Sentences with phrase «on illegal acts»

The Spanish government has threatened to take control of all financial transactions in order to stop the spending of state funds on illegal acts.

Therefore, the Special Council was established based on an illegal act?

Heavy reliance was placed on the Court of Appeal decision in Reeves v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [1999] QB169 in which it was held that causation could be established in a case founded on an illegal act where the alleged illegal act was the «very thing» that the defendant had a duty to prevent.

It was common ground between the parties that if Stone & Rolls had been the victim of the fraud, the principle that a claim can not be founded on an illegal act would not succeed as a defence.

Not exact matches

First on the plate is the DREAM Act, which offered a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who arrived to the U.S. as minors.

There are legal implications as well: Anyone who wants to get involved in this industry has to take on the reputational risk and the legal risk, because even though numerous states have legalized it, cannabis is still a Schedule I, federally illegal drug under the Controlled Substances Act.

If a client seeks their lawyer's advice on a matter that could be illegal or expose them to criminal liability, and the client uses the advice to commit a crime or act of fraud, the attorney could be asked to testify against their client.

Thiel, who also supports the idea of creating autonomous islands on which people could live and create their own laws, said he is in favor of a bi-partisan bill called the «Intimate Privacy Protection Act,» which would make it illegal to distribute explicit private images without a person's consent, and would involve criminal penalties for those who profit from doing so.

The crux of the act is simply this: illegal wage bias (based on race, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability) occurs «when a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted, when a person becomes subject to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, or when a person is affected by application of a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, including each time wages, benefits, or other compensation is paid, resulting in whole or in part from such a decision or other practice.»

South Korea said on Wednesday it will take firm action against illegal and unfair acts in cryptocurrency trading after a petition with 280,000 signatures was sent to the presidential Blue House.

Notably, Republicans also recommended Congress repeal the Logan Act, which makes it illegal for private citizens to conduct policy negotiations on behalf of the US and which several of Trump's associates, including Flynn, have been accused of violating.

End Illegal Immigration Act Fully - funds the construction of a wall on our southern border with the full understanding that the country Mexico will be reimbursing the United States for the full cost of such wall; establishes a 2 - year mandatory minimum federal prison sentence for illegally re-entering the U.S. after a previous deportation, and a 5 - year mandatory minimum for illegally re-entering for those with felony convictions, multiple misdemeanor convictions or two or more prior deportations; also reforms visa rules to enhance penalties for overstaying and to ensure open jobs are offered to American workers first.

Germany at the start of the year began enforcing a new hate speech law that gives social networks just 24 hours to act on hate speech, fake news, and illegal material.

«Passing a law that makes it illegal for a 20 - year - old to purchase a shotgun for hunting or an adult single mother from purchasing the most effective self - defense rifle on the market punishes law - abiding citizens for the evil acts of criminals,» NRA spokeswoman Jennifer Baker said in a statement this week.

It is my experience that rarely do «they» really «know» more than anyone else and if they are acting on information you do not know, it is almost always very short - term in nature (whisper number on earnings) or illegal (merger news) and rarely is it something fundamentally significant in the long - term.

A company that even printed out a contract like that would be liable under the Civil Rights Act, because it is illegal to discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of religion.

In 1986, a Democratic Congress passed and the Republican president signed into law the Immigration Reform and Control Act, which attempted to close the back door of illegal immigration by, among other measures, imposing sanctions on employers for hiring unauthorized aliens.

Legally, the county's moratorium may violate a federal law — the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act — which makes it illegal for local governments to place a «substantial burden» on houses of worship and their function.

«That chapel belongs to Yale,» he said firmly, «and I don't want illegal acts taking place on university property.»

Regardless of one's view on illegal immigration, the RCC should be taxed since they are acting as a political group.

«The pilots are engaged in this illegal slowdown in order to bring pressure on Spirit during current negotiations for an amended collective bargaining agreement pursuant to Section 6 of the Railway Labor Act,» Spirit Airlines spokesperson Paul Barry said in a statement given to Buzzfeed News.

From throwing money defaced with words such as «love» away on Wall Street, to helping nuns pour blood on battleships, or handing out food to the homeless in a park (an illegal act in his city, Philadelphia), Claiborne's Christianity is not for the squeamish, but it has inspired many outside of the Church to take another look at the faith.

These mezuza bans are considered illegal discrimination under the Fair Housing Act, because only a Jew would have any need to put something on the door frame, so the rule (even if we assume the rule exists) negatively impacts only Jews, and nobody else... and there's no legitimate justification for the rule, since it's not a safety issue and it's too small to be considered unsightly.

Until the 1960s, Comstock Act laws were on the books in many states, making the sale of contraceptives illegal even to married couples.

The Usk River Authority, and others like it in England and Wales, was set up by the Water Resources Act of 1963, and there were plenty of acts before that which made it quite clear that pulling out salmon, except with fully licensed rod and line, was distinctly illegal; but Si √ ¥ n Jones and his friends justify themselves on the basis of somewhat earlier legislation, instituted in the 10th century by an independent Prince of Wales, Hywel Dda («Howell the Good»).

