Sentences with phrase «role of criminal lawyers»

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[156] As part of his role at the publisher, Crone had served as the News of the World's chief lawyer and gave evidence before parliamentary committees, that he had uncovered no evidence of phone hacking beyond the criminal offences committed by the royal editor Clive Goodman.

Most of his other early roles are disappointing, either showing his tendency to go overboard (his lawyer in «Criminal Law» is more over-the-top than Kevin Bacon's psychopath) or select roles in films where eagerness trying on new accents and psychological profiles seem to overshadow coherent character work («Chattahoochee»).

He has the type of voice that screams «authority figure» and as such, he has mostly played cops and lawyers in his past series (almost always just for one episode), although he has worked in some criminal roles, as well.

Anderson's adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's novel calls for someone to play the small yet scene - stealing role of Sauncho Smilax, «an attorney who's always trying to help the protagonist out of trouble, though he's not an actual criminal lawyer» — and with Del Toro having previous experience providing drug - addled legal advice in Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, there was really only one man for the job now that Raymond Burr is dead.

Professor Woolley's academic articles have discussed lawyer billing, the good character requirement for law society admission, the regulation of extra-professional misconduct, legal ethics teaching, access to justice, the regulation of civility, independence of the bar, the lawyer's duties as fiduciary and as an advisor, criminal lawyer ethics and the theoretical foundations of the lawyer's role.

As criminal defence lawyers, we have no desire to call into question the important role played by the police in our society, nor the role of those that prosecute criminal cases.

The message of a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision is that a police - expert report is not meant to usurp a judge's role in ascribing guilt on an accused, Toronto criminal lawyer Graham Clark tells the Lawyers Weekly.

Jody Filion's grade 6 class put on a mock criminal trial, with the students assuming the roles of the lawyers, jurors, witnesses, artists and court officials.

Part of a lawyer's role in defending a criminal case involving a guilty defendant is to perform the larger civic role of constantly monitoring the law enforcement system for police misconduct that incidentally benefits the client (and that is one reason why a court doesn't want to let a lawyer withdraw when the defendant is likely to be guilty but there are indications of police misconduct in the case).

In this episode, Vermont criminal defense lawyer and Washington & Lee College of Law alumna Jessica Burke details her role in the criminal justice system.

I realize that retraining as a nurse may sound far - fetched, but after reading this New York Times article on the role of that nurses play in the criminal justice system, it seems that a lawyer - turned - nurse would have some terrific job possibilities.

But this statement does illustrate a popular misconception that delays in the legal system, and in particular in criminal law, can be attributed to the role of lawyers.

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Dennis Reeve, criminal lawyer with the Newmarket firm of Hobson & Reeve, explains the role of the Crown Attorney.

«This case will bring into focus the role of the judge versus the law society in matters of alleged incivility,» said Anthony Moustacalis, president of the Criminal Lawyers» Association.

Mr. Clark's office is located in Toronto at the Criminal Law Offices on College Street, along with several other independent lawyers and firms not associated in business but sharing a common philosophy of how and why criminal defence counsel play a key role in guarding Canada's essential characteristic as a «free and democratic societyCriminal Law Offices on College Street, along with several other independent lawyers and firms not associated in business but sharing a common philosophy of how and why criminal defence counsel play a key role in guarding Canada's essential characteristic as a «free and democratic societycriminal defence counsel play a key role in guarding Canada's essential characteristic as a «free and democratic society».

L. Rev. 267, 291 (2010)(finding that skill of defense attorney made no difference in the outcome of non-celebrity criminal jury trials, but that skill of prosecutor played a significant role in the outcome); see also Emily S. Taylor Poppe & Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Do Lawyers Matter?

Mr. Duncan's role is to mentor two such students every year and to supervise every aspect of their representation of clients (including trials and sentencing) to help teach those students about the day - to - day practicalities and realities of being a criminal defence lawyer.

The well - attended event provided female defence lawyers, and some students, lots of practical tips and food for thought of our role in the criminal justice system.

The CJPA commits the CLA and the LAO Lawyers to work together to develop protocols that include defining our respective roles in the criminal justice system, advocating for greater certificate coverage, support by the CLA for the voluntary recognition of the LAO Lawyers collective bargaining rights by Legal Aid Ontario, tariff review and mutual support for job action should it become necessary.

Although the courts have the power to maintain respect for their authority and to preserve the integrity of the administration of justice, the appropriateness of imposing such a sanction in a criminal proceeding must be assessed in light of the special role played by defence lawyers and the rights of the accused persons they represent.

Lay viewers develop a far better appreciation of the role of criminal defence lawyers.

Looking for a challenging role as a criminal lawyer with a reputed law firm where I can use my experience of dealing with criminal cases