Sentences with phrase «retaining counsel»

This will likely result in far more claims being brought under the Employment Standards Act enforcement provisions, as opposed to in the courts, as they can be brought without the costs of retaining counsel.

Retaining counsel who is familiar with this process is critical to your chances.

«I should be retaining counsel in the next couple [of] days.

Once I had a client who came to see me and told me I was the 26th lawyer consulted before retaining any counsel, I was glad she did not look for the 27th lawyer for further consultation.

You are under no obligation to hire a lawyer merely because the lawyer provides a consultation, and many people choose to interview several lawyers before retaining counsel.

In any other matter, the circuit solicitor must obtain written approval of the Attorney General prior to retaining counsel to or filing a civil cause of action.

On the other hand, we encounter injury victims who never think about retaining counsel until the 23rd month.

Unless an injured victim inquires, they will never know whether retaining counsel will be of benefit.

A number of personal injury firms offer free consultations, so even if you don't end up retaining counsel, you can still get an honest evaluation of your case.

Other factors, such as those noted above, determine whether retaining counsel is justified.

If this is not possible, the next step is to complete the legal team by retaining counsel who will, of course, act as your hired gun.

With Legal Aid tightening eligibility rules, it is likely that just about any litigant retaining counsel on a certificate will have trouble paying costs if they lose.

As someone who regularly encounters self - represented litigants seeking counsel, I can attest to the fact that retaining counsel in this situation this is essentially impossible without money.

She was therefore justified in commencing the action in Supreme Court where she could hope to recover some of the costs it was necessary for her to expend in retaining counsel to recover the compensation to which she was found to be entitled.

It is implicit in his reasons that he considered that it would be unjust to find that Mr. Gradek require counsel to properly present his claim, on the one hand, and to deny him costs which would partially offset the expense of retaining counsel, on the other.

Thus, in Gradek the Court accepted the trial judge's finding that Mr. Gradek, due to language difficulties, required the assistance of counsel and it would be unjust to require him to bring his claim in the Small Claims Court where he would be denied costs that would partially offset the expense of retaining counsel (para. 18).

In the world where GC's are under pressure to cut external counsel fees and there are more firms being formed every day, more is required to connect with your target audience and stay top of mind when the time comes to retaining counsel.

Corzine has resigned and retained counsel as he awaits fallout from the collapse.

The two accusers who did choose to file complaints with the ethics committee have retained counsel.

SEIU 1199 political director Kevin Finnegan, in that same Aug. 4 Capital NY report, confirmed the union had also received a subpoena from Adler, had retained counsel and would be «cooperating fully.»

«I'm certain that there is an important reason for whoever John Doe is to have retained counsel, a reason that only recently came up.»

«While the Moreland Commission is conducting an illegitimate fishing expedition, we're going to retain counsel,» said Silver spokesman Michael Whyland.

It is ordered that the County Attorney conduct a study and submit a report to the County Executive on the use of retained counsel by Erie County.

I suspect, however, that each and every one has retained counsel in the past few days, and not because they plan on suing anyone.

He had been refused legal aid and a Rowbotham order was denied on the basis that he could afford to retain counsel.

Given the aversion to limited scope work that continues to plague the bar, and is presumably why so many of Professor Macfarlane's litigants were unable to retain counsel on this basis, research on the point, and on lawyers» and clients» satisfaction with unbundled services, would have significant value.

[13] Self - represented litigants are entitled to costs in proceedings «calculated on the same basis as those of the litigant who retains counsel».

That is the reassurance you can have when you retain our counsel.

About four months before Argersinger was decided, Scott had a bench trial, without counsel, and without notice of entitlement to retain counsel or, if indigent, [Footnote 2/1] to have counsel provided.

On the rare occasions I have to retain counsel — I'm double - courted, once I was having an operation (the client reported me for that to the Solicitors Regulation Authority)-- the client can become quite upset when they can't have their solicitor.

Usually they don't retain counsel because the amount at issue (a month or two of rent or $ 1000 in damage as they move out) does not make it cost effective for the landlord to retain counsel.

If you are financially disadvantaged and do not have funds to engage in litigation or even retain counsel to handle your matter or to uncover hidden assets and obtain information concerning the marital assets, you will be severely disadvantaged.

Because even the insurance industry is aware of statistics that show personal injury clients who retain counsel to assist them in navigating the legal system settle or receive judgment awards two, if not three times higher than their counterparts who navigate the system solo.

Although the judicare model was the primary means through which legal aid services were proposed to be provided, the Joint Committee also recommended the establishment of «duty counsel,» lawyers paid to attend court to provide summary advice and assistance to those who had not yet been able to retain counsel or obtain a legal aid certificate.

In this area of criminal law complainants sometimes retain counsel for themselves, not only to ensure their own protection but out of concern for the accused whose presumption of innocence seems to have little practical value — until an experienced criminal lawyers takes over.

The defendant in this case did retain counsel just not a public defender.

So why didn't Johnson retain counsel to fight the case?

@DidIReallyWriteThat - Possibly but that part was never challenged in court since the defendant was able to retain counsel.

That's basically how it happened, they took away the public defender, asks will he represent himself or retain counsel, so he found private counsel AFTER the original PD had withdrawn.

What happens is the court asks will he retain counsel or represent himself, effectively taking away the right to public counsel, at which point he says he will try to get counsel.

«Individuals who are alleged to be in contempt of the court order are entitled to the time to retain counsel, to instruct counsel, to consider their options, to receive disclosure and to have proper notice,» MacKay said in court.

The prospect of a full indemnity award should also encourage counsel to represent defendants on a contingency fee basis, where the defendants may otherwise not have sufficient means to retain counsel...

The police must both inform the accused of the right to retain counsel and must provide the detainee with a reasonable opportunity to retain and instruct counsel.

If you need legal representation, you should retain counsel as soon as possible.

Should one need to retain counsel to obtain reimbursement, the contents of this folder are vital to proving the other parent has received actual notice of the amount he or she owes, has been provided sufficient documentation to demonstrate this entitlement, and has been provided a reasonable time to comply.

Professor Macfarlane, writing about litigants who could no longer afford to retain counsel, observed that «it was not unusual for them to still owe money to their lawyers and to be paying this back in instalments» and that such litigants were «often resentful that, despite significant expenditures, they were still not at the end of their matter.»

Although he knew that the couple had retained counsel, Underhill communicated with them ex parte on several occasions, even though their counsel repeatedly implored him not to do so.

They are frustrated by the process, often unable to afford to retain or continue to retain counsel, confused by the rules and the procedures, working hard to enforce their rights and tired of being disrespected by those within the system.

Such advice should always come from in - house or retained counsel.

A not - insignificant proportion of currently self - represented litigants have retained counsel in the past, but for one reason or another, there was a breakdown or dissatisfaction with the previous lawyer - client interaction — and, for such reasons, these individuals have decided to forego any legal assistance at all.