Sentences with phrase «limited discretion»

It held that a court has far more limited discretion to grant a stay than it does in forum selection disputes.

Important ethical duties arise for lawyers in the context of withdrawing from a representation, since while a lawyer has discretion as to which cases to accept, the lawyer has only limited discretion to withdraw from a retainer once it has been accepted.

Judges have limited discretion to sentence below a mandatory sentence, even when evidence supports doing so.

The trial judge may have limited discretion to depart from the presumptive sentence, but if he does so, he must issue an opinion explaining why, and the departure is subject to review on appeal.

It is likely that such low fines and lack of funding as well as limited discretion for enforcement will be the real deterrent — to enforcement by the department.

With the passage in 1968 of federal legislation mandating decidedly lowered rent ceilings, court rulings limiting discretion in tenant selection, and pressure from the civil rights movement to put an end to racial bias in tenant selection and assignments, this percentage increased.

This can never be tied down by such strict rules, either in the delineation of the offense by the prosecutors or in the construction of it by the judges, as in common cases serve to limit the discretion of courts in favor of personal security.

Without limiting the discretion conferred on the Electoral Commission by subsection (1), the Electoral Commission may on the production of --

He said in doing this, Nigerians must continue to strengthen accountability, significantly limit discretion in public spending and promote greater openness.

They try to limit the discretion of the new entrants.

We can reduce our errors by relying on statistical evidence, and limiting our discretion.

But many countries would resist moves that may limit their discretion.

Must advise the owner of the commercial premises that the search is being made pursuant to the law and has a properly defined scope, and it must limit the discretion of the inspecting officers.

The goal of this legislation is to limit the discretion of the government by granting the people (represented by the Queen) equal protection and a remedy in our courts.

There are civil rights laws that limit this discretion in the case, for example, of discrimination based on race, or family status.

The fundamental problem, he says, is the arbitrariness of a provision that allows a justice of the peace, in granting or denying bail for whatever reason, to limit the discretion of a superior court judge in deciding whether to grant enhanced credit.

The cases, which were both argued in front of B.C. Provincial Court Judge Ted Gouge, reveal that B.C. Corrections is in possession of a legal opinion it believes severely limits the discretion of probation officers and bail supervisors in many instances.

Law should be both stable and transparent, and limit the discretion of the decision - makers in the civil and criminal justice systems.

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In very limited circumstances, brokers have the discretion to vote on matters deemed to be routine.

Let's wise up people: The decisions of a President are regulated by law, even though he has some discretion the country would not allow anyone to go way beyond his limits, for that we have impeachments.

The fact that Islam has permitted individual as well as communal discretion — limited only by the original definite legislation of the Qur» an and the Sunnah, which define the roads to justice — enabled students of the Islamic code to choose freely the laws regulating the affairs of Islamic society.

Discretion Sometimes it may be necessary to push the limits of what the denomination allows, or even to break the rules.

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She said after five months of demanding answers from Woolworths head office and local store managers, she found out the limit was at the store's discretion.

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Limiting Dealer Mark - Up Discretion — Dealers can add - on anywhere from 0 - 3 % to the financing APR of a vehicle without a consumer's knowledge, and studies have found widespread racially discriminatory practices at play.

The legislation «gives courts broad powers to consider a waiver application and makes clear that their discretion is not limited to a direct threat against a person's safety,» the release said.

«Given the particularly important role books can play in rehabilitation, with immediate effect, governors may exercise a discretion to allow prisoners to have more than 12 books in possession where they are below their overall volumetric control limit.

«There has been a small change to prison guidelines introducing governor discretion to allow prisoners to have extra books in their cells within permitted space limits,» a spokesperson said.

Their views on such matters as conviction rates and plea bargains reveal that Mr. Laquidara, who also has the Working Families Party and Green Party lines, has the right sensibility: He recognizes the need for aggressive prosecution of repeat offenders and those accused of violent crimes, but he also sees the need to exercise discretion in certain other cases, balancing justice with the office's limited resources and the need to prevent case backlogs.

The reforms include limiting lawmakers» outside income, closing the LLC loophole in campaign donations, and clearly identifying the purpose for, and recipients of, all state funds allocated to be spent at the discretion of legislators and the governor.

NCC's lawyer, Yusuf Alli, SAN, disclosed that the court's discretion was limited to the rules of court which allows for just 21 days to file and serve written addresses.

In his submission, counsel to the second defendant, Destra Investments Limited, allegedly owned by Metuh, Tochukwu Onwugbufor (SAN) said the application deals with the exercise of the court's discretion.

To make sure things remain sweet with my host institution, I perform limited amounts of teaching, at my discretion, which to me is very rewarding and a good way of finding PhD students.