Not exact matches
Meanwhile, at the Thursday's proceedings, the presiding judge, Justice Adeyinka Oyinloye, awarded a punitive cost of N20, 000
against SaharaReporters, after its lawyer, Mr. Stanley Imhanruor, from Femi Falana's chambers,
withdrew a motion he had earlier filed on behalf of his
client.
Counsel's goal is to make sure that instructions are given with complete confidence that only the
client's best interests are being served, and served in accordance with what really matters to the
client — there are always options and they can be tailored to the
client's advantage, from agreements to have charges
against a c - accused
withdrawn, to the return of seized property, to the terms of a probation order and countless other examples.
Counsel's goal is to make sure that instructions are given with complete confidence that only the
client's best interests are being served, and served in accordance with what really matters to the
client — there are always options and they can be tailored to the
client's advantage, from agreements to have charges
against a co-accused
withdrawn, to the return of seized property, to the terms of a probation order and countless other examples.
The lawyer asked to
withdraw from the case and then told the judge of the
client's threats
against her.
As a result, the Crown
withdrew all the charges
against Mr. Navarrete's
client.
Where outrageous allegations have been made
against your
client alongside more plausible ones (in respect of which you are settling...), consider asking for a signed letter from the claimant
withdrawing the more offensive ones.
Finally, in the odd case of Ferreira v. St. Mary's General Hospital, substantial indemnity costs were ordered
against a lawyer who had unilaterally commenced legal proceedings, without instructions, in order to oppose the decision of her
client's wife and next of kin to
withdraw life support from her
client.
The
client could borrow or
withdraw against the $ 50,000 cash value, but not the account value.