Sentences with phrase «members of the legal professions in»

They, and many more equally deserving government lawyers, are some of the brightest, most hard working and honourable members of the legal profession in this country.

[I] n carrying out its mandate under its enabling statute, the respondent throughout its long history, has acted to remove obstacles based on considerations, other than ones based on merit, such as religious affiliation, race, and gender, so as to provide previously excluded groups the opportunity to obtain a legal education and thus become members of the legal profession in Ontario.

2.5 to foster personal and professional relations between Members of the legal professions in both countries.

On Sunday, March 16, 2014, Mr. Kenneth A. McKenzie, Q.C. («Ken»), for many years a highly respected member of the legal profession in this province, one of our firm's namesakes and truly a builder of Alberta, passed away.

The British Library catalog record describes this resource as follows: «A growing collection of life story interviews with lawyers, solicitors, barristers and other members of the legal profession in Britain.»

If you are a member of the legal profession in Canada, you're supposed to believe in the rule of law.

However, as a vehicle for continuing legal education, the Ontario Reports provide an important service to members of the legal profession in Ontario.

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The writers of the report are, perhaps, most disturbed by the fact that «even when legal, abortion is often prevented or delayed by obstacles to the access of appropriate services, such as the widespread use of conscientious objection, medically unnecessary waiting periods or biased counselling»; and calls on Member States to «regulate and monitor the use of conscientious objection in the key professions, so as to ensure that reproductive healthcare is guaranteed as an individual's right.»

In the legal profession to which I belong (now as an unlicensed non practicing lawyer) it is punishable misconduct to tell untruths and half - truths as an officer of the court or in one's private dealings with members of the publiIn the legal profession to which I belong (now as an unlicensed non practicing lawyer) it is punishable misconduct to tell untruths and half - truths as an officer of the court or in one's private dealings with members of the publiin one's private dealings with members of the public.

Molo said the relationship between Taub and Silver, both members of New York City's Orthodox Jewish community, was that of remote friends, and that Silver's referral work was «very, very common thing in the legal profession.»

His father was an architect and builder; in his mother's family, the legal profession is a tradition, and most of its members are lawyers.

In a 2005 guest post on Evan Schaeffer's Legal Underground, Raymond P. Ward wrote that lawyers are more prone to depression than members of any other profession.

Members of the legal profession must also inform their clients of any risks associated with the use of technology in the lawyer - client relationship.

A majority of Canadian courts do not publish their decisions on their web site, in part due to the fact that court decisions are routinely screened, commented upon in the form of headnotes and made available to members of the legal profession by commercial publishers.

As was observed by Henry James MP, at another time of unprecedented radical change some 140 years ago, «those who had to frame and introduce a measure of legal reform had sometimes to contend with -LSB-...] with members of the legal profession, who might think that their interests would be affected by any change in the existing system.»

This month's Canadian Lawyer has its annual Top 25 Most Influential in the justice system and legal profession ranking, and I'm delighted to announce that three members of the Slaw community, Malcolm Mercer, Colin Lachance and Adam Dodek have been honoured.

The Bar Council is committed to ensuring that all members of the legal profession, whatever their background, are supported in their pursuit of a judicial career as a realistic and attractive career option.

The list of past courses shows the great diversity and richness of this Association, and its efforts to provide its members and others in the profession with the opportunity to broaden their knowledge and understanding of legal systems and issues in various parts of the world.

In many other ways, he has been at the forefront of these issues and a leader in the profession of law: He is a founding director of the Centre for the Legal Profession and has been a member of the steering committee of Ontario's joint civil legal needs study, and served as research director for the Law Society of Upper Canada's task force on the independence of the baIn many other ways, he has been at the forefront of these issues and a leader in the profession of law: He is a founding director of the Centre for the Legal Profession and has been a member of the steering committee of Ontario's joint civil legal needs study, and served as research director for the Law Society of Upper Canada's task force on the independence of the bain the profession of law: He is a founding director of the Centre for the Legal Profession and has been a member of the steering committee of Ontario's joint civil legal needs study, and served as research director for the Law Society of Upper Canada's task force on the independence of theLegal Profession and has been a member of the steering committee of Ontario's joint civil legal needs study, and served as research director for the Law Society of Upper Canada's task force on the independence of thelegal needs study, and served as research director for the Law Society of Upper Canada's task force on the independence of the bar.

It will, however, be much harder to arrive as similar indicators to persuade the members of the legal profession that they can best serve their clients interests in adopting such an approach.

After being frustrated with the «inappropriate» gift giving that occurs in the profession, a member of the legal community says she has the answer.

«CanLII's Road Map» described a vision of a «new, original resource, offering free access to all primary sources of law» that would be «set up for the benefit of members of the Canadian legal profession and the Canadian public in general.»

Canadian Lawyer welcomes commentary and op - ed pieces from members of the profession, students, legal academics, judges, and others in the legal community.

Because voting is open only to Florida Bar members, Legal Elite lawyers exemplify a standard of excellence in their profession as recognized by their peers.

In 2013, the American Bar Association appointed Stu as a member of the Special Committee on Bioethics and the Law, which is part of the ABA's Division for Public Services, an ABA department dedicated to applying the knowledge and experience of the legal profession to promotion of the public good.

In terms of the reasonableness of LSUC's decision, the court considered speeches by various benchers of LSUC (i.e., board members), as well as legal opinions designed to guide the benchers and 210 submissions from members of the profession and the public.

