Sentences with phrase «act against a current»

The award recognizes «a person that has followed their conscience and acted against current thinking in order to stand up for equity, freedom, and the American spirit of justice.»

So a law firm can not accept a retainer to act against a current client on a matter unrelated to the client's existing files.

[1] Can a law firm accept a retainer to act against a current client on a matter unrelated to the client's existing files?

Popescul J agreed, saying that McKercher should be disqualified from acting against its current client CN in the class action.

* The definition of client * The definition of conflict of interest * The rule related to acting against current clients * The rule related to acting against former clients

Not exact matches

Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files with the SEC.

The fear I most witness in the believer / atheist debate is on the side of those who do not wish to have their god's existence questioned (see violent acts against «heresy» in the past and in current muslim behavior).

That investigation led to Gothard's resignation; however, the IBLP board of directors later found that Gothard had acted inappropriately but not criminally, and it critiqued the women's attorney for «us [ing] the media to propagate false and misleading statements» against current IBLP leaders.

Fact that West at almost every turn acts against Russia coupled with troubled history makes current Russian POV understandable.

In addition to lifting time limits for child victims to file civil suits against their alleged abusers, and against institutions that failed to act against abuse under their roofs, the current bill would provide a one - year window during which past victims who have already exceeded the statute of limitations could go to court.

The New Statesman reports that «local members believe that Mahmood may be acting as the stalking horse for his sister, the current mayor of Waltham Forest, Saima Mahmud, who may be a candidate in the event of a trigger ballot against Creasy».

Not only that, on April 20, 2016, the EFCC under current Acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu further cleared CCT boss through an official letter with reference number EFCC / P / NHRU / 688 / V.30 / 99 which stated inter alia, «We would like to reiterate the Commission's position in regard to this matter as earlier communicated to you and state that the allegations levelled against Justice Umar were mere suspicion and consequently insufficient to successfully prosecute the offence».

In my assessment, the judiciary has done all anyone can reasonably expect in supporting the current fight against corruption - anti-corruption cases have moved very fast to trial; and judges have imposed especially severe and onerous terms on accused persons brought before them for corrupt acts, with bail terms typically including deposit of their international passports, sureties and bail bonds with assets equivalent to the amount allegedly embezzled; and very high qualifications for standing as surety.

During the current congressional session, Schumer voted against the Iran nuclear deal and voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act and a bill enabling federal agencies and private entities to share information about cyber threats.

The current effort to regulate carbon dioxide, in fact, stemmed from a 1999 suit originally filed by liberal groups against EPA, which eventually led to a Supreme Court decision that EPA had to act since greenhouse gases fell under the purview of the Clean Air Aact since greenhouse gases fell under the purview of the Clean Air ActAct.

«The Clean Air Act mandates you have to take action,» he said «The moral of that story is we would expect president - elect Trump to move against current climate policy but not make a lot of tangible headway immediately.»

The public lack of grief on the part of the Royals brought about a great backlash against them, and fearing additional public resentment, Queen Elizabeth II, at the behest of current Prime Minister Tony Blair, agreed to some compromises in order to preserve the institution of the Royal Family, including a public television address and walking among the people, acts which were exceedingly rare for the Queen of England.

And even though European states» leaders struggle to manage and act responsibly towards the crisis, people from all around the world have shown compassion by asking the European leaders to take action and by offering their help to those who need it most.In the celebration day of volunteering, IWB and CRW come together to ask you to join us in raising public awareness on the current European refugee crisis and in mobilising and engaging governments and communities to take collective action against human suffering.

Below, I have provided a table which compares Utah and its current elected State School Board model against the states which utilize Model IV in the following areas: ACT / SAT scores, graduation rates, graduation requirements, AP passage rates, charter schools, public education climate for growing businesses, and closing the achievement gap.

Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.

Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.

As per the previous Budget 2017 - 18, the self - employed (individual other than the salaried class) can contribute up to 20 % of their gross income and the same can be deducted from the taxable income under Section 80CCD (1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, as against current 10 %.

Most likely what will happen is the late payment will not be removed and you will get a letter from the creditor stating that after careful research it has been identified that the current reporting is correct and the Fair Credit Reporting Act Law will not allow them to change that information as it would be incorrect and thus against the law.

For purposes of the means test, the U.S. Bankruptcy Code defines current monthly income as including: «any amount paid by any entity other than the debtor (or in a joint case the debtor and the debtor's spouse), on a regular basis for the household expenses of the debtor or the debtor's dependents (and in a joint case the debtor's spouse if not otherwise a dependent)...» Benefits received under the Social Security Act, payments to victims of war crimes or crimes against humanity on account of their status as victims of such crimes, and payments to victims of international terrorism or domestic terrorism on account of their status as victims of such terrorism are excluded from the means test.

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For every good news story like this from Canterbury Council, acting decisively against Doodlepets (a breeder we've reported on over the years) there's many more bad ones that show what a complete disaster the current situation is for breeding dogs and their pups.

