Sentences with phrase «rather than going to court»

Research shows that couples who commit to the collaborative divorce process, rather than going to court, end up with a more fair, less hostile divorce, as well as a long term plan for co-parenting that works for both partners and for the children.

That's why it is smart to try to work things out between the parties using a no - court option like mediation or collaborative divorce rather than going to court, because you never know exactly what a judge will do.

There are many reasons why more and more people are using divorce mediation, rather than going to court, including the control that the clients maintain over their divorce, the well - being of the children and lower stress levels associated with avoiding an adversarial court battle.

It may be worth trying to reach agreement with the insurance company rather than going to court.

Many companies put arbitration clauses in their contracts forcing disputes to be settled in this way rather than going to court.

It's free and virtually risk - free, so if you have a chance of complaining there rather than going to court, it's much safer and more desirable.

The Sun - Herald understands other chicken producers are willing to drop the use of the term rather than go to court, even though they say barn - kept birds can move as much as 80 metres a day.

Hastings added that he had hoped all the parties would sit down and talk rather than go to court to settle the matter.

Sometimes it might be better for you if we negotiate a settlement with the person or company that has caused your injuries, rather than go to court.

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That's why this is a great time to court expansion - minded global titans, especially Asian ones, to bring their North American headquarters here rather than the U.S. «Why should they go to New Jersey?»

On April 12, 2018, in a telephone conference to discuss the letter he submitted the day before, defendant Patrick McDonnell requested that the court extend the deadline for answering the CFTC's complaint so that he may confer with the Federal Pro Bono Clinic, rather than simply letting the case go into default.

When asked to comment about the accusations, when it first happened, didn't Long state that he was going to fight his accusers in court, rather than through the media?

Great — so, either these four young men never were abused, but simply saw an opportunity to shake down an individual with a questionable reputation (the «where there's smoke» strategy), and Pastor Long either caved in to the pressure, or sought an expedient route (possibly used before) to make the problem go away; OR, these really are four young men who've been abused, but rather than make the pastor answer for what he did to them in a court of law, and spare other young men in the future the trauma they experienced, they allowed their silence to be bought.

Her forehand shots, which are so powerful they seem to come off a man's racket rather than that of a frail - looking Devonshire lass, went into the net about as often as into her opponent's court.

Both sides appear to be committed to resolving their differences rather than going ahead with a constitutional clash in the courts over the Scottish government's power to hold a referendum on its own terms.

He said that even if the DSS had any cause to conduct any further investigation, the lawful thing was to have allowed Dasuki to go abroad for treatment of his ailment as ordered by his court rather than looking for excuses to justify disobedience to the order.

«They should go into court and say it rather than self - helping themselves to this money based on a claim that is 12 years old.»

(Ironically, Teachout went to state supreme court in 2014 to prove that she was a Brooklyn resident — rather than a Vermonter — so that she could run for governor of New York!)

He explained that Skye Bank, rather than comply with the court's order unfreezing the accounts, was banking on the fact that the EFCC had gone on appeal to challenge the unfreezing of the account and had also filed a stay of execution.

He has said he will go to court rather than abide by the government's identity card scheme.

Niantic, the software company behind Pokémon Go, has already proven responsive to concerns, she adds, and it's in the best interests of the firm to work out issues ahead of time rather than see them go to courGo, has already proven responsive to concerns, she adds, and it's in the best interests of the firm to work out issues ahead of time rather than see them go to courgo to court.

The concern is that the case sets a precedent for scientists to rush into court to address criticisms of their work, rather than going through established processes to publish follow - up commentary and research.

Rather than running like crazy, yet going nowhere on the treadmill, take your cardio workouts to the court or field.

Funds and property seized by the state from convicted drug dealers must go to local school systems rather than law - enforcement agencies, the North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled.

AB 1575 would address issues raised in the lawsuit by establishing uniform complaint, hearing and audit procedures for students and parents looking to challenge fees and receive reimbursements, rather than them having to go through a costly, drawn - out court case.

Penguin Group's CEO John Makinson issued a statement yesterday that basically outlines the company's reasons for going to court over the issue, rather than accept the punitive settlement offered to the publishers.

