Sentences with phrase «of justice as»

Below the surface however, there is the heartache of either miscarriages of justice or an absence of justice as legal rights are lost or prejudiced.

«As such, there are consequences, costs, and reputational risks to the judge, the judiciary and the administration of justice as a whole.

Evidence Code technology wasted and still needed: in 1976 - 77, I conducted an extensive national consultation process with judges and lawyers for the federal Department of Justice as to replacing legislation such as the Canada Evidence Act, and the binding requirement of existing case law, with the Evidence Code that was proposed by the (LRCC's) Law Reform Commission of Canada's Report on Evidence (December 1975).

This is the justification for the privilege but it also recognizes that the privilege does not belong to individual judges — it belongs to the administration of justice as a whole.

Also, avoid being the five millionth firm with a scales of justice as the home page centerpiece.

The Council, the Commission or a Member State may obtain the opinion of the Court of Justice as to whether an agreement envisaged is compatible with the provisions of this Treaty.

Prior to joining WilmerHale, Mr. Levine was associated with a law firm in Seattle, Washington, and spent one year at the US Department of Justice as a Bristow Fellow in the Office of the Solicitor General.

A few weeks ago (August 25, 2017) in C.L.M. v. M.J.S., 2017 BCSC 1517, the claimant was accused of repeated non-compliance with Court Orders and court procedures throughout the litigation and at trial, harming not only himself and the child, but the administration of justice as well.

(2) The Small Claims Court consists of the Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice who shall be president of the court and such other judges of the Superior Court of Justice as the Chief Justice designates from time to time.

(2) There shall be such additional offices of judge of the Superior Court of Justice as are from time to time required, to be held by Chief Justices of the Superior Court of Justice, Associate Chief Justices of the Superior Court of Justice and regional senior judges of the Superior Court of Justice who have elected under the Judges Act (Canada) to perform only the duties of a judge of the Superior Court of Justice.

[In our] view, the seriousness of the Charter breach and the impact of the police conduct on Mr. Taylor's interests are such that the admission of the evidence would so impair public confidence in the administration of justice as to warrant the exclusion of the evidence.

(3) There shall be such additional offices of supernumerary judge of the Superior Court of Justice as are from time to time required, to be held by judges of the Superior Court of Justice who have elected under the Judges Act (Canada) to hold office only as a supernumerary judge of that court.

In the case of a dispute the Commission will follow the «sealed envelope procedure», which is recognised by the Court of Justice as a means of avoiding the risks of legal professional privilege being breached, while at the same time enabling the Commission to retain control over documents relevant to its investigation and avoiding the risk that the documents will be destroyed or disappear.

Changes seem to be afoot within the Department of Justice as well to ensure legislation is more Charter proof before it comes to the House of Commons for votes and passage.

She began her career working for the Ministry of Justice as an Administrative Officer at the County Court Money Claims Centre.

Regina v. Simpson (2006) Charges of Assault x 4 (Domestic), Threaten Death and Fail to Comply all withdrawn at trial in the Ontario Court of Justice as a result of defence investigation disclosing numerous inconsistencies in complainant's evidence and fabrication of other allegations.

Regina v. I.D. (2007) Charges of utter death threats x 2, and assault (Domestic) withdrawn at trial in the Ontario Court of Justice as a result of defence analysis of the statements of witnesses and the complainants establishing that the allegations could not have occurred.

He previously served as a Special Counsel for the Department of Justice as well as spending several years as a trial attorney with Civil Division of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.

These criticisms can be grouped into two areas: (1) those aimed at the process itself and (2) those relating to the role of the Minister of Justice as the arbiter of conviction review.

Since then, I am not aware of any premier making him / herself AG or Minister of Justice as well (though it may have happened somewhere in the country in the past 55 years).

The NSBS council for 2015 - 2017 will consist of 21 members: President Jill Perry; R. Daren Baxter, first vice president; second VP Julia Cornish; 10 members elected and acclaimed in the judicial districts; three at - large members to still be elected; David Bartol of the Legal Services Division of the Departmen of Justice as the representative of the attorney general; Kim Brooks, the dean of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University; and three public representatives.

