Sentences with phrase «on precedent setting cases»

The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACT - O) is a new specialty Legal Aid Ontario legal clinic only working on precedent setting cases and research on tenant issues.

Acted for the City of Ottawa on a precedent setting case that established the privacy of employee personal emails unrelated to the business of the City.

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The U.S. judge has excluded foreign investors, based on a precedent set in a 2010 Supreme Court ruling in the case of Morrison v. National Australian Bank.

But if this case sets a precedent for how Trump's economic policies are going to work, it heralds a dangerous shift from an economic system based on rules toward an economic system based on deals.

As was expected in that case, there was a simple coding error on the part of Parity and as they were requesting a hard fork many were thinking back to the precedent that was set from the DAO rescue.

Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane will submit to colleagues on Thursday a case for paying the money to Coca - Cola, but the majority of the cabinet is believed to be opposed to any form of industry assistance on the basis of the precedent it would set.

The case viewed by state and local stakeholders as precedent - setting was based on Essex County Democratic Committee Chairwoman Bethany Kosmider's unsuccessful attempt to obtain electronic voting records from the 2015 local elections from county officials.

The government had also argued that dismissing the indictment was inappropriate based on precedent set by other cases where there was intense media coverage.

«This case could set precedent for the extent third - parties on the internet are required to enforce government - mandated censorship,» says Daniel Himmelstein, a data scientist at the University of Pennsylvania who recently analyzed how many journal papers Sci - Hub holds.

The U.S. Supreme Court isn't the only high court considering a precedent - setting case on patenting human genes.

After important legal precedents were set and institutional support waned, the average number of cases declined but then took a sharp upturn from 1993 on, with a peak of 76 cases in 2000 and a total of 65 in 2007.

We have a deep appreciation of public law, and have worked on precedent setting constitutional and administrative law cases.

Basically what I'm getting at is that I don't think Pokémon will shift from being a handheld franchise to a home console franchise, but it seems a precedent will be set for main series Pokémon games coming out on both handheld and home consoles from now on, rather than only handheld consoles, as has been the case.

ExxonMobil based its argument on precedents set in two old cases of maritime law holding that «punitive damages are not available against a shipowner for a shipmaster's recklessness» (language from today's decision).

Olson has previously called the lawsuit «the biggest case on the planet», giving voice to the youngest members of society that can not yet vote but who will no doubt inherit our mess, and hopes it will set a precedent for future federal climate lawsuits.

This tax refund case set the precedent in the interpretation and construction of local Philippine taxation laws on imposition of excise taxes to aviation fuel purchased by international carriers for consumption outside the Philippines and its treaty obligations arising from the Chicago Convention and various bilateral air service agreements with other countries.

«Recently, we secured a significant victory for our clients in a precedent - setting multidistrict litigation, and we just settled on very favorable terms for our client a complex case involving post-closing breaches of an asset purchase agreement.

He also was lead counsel in a precedent setting case before the Third District Court of Appeals on the issue of whether bad faith claims could be pursued simultaneously with an insured's breach of contract claim, resulting in lower costs and exposure to insurers throughout the State.

Clyde & Co took home the Dispute Resolution Team of the Year award for its work on an international arbitration case and subsequent appeal, which set a precedent that has been followed by numerous others in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) award enforcement cases.

The firm has been at the cutting edge of legal developments in the region, particularly in the DIFC where it has worked on a number of cases that set new legal precedents.

ENSafrica's precedent - setting work on a complex intellectual property ownership case helped it win the IP Team of the Year gong.

In a precedent - setting case this year, a Toronto judge ordered that a man suing for physical injury in a car accident be cross-examined on the contents of his private Facebook profile.

Throughout his 46 - plus - year career Alfred has been the lead counsel on many precedent - setting cases.

During his career, Jock worked on a number of high - profile and precedent - setting cases.

We are experts in providing solutions for clients facing potential security for costs applications and have been involved in many of the cases setting precedent case law on this issue.

Brown, Goldstein & Levy attorneys have won numerous precedent - setting fair housing cases, including leading cases regarding discrimination based on race and disability.

