Sentences with phrase «society practice note»

In June 2017, a Law Society practice note reminded legal aid defence solicitors that they can exercise discretion when deciding to accept cases if the work threatens the viability of their firm.

Not exact matches

Note also that the oath insists on the duty to avoid «business practices harmful to society,» which is so painfully vague it borders on the vacuous.

Key to such an appreciation will be taking note of the always uneasy relationship between theory and practice, or principle and action, in the life of a society.

Moving across the species boundary, then, it is worth noting that many human societies permit the taking of many wives, most of them encouraging this practice by law and custom (see Stephen Clark, The Nature of the Beast, OUP 1982, pp. 77f and «Sexual Ontology and Group Marriage», Philosophy 58, 1983, pp. 215 227).

J. K. Elliott, who prepared the comprehensive translation of such early texts notes: «These apocryphal books are of importance as historical witnesses to the beliefs, prayers, practices, and interests of the society that produced and preserved them.

Note secondly a deep irony in the «Berlin» type of excellence in theological education: Although what makes it properly «theological» is its goal (as «professional» education) of nurturing the health of the church by preparing for it excellent leadership, what entitles it to a home in the wissenschaftlich education it needs is the rather different goal of nurturing the health of society as a whole (for which professional church leadership is a «necessary practice»).

Anthropologists have also noted a difference in the acceptance of the practice based on the general attitude of the society.

Notes to Editors The report, «How alcohol industry organisations mislead the public about alcohol and cancer», by Mark Petticrew, Nason Maani Hessari, Cécile Knai and Elisabete Weiderpass, will be published online in Drug and Alcohol Review at 22:00 6 September 2017 The Institute of Alcohol Studies is an independent institute bringing together evidence, policy and practice from home and abroad to promote and informed debate on alcohol's impact on society.

Hugh Mulholland, senior curator at The Mac, Belfast and member of the pavilion's selection committee, noted «Cathy Wilkes is a deeply thoughtful artist; central to her practice is a desire to give voice to an inner world, to understand the human condition and to address an emotional deficit at the core of society, a preoccupation which could not be more apt for the current world order.

Associate Curator and Director of Education at The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago Hamza Walker speaks with internationally noted conceptual artist Ryan Gander (Lisson Gallery) about his extraordinary practice.

Author Jordan Amirkhani notes: «If the studio has traditionally been a place of solace from reality's complications, this exhibition seems to respond with urgent ambiguity by asking important and unresolved questions about the place of artistic practice within today's society, and the traditions of Western art making that have not (and will not) go away.»

Author Jordan Amirkhani notes: «If the studio has traditionally been a place of solace from reality's complications, this exhibition seems to respond with urgent ambiguity by asking important and unresolved questions about the place of artistic practice within today's society, and the traditions of Western -LSB-.....]

Of perhaps even greater note, however, is that in December, B.C.'s legal services regulatory framework task force recommended that «the Benchers seek an amendment to the Legal Profession Act to permit the Law Society to establish new classes of legal service providers to engage in the practice of law, set the credentialing requirements for such individuals, and regulate their legal practice.»

The Practice Note on flood risk was updated recently (February 2016) and full details can be found on the Law Society website.

Addressing this, and further to the Law Society's electronic signature practice note of July 2016, InfoTrack has released SignIT in order to reduce potential delays and the need for paper.

If your firm is thinking about taking this step, or if you're interested, you can find out more about the potential risks and benefits of an LDP by reading the practice notes on legal disciplinary partnerships and firm - based regulation, to which you can obtain access from the Law Society's homepage.

The recent Law Society of BC Report on the Retention of Women in Law Task Force notes as follows: • Women have been entering the legal profession in BC in numbers equal to or greater than men for more than a decade, yet represent only about 34 % of all practicing lawyers in the province and only about 29 % of lawyers in full - time private practice; and • the legal profession in BC is aging and there will be a net reduction in the number of practicing lawyers — a looming shortage — as older lawyers retire without a corresponding increase in younger lawyers joining the profession.

