Sentences with phrase «with civil jurisdiction»

New York: There are five types of limited jurisdiction courts with civil jurisdiction, each with its own threshold:

North Dakota has only a single limited jurisdiction court (Municipal) with no civil jurisdiction.

Most states have at least 2 levels of trial court, with a civil jurisdiction amount dividing them.

Not exact matches

None of the Reporting Persons nor any manager or executive officer of the Reporting Persons, has, during the past five years, (a) been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), or (b) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting, or mandating activities subject to, Federal or State securities laws or a finding of any violation with respect to such laws.

The Enrollment Program also authorizes a superior court to have jurisdiction over enrollees by allowing it to «appoint a receiver, monitor, conservator, or other designated fiduciary or officer of the court for a defendant or the defendant's assets,» as well as authorizes the Commissioner of Business Oversight to «include in civil actions claims for ancillary relief, including restitution and disgorgement, on behalf of a person injured, as well as attorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedings.»

«I observe with particular pleasure the view you have taken of the immunity of Religion from civil jurisdiction, in every case where it does not trespass on private rights or the public peace.

UEFA have since rejected numerous attempts by the club to regain their place via the Swiss civil court in the Canton of Vaud, insisting the CAS is the only authority with jurisdiction over the matter.

[27] Although Davis is a staunch Eurosceptic and has criticised the record of the European Court of Human Rights, he has also argued against withdrawal from the court's jurisdiction, on the basis it might encourage countries with far worse civil liberties to do likewise.

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(a) Whenever the Attorney General receives a complaint in writing signed by an individual to the effect that he is being deprived of or threatened with the loss of his right to the equal protection of the laws, on account of his race, color, religion, or national origin, by being denied equal utilization of any public facility which is owned, operated, or managed by or on behalf of any State or subdivision thereof, other than a public school or public college as defined in section 401 of title IV hereof, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly progress of desegregation in public facilities, the Attorney General is authorized to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section.

(2) signed by an individual, or his parent, to the effect that he has been denied admission to or not permitted to continue in attendance at a public college by reason of race, color, religion, or national origin, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly achievement of desegregation in public education, the Attorney General is authorized, after giving notice of such complaint to the appropriate school board or college authority and after certifying that he is satisfied that such board or authority has had a reasonable time to adjust the conditions alleged in such complaint, to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section, provided that nothing herein shall empower any official or court of the United States to issue any order seeking to achieve a racial balance in any school by requiring the transportation of pupils or students from one school to another or one school district to another in order to achieve such racial balance, or otherwise enlarge the existing power of the court to insure compliance with constitutional standards.

It is primarily concerned with the jurisdictions in the common law, and deals with the cases of civil wrong where someone else has to suffer loss or harm which results in legal liability for the person who happens to commit a tortuous act.

The commissioner may maintain a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover such fines, together with his costs and attorney fees incident to such action.

Leading up to the Bonn meeting, stakeholders met to discuss opportunities to link the JCM with other approaches, including other nations» INDCs, bilateral agreements between Japan and capped jurisdictions that use emissions trading systems, the International Civil Aviation Organization's Market Based Measures, and / or in a carbon market «club» with other Asian nations.

It is clear that the factors that cause uncertainty (eg competition from other jurisdictions) have a complex relationship with the civil litigation system and its aims.

Each section of Doing Business in Canada focuses on a critical aspect of Canadian business law, starting with an introduction to the legal structure of Canada, which explains federal and provincial jurisdictions, branches of government, and common / civil law.

Rodrigue, who oversaw the opening of the Montreal office in Place Ville Marie on April 2, following her nomination as Montreal managing partner in February, said she is building a team with lawyers not only called to both Canada's common law and Quebec's civil regime jurisdictions but having an active practice in both.

This Supreme Court term turned out to be important for civil procedure, with three significant rulings on personal jurisdiction — when a court has control of the particular parties in a case.

With jurisdiction over criminal, civil, and family matters, the Superior Court of Justice is integral to delivering justice to all Ontarians.

For example, civil trial attorneys within the DOJ's Tax Division are requesting the issuance of John Doe summonses (ie, summonses that seek information regarding specific unidentified persons) and are seeking the enforcement of Nova Scotia summonses (ie, summonses served on a US branch of an overseas bank requesting the production of bank records held by parts of the bank located in a jurisdiction with strict bank secrecy laws) mostly against financial institutions.

Essentially any medical professional and any institution that is entrusted with a patient's care can be the subject of civil action in a medical malpractice, wrongful death incident in Maryland, or any other jurisdiction.

On October 1, 1991, the Territorial Court obtained jurisdiction over all local civil actions in accordance with 4 V.I. Code Ann.

Circuit Courts share concurrent jurisdiction with District Courts in civil non-jury cases in which the amounts in controversy are between $ 10,000 and $ 40,000.

Rosie has broad experience on matters involving civil fraud and is currently working with CYK colleagues on a complex asset tracing programme spanning more than 20 jurisdictions.

