Sentences with phrase «matter got to court»

When the matter got to court the buyer had been in possession for approximately four years.
However, Colman, principal of Gene C. Colman Family Law Centre, says persisting traditional views of parenting roles mean mothers are still more likely to end up with a greater share of custody before the matter gets to court.

Not exact matches

Trump has previously said he would be willing to take the matter to the US Supreme Court in order to get the travel ban passed, a measure his administration argues is necessary of national security.
In such cases, we can either settle the issue by violence, or we can set up some authority to decide the matter, in which case we get judicial authority, of which the paradigm is the court or the judge.
My point is that a good police interrogator can get a confession many times without recourse to techniques which would be illegal under Supreme Court rulings, or for that matter, considered torture internationally.
l'chaim - > «And also i think they can bring the matter in court, to get back whatever rightfully for them plus damages.
- > «And also i think they can bring the matter in court, to get back whatever rightfully for them plus damages.
I have got the TV footage because I tried to go to court over this matter.
He also pointed out that party supporters are entitled to know the truth about the matter therefore,» to get to the bottom of it, he would have to go to court for whoever is making the allegation to provide evidence.»
The source pointed out she'd testified last fall that Johnson, 37, had assaulted her — and returned two more times to court where she accused cops of trying to get her to drop the matter.
Wouldn't one typically wait for the matters to actually get to court?
I'll be surprised If the case gets to court, let's be honest, Lagos state will lose the case since this is a constitutional matter, and I think Lagos state will settle the applicants out of court.
Silver recently had a bid rejected to get the Supreme Court to hear his case, pushing the matter back for a re-trial before U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni, who presided over his 2015 trial.
Because at the end of the day, no matter how many distributors authors have courted to get their works published, only the ones that sell will be cherished and respected by them.
All of this goes to show that no matter how heated legal disputes between companies get — and Microsoft and B&N spent a good part of last year arguing over Android - related patents — business reasons can bring them into partnership just as quickly as they can drag them into court rooms.
And no matter what else happens, you've got to remember that you walk into court naked.
The owner had to pursue the matter through court, and the process took seven months before she could get Rita back.
From the article:... SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)-- Google Inc is already getting requests to remove objectionable personal information from its search engine after Europe's top court ruled that subjects have the «right to be forgotten,» a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Even as the U.S. Supreme Court gets ready to hear oral arguments in April to decide the matter, the grate state of Alabama (because, you know, so often Alabama grates) decided it couldn't just remain on the sidelines any longer.
(As a completely side matter: I've long thought the way to deal with the all - or - nothing parent is simply to take the carriage of the case away and give it to an inquisitorial court; no «patience» should be wasted on the sort of entrenched rigidity some angry parents can get into.)
[M] aybe divisions of appellate courts think that if they ignore their own precedents they won't get called on this by their colleagues, especially if a judge on the appellate panel was part of the panel deciding the precedents; or there's nobody outside the court (who might matter) to to complain because it's an appellate court of final resort; or it's an inferior appellate court but the panel has good reason to believe the final appellate court won't grant leave to appeal.Whatever the reason, such judicial conduct unacceptable.
If an urgent decision is required then, with a persistent solicitor who is able to establish a relationship with the court staff, it is possible to get the papers referred to a judge within a very short period — and sometimes within a matter of hours.
The good news there is the field is sufficiently complex to thoroughly exercise your gray matter (see, for example, David Fischer's analysis of the LinkLine litigation to be argued shortly before the Supreme Court), which means you're not just getting a job, but getting smarter too (case in point: before becoming an Internet marketer for lawyers I worked at Kaye Scholer and frequently saw Milton Handler, a name partner and guru of the antitrust bar, still coming to work well into his 90's).
It is possible to get a divorce before reaching an agreement (or getting court orders) about financial matters.
Another factor continuing to affect Court practice, Zubarev says, is that the August 2014 contraction of the Russian Supreme Court from two separate supreme courts (one dealing with simple civil law disputes and criminal law matters, and another dealing with commercial disputes between companies) into one has resulted in a Court practice «getting more and more difficult», as the Court is less concerned with freedom of contract, and more interested in exploring the actual intent of the parties, and protecting the weaker party.
Amici are in a position to assist the court by ensuring that complex matters do not get bogged down with procedural problems, and that the broader goals of justice are met».
The province's announcement follows the Supreme Court's landmark decision in R.v. Jordan, which set time limits by which all matters must get to trial.
The Ontario Court of Appeal's recent decision in Strudwick v. Applied Consumer & Clinical Evaluations Inc. («Strudwick») provides a useful clarification to all litigants, but especially those concerned with employment law matters, on the nature of various heads of damages and the general rule that «You don't get what you don't ask for.»
To make matters worse, if you use the «Reflex Record» on the Court of Appeal's page, you get, not the dismissal of application of the leave to appeal, but a reference to «a related decision», Superintendent of Financial Services v. National Bank of Canada, Informal Committee of Noteholders and Ernst & Young Inc., in it's [sic] capacity as Court - Appointed Monitor, Qit - Fer et Titane Inc. and Bank of Nova Scotia, 2007 CanLII 15978 (S.C.C.) where leave to appeal another decision was giveTo make matters worse, if you use the «Reflex Record» on the Court of Appeal's page, you get, not the dismissal of application of the leave to appeal, but a reference to «a related decision», Superintendent of Financial Services v. National Bank of Canada, Informal Committee of Noteholders and Ernst & Young Inc., in it's [sic] capacity as Court - Appointed Monitor, Qit - Fer et Titane Inc. and Bank of Nova Scotia, 2007 CanLII 15978 (S.C.C.) where leave to appeal another decision was giveto appeal, but a reference to «a related decision», Superintendent of Financial Services v. National Bank of Canada, Informal Committee of Noteholders and Ernst & Young Inc., in it's [sic] capacity as Court - Appointed Monitor, Qit - Fer et Titane Inc. and Bank of Nova Scotia, 2007 CanLII 15978 (S.C.C.) where leave to appeal another decision was giveto «a related decision», Superintendent of Financial Services v. National Bank of Canada, Informal Committee of Noteholders and Ernst & Young Inc., in it's [sic] capacity as Court - Appointed Monitor, Qit - Fer et Titane Inc. and Bank of Nova Scotia, 2007 CanLII 15978 (S.C.C.) where leave to appeal another decision was giveto appeal another decision was given!