The Law Society of Upper Canada's Personal Management Practice Management Guideline notes that «having a sense of omnipotence or indispensability, making it difficult to cut back on workload or responsibilities,» is a symptom of dysfunction — that your perspective is skewed.

In late December the Law Society of England & Wales issued a practice note setting out a number of guidelines for solicitors concerning social media.

A Law Society study of the Aboriginal bar noted that the main areas of practice for Aboriginal lawyers are criminal law, employment and labour law, administrative law and «other.»

So it is timely to highlight points from a long Practice Note in the January / February edition of the Law Society of Ireland's Gazette — «Drafting Wills for the Elderly — Guidelines for Solicitors» --(with the permission of Gazette editor Mark McDermott).

The Law Society's Money Laundering Task Force is working with representatives from across the legal sector to update [this practice note] to take into account the changes that will be brought about by the MLRs.

NOTE: Practice Pro, the Law Society of Upper Canada's risk management organization, has a reading list on electronic discovery issues, including legal holds and record retention, with many useful sources.

However, the Law Society recently released a Practice Note to highlight the potential risks of outsourcing, reminding law firms of their responsibilities.

Last month, the Law Society published a Practice Note on unbundling, noting that it can operate on different levels such as providing clients with self - help packs, providing discrete advice or checking documents.

The society updated its practice note on professional indemnity insurance (PII) last week to highlight anticipated problems and offer solicitors guidance on how to find the best deal before the 1 October deadline.

The Law Society's view (and one must be cautious here as the practice note advises that the solicitor takes independent legal advice — I would personally suggest that any solicitor grappling with this issue seeks an emergency declaration before the High Court) is that TA 2000, ss 19 and 21A do not override legal privilege.

By issuing the practice note, the Law Society has created an assumption, whether it intended to or not, that Sharia law is a credible and respectable legal discipline just like any other within the English legal system.

In particular, finding practice notes, networking with leading professional, and staying abreast of developments in the sector; there simply aren't any bar associations or law societies that engage with food law and policy in a meaningful way.

The recent Law Society of BC Report on the Retention of Women in Law Task Force notes as follows: • Women have been entering the legal profession in BC in numbers equal to or greater than men for more than a decade, yet represent only about 34 % of all practicing lawyers in the province and only about 29 % of lawyers in full - time private practice; and • the legal profession in BC is aging and there will be a net reduction in the number of practicing lawyers — a looming shortage — as older lawyers retire... [more]

Many are condemning the Law Society for issuing its practice note and asking for its withdrawal.

The danger in this practice note, which one must assume the Law Society will apply in interpreting the Regulations, is that it sets a far more restrictive scope to the comment exemption in the Regulations.

In December 2014 the Law Society revised its Practice Note providing guidance in relation to Flood Risk, providing more comprehensive guidance, and advising that the issue of flood risk should be fully considered during a property transaction.

Despite this, the Law Society has recently been publishing practice notes which reinforce the existing Regulations and present to solicitors an interpretation of them more restrictive than the Regulations themselves.

The Law Society of Western Australia (2016) 1 when considering the future of education noted, «The introduction of fixed fees, outsourcing of legal work, intelligent systems and the internationalisation of Australia legal practice are beginning to impact on the legal market and how lawyers practice, and the skills lawyers will...

The Law Society of Western Australia (2016) 1 when considering the future of education noted, «The introduction of fixed fees, outsourcing of legal work, intelligent systems and the internationalisation of Australia legal practice are beginning to impact on the legal market and how lawyers practice, and the skills lawyers will need in the future».

Lawyer referral Please note that it is the object and duty of the Society to regulate the practice of law within Nova Scotia.

It may be interesting to note that recent Law Society of Alberta data suggests that over 50 % of lawyers quit private practice within 5 - 6 years of being called to the Bar.

As the Electronic Frontier Foundation notes, the patent system «is supposed to represent a bargain between inventors and the public... in exchange for dedicating a novel invention to society, along with a clear explanation of how to practice that invention, a patent applicant gets a 20 - year monopoly.»