Sentences with phrase «prima facie case against someone»

And, the motion judge found that SFC Litigation Trust had made out a strong prima facie case against Mr. Chan.

Mr. Justice Cullen of the Supreme Court of BC ruled in favour of Kinder Morgan, finding that there was a strong prima facie case against the group and unnamed individuals to grant an injunction.

Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood has instituted measures to establish whether there is a prima facie case against 12 High Court judges captured on video allegedly taking bribes.

Subsequently the African Human Rights Court after studying the case of Mr.Woyome has also established a prima facie case against the state and has ordered the state to appoint its lawyers by Tuesday 8th August, 2017 and then thirty clear days thereafter to file its defence.

The Federal High Court said the prosecution could not establish a prima facie case against Oronsaye Stephen

The judge, Justice Olasumbo Goodluck, in her ruling on the no - case submission filed by Oronsaye, held that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against Oronsaye.

«The suspension follows the establishment of a prima facie case against the four Justices, by the Committee set up by the Chief Justice to investigate alleged acts of bribery and corruption against certain persons, including the four Justices, as contained in the 29th August, 2015 petition of Mr. Anas Aremeyaw Anas,» the statement said.

Their demand follows the establishment of a prima facie case against Mrs. Osei, following allegations of corruption and abuse of office leveled against her in two separate petitions.

«The prosecution is not expected to establish the guilt of the defendant, only to show that there is a prima facie case against the defendant,» Oyedepo said.

In what is certainly an inquisition, even audited accounts of institutions some of the appointees headed are been subjected to forensic audit and the conclusion, without giving the opportunity to the appointee to first respond to it as should be the case, forwarded to the police on the basis of which the police is expected to say there is prima facie case against the appointees.

Considering the state's grounds of appeal which stated, among other things, that the trial judge erred in law when he stated that the prosecution woefully failed to establish a prima facie case against Woyome, Mr Justice Ofoe said that position was flawed.

Ordinarily, cases of corruption or alleged cases of misappropriation of funds are supposed to be referred to institutions that are saddled with the responsibility to investigate and prosecute such matters which is the ICPC and the EFCC if there is any prima facie case against them.

Introduce a right to independent, transparent and challengeable judicial consideration of the correct forum for trial and insist that prosecutors are required to demonstrate a prima facie case against the defendant before subjecting British citizens to the very harsh constraints caused by extradition on a whim.

The three - man panel also quashed the amended charge for not disclosing any prima facie case against the former governor.

He said the EFCC had failed to establish a prima facie case against his client to warrant him to enter any defence and urged the presiding judge, Justice Adedayo Akintoye, to discharge Tarfa forthwith and let him go.

Meanwhile, the Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Woode has started the process of determining whether there is a prima facie case against each of the 12 High Court judges and 22 Circuit and Magistrate Court judges implicated.

In the wake of the establishment of a prima facie case against Mrs. Osei following allegations of corruption and abuse of office...

The letter said: «The suspension follows the establishment of a prima facie case against them by the Committee set up by the Chief Justice to investigate alleged acts of bribery and corruption against certain persons, including the four Justices, as contained in the 29th August 2015 petition of investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas».

Lawyer Addo argues that the portion of the statement that states that «the suspension follows the establishment of a prima facie case against the four Justices, by the Committee set up by the Chief Justice» is a clear indication that due diligence was not done by the Director of Communications before the statement was released.

The statement explained that the suspension follows the establishment of a prima facie case against the four Justices, by the Committee set up by the Chief Justice to investigate alleged acts of bribery and corruption against certain persons, including the four Justices, as contained in the August 29, 2015 petition of Mr. Anas Aremeyaw Anas, ace investigative journalist.

An accused is not required to respond to an allegation of wrongdoing made by the state until the state has succeeded in making out a prima facie case against him or her: White, para 40.

Mr. Justice Wong found that I had failed to prove on a balance of probabilities that the lawsuit had been brought for an improper purpose and ruled that he was bound by the Court's earlier finding that there was a strong prima facie case against me.

As such, the state can not make out a prima facie case against Mr. Luthor, and he must be released from custody, and all charges dropped»?

The relative strength of the prima facie case against the respondents did not preclude the Court of Appeal from finding an arguable case for the Supreme Court to grant leave.

This means, in effect, that an accused is under no obligation to respond until the state has succeeded in making out a prima facie case against him or her.

«The process for a judge hearing a non-suit application is to ask whether, based on the evidence presented by the plaintiff, taken at face value and without being weighted, there is enough evidence for a prima facie case against the defendants.

The decision in Totalise plc v The Motley Fool Ltd [2001] EMLR 750 emphasised that the courts are not obliged to provide such relief and can consider wider matters such as the gravity of the defamatory allegations, whether the claimant has a strong prima facie case against the defendant, the size and extent of the potential readership and whether the claimant had any other available method of identifying the authors.

In Texas, I believe speeding is considered a Class C criminal offense (rather than a civil offense as in most absolute states); hence, they have to build the prima facie case against you and prove it beyond reasonable doubt.

In the case of a Mareva, one can still expect the courts in this jurisdiction will insist the moving party establish both a strong prima facie case that the assets will be eligible in the enforcement of the prospective judgment, as well that the moving party has established a strong prima facie case against the primary defendant before such a draconian order would be granted in this jurisdiction.