The sports leagues argued that New Jersey's new sports betting bill violated the 1992 federal ban on sports betting, known as the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PAPSA), and thus is illegal and must be stopped.

«While these changes mostly involve reorganization, the committee is confident that the rules now place a stronger emphasis on flagrant acts and illegal helmet contact,» said Bob Colgate, NFHS assistant director and liaison to the Football Rules Committee.

Baby Milk Action has posted information on social media about the Single Equality Act highlighting that it is illegal to discriminate on the basis of how a mother feeds her child and we hope people will not be intimidated by Unilever's campaign.

Under Australia's federal Sex Discrimination Act 1984 it is illegal to discriminate against a person either directly or indirectly on the grounds of breastfeeding, according to the Australian Breastfeeding Association.

In 2008, U.S. legislators passed the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) which made it illegal for insurance companies and employers to discriminate based on genetic information.

It is illegal to discriminate on the basis of gender and the Act states, «less favourable treatment of a woman includes less favourable treatment of her because she is breast - feeding».

TROY, N.Y. — It is known as the Immigration and Nationality Act section 287g - a federal program championed by President Donald Trump that allows law enforcement to send officers for training on how to identify and deal with illegal immigrants inside the county jail.

Ognibene and Paladino are arguing the mosque project is illegal — a violation of the Patriot Act, in fact — and are calling on US Attorney Eric Holder (not AG Andrew Cuomo) to investigation, insisting this is a federal, not state, issue.

The leader of the immigration revolt — on an amendment, remember, which even the home secretary Theresa May had said was illegal under the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights — was Dominic Raab, a bright international lawyer who knew exactly what he was doing, and was one of the stars of the 2010 intake.

Theresa May claimed on Tuesday that an illegal immigrant was allowed to stay in the country by using the Human Rights Act and citing his cat - but later there were conflicting stories over the accuracy of the story.

The SAFE Act made more rifles subject to a state ban on assault weapons, increased sentences for illegal gun possession and required mental health officials to report safety concerns about any patients with access to guns.

The second case involved the arrest of 6 crude oil vandals in Niger State on the 27th of April 2018 by the Special Task Force on Petroleum Illegal Bunkering (STFPIB) surveillance patrol team acting on a tip - off intercepted and arrested the following suspects.

«A productive day in Parliament - with progress on banning illegal scrap metal dealing Main 70 Tory MPs vote to repeal the Human Rights Act»

The two prosecutors, which included acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Joon Kim, also denounced the de Blasio camp's behavior on behalf of his election campaign in 2013 and the state Senate race a year later as inappropriate if not illegal.

Panhandling on city streets isn't illegal in New York, as long as the person isn't acting aggressively.

Cuomo on Wednesday decried the topless performers, saying their act could be considered illegal given concerns over harassment and hurting businesses in Times Square.

In Cooper v. Harris, decided on May 22, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed the judgment of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, finding that two of North Carolina's congressional districts, the boundaries of which had been set following the 2010 United States Census, had been subject to an illegal racial gerrymander in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

Dasuki is standing trial on a five count charge bothering on illegal possession of firearms and possession of amounts of local and foreign currency in his residence contrary to Money Laundering Act.

We call on President Nana Akufo - Addo to direct a reversal of these illegal decisions and acts of malfeasance as well as take appropriate steps to restore good corporate governance practices in our state - owned enterprises, in this case ADB.

Turkey using as an excuse the treaty of guarantee, invaded, occupied and still has under its control a part of a foreign Sovereign Nation (Republic of Cyprus) The article of wikipedia is relatively un-biased and has good sources on the legitimacy of this military invasion The main reason this act was an illegal invasion was that the treaty...

It sprang from a section of home secretary Theresa May's speech to the Conservative party conference on illegal immigration and the Human Rights Act.

Under the Immigration Asylum Act 2006, firms can be fined for taking on illegal workers, individual officers can be disbarred and persistent offenders can have their assets seized.

A statement by Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 6 div, Col Aminu Iliyasu said, «In the early hours of Monday, 20th November, 2017, as part of the continued efforts to rid the Niger Delta of criminals and acts of criminality, troops of 6 Division Nigerian Army, based on a tip - off by some patriotic citizens, raided the camp and shrines of a notorious militant, cultist, kidnapper and ardent illegal oil bunkerer, Mr. Igwedibia Johnson, (aka «Don Waney»), who has been terrorising the peace - loving Omoku community in particular, as well as the entire people of Rivers and Bayelsa States.

The law, known as the SAFE Act, expanded the state's ban on purchasing new assault weapons, established more comprehensive background checks for gun and ammunition purchases, and toughened laws against illegal gun possession.

The letter read in part, «My attention has been drawn to the well publicised resolution of the Senate, summoning me to appear before it to justify my criticism of the illegal call on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Mr. Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the EFCC.