Sentences with phrase «other civil proceedings»
A number of other civil proceedings for the Goderich area and Huron County are also heard here, although they don't have the same high profile media stature as the Truscott Trial.
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«Other civil and criminal proceedings apart from this settlement are continuing, so there is still time to determine any accountability on that matter.»
The Enrollment Program also authorizes a superior court to have jurisdiction over enrollees by allowing it to «appoint a receiver, monitor, conservator, or other designated fiduciary or officer of the court for a defendant or the defendant's assets,» as well as authorizes the Commissioner of Business Oversight to «include in civil actions claims for ancillary relief, including restitution and disgorgement, on behalf of a person injured, as well as attorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedings.»
The High Court unanimously allowed the appeals, concluding that the «decision in Barbaro does not apply to civil penalty proceedings and a court is not precluded from receiving and, if appropriate, accepting an agreed or other civil penalty submission.»
ELK POINT, SD — It would probably not be accurate to say Professor Mindy Brashears speaks with a Texas twang or that ABC's attorney Dane Butswinkas has a Richmond dialect, but the difficulty the two have understanding each other slowed proceedings on the fourth day of the $ 1.9 billion civil defamation trial against the network.
(a) Whenever the Attorney General receives a complaint in writing signed by an individual to the effect that he is being deprived of or threatened with the loss of his right to the equal protection of the laws, on account of his race, color, religion, or national origin, by being denied equal utilization of any public facility which is owned, operated, or managed by or on behalf of any State or subdivision thereof, other than a public school or public college as defined in section 401 of title IV hereof, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly progress of desegregation in public facilities, the Attorney General is authorized to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section.
The draft order seeks to reduce all fees payable in civil and family matters by 10 %; and limit the level of enhancements that can be paid to solicitors in civil and family cases at 100 % for cases heard in the Upper Tribunal High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and 50 % for all other proceedings.
In this civil action brought by Dionisije and the other respondents in Illinois Circuit Court, the Supreme Court of Illinois held that the proceedings of the Mother Church respecting Dionisije were procedurally and substantively defective under the internal regulations of the Mother Church and were therefore arbitrary and invalid.
Prior to joining Carr Maloney, Ashley drafted appellate briefs in the Court of Special Appeals and litigated personal injury, estate planning, guardianship, conservatorship, landlord - tenant, and other civil litigation proceedings as an Associate Attorney at Cohen & Hertz, P.C.
She has represented numerous individuals in both the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York in both criminal and civil matters and has experience in all phases of the litigation process in white collar and federal criminal matters, as well as government and internal investigations, including pre-indictment advocacy, grand jury investigations, complex bail proceedings, pretrial motions, motions in limine, jury selection, trials, sentencing, restitution, forfeiture, and other post-conviction proceedings.
For over thirty years, Mr. Miklave has represented employers and management in all areas of employment, civil rights, and traditional labor law, including issues arising under federal and state anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation statutes; non-compete agreements and other post-employment restrictions; wage and hour investigations and litigation; multi-employer pension plan withdrawal liability and administration; collective - bargaining negotiations, administration and enforcement proceedings; corporate restructurings, reorganizations and plant closings; and employment practices and policies.
Practice areas; — White Collar Criminal Defense — Other Federal Criminal Defense — Defense of regulatory investigations and proceedings — Advocacy for officers, directors, and employees in internal corporate investigations — Matters involving MBS, CDS, CDOs, and subprime mortgages — Government - initiated civil RICO actions — Civil and Commercial Litigation — Federal Sentencing Advocacy Education: — Columbia University, 2008 Juris Doctor Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar — Yale University, 2004 Bachelor of Arts, cum laude Departmental Honors, English Admissions: — New York, First Department — United States District Court, Southern District of New York — United States District Court, Eastern District of Newcivil RICO actions — Civil and Commercial Litigation — Federal Sentencing Advocacy Education: — Columbia University, 2008 Juris Doctor Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar — Yale University, 2004 Bachelor of Arts, cum laude Departmental Honors, English Admissions: — New York, First Department — United States District Court, Southern District of New York — United States District Court, Eastern District of NewCivil and Commercial Litigation — Federal Sentencing Advocacy Education: — Columbia University, 2008 Juris Doctor Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar — Yale University, 2004 Bachelor of Arts, cum laude Departmental Honors, English Admissions: — New York, First Department — United States District Court, Southern District of New York — United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
Returning to the Mediation Directive, Art 7 represents, no doubt, the outcome of a committee - based compromise, by seeking to impose a broadly based privilege for mediators (and others «involved in the administration of the mediation process») against being compelled to give evidence in civil proceedings arising out of or in connection with a mediation process, subject only to two very narrowly drawn exceptions, which would not appear to recognise any of the established exceptions to the without prejudice principle, save indirectly perhaps the fourth.
