Sentences with phrase «act as a test case»

For some time IRENA and other experts have said that islands could act as test cases and models for energy storage in the wider market.

With big banks beginning to rethink their addiction to coal, and with investors urging action on climate change, crowdfunding efforts like SunFunder don't just create an immediate impact through the projects they support — they act as a test case for the viability of a much larger expansion of the sector.

Not exact matches

Before the introduction of the residency test, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) described the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offences Act (Laspo) as «targeting legal aid at the most serious cases which have sufficient priority to justify the use of public funds».

The few cases in which a transgenic protein has acted as an allergen were identified via testing well before the products reached consumers.

While testosterone boosters will not act exactly the same way in women as in men, our test boosters still can be beneficial for women, aiding with things such as muscle fullness, natural wellness modulation, increased appetite (especially in the case of TEST1FY), sex drive, and general sense of well - being.

As the first large urban school district to introduce a comprehensive accountability system, Chicago provides an exceptional case study of the effects of high - stakes testing - a reform strategy that will become omnipresent as the No Child Left Behind Act is implemented nationwidAs the first large urban school district to introduce a comprehensive accountability system, Chicago provides an exceptional case study of the effects of high - stakes testing - a reform strategy that will become omnipresent as the No Child Left Behind Act is implemented nationwidas the No Child Left Behind Act is implemented nationwide.

The percentages of future teachers who met the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks in math, science and reading remained lower than those of the population of national test takers, as was the case in 2010.

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.

The test to determine discriminatory conduct, in this case direct age discrimination, is set out in reg 3 of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1031)(which is now repealed and set out in s 13 (1) and (2) of the Equality Act 2010): «For the purposes of these Regulations, a person («A») discriminates against another person («B») if, on the grounds of B's age, A treats B less favourably than he treats or would treat other persons,... and A can not show the treatment or, as the case may be, provision, criterion or practice to be a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.»

It was settled case - law (see notably the case - law quoted by the Court at point 79 of its judgment) however that, when the State acts as a public authority (by using its fiscal prerogatives for example), this test can not be applied as there is no private investor to which the State can be compared to.

[34] In Resurfice, this Court summarized the cases as holding that a material contribution approach may be appropriate where it is «impossible» for the plaintiff to prove causation on the «but for» test and where it is clear that the defendant breached its duty of care (acted negligently) in a way that exposed the plaintiff to an unreasonable risk of injury.

Second, the ECJ concluded that «a person who has obtained a copy of a computer program under a license is entitled, without the authorisation of the owner of the copyright, to observe, study or test the functioning of that program so as to determine the ideas and principles which underlie any element of the program, in the case where that person carries out acts covered by the licence and acts of loading and running necessary for the use of the computer program, and on condition that that person does not infringe the exclusive rights of the owner of the copyright in that program» (para. 62).

The case was brought by the Public Law Project, a national legal charity that promotes access to justice, on the basis that the residence test would, if implemented, violate fundamental constitutional rights guaranteed by the common law and the European Convention on Human Rights, as incorporated into United Kingdom law by the Human Rights Act 1998.

Over the previous year, Anand also acted as Constitutional Litigator in Residence at the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, representing the centre in a number of high - profile cases, including as an intervener at the Supreme Court of Canada in the constitutional test case of Jessica Ernst v. Alberta Energy Regulator.

No changes to the inheritance tax treatment of pension schemes are expected this year in the Finance Act 2017 or the Pension Schemes Bill 2017, but we can expect developments to continue in the longer term, and given the complex nature of this area we may see further test cases such as this in the courts.

The keynote speaker, Mr Justice Ryder provided a comprehensive and informative speech in which he highlighted the fact that Re B and Re B - S were «not intended to redraw the statutory landscape» and that the statutory test should not have a «gloss» placed upon it but that the aim of these cases was to act as a revision of good practice in respect of the existing test rather than eliciting a new test or presumption.