Notable mandates: Represented physicians involved in providing care to Ashley Smith during the 2013 coroner's inquest; acted for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne in a defamation action against Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader Tim Hudak and energy critic Lisa MacLeod; in Wise v. Iran, acted for a Canadian victim of a suicide bombing (executed by individuals who received material support from Iran) who sought leave to intervene in ongoing proceedings commenced by United States plaintiffs in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking orders recognizing the enforceability in Ontario of judgments they obtained from a U.S. court against Iran totaling about $ 370 million; in Khadr v. Edmonton Institution, acted as lead counsel for an intervener, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, to argue that in interpreting Omar Khadr's sentence for the purpose of enforcing it in Canada, Correctional Services Canada was obliged to consider Khadr's right to liberty and principles of fundamental justice; acted for a physician in a malpractice claim in Moore v. Getahun, a precedent - setting case about restrictions on communication between counsel and experts in preparation of expert reports.

Winning cases and setting precedent is important, but never lose focus on serving your client.

He has also been counsel on a number of precedent setting Charter / labour law cases at the Supreme Court of Canada.

Unless further appealed, these cases are of precedent - setting effect — namely, that neither children accused of bullying nor their parents can rely on standard homeowners» insurance coverage for any damages or costs resulting from such behaviour.

A basic principle of the law whereby once a decision (a precedent) on a certain set of facts has been made, another Court of the same rank or lower, must apply that decision in cases presenting the same set of facts.

Ron Cummings, along with his partner Don Andrews, was counsel on two of the three precedent - setting personal injury cases in the Supreme Court of Canada that form what is known as «The Trilogy.»

As well as acting on some of the most high - profile and precedent - setting cases in recent years, our contentious procurement lawyers also regularly succeed in achieving our clients» aims without resorting to court proceedings.

YLaw is working on a case on obtaining the highest spousal support payable in British Columbia and is looking forward to setting precedent on the issue of spousal support.

He has been lead counsel on a number of precedent - setting cases and has made his mark in areas as diverse as personal injury litigation, medical malpractice, professional discipline, wrongful dismissal litigation and criminal law.

As legal counsel on a number of front page «headline» cases, Richard has won precedent - setting personal injury awards, and justice for his clients.

We have advised and assisted technology industry companies, including Rautaruukki Plc, Outotec Plc, Patria Plc, Konecranes Plc and Abloy Oy, as well as forest industry companies, such as UPM Plc, Stora Enso Plc and Metsä Group, in precedent - setting cases regarding criminal and damage claims against labour unions based on illegal strikes.

Anne - Marie Winton comments in Professional Pensions on the Ombudsman ruling in the Kingfisher Pension Scheme case that could set a major precedent for future cases.

We have assisted Finnair Plc in a court case regarding industrial safety dispute and acted for the company in a precedent - setting court case concerning posted workers and claims on salary discrimination of foreign employees.

We are also representing Finnair Plc in a precedent - setting court case regarding validity and applicability of a local collective agreement on employees not being members of the unions, who have signed and entered into the local agreement.

Furthermore, religion does not preclude reasoned argument; its arguments are based on a more - or-less exacting hermeneutic of «revealed» texts (and, sometimes, oral traditions), which is not that much different from the practice of law, since most legal cases are not reasoned from first principles, but from precedent - setting cases like Oakes).

Surrey MTBI Brain Injury Lawyers Win Precedent Setting appeal on how MTBI cases should be handled at an ICBC brain injury trial.

In a precedent - setting decision in a case that pit patients» rights against doctor's religious beliefs, the Divisional Court upheld the College of Physician and Surgeon of Ontario's policy on effective referral.

She has been the successful counsel on several ground breaking cases in British Columbia, including winning precedent setting cases on child abduction, property division, spousal support, child custody, child alienation and child support in BC.

He has acted as counsel in several precedent - setting cases involving insurers, architects, engineers and other participants in the construction industry and has been counsel on a wide variety of issues related to environmental concerns.

In a precedent - setting decision, in a case that pit patients» rights against doctor's religious beliefs, the Divisional Court has upheld the College of Physician and Surgeon of Ontario's policy on effective referral.

He has been instructed in sex discrimination claims against investment banks and have advised on «test» cases which have set legal precedents.

Ng Ariss Fong has established precedent - setting cases concerning the necessity of mental culpability for findings of professional misconduct in BC, the right of professionals to maintain anonymity during appeal processes, errors in reasoning by tribunals, and public interest factors bearing on name publication decisions.

If you are looking for state and federal statutes, as well as precedent setting cases, those can be found on Findlaw (and other similar sites).

Adjemian v. Brook Crompton North America, 2008 CanLII 27469 (ON S.C.), a precedent setting case at the Ontario Court of Appeal confirming that wrongful dismissal cases can and should be heard in an expedited fashion.