Sentences with phrase «practice issues committee»

Joanna is an executive member of the National Real Estate section of the Canadian Bar Association and an executive member of the Solicitors Practice Issues Committee.

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In responses to three subsequent consultations, issued in 2012 by the European Securities and Markets Authority («ESMA»), Canadian Securities Administrators («CSA») and the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee of Australia («CAMAC»), Glass Lewis has consistently expressed the view that a market - based solution, in particular a code of best practices developed by proxy advisors, is the appropriate means to address the relevant issues raised in these consultations — namely conflict management, transparency of policies and methodologies and engagement.

During his presentation, «The Coffee Journey,» Brett Anderhub of Rekerdres & Sons Insurance, covered the perilous movement from farm to cup (who knew that the concept of General Average is actually in the Bible), while Jack Steijn, chair of ISO and CEN committees on sustainable and traceable cocoa and co-founder of Equipoise, a consultancy for sustainable commodities, talked about the new ISO Standards for sustainability that will be issued in 2018, and whether or not sustainable practices that are being used in cocoa production can be applied to coffee.

Our executives take an active role as contributors and chairpersons on special task forces and committees that address important issues like improving best practices in food safety and traceability.

The Practice Advancement Committee is responsible for educating and updating the membership on the issues pertaining to third - party reimbursement, employment, and other revenue issues for athletic trainers in the state of Wisconsin.

The NACPM Practice Committee, once launched, will issue advice on clinical practice for its members and translate the highest quality research into useful practice recommePractice Committee, once launched, will issue advice on clinical practice for its members and translate the highest quality research into useful practice recommepractice for its members and translate the highest quality research into useful practice recommepractice recommendations

A code of practice for small - scale mining operations will be outdoored and committees will be formed in all mining Districts to fight illegal mining and address issues relating to small - scale miners

Poloncarz created the Erie County ECC Coordinating Committee in 2016 to examine and better coordinate college practices and procedures, along with examining the issue of chargebacks.

The proposal was submitted through the Rules Committee to create the bipartisan committee that would report by April 1 with «any findings and recommendations related to updating the employee handbook, employee training curriculum, and notice of practices for reporting and investigations related to the issues raised here within to the full legislaturCommittee to create the bipartisan committee that would report by April 1 with «any findings and recommendations related to updating the employee handbook, employee training curriculum, and notice of practices for reporting and investigations related to the issues raised here within to the full legislaturcommittee that would report by April 1 with «any findings and recommendations related to updating the employee handbook, employee training curriculum, and notice of practices for reporting and investigations related to the issues raised here within to the full legislature.»

Following the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) announcement for a public consultation reviewing the current rules restricting the advertising of condoms and pregnancy advisory services, leading sexual health agency Marie Stopes International (MSI) issued the following statement:

It also stated that the committee would issue new practice directions to the judges that would preside over the special courts.

Ed Cox, chairman of the Republican State Committee, has criticized Cuomo's economic development practices and issued a statement calling AMS» decision a «fat lump of coal.»

Senate Health Committee Chairman Kemp Hannon (R - Nassau), a private - practice lawyer, didn't mince words as he confronted the issue head on with a «no comment.»

Concerned about these postdocs and this issue, the Institutes formed the Committee on Advancement of Gladstone Women Scientists to evaluate attitudes and practices toward female postdoctoral fellows and to develop a plan to promote women in science.

I would show my respect for the difficult and complex work of teaching; honoring teachers by inviting them to lead committees, consulting with them on critical issues of practice, and showcasing their innovation and creativity.

WASHINGTON — Today, José Luis Santos, Ph.D., vice president for higher education policy and practice at The Education Trust, issued the following statement on the Senate Appropriations Committee's passage of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor - HHS) Appropriations Bill.

He recently served on the National Research Council (NRC) committee responsible for designing a framework for next generation science assessments; he has also served on other recent NRC committees investigating the issues and challenges associated with incorporating value - added measures in educational accountability systems and on outlining best practices in state assessment systems.