To help in turn the GC cope with a similar issue, the first EU specialised «judicial panel» was set up in 2005: Known as the EU Civil Service Tribunal (CST), the jurisdiction is exclusively limited to disputes between the EU and its civil servants and consists of 7 juCivil Service Tribunal (CST), the jurisdiction is exclusively limited to disputes between the EU and its civil servants and consists of 7 jucivil servants and consists of 7 judges.

These are that: (i) the jurisdiction is to be invoked and exercised exceptionally and with great caution; (ii) there must certainly be something more than mere infringement of the criminal law before the assistance of civil proceedings can be invoked and accorded for the protection or promotion of the interests of the inhabitants of the area; (iii) the essential foundation for the exercise of the court's discretion to grant an injunction is not that the off ender is deliberately and flagrantly flouting the law, but the need to draw the inference that the defendant's unlawful operations will continue unless and until effectively restrained by the law and that nothing short of an injunction will be eff ective to restrain them.

Legal writing is replete with phrasal adjectives like breach - of - contract claims, personal - injury lawyer, subject - matter jurisdiction, civil - rights case, good - faith exception, attorney - client privilege, and work - product doctrine.

The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/1655), which came into force on 1 July 2007, amend primary and subordinate legislation to give effect to the agreement to apply, with modifications, the Council regulation.

State immunity would have been enough on its own to dispose of the injunction, but the court also dealt with the important jurisdictional issues raised by ETI's reliance on Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, s 25 as the basis for the court's Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, s 25 as the basis for the court's jurisdictionjurisdiction

One change in the past year has been to remove the requirement for candidates to have a background in a particular jurisdiction such as civil, crime or family — instead they can be selected on their potential to be a judge in a given jurisdiction, with the Judicial College providing training after appointment.

Contrary to most European civil law systems, clients of solicitors and barristers in England and Wales are protected by a fundamental right to withhold confidential communications with their lawyer from the court, as an exception to onerous obligations of disclosure not seen in civil law jurisdictions.

However, the DIFC courts offer litigants an English language common law judiciary, based in a UAE «free zone», with jurisdiction governing civil and commercial disputes.

The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act and the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction need to be applied consistently with each other — or there can be serious confusion and unfairness.

These regulations made amendments to the Magistrates» Courts Act 1980 and the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 to ensure the powers to make procedural rules are wide enough to support the operation in England and Wales of the 2007 Convention and now those wide changes are now with us in the form of SI 2012/2806.

When, exactly, a civil case can be dismissed with or without prejudice will depend on the jurisdiction where you're litigating.

Two ironies emerge from UL: first, that the statutory provision which codifies the jurisdiction the court is dealing with — Mareva injunctions — is not mentioned at all (namely Civil Procedure Act 1997 (CPA 1997) s 7); and second that the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, s 37 (2)(also considered) specifically does create a fresh injunction jurisdiction (a point understood by Mr Justice Anthony Lincoln in Shipman v Shipman [1991] 1 FLR 250, [1938] 4 All ER 732 but a case which Mostyn J erroneously seeks to side - line).

It is incompatible with Council Regulation No 44 / 2001 / EC (jurisdiction and recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters) for a court of a member state to make an order to restrain a person from commencing or continuing proceedings before the courts of another member state on the ground that such proceedings would be contrary to an arbitration agreement.

It's a comparative law look at how a number of Commonwealth jurisdictions and France — so common law and civil law — deal with some issues common to tort and delict.

I have heard the same from practitioners in other jurisdictions with similar programs for civil disputes, such as those offered in Ontario and New York.

A remarkable breadth of jurisdictions is covered in the 2nd Edition from common and civil law jurisdictions, with contributions from leading lawyers in their countries who are ideally placed to provide practical, straightforward commentary on the inner workings of their respective legal systems.»

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In some instances, when faced with the prospect of US criminal prosecution, it may be in a client's interest to default in the civil proceeding rather than to expose himself or herself to US jurisdiction.

First, the 2012 report of the Family Justice Working Group (PDF) of the national Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, recommended that each jurisdiction establish its own unified family court with:

While the United States has not entered into any treaties for the recognition of foreign court judgments in civil actions, private civil litigants may seek to register final U.S. court decisions with foreign courts through exequatur proceedings under the law of the foreign jurisdiction.

Anna provided judges with legal opinions and research memoranda in all areas of the Court's jurisdiction, including civil, administrative, family and criminal.

Among other things: successfully obtaining the continuation of a US $ 2 billion freezing order under s. 25 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 in support of Russian proceedings; and successfully acting on an ex parte appeal against a Judge's refusal to grant a Chabra freezing order — the Order was granted by the Court of Appeal and continued on the return date (with Stephen Smith QC and Ben Griffiths).

California has a single tier trial court (Superior) and therefore no civil jurisdiction threshold with a lower court.

In Abu Dhabi, the newly established Abu Dhabi General Market (ADGM) has its own court with jurisdiction over civil disputes.

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