Ashleigh is a member of The Order of Barristers, a United States national honor society which recognizes individuals who have excelled in oral advocacy and service to the legal profession.

I have heard many litigants express concern to me that because lawyers are seen to belong to a private club «members of the legal profession», they don't feel they can trust that their own lawyer is truly acting in their best interest.

statements made in disputes between members of professional bodies, including the legal, medical, and engineering professions.

From Eddie's point of view, bringing non-lawyers into the fold will bring such benefit to the legal consumers that it is unethical to stand in the way: «In the U.S., members of the legal profession know we could build a better system, but we refuse to acin the way: «In the U.S., members of the legal profession know we could build a better system, but we refuse to acIn the U.S., members of the legal profession know we could build a better system, but we refuse to act.

That said, Ellis is confident that social media will continue to drive real change in the legal profession, and that change will benefit both those who are members of the profession and those they serve.

While personally, I've no reason to doubt the truth of that statement, as a member of the legal profession for the past 20 (+) years, I sometimes have questioned whether others in the profession would argue against it.

Members of the legal profession who draft, argue, interpret and challenge the law of the land can attest to the robust legal system in Canada.

In fulfilling their mandates to protect the public, law societies have implemented an anti-money-laundering regime for members of the Canadian legal profession that respects the fundamental rights of all Canadians as affirmed by the Supreme Court of Canada.»

Collectively, lawyers are encouraged to enhance the profession through activities such as: (a) sharing knowledge and experience with colleagues and students informally in day - to - day practice as well as through contribution to professional journals and publications, support of law school projects and participation in panel discussions, legal education seminars, bar admission courses and university lectures; (b) participating in legal aid and community legal services programs or providing legal services on a pro bono basis; (c) filling elected and volunteer positions with the Society; (d) acting as directors, officers and members of local, provincial, national and international bar associations and their various committees and sections; and (e) acting as directors, officers and members of non-profit or charitable organizations.

«Law societies have been at the forefront of the fight against money laundering for more than 15 years, putting in place a regime that prohibits members of the legal profession from accepting cash from clients and requires them to comply with strict know - your - client rules.

He will bring a wealth of new and challenging ideas about the future of the legal profession in Canada to the CBA and its members through round - table discussions with law firm leaders, a webcast on the future of lawyers, advice on future policy, and articles to be published in the CBA's National magazine.

@Gary P. Rodrigues: «My understanding is that the decision to continue to offer the Ontario Reports in print is in response to feedback received directly from members of the legal profession who see the Ontario Reports as a mechanism for creating a sense of community among members of the legal profession as well as the primary means whereby the Law Society communicates with the profession.

In Queensland, Lexon Insurance Pte Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Queensland Law Society, and is the captive insurer providing professional indemnity insurance to members of the Queensland legal profession.

However, members of the legal profession are not obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings brought before a consumer dispute resolution body.

To advance and protect the interest of the members of the legal profession residing or practicing in and about the City of Kamloops, Province of British Columbia;

In the UK, members of the legal profession complain that the government has not spent enough money to support existing initiatives, let alone the new ODR plan being proposed.

AALAM serves as a professional and social network for its members, who practice in all sectors of the legal profession.

He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of the American Inns of Court Foundation, a national legal organization that promotes excellence, professionalism, civility and ethics, with a nationwide membership exceeding 25,000 attorneys, judges, and others involved in the legal profession.

It is ultimately a matter for the judge to apply the law in each individual case, but it would be helpful for both members of the legal profession and expert alike to be able to access court decisions in such difficult cases, including in the County Court and Court of Protection, to be able to enrich their understanding of the application of MCA 2005 in practice.

Beth Symes of Toronto was also named as a Member of the Order of Canada «for her contributions as a champion of women's rights in the legal profession.»

Their bold move has received both kudos and slings and arrows from members of the legal profession, but they are putting their money where their mouths are in terms of innovation of legal service delivery and access to justice.

I concede that all of us (Canadian) legal professionials should be sufficient in our 3 official legal languages (English, French, Canadian - Legalese); however, it's also true that too many English speaking members of the profession don't go beyond the first and some fluency in the 3rd.

2 - 23.2 (1) A lawyer must not practise law in an MDP unless (a) the lawyer and all members of the MDP are in compliance with Rules 2 - 23.1 to 2 - 23.12 and the Professional Conduct Handbook, (b) all lawyers who are members of the MDP have obtained express permission under this Division to practise law in the MDP, (c) all non-lawyer members of the MDP are of good character and repute, (d) all members of the MDP agree in writing (i) that practising lawyers who are members of the MDP will have actual control over the delivery of legal services by the MDP, (ii) that non-lawyer members of the MDP will not interfere, directly or indirectly with the lawyer's (A) obligation to comply with the Act, these Rules and the Professional Conduct Handbook, and (B) exercise of independent professional judgement, (iii) to comply with the Act, these Rules and the Professional Conduct Handbook, and (iv) to cooperate with and assist the Society or its agents in the conduct of a practice review, examination or investigation, and (e) all members of the MDP who are governed by the regulatory body of another profession agree to report to the MDP any proceedings concerning their conduct or competence.

Fair access to the legal profession, especially for members of historically disadvantaged and excluded groups, is an important dimension of access to justice in and of itself.