But think of justice as being provided by law, so creating accessible laws is part of improving access to justice.

links to section - by - section explanations produced in 1993 by the Quebec Ministry of Justice as the new Code was making its way through the National Assembly

KELLY FRIEDMAN: It is really a cultural change for litigators to make a cost - benefit analysis where the benefit is to the ends of justice as opposed to their particular case or their client's interests alone, and that is going to be the biggest challenge.

She was thereafter employed by the Federal Ministry of Justice as a Pupil State Counsel in 1982 and posted to the then Federal Ministry of Works and Housing as Assistant Legal Adviser.

It is fundamental to the rule of law that all citizens stand before the bar of justice as equals.

Zwillinger started with the Department of Justice as a computer crime prosecutor.

Victims of domestic violence, families dealing with threats or neglect from absentee landlords, and children, seniors, and veterans who are denied access to health care or benefits — they deserve access to the same quality of justice as people with power and money.

Indeed, although a direct reference would not be made between a national court and the Court of Justice as the joint court would function as an intermediary, such a mechanism would undermine the legislative purpose behind the Repeal Bill's provisions regarding ending the preliminary reference mechanism.

The freezing orders had been obtained by the US Department of Justice as part of its prosecution of an alleged Ponzi fraud scheme called the «Vavasseur Programme», run by an American named Terry Dowdell, in which the defendants had participated.

Tomorrow, Tuesday 27th March, an application for a Group Litigation Order will be heard at the High Court of Justice as part of a three - day hearing to decide the deadline for claims to be brought against Volkswagen in England and Wales.

«We have uncovered documents through the Freedom of Information Act that prove the DEA's own attorneys at the Department of Justice as far back as March 2000 knew they lacked the authority to ban hemp food products.»

If that wasn't enough, KMPG was accused with the obstruction of justice as investigators tried to piece together the facts of the accounting scandal.»

The shock method of behavior modification has been likened to torture and its use is being investigated by the US Department of Justice as well as the United Nations (Associated Press, 2014).

Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) has been proven unconstitutional in many courts and has even been addressed by the US Federal Department of Justice as unallowable as it robs people with disabilities their right to choosing a pet that meets their specific service and therapy needs.

This culminated in a judgement against DM in early 2011, which they promptly appealed (sent to the European Court of Justice as a test case).

Before this case was set to go to a bench trial, three of the publishers settled out of court with the Department of Justice as part of the DoJ's investigation of anti-trust violations.

The same report says Simon & Schuster, Hachette SA and HarperCollins may settle with the Department of Justice as soon as today.

Mr. Barron served in the United State Department of Justice as Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel from 2009 — 2010 and previously clerked for Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and U.S. Court of Appeals Justice Stephen Reinhardt in the mid-1990's.

This movie is rarely more than merely competent, but it should stir lovers of justice as well as dog fanciers.

A fascinating flick as much about a possible miscarriage of justice as about a case of arrested development who looks like a little girl playing house with an imaginary mate.

He described the defeat in the Court of Justice as «well - deserved.»

Observers are expecting Grayling to start several battles in the Ministry of Justice as he takes an altogether more right - wing approach to crime and punishment than his predecessor.

A scheme to cut sentences for criminals who plead guilty was cancelled when Chris Grayling was installed in the Ministry of Justice as a gift to the Tory right.

This was an ongoing process of constitutional reform with the Ministry of Justice as lead ministry.

Its judges, lawyers and sheriffs are keen to assert that they run a fairer system (although they manage to notch up just as many miscarriages of justice as elsewhere).

There are as many theories of justice as there are countries in the world and people in them.

When the barons squeezed concessions out of a reluctant King John back in 1215, out popped the foundations of justice as it's supposed to be - the right to a fair defence and a fair trial.

Second, it ignores the existence and growth of EU citizenship, a citizenship possessed by all Scottish nationals and famously proclaimed by the European Court of Justice as «destined to be the fundamental status of nationals of the Member States».

Trump condemned the actions of the FBI and Department of Justice as «an American disgrace» in a Saturday morning tweet.