Sentences with phrase «abide by a statement»

In short, the Report contemplates that lawyers will (a) adopt a statement of principles, and (b) attest annually that they have abided by that statement.

What seems to sticking in some Ontario lawyers» craw is the recommendation that every lawyer and paralegal will be required to adopt and to abide by a statement of principles acknowledging their obligation to promote equality, diversity and inclusion generally and in their behavior towards colleagues, employees, clients and the public.

The new obligation requires every lawyer and paralegal in Ontario to adopt and abide by a statement of principles «acknowledging their obligation to promote equality, diversity and inclusion» and has faced some backlash since the law society started implementing it in September.

Bencher Joe Groia has asked the governing body of the Law Society of Upper Canada to reconsider a controversial requirement that lawyers adopt and abide by a statement of principles.

The obligation requires all lawyers and paralegals to adopt and abide by a statement of principles that acknowledges their obligation to promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

It requires lawyers and paralegals to adopt and abide by a statement of principles that acknowledges their «obligation to promote equality, diversity and inclusion.»

There has been significant controversy in Ontario over the new Law Society requirement that every licensee «adopt and to abide by a statement of principles acknowledging their obligation to promote equality, diversity and inclusion generally, and in their behaviour towards colleagues, employees, clients and the public».

Recommendation 3 — The Adoption of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Principles and Practices The Law Society will: 1) require every licensee to adopt and to abide by a statement of principles acknowledging their obligation to promote equality, diversity and inclusion generally, and in their behaviour towards colleagues, employees, clients and the public; [emphasis added]

This says that the Law Society will: «require every licensee to adopt and to abide by a statement of principles acknowledging their obligation to promote equality, diversity and inclusion generally, and in their behaviour towards colleagues, employees, clients and the public».

Not exact matches

The Shanghai regulator said in a statement on its website on Friday that cyberspace is not out of the judicial reach, and overseas companies should abide by China's laws and regulations on the internet.

«While these serious allegations against XPO Logistics do not involve Verizon employees, Verizon has zero tolerance for discrimination and sexual harassment, and we expect our suppliers to abide by these standards,» Varettoni said in an emailed statement to USA TODAY.

«That's why today's announcement by Facebook is so important, and I would encourage all of the platform companies to follow suit as we work toward making the Honest Ads Act the law of the land, ensuring that political ads sold online abide by the same disclosure rules as TV and radio ads,» Warner said in a statement Friday.

Of course if that writer intended something else, as he may well have done, namely that the «times», in the sense of the particular segment of history in which he lived, were indeed «evil» and were marked by wickedness, with a collapse of standards and the denial of all that is of abiding significance; if he intended that, there may well have been much truth in his statement.

It is just barely possible that some who can not abide any statement by a Catholic bishop might listen to conscientious Catholic laypersons on the question of abortion and Catholic officeholders.

«Meanwhile, the state Senate under my leadership will reject any Parole Board nominees put forward by Governor Cuomo who share his vision of putting the rights of violent convicted criminals ahead of the rights of law - abiding citizens,» Flanagan said in the statement on Tuesday.

In a statement Monday, the group appealed to all party members to strictly abide by the peace campaign being championed by Nana Akufo - Addo in order for the party to win victory in the 2016 elections.

The statement re-emphasize that the command will not stand idly and allow any person or group of persons to violate the laws of country by engaging in conducts that are perilous to public peace and order as well as the lives and properties of other law abiding citizens, please.

In a statement, Megna says «we can no longer abide by the Albany status quo that allows for out of control spending and contracting that wastes taxpayer dollars».

«The state Senate under my leadership will reject any Parole Board nominees put forward by Governor Cuomo who share his vision of putting the rights of violent convicted criminals ahead of the rights of law - abiding citizens,» Flanagan said in a statement.

Ten statewide candidates and every candidate for the Board of Equalization purchased a ballot statement, and thereby agreed to abide by the state's voluntary spending limit.

A statement signed by Coordinator of the group, Uche Madu John, said «Nigerians will continue to support the army in its quest to protect law abiding citizens from any form of aggressors.

The statement said, «EFCC, as a law - abiding organisation and a strong advocate of rule of law as constantly shown and practiced by its head, Ibrahim Magu, should allow the court processes to reach its logical conclusion.

«As I've said from the start, my job is to enforce the law, and starting today, DraftKings and FanDuel will abide by it,» Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a statement.

The Legislature want to require council members to file annual financial disclosure statements, adhere to the Code of Ethics and FOIL requirements in the Public Officers Law, and abide by the open meetings law.

Blair wanted a statement of Labour's aims that a Labour government could seriously attempt to abide by.

Marcy has now agreed to «abide by clear expectations concerning his future interactions with students», said the statement.

Each board member is asked to attend monthly board meetings, chair a sub committee, agree to be part of ad hoc committees as needed, function as part of a team effort, understand respect and abide by the mission statement and bylaws, and bring their own unique contributions to the table.

If it sounds fair — which is a company mission statement we abide by — and you agree, we will disperse your loan is days, not weeks, and you will conveniently make monthly payments via mail, phone, or direct deposit.

More than 700 companies and investors have signed onto a statement urging Mr. Trump to abide by the Paris accord coordinated by nine environmental groups, including the American Sustainable Business Council, the Environmental Defense Fund and the World Wildlife Fund.

The proposed statement of principles can be taken to be nothing more than a positive affirmation to abide by specific Rules of Professional Conduct and by the law.

To frame my comment, it needs to be noted how the Report envisions Recommendation 3 being implemented: it contemplates that «the 2017 Lawyer Annual Report and Paralegal Annual Report,... and every annual report thereafter, would ask licensees to indicate whether or not they have adopted, and are abiding by, a statement of principles».

Under the new proposals, all licensees must create and abide by an individual statement of principles that acknowledges their obligation to promote equality, diversity and inclusion generally and in their behaviour toward colleagues, employees, clients and the public.

Supporters of the statement of principles say the requirement is a necessary step in promoting a cultural shift and that it is simply an affirmation of what lawyers are already meant to abide by.

Not content with statements of principle in support of diversity — or even ethics rules, such as the hotly - contested - and - likely - unconstitutional ABA Model Rule 8.4 (g)-- Canada's largest legal regulator has adopted a rule requiring that each of its members «create and abide by an individual Statement of Principles that acknowledges your obligation to promote equality, diversity and inclusion generally, and in your behaviour towards colleagues, employees, clients and the public.»

«Although Kogan gained access to this information in a legitimate way and through the proper channels that governed all developers on Facebook at that time, he did not subsequently abide by our rules,» Facebook's deputy general counsel said in a statement on Friday.

While the method of obtaining users» personal information aligned with Facebook's policies,» he did not subsequently abide by our rules», Facebook said in the statement.

Prepare and review all documents (i.e. closing statements, HUD's, deeds, etc.) pertaining to the timely closing of REO properties and contracts in all of New York State while abiding by stringent client guidelines

Marriage Friendly Therapists agree to abide by a values statement of The National Registry of Marriage Friendly Therapists, an advanced practitioner network (www.marriagefriendlytherapists.com) that holds marriage as an important personal, professional, and social value.

Being consistent with your product is key; there is nothing more off - putting than knowing a business owner does not abide by her own mission statement.

Madame Justice Simpson's statement «While I have no doubt that CREA will behave responsibly and abide by the terms on which its intervention has been allowed...» suggests that Madame Justice Simpson holds an already prejudicial mindset against CREA as an entity that typically does «not» behave responsibly unless bribed to do so.