Real estate brokers and agents: disputes relating to brokers, agents and their ethical, fiduciary and other common law disclosure and other obligations, as well as alleged breaches in civil actions and in ethics proceedings before state regulatory agencies
Chris provides business and corporate advice, including advice related to sales and acquisitions, commercial leasing, contracts, real estate conveyance and financing; broad commercial litigation representation including contracts and other business disputes, commercial and residential construction defect claims, religious entity law, advice regarding employment disputes and compliance, including ADA, ADEA, Title VII, Colorado Wage Act, FLSA compliance, and administrative proceedings before EEOC and DORA - Colorado Civil Rights Division; representation in administrative proceedings, C.R.C.P. 106 (a)(4) appeals and interlocutory appeals regarding governmental immunity, defense and pursuit of 42 USC § 1983 actions in federal and state court; representation of public pension funds in litigation and administrative matters; and appellate practice before the Colorado Court of Appeals, Colorado Supreme Court, and the 10th Circuit.
The expert also needs to know what type of case it is, ie civil, criminal, family or other, whether the matter is in its early pre-action stage or if court proceedings have begun, and whether you are instructing him as a party - appointed expert or a single joint expert (or, if the matter is pre-action, as a jointly selected expert under a pre-action protocol).
This provision must be read in conjunction with Recital 6, which states that «administrative proceedings leading to sanctions such as competition, trade, tax, financial services proceedings and other investigations by administrative authorities in relation to these proceedings, and also civil proceedings are not covered by this Directive.»
What IA 2005 does not do, however, is to grapple with the difficult interplay between such inquiries — which, by virtue of IA 2005, can have many of the features of legal proceedings — and other civil and criminal proceedings that are contemplated or already on foot.
that evidence... if it tends to incriminate him or her... shall not be used or received against the police officer... in any civil proceeding or in any proceeding under any other Act, except in a prosecution for or proceedings in respect of perjury or the giving of contradictory evidence.
To assist their clients, personal injury attorneys work routinely with experts who may be called as witnesses in personal injury cases: crash reconstruction experts, civil engineers, medical experts and others are frequently called on to testify in personal injury proceedings.
Hence, legal professional privilege can now generally be asserted in answer to any demand for documents by a public or other authority; it is not limited to a right that may be asserted only in the context of civil or criminal proceedings.
After that the court still has the power (and duty: FPR 2010 r 1.4 (2)(e)-RRB- to control the calling of evidence by deciding whether or not to give permission; and in so doing the case management judge must decide whether the evidence is «reasonably required» to resolve issues before the court (civil proceedings generally: CPR 1998 r 35.1), or in the case of family proceedings whether it is «necessary to resolve the proceedings» (Children and Families Act 2014, s 13 (6)(children proceedings); FPR 2010 r 25.4 (3)(other family proceedings)-RRB-.
She has represented corporations, executives, and other individuals in government and internal investigations, criminal proceedings, and civil litigation involving allegations of securities and accounting fraud, antitrust violations, and breach of fiduciary duty.
Attorneys that would like to be added to the Fifth Judicial Circuit Registry for Conflict Counsel to represent individuals in all criminal, including capital case proceedings, Juvenile delinquency proceedings, Juvenile Dependency, Termination of Parental Rights proceedings Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predator Proceedings (pursuant to the Jimmy Ryce Act) or any other relevant proceeding in the Fifth Judicial Circuit must fill out an application for the Chief Judges» consideration.
He rejected Reliance's argument that a Notice of Application in a proceeding before the Competition Tribunal should be more fulsome in its level of detail than pleadings in other civil matters simply because of the complexity of the economic facts in such proceedings.
Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.
We also advise clients about how to address the multiple factors that can come into play, such as reporting or disclosure requirements, corporate governance considerations, concerns about one's reputation or other business harms, and the possibility of follow - on civil litigation or other enforcement proceedings.
The principle difference is that, whilst in divorce proceedings there are five facts upon which you can chose to support your application, when dissolving a civil partnership there are only four, because it is not possible to rely on the other party's adultery, unlike in divorce.
Similar to other post-grant proceedings, a party who is not the patent owner and has not previously filed a civil action seeking a declaratory judgment of invalidity, may petition for Post-Grant Review of one or more claims.
They are also regularly involved in advising and bringing proceedings under other human rights instruments such as the United Nations» International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as well as EU law.
The conjunction «or» serves to separate «civil proceedings» from «any proceeding under any other Act»; «any other Act» is not, on plain reading, a qualifier for both items in the list.
Bowden is relevant not only to civil claims arising from abuse many years ago but also to other personal injury cases where the defendant's alleged tort relates to circumstances long before proceedings were issued, such as occupational illness claims.
Among other things: successfully obtaining the continuation of a US $ 2 billion freezing order under s. 25 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 in support of Russian proceedings; and successfully acting on an ex parte appeal against a Judge's refusal to grant a Chabra freezing order — the Order was granted by the Court of Appeal and continued on the return date (with Stephen Smith QC and Ben Griffiths).