I suspect that the real heavy lifting in enhancing access to justice is a matter of procedural reform — specialized decision - making bodies with extremely simplified procedural rules for specific civil law issues (something that actually already exists in certain areas such as Landlord / Tenant, but could be further improved upon), wider permissions for over-the-counter motions, fewer unnecessary court appearances, fewer procedurally - mandated appearances (e.g., going from a Case Conference to a Settlement Conference to a Trial Management Conference, and possibly further, before you can get to a family law trial), and so on.
One of the biggest problems is the length of time it takes to get a matter into court for judicial determination.
«I don't think anyone wants to see a victim not get to see their accused person have their day in court because of a procedural matter,» she says.
Even in the case of the Succoth hut on the condominium's balcony, where the SCC said that religious belief had only to be sincere to qualify for Charter protection (Linus van Pelt in Peanuts expressed that decades ago: it doesn't matter what you believe, as long as you're sincere), the religious person got to set up his hut contrary to the condo's by - laws because the court held it was no big deal for the condo.
«Definitely, the minor stuff is going to be Small Claims Court,» he adds, noting plaintiffs take a risk that they may not get costs if the court ultimately determines it to be a small claims maCourt,» he adds, noting plaintiffs take a risk that they may not get costs if the court ultimately determines it to be a small claims macourt ultimately determines it to be a small claims matter.
Where the issues before the court are between citizens this may not matter; but where the issues are between the citizen and departments of state or citizens and local authorities — immigration, social security, planning permission — there must surely be some concern that the judge will not want to let down the political party which got him, or her, elected and whose support may be needed for re-election and promotion.
The hallmarks of «courts and tribunals» - independence, impartiality, permanence, connection to the constitutional structure of the Member State - are hence no longer merely a checklist to see who gets to send a question to Luxembourg but a requirement on Member States about the nature, quality and hierarchical collocation of any body that may potentially stumble on a matter covered by EU law.
A recent story in the Vancouver Sun set out some of the problems: budget cuts in court services and the prosection service and significant delays in the appointment of BC Provincial Court judges lead to delays in the prosection of criminal matters, often leading to charges being dismissed because they take too long to get to tcourt services and the prosection service and significant delays in the appointment of BC Provincial Court judges lead to delays in the prosection of criminal matters, often leading to charges being dismissed because they take too long to get to tCourt judges lead to delays in the prosection of criminal matters, often leading to charges being dismissed because they take too long to get to trial.
... gets to the heart of the matter, Catherine Roberts, «a formidable presence in court, who doesn't beat around the bush.»
Perhaps a well - timed Pt 36 or Calderbank offer by one of the defendants on apportionment of liability of, say, a third each would have prevented the matter getting to the initial trial, let alone to the Court of Appeal with three silks being instructed.
No matter the approach, parties should carefully consider the claim language, the patent as a whole, the state of the art, the person skilled in the art and work with their experts to get their facts and arguments before the court.
Apeer is an app for attorneys that quickly gets court appearances covered by well - qualified special appearance attorneys and provides tools to collaborate and communicate on the matter.
If there is a breach in the contract, then you go to court, and if something illegal is done, it doesn't matter what the contract says, so I don't really get the use of an indemnification clause.
So comments like «[i] t prevents this segment of the population from effectively getting married to begin with» are not that persuasive when the cost of having secular courts wade into what are essentially personal religious matters is compromising secular values.
Sometimes judges have to get down in the trenches, The American Lawyer (May 2007), Steven Lubet wonders whether the court got it right and whether its «nuclear option» of shutting down a deposition makes sense as a practical matter.
Maybe you have minor children and need to get along for Helping You Resolve Family Law Matters without the Intervention of the Court Your marriage may not be working, but you may want or need to maintain a positive relationship with your ex.
As argued by counsel for the Tribunal before this court, the role of the Tribunal includes bringing a more objective perspective to bear on matters that sometimes get clouded by local personalities and issues» (at paras. 52 - 54).
After articling at an established medium - sized Vancouver firm myself 26 years ago, and pretty well staying with downtown Vancouver firms for most of my professional life, I'd have to say that students who article in Surrey or practise for their first few years there (or for that matter, any place outside of downtown Vancouver), may have a greater opportunity for getting into court on a regular basis than their downtown counterparts, who can be stuck compiling lists of documents on multimillion - dollar deals and doing memos of law while their Surrey colleagues are in trial after trial, and chambers application after chambers application, cutting their teeth in front of judges.
Josh Marshall agrees in this post at Talking Points Memo, opining that as a matter of policy, courts do not like to grant plea withdrawals because defendants who get stiff sentences will always try to withdraw their plea.
We add our voices to those of others who have called on the federal Minister of Justice to make it a priority to fill the vacancies in Alberta superior courts and to provide a proper complement of judges in Alberta, before matters get any worse.
If you indicate that you might be able to settle matters outside of court, you are taken to information on a separation plan which incorporates a video on mediation and allows you to download a plan or get taken to the «get family orders» pathway.
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