Marc Beaumont acted as junior counsel in the 2 ensuing test cases of Russell v Bar Standards Board [2012] 12th July and in April 2013.

More recently, case law indicates that there is an expectation on practitioners to also apply the test for capacity as set out in the MCA 2005 (albeit, strictly speaking, that Act does not apply to those under 16).

Jonathan acted in the important case on the relationship between the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Act 1983, J v Foundation Trust and others, the recent test case proceedings concerning the procure for court authorisation of deprivations of liberty, and has acted in a wide variety of mental health and capacity cases, covering issues such as capacity to marry and enter into sexual relations, capacity to litigate, cross-border capacity cases, urgent medical treatment cases, mental health habeas corpus cases, and many other areas.

Among other things, he argues Mew committed several errors of law by failing to correctly apply the Copyright Act and case law as well as the appropriate test for summary judgment.

See also Lord Reed's doubts in Pham, «that the Wednesbury test, even when applied with «heightened» or «anxious» scrutiny, is identical to the principle of proportionality as understood in EU law, or as it has been explained in cases decided under the Human Rights Act 1998».

The Volokh Conspiracy has post up about Strine v. Delaware Coalition for Open Government, Inc., a case the tests whether a Delaware statute that provides that judges may act as arbitrators in civil cases is constitutional under the First Amendment where the arbitration sessions are closed to the public.

In addition to testing the new controller design, Microsoft has been toying with a new carrying case that also acts as a portable charger.

• Assist the Optometrist in the examination and treatment of patients • Perform visual tests and procedures • Prepare patients and act as special surgical assistant in clinical procedures • Apply ocular dressings, perform suture removal, and obtain eye cultures • Record patient case history, conduct visual screening tests including pupillary testing, visual acuity, cover test, color vision and depth perception • Take ophthalmic photographs • Perform cyclic maintenance and calibration checks on clinic diagnostic equipment

Program Manager / Product Development, Engineering IT (04/2005 — 02/2010) • Lead Engineering IT efforts focusing on customer satisfaction, business development, and effective resource management • Oversee Data Management Program comprised of Data Warehouse and Reporting Infrastructure and Data Mart Development • Lead and facilitate technical teams in gathering requirements and creating business cases for proper initiation of proposals • Develop and Conduct ROI and Cost / Benefit analysis for the requests within the Engineering IT portfolio • Design and implement Engineering IT department daily operations, policies, procedures, and direct staff workflow • Initiate projects, employee scheduling, project timelines, and budgets • Conduct management reviews, management program / project health reporting, and staff development initiatives • Create process for streamlining projects identification and prioritization within portfolio and programs • Manage internal team status reporting and dashboard management • Lead change control board (CCB) and Failure Review Board (FRB) for effective & coordinate program operations • Serve as Service Manager and Resource Manager for the program data management ensuring effective operations • Act as technical resource for Business Objects Reporting Infrastructure and Database administration • Design, develop, and deploy application suite for Mechanical Engineering Testing Solutions (METS) utilizing Oracle Database Application Express and Oracle 10g Database.

Clickability, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) 2/2008 — 9/2009 VP of Engineering & Client Services • Managed and rebuilt engineering, professional services, and technical support departments • Directly responsible for increased efficiency, revenue, and expansion from 18 to 40 people • Implemented an agile / scrum development methodology resulting in 12 platform releases • Created a QA team that implemented full regression testing and automatic platform deployment processes • Instituted an agile / scrum implementation process that dramatically reduced project implementation time, led to more successful executions and higher project visibility for customers • Restructured all internal case management processes reducing the average case age from 20 days to 4 days • Constructed a Technical Account Management program for key all accounts • Provided clear transition and escalation processes for all teams while reducing overall escalations • Acted as key executive sponsor for many strategic accounts including NBC, Philly.com, Voice of America, Clarity Media, and BI Media

Both Western Australia v Thomas and Re Koara People were treated as test cases on the principles applicable to future act determination applications made under s 35 of the NTA.