Sentences with phrase «unrepresented defendants in»

The Ministry of Justice refused to release its research on unrepresented defendants in criminal courts.

Last summer, Superior Court Justice Eva Frank reached out to PBLO for amicus counsel when faced with an unrepresented defendant in a complex civil sexual assault case.

In fact, Superior Court Justice Eva Frank reached out to PBLO about perhaps getting amicus counsel recently when faced with an unrepresented defendant in a complex civil sexual assault case.

Not exact matches

In R v Milton Brown [1998] EWCA Crim 1486 Lord Bingham said that in an appropriate case it was open to the judge to ask an unrepresented criminal defendant whether there were matters he wished to have put to a witnesIn R v Milton Brown [1998] EWCA Crim 1486 Lord Bingham said that in an appropriate case it was open to the judge to ask an unrepresented criminal defendant whether there were matters he wished to have put to a witnesin an appropriate case it was open to the judge to ask an unrepresented criminal defendant whether there were matters he wished to have put to a witness.

Put simply, these trial courts are faced with lengthy dockets with the pressure of trying to complete them in a sitting, often litigated by unrepresented defendants with little experience or knowledge of the substantive and procedural law, some quite upset about the perceived injustice in their case, in a crowded courtroom with perhaps less than ideal staffing or facilities.

We're talking about the Crown's duty, especially in criminal cases, especially where the defendant is unrepresented.

A sampling of civil cases showed that in 68 % of all civil cases, the defendant is unrepresented, while the plaintiff is not.

An order, under s 19 (1) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, for costs incurred as a result of an unnecessary or improper act or omission by or on behalf of a prosecutor may be made to compensate an unrepresented defendant for his own loss of time in preparing his case and attending court.

He commenced his lawsuit against the defendants in January 1996, but being unrepresented without a lawyer, he has faced challenges and delays in navigating the court system.

Specific topics covered include the role of the prosecutor, defendant and justice of the peace; the presumption of innocence; proof beyond a reasonable doubt and findings of credibility; elements of an offence; guilty pleas to an offence charged or another offence; mens rea, strict liability and absolute liability offences; defences to regulatory charges, including due diligence, reasonable mistake of fact and officially induced error; trial procedure; presentation of evidence; rules of evidence; the voir dire; dealing with the unrepresented defendant; Charter applications; access to justice issues; paralegals and lawyers in the courtroom; requests for a bilingual trial; articulating reasons for judgment; delivery of a judgment; sentencing; and trials of young persons.

In some instances, the students provided support to unrepresented defendants.

[H] ow could an unrepresented prisoner be expected to challenge the affidavit of a hostile medical doctor (in this case really hostile since he's a defendant in the plaintiff's suit) effectively?