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He said the process is being steered by two relatively new chairs who are still learning on the job: U.S. Reps. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-Pa.) and David Scott (D-Ga.).
Lord Hoffmann held Mr Henwood was liable, and the deemster had correctly applied the principles of liability for dishonest assistance. She had stated that Mr Henwood suspected the funds were misappropriated money, and (disapproving Brinks Ltd v Abu-Saleh (No 3) [1996] CLC 133) a person could know and suspect money was being misappropriated and thus be liable without knowing the money was held ...
Attorney misconduct is unethical or illegal conduct by an attorney. Attorney misconduct may include: conflict of interest, overbilling, false or misleading statements, knowingly pursuing frivolous and meritless lawsuits, concealing evidence, abandoning a client, failing to disclose all relevant facts, arguing a position while neglecting to disclose prior law which might counter the argument ...
It is a common belief that dishonest or knowing assistance originates from Lord Selbourne's judgment in Barnes v Addy: [1] [S]trangers are not to be made constructive trustees merely because they act as the agents of trustees in transactions, … unless those agents received and become chargeable with some part of the trust property, or unless they assist with knowledge in a dishonest and ...
Mail ballots lacking a date or that are improperly dated cannot be counted, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision announced Friday. More: Pa. bill would update precinct votes online.
Talarico said the court ruling specifically dealt with a case in which an agency added an item to an agenda and then voted on that item at the same meeting. Members of Erie County Council hold a ...
Accordingly, the Supreme Court is ultimately responsible for determining which privileges exist. In the years since the adoption of the Rules, the Court has both expressly adopted a privilege, in Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1 (1996), and expressly declined to adopt a privilege, in University of Pennsylvania v. EEOC, 493 U.S. 182 (1990).
The court, having already considered the issue of undated or misdated ballots, expedited the appeals process in an Aug. 27 order. "Although Petitioners make the claim that time is of the essence ...