Sentences with phrase «review trial judgments»

And after all, appellate courts review trial judgments without so much hassle and confusion; I just do not accept that administrative law couldn't be the same.

Not exact matches

Following the review's publication, Bishop Peter Hancock, the Church of England's lead safeguarding bishop, said: «At the heart of this case was a judgment, on the balance of probabilities, as to whether, in the event that her claim for compensation reached trial, a court would have concluded that Carol was abused by Bishop Bell.

It also noted that trial and appellate courts were «not entirely powerless» because a judgment may be vacated if «there is no evidence to support the jury's decision,» and because «appellate review is available to test the sufficiency of the jury instructions.»

After a judgment is rendered by a trial judge or jury, the losing party has the right to have the decision reviewed by a higher court.

Appellate review serves many functions in law, including: promoting equal justice, correcting errors of judgment committed by the trial court, and developing a precedent of law to be applied in future disputes.

A judgment for Honeywell was entered by the trial court and, after Federal Circuit and Supreme Court review, was affirmed after eleven years of litigation.

This application for judicial review was dismissed by the Superior Court of Ontario, but in Campbell J.'s reasons for judgment he made extensive statements regarding Mr. Groia's conduct during the trial (para. 12).

James advises and acts at all stages of the dispute resolution process, from strategy development, through pre-action and interlocutory applications (including Freezing Orders, anti-suit injunctions; protection of confidential information, restraint of conflicts and jurisdiction challenges), to trials and final hearings, appellate and review hearings, and enforcement of judgments and awards.

First - year litigators attend regular classes on topics like «how to do doc review, make privilege calls and draft summary judgment motions,» which all gear up to a third - year trial skills workshop.

It seems to me that to maintain the lines of distinction, an appellate court should try to stay away from adding its views about the correctness of the trial judgment, where doing so is not required based on the appellate standard of review.

After doing a trial run some months ago, I will be producing a Law Review Weekly highlighting interesting legal news from the press and the profession, links to important judgments handed down in the previous week, commentary and analysis from the law blogs, a link to my recent Lawcasts (and podcasts done by other lawyers, where available) and a section on the human condition to look at the more surreal and bizarre happenings in law.