Sentences with phrase «with vulnerable witnesses»

Ann Chester King is a Registered Intermediary, working with vulnerable witnesses whilst they give evidence to the police and in court.

Baroness Deech, chair of the Bar Standards Board (BSB), welcomed the announcement, adding that the new Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates, being introduced next month, would assess advocate's ability to deal with vulnerable witnesses.

Harini has been trained to work with vulnerable witnesses.

Our team is committed to remaining at the forefront of this area, and has a well developed and recognized expertise in dealing with vulnerable witnesses and victims in a sensitive yet effective manner.

Law Centres and an organisation that trains advocates to deal with vulnerable witnesses are among the recipients of the first six grants by the Legal Education Foundation (LEF).

Not exact matches

As those vulnerable moments turned into long vulnerable months, extended hospital stays with tubes, pokes, mysterious infections, and all kinds of unknowns, I witnessed first - hand Sofia's courage in the midst of her situation.

Character is always vulnerable to those who would wound it with false or malicious words; hence, the ninth Word of the Lord speaks to the destructive tongues residing inside the heads of insecure and sinful human beings: «You shall not bear false witness.»

Let him bring to his words the witness of his own struggle with the Scriptures, his own contention with God in prayer, his own vulnerable love for his people, his own «daily pressure... of... anxiety for all the churches.»

I always felt so touched that she'd allowed me to be a witness to what is arguably her most vulnerable self: sitting in scrubs on a hospital bed with an IV.

Ghanaians have began feeling the heat, Ghanaians are witnessing the wanton dissipation of our resources, Ghanaians are seeing the family and friends political appointments, Ghanaians have seen the strength and tricks of the President (the ability to convince the vulnerable with sweet words), Ghanaians are hearing the corruption in the administration and all the nefarious activities.

Poor social - communication skills can make them vulnerable when involved with the Criminal Justice System as a victim, witness or suspect.

Now all justice services in the area are contained under one roof, which features a secure interview room in cells, videoconferencing services, a room for vulnerable witnesses, a suite of secure rooms for legal counsel, and surveillance cameras and equipment with continuous views of inside and outside the courthouse.

Those who suffer from all this are the public; the most vulnerable; the victims of crime; witnesses called to give evidence; and those who are innocent of the offences with which they are charged.

«The approach of the family courts to dealing with the evidence of children — often vulnerable as witnesses — remains behind that of the criminal courts»

As long ago as 2010, in Re W, Lady Hale looked at the extent to which family courts lag behind the criminal courts in dealing with evidence from vulnerable witnesses; and she touched on the point again in Re A.

David Burrows explores how courts strive to balance the search for justice with protecting vulnerable witnesses

Gloster LJ's comments bear similarity with draft amendment rule 3A.7 (1) with its «measures» to enable evidence to be taken from children and vulnerable witnesses, including to:

`... the evolutionary process has included developments in relation to children giving evidence in family proceedings (Re W (Children)(Family Proceedings: Evidence)[2010] UKSC 12, [2010] 1 FLR 1485), guidelines to encourage judges to enable children to feel more involved and connected with proceedings in which important decisions are made in their lives (Guidelines for Judges Meeting Children who are Subject to Family Proceedings [2010] 2 FLR 1872), the involvement of the Children and Vulnerable Witnesses Working Group (culminating in a final report dated February 2015, see [2015] Family Law 443), and recognition that the child's state of mind may have a part to play in establishing habitual residence (Re LC (Children)[2014] UKSC 1).»

This contrasts with the progress made by the criminal courts regarding vulnerable witnesses, and obtaining best evidence from them.