While the publishers have all stated rather vehemently that they are not guilty of any wrongdoing in the matter, they opted to settle the case out of court and pay damages in the millions of dollars because it would have been less expensive than going to trial over the allegations.

So the checklist will kind of focus you more toward playing center court rather than going to the edge of the court.

If you are in the situation where a hardship variation will not assist you or the value of your home is falling, then you may be better off dealing with your lender in court as quickly as possible, rather than risking further delay by going to FOS or CIO.

One wonders if the newly appointed Minister of Justice, Simon Hughes, has currently much more than optimism to trade on when he declared on coming into office in December 2013 that: «mediation works and we are committed to making sure that more people make use of it, rather than go through the confrontational and stressful experience of going to court».

Some websites specify in their terms of service that disputes shall be resolved by binding arbitration rather than by going to court.

It is interesting that similar cases keep coming before the courts and responsibility for removing keeps going up the chain to the ISP, platform or server owner rather than the actual writer of the alleged defamatory statement.

As reported at Above the Law (original source) and Conde Nast's Portfolio, Kirkland & Ellis has sent a memo to its associates informing them that disputes that can not be resolved internally must go to arbitration rather than court.

Rather than go straight to court to solve the issue, many choose to use mediation to reach a beneficial conclusion.

In jurisdictions that prohibit commercial bail bonds, many courts will still allow the payment of 10 percent, but it goes to the court rather than a bondsman.

That decision forced the courts to go through Shared Services Canada for all IT purchases, such as servers, routers and software, rather than letting them make the procurements on their own.

So rather than just take on your case, we provide real advice about whether it is worth you going through the court system or settlement process in order to seek compensation in your Kansas City personal injury case.

The question of delays in the Supreme Court will be discussed below where it will be seen that the problem has not gone away, though the delays appear to be more in the time taken between the time of hearing and the date of delivery of judgment rather than in the time taken to have an appeal heard.

Most people know the profession's current «official» stance is that it would rather people were denied the chance to go to court at all, rather than (God forbid) they employed someone other than a solicitor to guide them.

Finding that, the Court went on to conclude that the provincial deemed trust under the PBA applies in CCAA proceedings, subject to the doctrine of federal paramountcy, because of the Amended Initial Order, and noting that that means that when there is a CCAA liquidation proceeding, the PPSA may determine the priorities rather than the federal scheme under the BIA (Indalex, para 52), since analogous priorities are not set out in the CCAA.

The question of how far the court should try to go to ensure jurors will focus only on the evidence rather than matters outside the courtroom takes on new dimensions in the age of the internet.

I suppose if the «appeal» went only to whether there would be summary judgment rather than a trial based on the law as found by the court, then the whole SCC said «no summary judgment».

It is inevitable that sooner rather than later the Appeal Court is going to have to give a definitive answer.

The Elders consistently articulated the need to return to Cree ways of resolving disputes rather than always going through the court process.

He went on to proclaim that adherence to the trial record was not a ««fetish»» but rather a central foundation for «the proper role of an appellate court,» and that extrarecord factual research by appellate judges «will cause problems in our judicial system more serious than those it is trying to solve in this case.»

He goes on, through his FT and personal blogs, as well as through his Twitter account, to challenge readers to find some example in living memory (or even earlier) where an English court, or a court in a jurisdiction in which received English law forms or has formed part of the law, has treated the words as law, rather than as platitudes or symbols.

The court procedure in Financial Remedy applications means that approximately 90 % of all cases settle at the Financial Dispute Resolution hearing, which is akin to in - court mediation, rather than go to a final hearing when a judge determines the outcome.

It might be a good idea to talk to your lawyer about the holdup or to the court itself rather than trying to go through this ordeal with the judge.

In addition, the state also requires $ 30,000 of «no fault» insurance coverage, where a car accident victim goes to their own insurer first rather than trying to get compensated through the court system.

If the mother and father both adopt a fair approach and attitude to a maintenance, calculating what they each need by way of income and what the children need, the chances are that they will be able to reach a decision themselves or in mediation rather than having to go to solicitors and the courts.