Sentences with phrase «where unrepresented»

Where an unrepresented buyer approaches a licensee who is acting as a designated agent for a seller, as in Mr. Teichner's example of an open house, and that buyer expresses interest in the property being offered for sale by that seller, the ATF suggests that the designated agent should inform the buyer that the licensee is the agent for the seller (this is typically already understood by the unrepresented buyer) and explain the services that can be provided to the buyer as a customer.

7.5 RULE: WCAT will normally grant the appellant's request for an oral hearing where the appeal involves a significant issue of credibility, where there are significant factual issues in dispute, and / or where there are other compelling WCAT reasons for convening an oral hearing (e.g. where an unrepresented appellant has difficulty communicating in writing or in English).

Consider the following example, where an unrepresented defendant was being sentenced for possessing cannabis:

Although he acknowledged that it is impossible to prove, Lord Dyson stated that it is «inevitable» that there will be cases where an unrepresented litigant has lost a case which they would have won with competent legal representation.

It is like being thrown into an unfamiliar battleground, where the unrepresented defendant is unequally armed and trained vis à vis the prosecution, and where even the otherwise best criminal defense lawyer is weakened unless s / he prepares his or her defendant client well for court and works well as a team with the defendant.

Not exact matches

We have an exhibition program called «Invites» where we show younger unrepresented artists every month, and this has been successful — Hannah Perry, Heather Phillipson, and Benedict Drew are three of the highlights.

The gift of these two works will be significant additions to Leeds Art Gallery and the Whitworth, where the artist was unrepresented in both collections.

Perhaps use of Cybersettle has enabled more claimants to negotiate with the city unrepresented — and they're willing to settle for less either because they don't realize that they might be entitled to more or because they're willing to accept less where a lawyer doesn't take a cut of the recovery.

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

Sam Glover: I've heard that something like 75 to 85 % of family court litigants are unrepresented so it would make sense that there's almost a crisis or maybe there is a crisis in family law where people really need more help and this seems like probably the only realistic way to get it to them.

It is very easy for civil liberties to be compromised in a system where individuals are often unrepresented and face a large team of city council lawyers and police officers making statements and giving evidence.

There is a broad consensus in the literature that early information is enormously helpful to separating families, especially — but not only — where spouses are unrepresented.

It is not uncommon, particularly where a party is unrepresented (although lawyers stuff up too), for them to shoot themselves in the foot like this.

It also noted that a judge may have greater latitude to question witnesses where the accused is unrepresented.

I was very lucky and they had a program calling people to a charity called The Free Representation Unit, where you know, it would give you an insight into the other side of employment disputes, where people were unrepresented and obviously, when you're in a very large corporate law firm, you end up always on the corporate side.

From 1998 to 2008, served as Co-Chair of the Boston Bar Association's Real Estate Section Pro Bono Committee, which created and operates the highly regarded Lawyer for the Day Program at the Boston Housing Court (where volunteer lawyers advise unrepresented individuals with evictions and eviction defenses).

One can understand the frustration of judges when bundles are badly prepared / late / missing, but save in the most affluent of cases the preparation of bundles will often be onerous and time - consuming particularly in cases involving litigants in person (where the respondent, if legally represented, now has to prepare the bundle if the applicant is unrepresented).

Criminal law — Offences — Property offences — Possession of breaking instruments — Possession of stolen goods — Procedure — Trial judge's duties — Where accused unrepresented — Trials — Adjournment.

This program brings volunteer lawyers into Chambers, where they act as «amicus curiae» and help the court understand the issues related and the positions taken by unrepresented litigants.

When: First and Third Tuesdays from 10:00 am — 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm — 3:00 pm Where: Civil Law Self - Help Center, Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Ave. Volunteer attorneys are needed to provide brief consultations to unrepresented litigants seeking advice regarding small claims issues.

When: TBD Where: Lloyd George United States Courthouse, Jury Assembly Room, 333 Las Vegas Blvd. South Volunteer attorneys are needed to provide brief consultations to unrepresented individuals with open cases in Federal Court or those contemplating filing in Federal Court.

When: Every Wednesday from 10:00 am — 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm — 3:00 pm Where: Civil Law Self - Help Center, Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Ave. Volunteer attorneys are needed to provide brief consultations to unrepresented litigants with landlord / tenant issues.

By requiring tribunals to make decisions on immigration law, in which they do not have specialist knowledge, there may also be practical difficulties, especially where claimants are unrepresented.

Consideration should also be given to whether the reporting or disclosure restrictions will provide sufficient protection from the risk, whether the safety of the parties in cases where the court considers there are particular physical or health risks against which reporting restrictions may be inadequate to afford protection, and the extent to which the court should, of its own motion, take steps to protect the welfare of any vulnerable adult or child who is unrepresented before the court.

Regrettably, it is still the case that families are unrepresented in many inquests where the state should be held to account.

This program is for unrepresented litigants seeking an uncontested divorce using DRL 170 (7), no fault, and where there are no children.

He noted that there has been «a significant increase in the number of litigants in person» due in part to the retrenchment in state expenditure and the relatively high cost of legal fees, and suggested «introducing a more inquisitorial form of process in civil proceedings where both or at least one party is unrepresented.»

Licensed Paraprofessionals to assist Oregonians facing Family Law (where 80 % of Oregon litigants are not represented by counsel) and Landlord - Tenant (where 85 % of Oregon Residential Landlord - Tenant litigants are unrepresented) issues;

This does not apply where the application is made without notice, or all parties are unrepresented or there are more than four participants, irrespective of the number of actual parties.

The most careful handling and channelling of these is essential where any parties are unrepresented, to avoid the impression of unfair and unequal access to the judge and of consequent bias.

Where a buyer's licensee is providing the form directly to an unrepresented seller, the buyer's licensee must use best efforts to obtain the seller's signature on the form.

We have a referral agreement with them for when buyers and sellers come in unrepresented and they have a community channel on FIOS where we're interviewed about current market conditions.

Things to consider: If buying and selling real estate, being the multifaceted situation that it is, finds itself sometimes even too complex for trained professionals in some situations, requiring the addition of other trained professionals such as lawyers, inspectors, insurance pro's, appraisers, land surveyors, tax specialists, financial planning and estate management people or companies, divorce specialists, grief counsellors, expert witnesses, construction people, builder issues, mortgage fraud professionals, banking backup people, ex pat and non-resident specialists, immigration rules and regs, investment counsellors, to help unravel oddities and eventualities, just imagine the Rubik's cube the journey represents to the average, unrepresented buyer or seller, perhaps even ones in the midst of it while trying to digest a purchase or sale, going through a divorce or dealing with a grieving relative, due to a death in the family, even more especially where English is not that individual's first language.

So the point is, even if this is FSBO property sold to an unrepresented buyer for the full price the homeowner was asking, that homeowner would have missed out on an extra $ 21,000.00 that his real estate agent was able to achieve for him by properly positioning the property in the price range where it was most likely to find a buyer.