Sentences with phrase «act on a particular matter»

Failing to clearly and unambiguously inform a client in writing that you are declining to act on a particular matter, either because of a conflict of interest or because you don't practise in that area.

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A board acting in this capacity and with the knowledge of the company's business and the implications for a particular proposal on that company's business is well situated to analyze, determine and explain whether a particular issue is sufficiently significant because the matter transcends ordinary business and would be appropriate for a shareholder vote.

[4] Humanae Vitae makes the point quite clearly: «a conjugal act imposed on one's partner without regard to his or her condition or personal and reasonable wishes in the matter, is no true act of love, and therefore offends the moral order in its particular application to the intimate relationship of husband and wife» (no. 13).

Relying on the precise statutory language of Section 201, McDonnell narrowed the definition of official act, holding that bribery requires the public official to agree to exercise government power or take substantive action on a particular matter or dispute.

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(3) specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other that section 552b of this title), [the Privacy Act] provided that such statute (A) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue, or (B) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld;

He acts for owners, developers and occupiers on commercial real estate matters and has particular experience in projects work as well as working with clients in the energy, education and transport sectors.

Although the local authority might have the statutory power under s. 33 (3)(b) to prevent M from calling the twins «Preacher» and «Cyanide», there was a small category of cases where, notwithstanding the local authority's powers under s. 33 (3)(b), the consequences of the exercise of a particular act of parental responsibility were so profound and had such an impact on either the child his or herself, and / or the Art. 8 rights of those other parties who shared parental responsibility with a local authority, that the matter must come before the court for its consideration and determination.

He has litigated in many areas of law, but with particular emphases on acting for Indigenous peoples in Aboriginal law matters and on cases involving other aspects of public law.

Paul handles Planning matters, acting for clients in a broad range of sectors with a particular focus on the housebuilder, retail, and energy sectors.

DESIRING to encourage greater involvement of national Parliaments in the activities of the European Union and to enhance their ability to express their views on draft legislative acts of the Union as well as on other matters which may be of particular interest to them,

Daniel has built up experience on a range of employment matters, including claims under the Equality Act, and with a particular focus on issues relating to pensions.

Rebecca has experience in company matters and in particular has acted for company directors on a number of occasions in cases involving failure to file accounts.

Michael advises on a variety of domestic and cross border corporate matters, including share and asset acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures and investments across a number of sectors, with a particular focus on renewable energy M&A transactions and venture capital investment in technology companies, frequently acting for both investors and companies.

The rule on conflict that protects the interests of the private client in a matrimonial matter, or a small business dealing with its landlord, can act against the interests of sophisticated corporate clients, wishing to instruct a particular firm because of the scale, expertise, quality and global reach of its specialist services.

While the heritage survey could be a useful indicator of the impact of proposed future acts on native title according to sub-section 237 (1)(b)(«whether the act is likely to interfere with areas or sites of particular significance»), it is not clear that it would be sufficient to determine the impact of the proposed future act on the other matters set out in section 237 and on native title generally.

Where this is the case they should, as a matter of law as well as principle, exercise their powers under the NTA consistently with relevant international human rights instruments, and in particular the prohibition on racial discrimination found in the ICERD and Australia's Racial Discrimination Act.