1) It appears AGW that melts arctic freshwater also results in a negative feedback that acts against runaway warming; more warm Gulf Stream volume eventually results in less cool volume from Antarctic subpolar current to North equatorial at the base of Cuba.

Continents — Act as barriers against surface currents, and currents are deflected and divided.

The conference featured Richard Ayers, co-founder and current trustee of the National Resources Defense Council, who argued, «The RICO Act, which had been used effectively against the tobacco industry, could similarly be used to bring a lawsuit against carbon producers.»

Amicus Joined by Chicago Council of Lawyers is Successful by Elizabeth Monkus on November 27, 2017 in Chicago Council of Lawyers, Current Legal Events, Domestic Violence In August, our partner organization — the Chicago Council of Lawyers — joined an amicus brief authored by LAF in a wrongful death suit against the City of Chicago, involving a question about the Illinois Domestic Violence Act.

While there is likely to be a cost to the legal aid fund of any new scheme this has to be set against the current cost to the fund of proceedings under the Trusts of Land and ppointment of Trustees Act 1996 and Sch 1 of the Children Act 1989.

The offence first appeared in statute in the UK Offences against the Person Act, 1861, and although the language was archaic the elements of the 1861 offence were identical to our current version.

-- This crime involves any act or threat of violence against any person with whom the accused has or had an intimate relationship such as current or former spouses, parents, children, romantic partners, or anyone residing in the same household.

Under the current Act, costs may not be awarded against the Public Trustee when it represents a defendant without success, but has acted reasonably and in good faith.

Another element of the duty of loyalty is the duty not to act against the interests of a current client, even on an unrelated matter: R. v. Neil [2002] 3 S.C.R. 631, Strother v. 3464920 Canada Inc., 2007 SCC 24 and Wallace v. Canadian National Railway, 2013 SCC 39.

In a case brought by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the partners of Clyde and Co solicitors admitted they allowed a client account to be used as a banking facility, acting against SRA accounting rules and in breach of existing obligations under the then - current money laundering regulations (2007).

Under s. 81.3 of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA), employees of a bankrupt employer had security for wage claims up to $ 2,000 that ranked in priority against current assets above every other claim.

[1] This is an application brought by a municipal voter, Paul Magder, under s. 9 of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M. 50 [MCIA] against the respondent, Robert Ford, the current Mayor of Toronto.

Judicial review acts as a safeguard against such decisions and we have acted on both sides of the argument, often involving an injunction to preserve the current position whilst the Court is ruling on the issue.

She is uniquely - positioned as a leader in the specialist field of pharmaceutical antitrust law and has acted for a range of pharmaceutical companies, both generics and originators, such as Merck in the seminal pay for delay cases of Lundbeck in the ECJ and paroxetine in the CAT; Pfizer, Teva and Roche in the series of High Court actions brought by Chemistree; and Flynn Pharma in the current UK appeal against the CMA on excessive pricing.

This comment identifies the ways in which female lawyers continue to face discrimination even after they make partner and highlights a serious gap in current antidiscrimination law that perpetuates discrimination against female partners: Courts have interpreted Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect employees but not partners.

Many professions regulated under the Regulated Health Professions act have very strict prohibitions against dating a current and even former patient.

Current Employment Tribunal cases include acting for ex-directors of Swansea Football Club in their claims for constructive dismissal and age discrimination against the Club and its Chairman, and acting for an AIM - listed company in proceedings brought by its chief executive.

But this is no invitation to lawyers to act in litigation against their current clients.

In order to determine the existence of a conflict of interest, a lawyer should consider whether the representation of the current client in a matter includes acting against a former client.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has issued an important ruling affecting in - house counsel who act as whistleblowers in litigation against their current or former employers.

The current appeal is in relation to a subsequent motion brought by the father for an order annulling the bankruptcy or, alternatively, lifting the stay under s. 69.4 of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (the «BIA»), and authorizing the father to continue his enforcement of the costs award against the mother's registered assets.

During the life of the insured, the policy acts much like a tax - free savings and personal loan account, where the funds can be invested at the policyholder's discretion, or the current value of the policy borrowed against.

Thus the Patent Reform Act of 2007 would have essentially eliminated important public interest projects such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Patent Busting Project, which uses inter and ex parte reexamination proceedings to challenge and defend against patents that potentially infringe on the public domain.45 In this way, the Patent Reform Act of 2007 would have failed to replace the current reexamination processes with an adequate form of post grant review.

4 DOS APP 02 Matter of DOS v. Hecht - business practices; commissions; broker's past acts can not be used against him as evidence of repeated misconduct on a charge of illegal business practices where such conduct is being now first reviewed for untrustworthiness; charging fees in excess of professional norms, absent a showing of unique services offered above and beyond those services normally rendered by a real estate broker, demonstrates untrustworthiness; broker's current commission rates are far in excess of rates established by custom and usage; ALJ's decision modified, license suspended until one month after broker refunds amount in excess of rates established by custom and usage