Sentences with phrase «proceedings against a member»

(Formally, if you read the treaties or secondary literature, you might notice that member states also have the right to initiate infringement proceedings against another member state.

Sections 69 and 110 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and section 116 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) empowers INEC to conduct Recall proceedings against a member of the National Assembly, State House of Assembly, or the Area Council of the FCT, upon the receipt of a valid petition alleging a loss of confidence in the member, by more than 50 % of voters registered to vote in that member's constituency.

«They can not be grounds for any investigation into the procedures or proceedings against a member of parliament; either the Speaker or the President of the Senate; once they are done in the exercise of their proper functions.

EU regulators begin proceedings against member states for failing to enforce energy efficiency law, Reuters

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants — acting in the conduct of substantial disciplinary proceedings against members, including cases involving charges of dishonesty arising out of adverse finding in civil proceedings.

Not exact matches

On Tuesday, members of parliament in Zimbabwe started impeachment proceedings against Mugabe.

«Fifa ExCo member Mohamed Bin Hammam has requested the Fifa ethics committee to open ethics proceedings against Fifa president Joseph S Blatter,» a Fifa statement read.

Saraki said the appellate court erred in law when it affirmed the competence of the proceedings of the CCT, which sat on the appellant's case with only two members as against the three provided for in the provisions of Paragraph 15 (1) of the Fifth Schedule to the 1999 Constitution.

This was immediately followed by one Mr. Baah Acheamfour who proceeded to make a complaint to the police of the conduct of Afoko and his alleged spokesperson which he described as gross and flagrant violation of Article 3d (VIII) of the NPP's constitution under duties of a member which state that a member shall not initiate commence or prosecute any legal proceedings whatsoever against the party or any member of the party relating to party affairs without first exhausting the grievance procedure laid down in the constitution in respect of grievances against the party or any other members,» the letter said.

New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmakers in Ghana's Legislature have started collecting signatures of Members in the House in a bold move that insiders say could lead to a push for impeachment proceedings against President John Dramani Mahama.

Members of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Monday morning commenced impeachment proceedings against Governor Sullivan Chime of the State.

Imagine that members of the 8th National Assembly had announced during the recent general election campaigns exactly how they were going to tear up section 308 of the 1999 Constitution (which protects the president, vice president, governors and their deputies against civil and criminal proceedings while they are in office) to grant their leaders immunity from prosecution for corruption and money laundering.

At the hearing of the appeal, Daudu faulted the judgment of the appeal court on among other grounds that it erroneously affirmed the competence of the proceedings of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, which sat on the appellant's case with only two members as against the three provided for in the provisions of Paragraph 15 (1) of the Fifth Schedule to the 1999 Constitution.

In cases where Member States do not respect their obligations under EU law, the Commission can take legal action against them in the form of infringement proceedings before the Court of Justice under Article 258 TFEU.

The SMIT will allow the Commission to request information (including factual market data or fact - based analysis) from private firms or trade associations when the Commission initiates or substantiates infringement proceedings against one or more Member State (s) that may have failed to fulfil an obligation under the applicable Single Market legislation.

-- that regulation does not preclude the application of a provision of national procedural law of a Member State which, with a view to avoiding situations of denial of justice, enables proceedings to be brought against, and in the absence of, a person whose domicile is unknown, if the court seised of the matter is satisfied, before giving a ruling in those proceedings, that all investigations required by the principles of diligence and good faith have been undertaken with a view to tracing the defendant.

In recent work, the team defended the sugar producer Nordzucker against damage claims following antitrust procedures, while Markus Meier and Gerd Sassenrath have been representing Porsche Automobil Holding in several prominent proceedings including the defence against dieselgate - related damage claims, various corporate disputes and in criminal proceedings against former board members.

It also represents Vestel Group in its damages claim against members of the cathode ray tube cartel, and defends Japan Airlines and ENI in separate third - party damages proceedings arising out of the respective air cargo and paraffin wax decisions.

Should a Member States «court of last instance nonetheless submit a question within the scope of EU law to the ECtHR without being entitled to do so under the acte - clair - doctrine, proceedings for infringement of the Treaties could be engaged against that Member State based on Art. 258 f. TFEU.

