With respect to rental deposits, Section 7 - 103 (2 - a) of
the General Obligations Law provides that where money is deposited regarding rental property containing six or more family dwelling units, the deposits shall be in an interest bearing account in a banking organization within the state which shall earn interest at a rate which shall be the prevailing rate earned by other such deposits made with banking organizations in such area.
Unless the purchaser has made a written irrovocable offer (
General Obligations Law Section 5 - 1109), the prospective purchaser can revoke the offer, prior to the seller's acceptance and reclaim any tendered deposit.
A listing broker's authority to bind a seller in a real estate transaction is required to be in writing (
General Obligations Law, Section 5 - 1111).
The content and materials contained in this website are to be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of New York (as permitted by Section 5 - 1401 of the New York
General Obligations Law or any similar successor provision), without giving effect to any choice of law rule that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the internal laws of the State of New York to the rights and duties of the parties.
Not exact matches
Within the framework of a
general obligation to represent the client zealously while remaining within the bounds of the
law, a lawyer is free (but not required) to advise clients to comply with the spirit as well as the letter of the
law.
In Smith, the Court interpreted its First Amendment decisions as holding «that the right of free exercise does not relieve an individual of the
obligation to comply with a «valid and neutral
law of
general applicability on the ground that the
law proscribes (or prescribes) conduct that his religion prescribes (or proscribes)»» (id.
This standing will, in turn, lead to questions of recognition and application, not only of military
law, but of pertinent state
laws for marriage or partnership, and the military's legal
obligations to provide co-residence, health - care, and other
general benefits.
Title 22, Colorado Revised Statutes: Education Article 33: School Attendance
Law of 1963 Section 104.5, as amended states that Colorado's
general assembly has declared that «it is the primary right and
obligation of the parent to choose the proper education and training for children under his care and supervision.»
Upon acquittal Bruno forcefully reminded the State of New York of its
obligation under
law to pay his legal expenses and, after much beard tugging, the attorney
general's office was compelled to agree.
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson added, «New Yorkers deserve and expect more from their Attorney
General, who as the state's chief
law enforcement officer has an
obligation to uphold the
law.
Jessica Wyndham, director of AAAS» Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and
Law program, represented the world's largest
general scientific organization at the meeting and laid out the meaning of science, the benefits it contributes to human rights, the
obligations of nations that are party to the underlying agreement and the challenges facing implementation.
Interestingly enough, regarding climate change, there are efforts to have a resolution passed in the UN
General Assembly that would ask the ICJ for an advisory opinion that would define states»
obligations and responsibilities with respect to greenhouse emissions under international
law (see policy brief issued by The Hague Institute for Global Justice).
(b) The Commonwealth, through the Department, will provide
general supervision of services and programs provided under this chapter and Chapter 342 (relating to special education services and programs) and will meet other
obligations of State and Federal
law and this chapter.
(6) incur temporary debt in anticipation of receipt of funds; provided that a Horace Mann school shall obtain the approval of the local school committee and appropriate local appropriating authorities and officials relative to any proposed lien or encumbrance upon public school property or relative to any financial
obligation for which the local school district shall become legally obligated; and provided further, that notwithstanding any
general or special
law to the contrary, the terms of repayment of any charter school's debt shall not exceed the duration of the school's charter without the approval of the board;
Secretary Arne Duncan and Attorney
General Eric Holder today announced updated guidance to assist public elementary and secondary schools to ensure enrollment processes are consistent with the
law and fulfill their
obligation to provide all children — no matter their background — equal access to an education.
These provisions are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with or otherwise alter the employee
obligations, rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the reporting to an Inspector
General of a violation of any
law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection.
In addition, the court... [noted] that claims made by Lampack that the contract placed a fiduciary duty on Grimes» -LCB- are -RCB- unsupported by case
law and the
general principles of agency
law that the
obligations that a principal owes an agent are not fiduciary.»
