Sentences with phrase «acted as solicitor»

Mrs. Legge was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1948 and acted as solicitor for the Ontario Department of Health.

Lord Gold had acted as a solicitor for Lord Feldman's family firm during his work for law firm Herbert Smith, it was reported.

SAI acts as solicitor to the RIAs in the Program, and receives solicitation fees from the RIAs as a result of their participation.

The letter read in part, «We act as solicitors to the family of Mr. Moruf Ajao, hereinafter referred to as our client and on whose behalf we write this letter.

Kent administers several bursaries for graduating high school students in Nova Scotia and acts as solicitor for Philae Shriners of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

He started in practice acting as a solicitor for the Banabans of Ocean Island in the Pacific in their actions against the UK Government and others arising from the environmental degradation of their homeland island by phosphate mining.

Advising and representing solicitor in complaint by a local authority against a solicitor who was accused of having held herself as acting as a solicitor, but without a valid practicing certificate.

Not exact matches

you have given information or evidence which you know to be incorrect or misleading or that you have acted in any way or manner which, in our or our solicitor's view, could be regarded as fraudulent or dishonest.

With political leaders and editorial boards recommending that she serve out the remainder of former state AG Eric Schneiderman's term, which ends in December, the acting AG and former state solicitor general, Barbara Underwood, seemed the prohibitive favorite to get the Legislature's approval as interviews got underway yesterday.

She also worked for the U.S. attorney's office for the Eastern District of New York and served as acting - solicitor general and principal deputy solicitor general of the United States.

«I think that Barbara Underwood, the state solicitor general, should serve as the acting AG.

Schneiderman resigned as attorney general on Monday in the wake of reporting in The New Yorker that he physically assaulted multiple women and Barbara Underwood, the state's veteran solicitor general, took over the job in an acting capacity.

One idea that's been floated, particularly by Republicans who don't want to give an incumbent Democrat an advantage in November's election, is to leave Underwood, the solicitor general, in place as acting attorney general for the remainder of the year.

The problem with the IPT, as Harriet Wistrich, a solicitor with Birnberg Pierce and Partners, acting for one group of claimants, explained, is that it is «a completely unfair process»

Nevertheless, it's true: Underwood spent the last decade serving as the state's solicitor general, and was acting solicitor general of the United States under George W. Bush.

Finally, as Helen Stone, a solicitor who acts for Jake Hardy's family, argues on this website today, the government needs to include children aged 16 - 18 in the ongoing Harris review and the Equality and Human Rights Commission inquiry into deaths in custody.

«Our attention as solicitors to Mr. David Adeleke aka Davido, has been drawn to statements and comments both on the social, electronic and print media including but not limited to a very recent publication by national daily, wherein various statements credited to the Acting Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr. Edgal Imohimi, insinuating inter alia that our client has a case to answer in the unfortunate demise of one Mr. Tagbo Umeike.

A bipartisan legislative committee is interviewing 13 applicants including Underwood, the solicitor general, who is serving as acting attorney general.

She believes her long - time work in the office and her previous experience as the acting U.S. solicitor general and principal U.S. deputy solicitor general have helped calm the jittery atmosphere among staff.

(1) The following shall be exempt from the Credit Services Organization Act: (a) A person authorized to make loans or extensions of credit under the laws of this state or the United States who is subject to regulation and supervision by this state or the United States or a lender approved by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for participation in a mortgage insurance program under the National Housing Act, 12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; (b) A bank or savings and loan association whose deposit or accounts are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or a subsidiary of such a bank or savings and loan association; (c) A credit union doing business in this state; (d) A nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (e) A person licensed as a real estate broker or salesperson under the Nebraska Real Estate License Act acting within the course and scope of that license; (f) A person licensed to practice law in this state acting within the course and scope of the person's practice as an attorney; (g) A broker - dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting within the course and scope of that regulation; (h) A consumer reporting agency; (i) A person whose primary business is making loans secured by liens on real property; (j) A person, firm, corporation, or association licensed as a collection agency in this state or a person holding a solicitor's certificate in this state acting within the course and scope of that license or certificate; and (k) A person licensed to engage in the business of debt management pursuant to sections 69 - 1201 to 69 - 1217.

10 Counsel for Pacific Dunlop Ltd. argues that the fee agreement of plaintiff's counsel is illegal as not being authorized by the Act, and as offending the Solicitors Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S. 15, and An Act Respecting Champerty, R.S.O. 1897, c. 327.

There is a divided bar although solicitors are increasingly permitted to act as advocates.

As a family solicitor, we act for our clients during an extremely difficult time for them and their children.

But Noel J. Francisco, a conservative Washington litigator, took over as acting solicitor general once Trump took office.

If you exercise a power of attorney for property or act as an estate trustee or solicitor with control of the estate assets, you should ensure to keep proper trust accounting records and reconcile the accounts monthly.

