Sentences with phrase «saw in civil proceedings»

What I subsequently saw in civil proceedings in which I faced counsel for as many as three parties at one time never really came close to being what any sane person would call due process.

Not exact matches

The report includes the recommendation that all cases «concerning legal support for children should be brought back into the scope of civil legal aid» and that cases within certain criteria, including local authority involvement in private law family proceedings, should be covered (see p 28 of the report).

I think that most people in this country have, at one point or another, seen Law and Order or some show like it, and they've seen someone be told, «If you are indigent, if you can not afford a lawyer, one will be provided to you at state expense,» and they don't necessarily understand that, that only applies to criminal proceedings, not civil ones.

For respondents or defendants subject to civil proceedings, the right to refuse to answer questions was enshrined in common law and statute (see Lord Justice Goddard in Blunt v ParkLaneHotel [1942] 2 KB 253, [1942] 2 All ER 187).

It would not be surprising to see more plaintiffs assert a human rights violation in civil (court) proceedings.

As a consequence, the question at WCAT proceedings should have been whether the Board and the Hearing Officer erred in making the determination — the burden of proof lies with Maritime Paper to prove, on the civil standard, that «it was more likely than not that Mr. LeBlanc was not entitled to a PMI of 14 %» [see para. 26].

The Jackson reforms introducing the Simmons v Castle uplift related specifically to «civil proceedings» and tribunal proceedings are not «civil proceedings» (see also the EAT's decision in Chawla v Hewlett Packard Ltd).

The courts have also held that allegations of dishonesty in civil proceedings do not require the criminal standard: see eg, Dadourian Group International inc v Sims [2009] 1 Lloyd's Rep 601 an action for the tort of deceit; and Wanjiku v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 264, concerning automatic refusal of leave to enter or remain in the UK where «false representations» have been made.