Glass - Steagall Act of 1939: The federal
law that prohibited banks from acting as dealers or underwriters in any securities other than
general obligation municipal bonds.
His motive is expressed on page 14 with reference to the «
General Obligation» of article 192 in the
Law of the Sea Convention: «States have the
obligation to protect and preserve the marine environment», noting that: «This
obligation has great importance for the atmosphere, weather and climate, because if mankind understands and protects the oceans, it would minimize the threat to humanity posed by anthropogenic climate change.
When we add the
general statutory
obligations for employers here, which differ than other provinces, and the unique role that our
law society has had in promoting diversity based on their distinct statutory
obligations, an analysis based on the Rules alone is insufficient.
Even dating back to 2005, when the New York Attorney
General's office came to an agreement with the industry, it stated in its press release: «The cash advances provided by these firms are not considered «loans» under New York State
law because there is no absolute
obligation by a consumer to repay them.»
As the Crown itself acknowledges, that
obligation arises from the
general law which requires the Crown to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, all of the particulars of an offence charged: Saunders.
Turning to the substance of the case, the
General Court held that the
obligation to state reasons for an act adversely affecting a person constitutes an essential principle of EU
law and may only be derogated from for compelling reasons touching upon the security of the Union or its Members.
The short 6 - month prescriptive period for actions against municipalities under the Québec Cities and Towns Act conflicts with the interpretation of art. 2930 C.C.Q., whereby a 3 ‑ year
general law prescriptive period in art. 2925 C.C.Q. applies where an action in damages is «based on the
obligation to make reparation for bodily injury caused to another».
It is not through the invocation of a substantive electoral right contained in the Treaties that Member States are restricting that the issue falls within Union
law — rather it is an implicit
obligation contained in Article 14 (3) TEU as reflected in the 1976 Act that elections be universal and direct; it is a
general obligation placed on Member States to ensure the democratic integrity of EP elections that catches electoral
law and subjects it to review under the Charter.
This is not the same as allowing accommodation to take an exam; the lawyer's conduct in the practice of
law goes directly to the lawyer's ability to fulfill his
obligations to his clients, the
general public, and the legal profession.
However, the Advocate
General suggested that the party suffering damage from being under such an unforeseen
obligation could still claim damages against the Member State for the damages resulting from the violation of EU
law by the national implementing act.
Moreover, the Supreme Court of Canada recently held in Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71 that «It is appropriate to recognize a new common
law duty that applies to all contracts as a manifestation of the
general organizing principle of good faith: a duty of honest performance, which requires the parties to be honest with each other in relation to the performance of their contractual
obligations.»
While the Advocate
General made several propositions as to the method to reconcile Italian
law and Italy's EU
obligations (§ 124 - 127), the Court simply asserted that Italian
law should be disapplied «without having to request or await the prior repeal of those articles by way of legislation or any other constitutional procedure» (§ 49).
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As the above analysis suggests, the AG's opinion offers a lengthy and mitigated assessment of the six cumulative requirements that
general data retention
obligations under national
law should meet.
Next, the AG scrutinizes whether the possibility offered by Article 15 (1) of Directive 2002 / 58 / EC to restrict the rights and
obligations of the Directive allows for the creation of a
general data retention regime by national
law.
Although the Supreme Court of Canada held in Christie that a «
general access to legal services in relation to court and tribunal proceedings dealing with rights and
obligations» is not a fundamental aspect of the rule of
law (see paras. 23 - 27), it does not follow that the legal profession can preserve its monopoly over legal services free from government regulation or control of any kind, even when, as now, it has made legal services unavailable at reasonable cost to a large majority of the population.
Should such a
general data retention
obligation not be compatible with the Charter, could a data retention
obligation then nevertheless be compatible with the Charter if the access of the competent authorities to the retained data is regulated as it is under Swedish
law, if the protection and security of the data are regulated as they are under Swedish
law, and if all relevant data must be retained for a period of 6 months before being erased, as imposed by Swedish
law?
