The hearing includes the usual protections of due process: representation by a lawyer, the right to call witnesses and so on.

Consideration of the statutory scheme within a particular area may convince the court that representation by a lawyer should on construction be excluded.

The procedure in juvenile court is not always adversarial, although the minor is entitled to legal representation by a lawyer.

For these cases, the parties must agree to waive their right to a jury, representation by a lawyer, rules of evidence and to appeal the decision of the district judge.

Reversing a decision that had made New York's right to legal counsel the most far-reaching in the nation, the state's highest court ruled today that representation by a lawyer could be restricted in some cases.

The hearings were then brought to a stalemate when Mr. Gibbons refused to testify before the subcommittee, saying that the panel was violating his rights to representation by a lawyer who was prepared to address the accusations.

The United States Constitution requires that any person being deprived of liberty by incarceration have significant procedural protections, including notice of the charges, representation by a lawyer, and a hearing by a judge who is not a part of the executive branch.

This is the raison d’être of our committee: the truth about the rights denied those accused of being our enemies, but who, as human beings who stand accused, are entitled to representation by a lawyer, to a trial, a judge and dignified and humane treatment.

Strictly speaking, there are no plans for compulsory representation by a lawyer under the European small claims procedure, which, of course, raises a central question regarding the matter of cost, and particularly regarding the reimbursement of court costs, for which different arrangements exist in the various Member States.