The Law Society of Alberta's CPD program is a flexible and convenient method to ensure lawyers meet their professional duty of competence (Chapter 2 of the Code of Professional Conduct) and meets the Law Society's public interest mandate by implementing a regulatory program to ensure the ongoing competence and professionalism of lawyers in Alberta. (law21.ca)
On my reading, the overriding public interest mandate is indeed what the Court of Appeal pointed to in justifying their decision. (slaw.ca)
«DOE believes that the public interest mandates that FutureGen deliver the greatest possible technological benefits in the most cost - efficient manner,» James Slutz, the DOE's acting principal deputy assistant secretary, said in the statement. (gigaom.com)