However, one of the aspects of the peer review process, per section 8 of that statute, is that the investigations, proceedings and records of the peer review panel, a committee of a hospital board, disciplinary board, government board or agent of one of these «shall not be subject to discovery or introduction into evidence in any civil or administrative action against a provider of professional health services arising out of the matters which are the subject of evaluation and review...» In other words, if you file a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Florida doctor, the records contained in these peer review files — even if relevant — can't be compelled.
Obviously, if the complainant or another important Crown witness was discredited, or other significant problems with the Crown's case emerged during the course of the criminal proceedings that contributed to the acquittal, then as a practical matter, the acquittal is going to impact a later civil proceeding.
I believe it behooves both the criminal and the civil bar to have a basic understanding of how proceedings in one forum may affect those in the other, as this can influence the advice we give clients and the strategies we adopt for advancing clients» interests.
Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions.
That aspect of the Québec system of courts has no equivalent in other provinces where all provincial court civil jurisdictions are under Small Claims Court proceedings.
A personal injury case can become formalized through civil court proceedings that seek to find others legally at fault through a court judgment or, as is much more common, such disputes may be resolved through informal settlement before any lawsuit is filed:
South Dakota HB 1093 (2007) Allows Chief Justice to suspend, toll, extend, or otherwise grant relief from deadlines, time schedules, or filing requirements imposed by otherwise applicable statutes, rules, or court orders, whether in civil cases, criminal cases, administrative matters or any other legal proceedings as determined necessary.
Practice Highlights His practice includes representing physicians and medical clinics in negotiating employment contracts, partnership contracts, joint venture contracts and establishment of medical corporations; representation of physicians and medical clinics in the purchase and sale of medical practices; representation of physicians, dentists, pharmacists, medical clinics, surgical centers, hospitals, clinical laboratories and nursing homes before the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, Illinois Department of Public Aid, Illinois Department of Public Health and Federal Department of Health and Human Services in administrative license and recoupment hearings; representation of brokers and salesman before the Office of Banks and Real Estate; representation of physicians and other health care providers at internal hospital hearings involving termination or discipline of hospital privileges; representation of physicians in hearings before managed care providers to terminate the physician as a provider; representation of health care providers in criminal proceedings in federal or state court on charges related to Medicare and Medicaid vendor fraud and false claims; general and civil litigation related to medical care providers; and domestic relations.
The Children & Youth Law Clinic (CYLC) is an in - house, live - client clinic that represents children in foster care and former foster youth in dependency, health care, mental health, disability, independent living, education, immigration and other general civil legal matters, ensuring that they have a voice in court proceedings.
Professional regulatory statutes often contain confidentiality provisions that make records or other documents used by regulators during investigation and disciplinary processes, e.g., documents relating to complainants or other patients, non-compellable during civil proceedings.
They have defended pharmaceutical companies, major oil refineries and businesses in other industries against antitrust claims, both in criminal and civil proceedings.
Countries around the world are called upon to «adopt appropriate legislative and other measures to prohibit and eliminate discrimination in the public and private spheres on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity» and to «take all necessary legislative, administrative and other measures to prohibit and eliminate prejudicial treatment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity at every stage of the judicial process, in civil and criminal proceedings and all other judicial and administrative proceedings which determine rights and obligations...»
Ms. Martin has extensive experience representing banks and other financial institutions in various real estate matters, including foreclosure proceedings, title issues, civil litigation, and bankruptcy matters in Florida and Georgia.
In circumstances where there are related criminal proceedings, the following principles (among others) will apply to the exercise of the court's discretion to stay civil proceedings: [4]
The Court assigns qualified court interpreters in court proceedings at no cost in the following areas: criminal, juvenile delinquency, juvenile dependency, probate, mental health, family law, civil harassment, unlawful detainer (eviction), traffic, small claims, and other civil cases.
Date — Bah JSC in this case stated that: «what is intended to be covered by Order 81 are irregularities, short of situations of want of jurisdiction or infringements of statutes other than the High Court Rules... thus, whilst Order 81 rule 1 treats non compliance with the Rules as not nullifying the non - complying proceedings, the rule DOES NOT apply to non — compliance which is so fundamental as to go to Jurisdiction, or which is in breach of a Statute other than the civil procedure rules; breach of the Constitution; or the breach of the rules of natural justice.»
He has many years of expertise defending all types of criminal charges including DUI and is effective at handling plea negotiations, advanced motion practice, bail hearings, criminal trials, appeals, vacating warrants, post-conviction motions (including habeas corpus and other writs and petitions), regulatory investigations, post-conviction licensing hearings, applying for certificates of relief from civil disability and for good conduct, commutation or expungement proceedings, and mitigating other consequences resulting from a criminal conviction...