5.3 The Board of Directors shall from time to time determine the range of sanctions which may be applied in cases
where alleged breaches are found to be proven.
The police will likely consider settlement of cases due to the risk of damages, public embarrassment and high levels of costs, perhaps even
where the alleged breaches lie close to the margins.
It is only
where the alleged breach of natural justice has surpassed the boundaries of legitimate expectation and propriety, culminating in actual prejudice to a party, that a remedy can or should be made available.»
Given that the Tribunal can not award punitive damages or legal costs and typically does not award damages for lost future earning capacity and future therapeutic treatment (all of which were awarded in Olympia), it would appear that civil actions should be given serious consideration in situations
where an alleged breach of the Code involves factually complex or serious acts of misconduct.
Not exact matches
Given that the Court expressed its opinion that damages for a
breach of the new tort not exceed $ 20,000 in most circumstances, employers will most likely see employees adding an
alleged breach of privacy in applicable wrongful dismissal claims
where litigation costs are already being expended.
Take for example, the recent recognition by the Court of Appeal for Ontario of the tort of invasion privacy (so - called «intrusion upon seclusion») that allows individuals to sue in court
where they believe their privacy has been
breached even if the
alleged privacy
breach is not contrary to privacy legislation.
In its amended state, s 47 (8) will allow a warrant application
where there has been an
alleged breach of either a non-molestation order — which under the new regime would no longer have a power of arrest attached — or an occupation order which has no power of arrest attached to the provision allegedly
breached.
Given the obvious inequality of arms between the SRA and respondents, it seems that the answer to any SRA concerns would be to ensure cases of
alleged disciplinary
breaches are investigated properly and only presented to the SDT by way of clearly formulated allegations
where clear evidence exists rather than rely upon a reduction in the burden of proof.
There have been a number of high profile cases involving fakes and forgeries and
alleged breaches of fiduciary duties
where excessive agents» commissions have been charged, and it is clear that collectors, as well as the professionals within art galleries and auction houses, are vulnerable to fraud or unethical practices.
Secondly, the existence of a statutory process for challenging the correctness of tax assessments should never be a reason for excluding judicial review on process grounds, including not only allegations of
breach of natural justice but also cases
where a taxpayer
alleges that its legitimate expectations based on dealings with the Department have been frustrated.
Where the matter is an
alleged breach of contract, the employer must have committed an independent actionable wrong, such as (but not limited to) a
breach of the duty of good faith described above, to be ordered to pay punitive damages.
Obtained a $ 2.5 MM judgment in representation of publicly traded company
where physician group sued for $ 2.6 MM + over
alleged breach of management agreement.
In Spina v. Shoppers Drug Mart, the firm represents the interests of the owners of Shoppers Drug Mart franchises in an action
alleging that Shoppers Drug Mart has
breached the terms of the Associate Agreement as well as its duty of good faith and statutory duty of fair dealing (
where applicable) with regards to how it has been operating the franchise system.
They will pinpoint the
alleged breach of duty and provide trustworthy, knowledgeable testimony to indicate how, why and
where the negligence occurred, if it did.
After spending more than 20 years in mental health facilities, Conway brought proceedings before the Ontario Review Board
alleging that the living and treatment conditions at the mental health centre
where he was being detained
breached his rights under the Charter.
Breach of trust claims (
where it is
alleged that the trustees have failed in their duty of care to beneficiaries)
Karagoz v Bulet (2013)-- application for an injunction to restrain the purchasers of shares from disposing of them
where the shares were
alleged to have been knowingly acquired in
breach of trust.
[2016] EWHC 1506 (Comm); [2016] Bus LR 876; [2016] 955 LMLN 1 Appeal under s. 69 on the question of whether,
where under a time charter the owner warrants to the time charterer that the vessel shall maintain a particular level of performance throughout the charter period, and the time charterer
alleges underperformance in
breach of that warranty, is it a defence for the owner to prove that the underperformance resulted from compliance with the time charterer's orders.
In ss 2 and 3 prosecutions
where no injury has occurred particularity may be required as to the
breach of duty
alleged.
Where the charge is an offence against the administration of justice, such as a
breach of a court order, the Prosecutor should consider the extent of non-compliance, the seriousness of the
alleged breach and any apparent reasons for the
breach in determining her position on bail.
The decision in Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v DSD & Anor [2018] UKSC 11 confirms that the police can be liable in proceedings for a
breach of ECHR, art 3's prohibition on inhuman and degrading treatment (and possibly art 4's prohibition on slavery)
where they fail to perform an adequate criminal investigation into
alleged serious ill - treatment.
Where a court is considering an application for an enforcement order in relation to a contact order under the Children Act 1989, or for an order following an
alleged breach of an enforcement order, and asks an officer of the probation service to provide information to the court, and the officer will need to discuss aspects of the court case with an officer of the National Probation Service, the court should give leave to that officer to disclose to the National Probation Service such information (whether or not contained in a document filed with the court) in relation to the proceedings as is necessary.
As to the conduct
breaches, Flaux J held that the
alleged failures in notifying NIG when the prospects of scheme claims fell below 50 %, or its value fell below # 1,000, could be analysed in the same way as the vetting
breaches and that actual damage was suffered at the point
where there was a failure to notify.
Background checks have the potential to give rise to claims for
breach of human rights and privacy legislation,
where an employer receives and is
alleged to have acted upon information contained in the disclosure that is not directly related to the position at issue.
Where the allegation is that one party has not complied with a court order, the
alleging party (the applicant in a contravention case) must establish that it is more likely than not that the
alleged breach occurred.