Since 1983, the Committee has worked to study priority issues, inform the public and policy makers about best practices and engage business leaders, families, students, and other citizens to demand educational excellence and equity for all children, from their earliest years through postsecondary education.

Where an employer is required by Executive Order 10925, issued March 6, 1961, or byany other Executive order prescribing fair employment practices for Government contractors and subcontractors, or by rules or regulations issuedthereunder, to file reports relating to his employment practices with any federal agency or committee, and he is substantially in compliance with such requirements, the Commission shall not require him to file additional reports pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.

The U.S. Transportation Secretary's Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS) issued a report on this subject in 2015, which includes best practices for transit agencies to prevent assaults.

· Labeling of all prescription medication dispensed to animal owners be labeled in accordance with state and federal law · Requiring all animal shelters operating and providing veterinary services in South Carolina be subjected to the regulation of the South Carolina Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners · Veterinarians providing veterinary services in animal shelters prepare written or electronic records concerning the animals in their respective care and maintain these for a minimum of three years · Animal shelters prepare and maintain records documenting the number of animals admitted to the facility and the method by which those animals exit the facility, whether by adoption, fostering, natural death, euthanasia, transfer to another state, or other means of discharge · Establishes a study committee for animal care and welfare issues in South Carolina · A mobile practice affiliated with, operated by, or supported by a public or private nonprofit animal shelter is prohibited from operating within eyesight of the nearest privately owned veterinarian practice.

Shortlisted submissions are evaluated by the YYZ Programming Committee, which is comprised of contemporary artists and other cultural professionals with broad knowledge of diverse artistic practices and current issues in contemporary art.

Last month he issued a draft climate bill that, though tougher than enviros were expecting from his committee, appeared likely to be more lenient in practice than other proposals floating around the Hill.

Members of the committee and subcommittee provide leadership and guidance, serve as subject matter experts, and support effective communication and education on wind industry safety and health issues and good practices.

In California, the State Bar Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct («COPRAC») issued Opinion 2012 - 184 on the operation of a Virtual Law Office («VLO»), which follows on Opinion 2010 - 179 on technology in law practice.

Aaron Street: Yeah, so I am on the ABA's law practice division Legal Futures Initiative, which is kind of a gathering of a bunch of innovators in the profession talking about the future of law and the future of law practice, and at the meeting in Miami last week we all got there and realized that, setting aside the future of law practice, there were some more pressing issues in law that needed some innovators to work on — namely the travel ban, immigration ban, Executive Order from President Trump — and so our committee spent a couple of hours thinking about how we, as a group, could help lawyers solve that issue.

He currently serves as first vice president of the AAML's Pennsylvania chapter, and as co-chair of the national Practice & Technology Committee, as well as co-chair of the Amicus Committee, which advises the U.S. Supreme Court on family law issues.

The Ethics and Professional Issues Committee of the Canadian Bar Association recently published Guidelines for Practicing Ethically with New Information

But I consider the failure to explore with a potential Chief Justice of the United States issues relating to police practices, crime and punishment, to be a very serious failing by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

In June 1995, the committee released its report, Of Life and Death, which also canvassed a number of related issues including palliative care, pain control and sedation practices, withholding and withdrawal of life - sustaining treatment, and advance directives.

The Ethics and Professional Issues Committee of the Canadian Bar Assocation (CBA) has developed a new Guidelines for Practicing Ethically with New Information Technologies.

The Advertising & Fee Arrangements Issues Working Group of the Professional Regulation Committee tabled amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct which would prohibit bait and switch marketing, as well as other practices which have been subject to complaints over the past few years, especially the use of awards and rankings by fictitious or dubious organizations that appear to be intended to mislead the public.

This committee studies issues that affect those who choose to practice law on a part — time basis, including opportunities, compensation and education of employers.

Self - represented applicants at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario have raised the issue of bias directly or indirectly through expressed concerns about lawyers on the Tribunal's practice advisory committee appearing for respondents: see Guilmoutdinov v. Ontario College of Teachers (2009 HRTO 2130), for example, where the adjudicator noted that advisory committees were frequently used by tribunals to promote responsiveness to the communities they serve and concluded that membership on the committee did not create a reasonable apprehension of bias.