Article 3 (2) specifies that the co-respondent mechanism can be triggered when proceedings have been initiated against a Member State if it appears that the alleged violation:

Nonetheless, based on Art. 33 ECHR EU Member States would still have the possibility to start proceedings against other Member States or the EU itself.

Anton was led by Steven Berry QC in proceedings brought by a Russian bank against former employees, members of their families, and offshore vehicles involved in laundering the proceeds of fraud.

These include proceedings in which the judge has a personal bias or prejudice against a party, when the judge has served as an attorney or witness in the case or any stage of it, and when the judge or a member of the judge's immediate family has a financial interest in the case.

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.

The members argued that criminal proceedings against them were precluded by parliamentary privilege.

The claimant was representative of a group of Iraqis numbering about 100 who either have brought, or wish to bring, judicial review proceedings against the Secretary of State for Defence alleging that they were ill - treated in detention in Iraq at various times between 2003 and 2008 by members of the British Armed forces in breach of Article 3.

Court proceedings would enable the employer to seek costs against the member if he lost, as well as enabling the complainant member's evidence to be tested by cross-examination.

Robert was a member of the counsel team for the Libyan Investment Authority in its claim against Goldman Sachs and instructed in relation to proceedings arising from the Madoff fraud.

I will not institute legal proceedings of any type against any member of Criminal Lawyers» Association in respect of any message that is published on the listservs except, and only to the extent it is necessary, to enforce the indemnification provisions set out in paragraph 4 above;

For Family Compensation Act proceedings (i.e. death claims) you have two years from the date of the death of the family member to start a lawsuit against the party responsible for the death;

The court with which the appeal is lodged under Articles 33 or 34 may, on the application of the party against whom enforcement is sought, stay the proceedings if an ordinary appeal has been lodged in the Member State of origin, or if the time for such appeal has not yet expired.

Each party to these Terms of Use agrees and covenants that it will not initiate any class - wide proceedings, including class actions or class arbitrations, against another party, and will not act as a class representative or class member.

College proceedings against regulated health professionals can be very complex and can have a serious impact on the member's ability to practice.

Since it was passed the Commission has opened proceedings under Art 226 of the EC Treaty against 25 EU member states in some 90 cases due to failures to implement the NRF correctly.

The purpose of s. 36 (3) is to encourage the reporting of complaints of professional misconduct against members of a health profession, and to ensure that those complaints are fully investigated and fairly decided without any participant in the proceedings — a health professional, a patient, a complainant, a witness or a College employee — fearing that a document prepared for College proceedings can be used in a civil action.

76 As regards the legislation at issue in the main proceedings, it is clear from the explanation provided by the Austrian Government at the hearing that, although the amount of the compensatory supplement depends on the financial situation of the person concerned as measured against the reference amount fixed for granting that supplement, the mere fact that a national of another Member State who is not economically active has applied for that benefit is sufficient to preclude that national from receiving it, regardless of the duration of residence, the amount of the benefit and the period for which it is available, that is to say, regardless of the burden which that benefit places on the host Member State's social assistance system as a whole.

(i) Whether any disbarment or other proceedings of a like nature have ever been instituted against him, or whether by resignation, withdrawal or otherwise the member has terminated or attempted to terminate his office as an attorney, and, in either or any of the cases above referred to, giving full particulars.

If Mr Abramovich was domiciled in England when served, Yugraneft would be able to rely on an European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgment to the effect that if a defendant is domiciled in a member state of the EU the court has no power to stay proceedings against him on the grounds that there is an alternative more appropriate forum for the trial of the action.

The former members of one Board were ordered to pay legal fees after unnecessarily bringing court proceedings against unit owners.

Mr Hamilton was a former Member of Parliament who brought proceedings for libel against Mr Al Fayed over allegations broadcast on television that he took cash in return for asking questions in the House of Commons.

The waiver provision, in relevant part, states that «[e] very member, for and in consideration of his right to invoke arbitration proceedings and to initiate complaints under the Code of Ethics as a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ®, hereby waives any right of action against the Board... arising out of any decisions, determinations, or other action taken or rendered under these procedures in the absence of willful and wanton misconduct.»

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