Sentences with phrase «threats against lawyers»

In Canada, recent assaults or threats against lawyers have made media headlines in Montreal, Toronto, Prince George, Ottawa, Edmonton and other Canadian cities.

The body of research is still growing on the issue of violence and threats against lawyers but the findings of the various studies to date come together to send some clear messages to the legal community and their representative bodies:

The findings of several research studies on violence and threats against lawyers will be introduced and the related implications for Canadian lawyers will be discussed.

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In his response letter, the Times» lawyer bluntly declined those requests from Trump's legal team despite the threat of a potential libel lawsuit against the newspaper.

Mr. Cohen is a longtime lawyer and fixer who, in a decade at Mr. Trump's side, has served as a reliable attack dog against real or perceived threats to him.

Tapper pressed the lawyer on the allegations of physical violence against his client, asking Avenatti to explain if they were anonymous threats or from someone potentially affiliated with Trump or his circle.

I'm not a lawyer, but have had to do some research on SLAPP / anti-SLAPP because threats of defamation lawsuits against those who speak out seem to arise regularly in situations that involve alleged spiritual abuse.

In a letter to U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara — whose office brought charges against the COR executives — a lawyer for Miner alleged the message «borders on a threat.»

Matthew Martin reports that, after many threats, lawyers for the coalition have filed a lawsuit against the state.

The Iowa men, accused of making online threats of violence against the World Pokemon Championships competition in Boston, were ordered held without bail Tuesday after Judge Thomas Horgan rejected arguments by their lawyers that their comments amounted to idle online bravado.

«It is a major stretch beyond case law to assert that authority with respect to a private home, which is at the heart of the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable search and seizure,» Electronic Frontier Foundation lawyer Lee Tien tells Threat Level.

The lawyer asked to withdraw from the case and then told the judge of the client's threats against her.

The defence lawyers indicated that James feared for his safety if pictures and reproductions were widely disseminated through the media, and he had already received many threats against him.

If a patient makes a threat of filing a complaint for sexual misconduct, a patient's lawyer reaches out with «questions», a journalist makes an inquiry, or if the police «just want to talk» you should say nothing and immediately speak to a lawyer with specific experience in defending physicians against claims of medical sexual misconduct.

«Threats Against Judges, Lawyers on the Rise; Marshals, Judges Try to Combat Increasing Number of Threats»: ABCNews.com provides this report.

A relatively small proportion of threats and violence against lawyers is reported to police.

In Canada, the issue of violence against lawyers has received little attention yet available research and anecdotal evidence suggest that many law professionals face a higher - than - average risk of work - related violence and threats.

Blogger Bitfinex'd hires lawyer Stephen Palley, who says that if he finds Bitfinex is behind threats against his client, «there will be consequences.»