Sentences with phrase «law doctrine prohibiting»

In the offshore arena, the decision of the US Supreme Court in Pasquantino v US (2005) 125 S Ct 1766 that a scheme to defraud a foreign government of tax revenue violates the US wire fraud statute providing there is a US link — despite the revenue rule, a common law doctrine prohibiting US courts from enforcing a foreign state's domestic tax infrastructure — is highly significant.

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However, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal today ruled that MPs» communications with whistleblowers and their constituents have no special legal protection from state surveillance under the law, despite those long - held government doctrine apparently prohibiting it.

The aforementioned suit over a candidate's use of LLC money was settled out of court, so there hasn't yet been a clear test of what might be called the Sugarman Doctrine, which assumes underutilized power in the sections of election law prohibiting attempts to circumvent contribution limits and obfuscate the true source of campaign money.

Under federal law, the doctrine of judicial estoppel is designed to protect the judicial process by prohibiting parties from deliberately changing positions according to the exigencies of the moment.