Sentences with phrase «to prepare one's defence»

When facing the serious charge of marijuana possession for the purposes of trafficking, you need a criminal defence lawyer who is current on the legal issues and meticulous in preparing your defence.

The content for this post comes from research i did in preparing a defence to a stunt driving charge.

Because the courts were prepared to accept the use of outside counsel for defence against a current client, it was the use of in - house ethics counsel, rather than the act of preparing a defence against a current client in itself, which created the conflict.

I was never any part of Clark's legal team, although I learnt much from them when I was preparing the defence of Angela Cannings and tried to help during Clark's appeals with lessons and information I gleaned from my own researches.

She was also part of the team preparing a defence for a CEO operating an unregulated bank, R v Nalborough (2011).

In one of these, the words of Jesus to people in an authoritarian society, to «make up your minds not to prepare your defence beforehand» (Luke 21:14, NEB), make eminent sense.

The court said there was need for Dasuki who is facing a 22 - count criminal charge before it, to have private meetings with his lawyers to enable him to effectively prepare his defence.

With the BBC proceeding with its usual behaviour when sued, to acknowledge the suit and keep quiet whilst preparing a defence, PHA media, representing Tesla, sent an email to The One Show, CC» ing Top Gear in, asking if it would like to interview a Tesla spokesperson and even take one for a ride to re-evaluate it on behalf of the BBC.

(v) The fact that there was ample time for the appellant to prepare the defence properly; the evidence was served promptly and no further disclosure was necessary.

Assimilated CPS evidence into manageable schedules used to prepare the defence case.

But in fact, no defence counsel ever had a client who said, «I didn't do it, but, I don't want you to apply for bail for me, because I want to get that «2 for 1 credit» if sentenced for what I didn't do, regardless jail conditions, and the fact that I didn't do what the police, the Crown, and the charges laid say I did, and even though you have told me that it is much more difficult to prepare a defence if I'm in jail.»

Defence lawyer Joseph Neuberger obtained other evidence with the assistance of his client and then prepared defence disclosure to the Crown along with a detailed letter outlining the reliability issues of the complainant, including a copy of the defence chart.

England, UK About Blog Even if they had not heard of PTSD it would be nice just to feel like I do not need to prepare myself a defence against presumptions or prejudice.

That standard — that the accused deserves a decent amount of time to prepare a defence — isn't just a legal principle, but also a fundamental principle of justice.

Let's hope Assange will have time in Ecuador to prepare his defence, and at the right time he will go there by his own will to face the process.

However, Adedipe rose and inform the court that he was not ready for any trial because the ruling of April 6 which ordered DSS to allow them access their client for briefing so as to prepare his defence has not been complied with by the security agency.

«You have to give him (Suswam) adequate time and facilities to prepare a defence to a public trial before an ordinary court; to have his trial begin and conclude without unreasonable delay.

When held up for scrutiny, it's clear that insufficient consideration has been given to the practical impact of these proposals - such as a defendant's ability to prepare a defence.

We test the merits of claims, prepare defences and explore work - arounds, counter-assertions and other routes to avoid or settle disputes.

When you decide to retain our firm, we immediately begin to prepare your defence.

The proper reading of s. 2 (5)(b) only forbids compelling health care records of particular individuals — not the anonymized, administrative, statistical data PMI needs to prepare its defence.4

If the dispute can not be immediately resolved, we are here to support and defend your business, from initial preliminary advice on the merits of a dispute, preparing your defence, following the Employment Tribunal's directions, case management orders, disclosure duties and the drafting of your witness statements.

In collaboration with experts in forensic accounting, computer technology and other fields, we work diligently to prepare your defence and understand the evidence against you.

All these documents will be useful for me when a prepare your defence and work towards having your charges dropped.