That is particularly the case having regard to the acknowledged facts that: (a) the lawyers had nothing to do with negotiating the transactions in issue; (b) the transactions were submitted for approval to an independent committee of the Board of Directors; (c) the lawyers did nothing to influence the deliberations of the independent committee; (d) the actions of the lawyers were in accordance with established corporate practice; (e) the clients were of the utmost sophistication.

The Committee identified significant issues that are raised when retired judges return to practice.

Pitmans LLP's licensing team operates within the firm's wider commercial practice and services national and London clients for all licensing mandates, including premises licence applications, changes and renewals for sporting grounds, gaming centres and bookmakers, representing clients in local authority committee hearings and taxi licensing issues.

The Committee will strive to achieve this goal by (1) facilitating communication, electronic or otherwise, amongst those sharing interest in this area of practice; (2) establishing access to educational materials and / or appropriate programs addressing common practice issues; (3) facilitating communication with other SCDTAA committees and / or trucking defense organizations as may be beneficial; and (4) developing formal positions regarding laws and / or regulations affecting the trucking industry and advocating for the same when deemed appropriate or necessary.

Deborah A. Vennos, insurance lawyer in the Hartford office, authored the article «Superstorm Sandy Litigation Is as Fierce as the Storm» for the Fall 2014 issue of the Insurance Law Committee Newsletter, a publication of the ABA's Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section.

On November 3, the federal Civil Rules Advisory Committee met in Washington D.C. to discuss a range of issues — from current proposed rule amendments to future projects focused on discovery practice and active judicial case management.

[42](Later, on August 19, 2013, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion 464, which clarifies that a lawyer subject to Model Rule 5.4 may share fees with a law firm practicing in a jurisdiction that permits nonlawyer ownership, even if those fees might be distributed to a nonlawyer, provided that there is no interference with the lawyer's independent professional judgment).

In this article, published in the November 2015 issue of DRI's For The Defense, Jay Courie, Managing Partner of MGC Law and Past President of DRI's Law Practice Management Committee, and I take a comprehensive look at all of the metrics your firm should be tracking as part of its marketing scorecard.

Managing partners and members of executive committees in the more financially and professionally successful law firms that are organized into substantive departments and / or practice groups for the delivery of legal services strongly support the concept of having practice leaders assume a major role in their firm's efforts to: (1) increase the productivity levels of all timekeepers within their practices, (2) increase the economic contribution of their practices to the firm and (3) assume primary responsibility for communications to and from members of their practices about firm economics, priorities and business issues, as well as practice growth and client development initiatives.

Section 33 (4) sets out various grounds on which an inquiry committee can investigate a registrant on its own motion, including fitness to practice issues, conviction for an indictable offence, professional misconduct or unprofessional conduct, and competence to practice the designated health profession.

In reaching its decision, the Committee on Professional Ethics first set forth Rule 7.4, which addresses the issue of statements that lawyers are permitted to make about their areas of practice.

Alex's practice focuses on disputes involving mergers and acquisitions, proxy contests, directors and officers liability, indemnification and advancement, and stockholder access to books and records; counseling directors, officers, special committees and stockholders on issues of corporation and alternative entity law; and disputes involving complex agreements such as merger agreements, asset purchase agreements, limited liability company and partnership agreements.

Jayne's prior experience includes many successful years of practice as a trial lawyer, committee work on diversity and recruiting issues, and handling attorney discipline cases as counsel to the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Review Board.

She has regularly briefed and given evidence to select committees of both Houses of Parliament on family law and access to justice issues in general and adoption law and practice in particular.

Prior to this, UdM law graduate who wanted to practice outside of Quebec but in Canada would sometime have to obtain a Certificate of Qualification issued by the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) before they could seek admission to the law society of their choice.

Our Standing Committees advise the Alberta Branch on overarching issues, while our Section Committees deal with topics that cross several areas of legal practice.