Sentences with phrase «proceedings against the government»

Virgin Trains is launching legal proceedings against the government for choosing the «highest risk bid» for the west coast mainline over its own.

Serge de Gheldere is a co-founder of Klimaatzaak, the nonprofit initiating legal proceedings against the governments of Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels, and the Belgian federal government demanding all measures necessary to ensure that Belgium makes the contribution needed to prevent a warming of the earth that is dangerous to humanity.

representing an investor in the natural resource sector in UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings against the government of an African state;

(a) must not grant an injunction or make an order against an officer of the government if the effect of granting the injunction or making the order would be to give relief against the government that could not have been obtained in proceedings against the government;

Jeremy has been involved in a number of proceedings against Government entities for over seven years, generally in cases which raise EU issues but also in cases with Human Rights or regulatory issues generally.

Without the threat of action and taking court proceedings against the government agencies and local government departments, our client's circumstances would have been bleak.

Advising a Turkish company in relation to commencing ICSID arbitral proceedings against the government of a Middle - Eastern country.

Not exact matches

Huon's decision to lodge legal proceedings follows on from its February 2017 decision to lodge Federal Court proceedings against the Tasmanian government, accusing the government of not properly regulating salmon farming at Macquarie Harbour.

The government could intervene in the ongoing Twitter debate by bringing contempt of court proceedings against users.

Specifically, these modern tribunes would be entitled to veto one piece of congressional legislation, one executive order and one Supreme Court decision; to call one national referendum, over any issue they wish (only two - thirds votes of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives may render the statute unconstitutional); and to initiate impeachment proceedings against one Federal official from each of the three branches of government during their term of office.

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.»

Or so we thought: court proceedings have been launched as the bearded one continues his fight against the government.

A rights advocacy group, Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project, said it had sued the Federal Government for its failure to initiate criminal proceedings against the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, in relation to the $ 15m traced to bank accounts belonging to her.

The state's ethics watchdog, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday; while its proceedings are secret, good - government groups have filed formal complaints against Lopez and it is expected commissioners will weigh authorizing an investigation.

The book also initiated the pending climate proceedings against the Belgian federal and regional governments.

The sale comes in the midst of ongoing legal proceedings brought against the plantation companies by the Peruvian government for environmental crimes and obstruction of justice, related to unauthorized deforestation of at least 9,174 hectares of rainforest.

Even the government seems to have lightened up a bit: 48 % of companies reported some regulatory proceedings brought against them in the past 12 months, down more than 4 % from a year ago.

Former Visium Asset Management LP trader, Jason Thorell's cooperation with the SEC Whistleblower Program and other US federal agencies has supported insider trading and fraud and conspiracy proceedings brought by the SEC against former Visium hedge fund managers and a government employee at the FDA.

Telekom Malaysia as claimant in a UNCITRAL arbitration against the Government of Ghana for improper regulatory interference with and expropriation of Telekom's investments in Ghana, and related domestic Ghanaian court proceedings.

On August 30, 2013, Cohen and co-counsel, Mathieu Bouchard, initiated two separate legal proceedings in Quebec's Superior Court against the Quebec government and the Minister responsible for Immigration to declare the new regulations null and void because they contend that the government never gave itself the power to enact retroactive regulations in immigration matters.

penalizes the defendant for engaging in public participation «plaintiff» means a person who initiates or maintains a proceeding against a defendant; «proceeding» means any action, suit, matter, cause, counterclaim, appeal, or originating application that is brought in the Supreme Court or the Provincial Court, but does not include a prosecution for an offence or a crime; «public interest» means the whole of the subject matter invites public attention, or a matter in which the public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare of citizens, or one to which considerable public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pagainst a defendant; «proceeding» means any action, suit, matter, cause, counterclaim, appeal, or originating application that is brought in the Supreme Court or the Provincial Court, but does not include a prosecution for an offence or a crime; «public interest» means the whole of the subject matter invites public attention, or a matter in which the public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare of citizens, or one to which considerable public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pAgainst Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pagainst whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper purpose.

Civil proceedings in the High Court in London against the Kuwaiti government were blocked by a plea of immunity, which succeeded there and in the Court of Appeal.

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.

So far the Venezuelan government has succeeded in the delaying of proceedings, the result of this case may have a key impact on the enforcement of arbitral rulings against states.

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.

We have obtained significant trial victories against the government on behalf of our clients, though most often we are successful in avoiding formal criminal proceedings altogether or having charges dismissed before trial.

Child support is taken so seriously by the Florida and federal government that it is one of the few types of debts that can not be discharged in bankruptcy proceedings, and it can be enforced against you no matter which state in this country you live in or move to.

Mr. Dickerson focuses his practice on complex litigation and regulatory matters defending pharmacy and healthcare clients against government actions, administrative proceedings and parallel civil and criminal proceedings.

Calunius is pleased to report that Rusoro Mining Limited has been awarded nearly US$ 1bn plus interest (totaling ca US$ 1.2 bn) in its arbitration against the government of Venezuela after circa four years of proceedings.

The FNCFCS has since requested the commission register the original January 2016 ruling with the Federal Court as a means of initiating filing contempt proceedings against the federal government.

Since the ruling, about a dozen companies have begun similar proceedings against the Indian government seeking damages for breaches of investment treaty protections.

Of general interest is that findings against Government in Judicial Review proceedings may not automatically be relied upon to found similar civil claims for compensation depending on the way the administrative court has considered the issue.

The Ecuadorian government has long denied that it was involved in obtaining the judgment against Chevron, insisting that the court's proceedings were objective and apolitical.

Should a potential infringement or dispute arise, we have considerable expertise in enforcing rights against counterfeiters and copiers of well - known brands, as well as experience in enforcement proceedings with the relevant ministries / government departments and the UAE civil and criminal courts.

Counsel to State of Kuwait in United Nations Compensation Commission proceedings concerning claims of Kuwait government Ministries against Iraq, with primary responsibility for claims concerning the Kuwait Emergency Reconstruction Office, Prisoners of War, and the Ministries of Health, Finance and Foreign Affairs.

Olympic Airways, the Hellenic Ministry of Transport and the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority in defending Olympic's ground handling monopoly against Article 102 complaints made by various European airlines as well as Article 106 infringement proceedings brought by the European Commission against the Greek government.

He has also acted both for and against the government in directors» disqualification proceedings.

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.

As is typical in warrant applications, only the government party seeking the warrant is allowed to attend most FISC proceedings, since including the party the warrant is sought against would often defeat the purpose of the application itself.

«More African governments have now had actual experience of arbitration proceedings against them, and the cost that those incur, so there is now a growing trend that governments shouldn't accept international arbitration clauses as easily, and that they tend to backfire against local governments.»

He has also worked on two treaty infringement proceedings by the EU Commission against Germany in which Deutsche Bahn worked for the Federal Government, as well as several proceedings before the civil and administrative courts in various jurisdictions for the Deutsche Bahn companies on regulatory and antitrust issues including private enforcement cases.

«To be clear, FISA's purpose is to collect foreign intelligence, but without additional meaningful constraints, Congress is allowing the government to use information collected without a warrant against Americans in domestic court proceedings,» four Senators wrote.