Sentences with phrase «proceedings against attorneys»

We should let the sun shine upon all ethics proceedings against attorneys and judges.

Not exact matches

Also, Switzerland's Office of the Attorney General opens criminal proceedings against two financial entities of 1MDB and against an unknown person, according to Reuters.

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The Swiss Attorney General announced on Friday that they are beginning criminal proceedings against the current FIFA president.

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.

On the prayer by the engineers asking for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Lagos State Attorney General or any officer under his authority from initiating or commencing criminal proceedings against them based on the verdict of the Coroner, Justice Buba held that such request was ungrantable in the circumstance of the case under review.

Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has begun contempt proceedings against the Federal Government, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), Attorney - General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, and Alhaji Ahmed Idris Accountant - General of the Federation «for failing to comply with the judgment ordering publication of the spending of recovered stolen funds since return of democracy in 1999.»

Brinckerhoff is currently representing Public Advocate Letitia James in a lawsuit against Staten Island district attorney Daniel Donovan's office over the details of the grand jury proceedings in the death of Eric Garner.

The year - long civil court battle against famed attorney Sanford Rubenstein came to a mutual agreement to stop all proceedings.

«The current Attorney General of Rivers State has in the exercise of the same constitutional powers by which the nolle prosequi was entered commenced proceedings against Chidi Lloyd.

Once a crime is reported and the accused arrested, the District Attorney's Office, representing the People of the State of New York, begins proceedings against the defendant.

This afternoon State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced that he was passing off the responsibility of investigating David Paterson's reported attempt to influence court proceedings against one of his own aides and his reported violation of state ethics laws regarding a few Yankees tickets.

Safety has gotten heightened attention from many principal investigators (PIs) since 2011, when the Los Angeles district attorney brought against Harran the first - ever criminal proceedings in an academic safety case.

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Back in February they asked the attorney general — I say asked, they called it a «legal demand» — to start proceedings against the law, citing seven putative constitutional violations.

(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.

(2) signed by an individual, or his parent, to the effect that he has been denied admission to or not permitted to continue in attendance at a public college by reason of race, color, religion, or national origin, 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 achievement of desegregation in public education, the Attorney General is authorized, after giving notice of such complaint to the appropriate school board or college authority and after certifying that he is satisfied that such board or authority has had a reasonable time to adjust the conditions alleged in such complaint, 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, provided that nothing herein shall empower any official or court of the United States to issue any order seeking to achieve a racial balance in any school by requiring the transportation of pupils or students from one school to another or one school district to another in order to achieve such racial balance, or otherwise enlarge the existing power of the court to insure compliance with constitutional standards.

The trial and subsequent proceedings have not gone well for the tech giant, with Apple's attorneys openly stating that this amounts to nothing more than a witch hunt and that the judge presiding over the suits has agenda against Apple.

The attorneys at the Law Office of John J. Leunig can put their experience and knowledge to work and help you to aggressively combat any forfeiture proceedings you may be up against.

The US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has brought parallel criminal proceedings against the individuals.

The funder, Harbour Litigation, had agreed, subject to the approval of the Irish courts, to fund Persona and Sigma in proceedings against the Minister for Public Enterprise, Ireland, the Attorney General and Denis O'Brien.

It's no fantastic legal source, and rules may vary in different countries, but from the Wikipedia article on Attorney client privilege: Lawyers may also breach the duty where they are defending themselves against disciplinary or legal proceedings.

An attorney experienced in nursing home abuse cases may be able to assist families whose loved ones have become victims by initiating proceedings against the responsible parties.

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.

Specifically in the context of contemplated CROs, the current policy (set out in the Attorney General's Guidelines on asset recovery) 66 should prevent civil recovery proceedings from being pursued in parallel with criminal proceedings; although the Bruce Hall example discussed above demonstrates there is no bar against such proceedings being pursued in tandem with criminal proceedings provided the conduct that is the subject of the respective proceedings can be appropriately distinguished.67

Key cases: British Caribbean Bank v Attorney General of Belize: lifting an anti-arbitration injunction against an investment treaty arbitration in proceedings before the Caribbean Court of Justice; Singapore v Malaysia (Railway Lands): a major interstate PCA arbitration.

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Federal criminal allegations against a professional are among the most complex for an attorney as we must simultaneously address the criminal charges, licensing board proceedings, ongoing state and federal police investigations, potential civil liability, and reputation concerns.

Sexual misconduct allegations against a doctor are among the most complex for an attorney as we must simultaneously address medical licensing board proceedings, police investigations, criminal charges against the physician, potential civil financial liability in a civil lawsuit, and reputation concerns.

When none of those proceedings panned out, the staffing agency filed a malicious prosecution claim against her and her lawyer, contending that the multiple proceedings were meritless, were made in retaliation for her termination and caused it special damages in the form of $ 200,000 in attorney's fees and a damaged reputation.

Specifically in the context of contemplated CROs, the current policy (set out in the Attorney General's Guidelines on asset recovery)[86] should prevent civil recovery proceedings from being pursued in parallel with criminal proceedings; although the Bruce Hall example discussed above demonstrates there is no bar against such proceedings being pursued in tandem with criminal proceedings provided the conduct that is the subject of the respective proceedings can be appropriately distinguished.

In an action alleging excessive force arising out of an incident in the Visitor's Center of the Men's Central Jail, the Ninth Circuit vacated a default judgment against one of two GMSR clients involved in the appellate proceedings, a supervising sergeant, and vacated the attorney

«The jury did not find their defense believable and felt it did not offer a good faith defense,» said attorney James Bedortha, who represented the family of James Parrot in the two - week long civil proceedings against Ferro Engineering Div.

(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.

Non-dog neighbors brought a malicious prosecution and abuse of discretion suit against dog - owning neighbors and their litigation attorney, with the attorney settling with non-dog neighbors for a pretrial amount of $ 17,500 and non-dog owners «lighting» up their neighbors with an award of $ 305,106.04 in economic damages (consisting of attorneys fees paid by non-dog owners to their counsel in the prior proceedings and malicious prosecution suit) and $ 25,000 in economic damages.

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