In a first step, the AG affirms that a
general data retention
obligation falls within the scope of Directive 2002 / 58 / EC, despite the exclusion of State activities relating to criminal
law by Article 1 (3) of the Directive.
That being so, the question is whether, as a result of this occasio, the Union judicature must interpret, with inevitably
general consequences, the scope of the ne bis in idem principle in Swedish
law, an interpretation which must take priority over the one which is derived from Sweden's constitutional structure and international
obligations.
The court also referred to a unanimous judgment from the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), in which the SCC recognized a
general organizing principle of good faith contractual performance — i.e., that there is a common
law duty which applies to all contracts to act honestly in the performance of contractual
obligations.
In the present case, since it is apparent from paragraphs 29 and 30 above that neither Directive 2004/17 nor its underlying
general principles impose on Member States a specific
obligation to lay down provisions requiring the contracting entity to grant its contractual partner an upwards price review after the award of a contract, the provisions of Legislative Decree No 163/2006 at issue in the main proceedings, in so far as they do not provide for periodic price review within the sectors covered by that directive, do not have any connection with that directive and can not, therefore, be regarded as implementing EU
law (C - 152 / 17, paras 33 - 35, references omitted and emphases added).
The national legislature may thus possess discretion to determine criteria to be satisfied by organisations to be able to challenge an infringement of environmental
law; however, the very
obligation to guarantee access to justice was, for the Advocate
General, sufficiently clear to preclude a rule with the effect of excluding certain categories of non-legislative decisions taken by public authorities from the possible scope of review (para 94).
Create a
general board for all
law school
obligations or specific boards for each
obligation.
Such an oversight is unlikely to expose legal departments to higher cyberrisk, given the nature of their
law firms»
obligations, and the
general lack of enforcement of such guidelines in the first place.
Bevan Brittan's Information
Law Team specialise in helping organisations comply with their
obligations under the DPA and also to prepare for the new requirements imposed by the
General Data Protection Regulation.
To understand the classes of New Canadians that are the focus of this section, it is helpful to have a
general understanding of how Canadian citizenship
law classifies people living in Canada and the rights and
obligations that flow from that classification.
While a significant part of his practice is dedicated to defending lawyers, financial advisors and insurance producers against malpractice claims, he also devotes considerable time advising lawyers and
law firms on their ethical
obligations and risk management tools, acting as outside
general counsel to several of Chicago's many condominium associations, and representing the interests of family members and shareholders in disputes that arise within closely - held corporations... read full bio.
While a significant part of his practice is dedicated to defending lawyers, financial advisors and insurance producers against malpractice claims, he also devotes considerable time advising lawyers and
law firms on their ethical
obligations and risk management tools, acting as outside
general counsel to several of Chicago's many condominium associations, and representing the interests of family members and shareholders in disputes that arise within closely - held corporations.
While at this point there is not yet a crystal clear
general legal requirement in Canadian
law to consult with Indigenous peoples on the negotiation and ratification of international treaties, a number of «modern'treaties, called comprehensive land claims settlements, include explicit
obligations on Canada to consult with the Indigenous party in advance of new international treaties that might affect rights under these agreements.
If you or someone you love has been charged with any of these crimes in Selma or throughout California and needs assistance with
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But also recitals in
general (for instance, in contract
law) are, well, recitals, not operative provisions and it is hard to fathom how they could give rise to positive
obligations or defeat operative clauses.
That context includes court rules and statutes relating to matters of licensure,
laws defining specific
obligations of lawyers and substantive and procedural
law in
general.
I note that the drafters of the Charter were clearly aware of this ambiguity, as they certainly didn't impose on governments the
general obligation to treat citizens equally in drafting section 15 (1)-- they made a point of defining equality as equality before and under the
law, including the right to equal protection and benefit of the
law.