaway for employees who believe that they have been wrongfully dismissed and wish to seek redress by way of a Small Claims Court action is that it is likely prudent to seek professional legal advice before launching one's case.