For example, the Law Society of England & Wales, which is the representative body for solicitors, has acted as a promoter for the use of new legal AI technology, frequently holding conferences on the subject and generally showing its members that AI is a force for good.

The court held that a solicitor who acts for him or herself is nonetheless entitled to all necessary costs as assessed in the ordinary way.

Just as well as its all I've got (apart from the Solicitors Act and I'm probably out of time).

Moses L.J. who was plainly alive to the unfairness inflicted on DLA and how its predicament could if not cured, lead to other solicitors being discouraged from properly and fearlessly representing their clients, held that the 1981 Act did not oust judicial review as the making of this costs order was sufficiently remote from the trial process so as not to interfere with it.

Four of our Housing solicitors (Jacky Starling, Naomi Moore, David Araya and Shazina Hussain) act as duty solicitors at the Clerkenwell and Shoreditch County Court and Stratford Housing Centre.

At Moore Blatch the partners of firm acting as Deputy have years of experience acting in this role, and they have the support of a team of specialist Court of protection solicitors.

The thought process behind the system in the UK is that the training process at a firm teaches you how to act as a Solicitor rather than just what the law says and you learn about ethics, the Solicitors Accounts Rules, how to draft real life letters and documents and how to deal with clients rather than just the theoretical legal aspects of the law.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently had the opportunity to review a lawyer's role in the collaborative process when the husband in a family law matter (Mr. Elliott) brought a motion to have the lawyer acting for his ex removed as solicitor of record.

The barristers at Essex Court Chambers, as individual lawyers, may only act on a specific matter or case if instructed to do so by one of the following: a solicitor, a qualified foreign lawyer, or an authorised licensed access client who has been approved under the Bar Standards Board's Licensed Access Recognition Regulations.

Anton is accustomed to acting both as sole counsel and as part of a team of leading and other junior counsel, solicitors and experts.

Tom's recent Commercial Court experience includes acting in the high - profile eight week trial in (1) JP Morgan Chase Bank plc (2) JP Morgan Securities Ltd v. Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe Anstalt öffentlichen Rechts v. Clifford Chance Partnerschaftsgesellschaft von Rechtsanwälten, Wirtschaftsprüfern, Steuerberatern und Solicitors, which was selected as one of The Lawyer's top 20 cases of 2014; and acting in Ng Su Ling v. (1) Goldman Sachs International (2) Goldman Sachs (Singapore) Pt, which has been selected as one of The Lawyer's top 20 cases of 2015.

Solicitors are supposed to have freedom to act or not act as they choose.

Whoever acted as executor must have kept records, and may with luck still have copies (particularly if it was a solicitor, who billed for every action).

The decision is significant as it highlights the uncertainty solicitors face in trying to gauge the Court's interpretation of the Succession Law Reform Act, underscoring why mediation rather than trial is often the preferred route to settle estate litigation matters.

The claimant, Property Alliance Group (PAG), challenged RBS's claim to privilege over these documents, contending that the role of RBS's solicitors was not confined to the provision of legal advice but extended to the performance of administrative functions (for example, acting as the secretariat for the ESG and attending its meetings) for which privilege could not be claimed.

[178] Mr Berezovsky's lawyers had sent privileged draft witness statements in relation to Mr Berezovsky's action against Mr Abramovich to solicitors acting for his friend, Mr Patarkatsishvili, in an asylum application as it was thought they might be useful.

Andrew Keogh, a partner at Tuckers Solicitors, says: «Regrettably some judges have treated the criminal procedure rules as a «ways and means Act» and have used them to try and cure perceived deficiencies in the disclosure regime.

Solicitors who act as insolvency practitioners could be ejected from the regulatory control of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) by 1 November 2015.

While this may deter lawyers, and in turn claimants — although there has already been bullish talks from some claimant firms on their intention to make SCC claims work — the SCC will become the new PI battleground, whether claimants act as litigants in person or instruct solicitors.

With most practitioners focusing on the implications of the Legal Services Act 2007, little attention has been paid to a quiet revolution so profound that many solicitors» firms may end up as quasi-alternative business structures.

He previously spent nearly five years as an in - house senior solicitor in the legal & risks services department at NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) in Cardiff where he acted for health boards throughout the region and advised on a large caseload of high profile and complex clinical negligence claims across a variety of disciplines.

These are powerful disincentives from acting as a «whistleblower» and if the economic harm exception rule is implemented, these disincentives will likely continue to prevent lawyers from taking the risk of breaching solicitor - client relationship.

In 2009 the court dismissed a claim brought by travel agents against the firm and Ms Advani, and found that Denton Wilde Sapte owed no relevant duty to the claimants and was not liable for the actions of Ms Advani as she was acting outside her employment as a solicitor.

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 regulatioSolicitors 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 regulatiosolicitors 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).

Many solicitors act for their employer and for other clients as well.