Sentences with phrase «appearance of conflict»

Perhaps HUD's new definition of an «arms - length transaction» should be, «All doubts will be resolved in a manner to avoid conflict of interest, the appearance of conflict, or self - dealing by any of the parties so long as the party is not a large corporate real estate broker or a safeguard service affiliated with a real estate broker.»

«All doubts will be resolved in a manner to avoid conflict of interest, the appearance of conflict, or self - dealing by any of the parties (e.g., a real estate agent shall never be permitted to claim a sales commission on the sale of his own property or that of an immediate family member....)»

Dr. Gottman's research has shown that it's not the appearance of conflict, but rather how it's managed that predicts the success or failure of a relationship

Our research has shown that it's not the appearance of conflict, but rather how it's managed that predicts the success or failure of a relationship.

«[I] t's not about trying to line up tokens that we would put on our exchange -LSB-...] We are not investing in currencies because we do not want even the appearance of a conflict of interest.»

«We are not investing in currencies because we do not want even the appearance of a conflict of interest».

Writing on Reddit he explains that this was done to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest when promoting LTC as someone with so much social influence.

There is a presumption and appearance of a conflict of interest.

Participation in social networks by judges in the U.S. has reached a level that prompted the Florida judicial ethics committee to issue an edict in 2009 that judges and lawyers should not be Facebook «friends,» to avoid appearance of conflict in the event they end up in the same courtroom.

If settlement responsibility can be handed off to an independent lawyer, at least the appearance of that conflict is removed.

Justice Zabel's celebration of this «historic event» took place in his courtroom creating an even stronger appearance of conflict with the obligation to maintain integrity and impartiality.»

Judges must avoid any conflict of interest, or the appearance of any conflict of interest, in the performance of their judicial duties.

Arbitrators are expected to disclose not just possible conflicts of interest, but even relationships that may create the appearance of a conflict.

Justice Stinson explained that allowing the plaintiff's lawyer to remain on the record was likely to promote an appearance of conflict regardless of the true nature of the (non --RRB- firm.

He has declined to represent insurance companies to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest.

Judge Rex Burlison of St. Louis Circuit Court disqualified Watkins on Monday from also representing an investigator hired by prosecutors because of the appearance of a conflict of interest.

A reviewer should be sensitive even to the appearance of a conflict of interest when the manuscript under review is closely related to the reviewer's work in progress or published.

It certainly will minimize the appearance of conflict.

Conflict of interest or even an appearance of conflict is an important concern for a reason whether you can prove any wrongdoing by the parties of concern.

A GUIDE TO MAINE LEGISLATORS» PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INTERESTS - we've seen way too many examples where certain legislators have, at a minimum, an appearance of conflict of interest with the wind industry

In light of Shukla's authority over federal climate grants to both IGES and GMU, his double dipping indeed has the appearance of a conflict of interest and a climate change profiteer.

Work for any decent sized company and HR will make you aware of the importance of avoiding even the appearance of conflict of interest, whether one exists or not.

Charles Groat, in an e-mail exchange with the reporter, does not acknowledge the appearance of conflict in his highly compensated relationship with a drilling company.]

There's at least an appearance of a conflict of interest in these dual roles: Artists who show at a major museum stand to see their prices rise in the marketplace.

In addition, we would be particularly concerned if a transaction were to be announced where any appearance of a conflict of interest were present.

Both documents say that lenders will «encourage» borrowers to borrow no more than what they need, «fairly and accurately» disclose loan terms and conditions (including whether the loan may be sold and how the sale would affect borrower benefits and other terms of the loans), and refrain from taking actions that cause school employees to have a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest.

Both encourage lenders to not give gifts or other benefits if «the value of the item would create the appearance of a conflict».

(b) To prevent the appearance of a conflict of interest, you must not refer an employee requiring assistance to your private practice or to a person or organization from which you receive payment or to a person or organization in which you have a financial interest.

Department of Education regulations required that the scorers not only have no financial interest in the outcome of their decisions, but not even an appearance of a conflict, both in terms of money and potential bias.

The Issue: Connecticut's Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor and his appearance of a conflict of interest due to his long - standing relationship with Achievement First, the Charter School Management company.

But Esty recognized that the public is demanding more transparency and honesty in government and that the appearance of a conflict of interest would undermine his credibility as the leader of his agency.

The answer to that question is of course there is an appearance of a conflict of interest.

In fact, I'd assume that any reasonable person would say not only is there the appearance of a conflict of interest but there is a real conflict of interest.

And now, when Commissioner Pryor is facing the very same decision that Commissioner Esty faced, Governor Malloy calls the suggestion that Pryor remove the appearance of a conflict of interest by abstaining from getting personally involved in decisions that would impact Achievement First «ridiculous.»

One of his most important commissioners had stepped up and set a new standard for transparency and ethics and that eliminating even the appearance of a conflict of interest required him to recuse himself on any issue related to an environmental group whose board he has served on.

Esty earned high praise from a variety of different organizations and individuals for his decision to eliminate even the appearance of a conflict of interest.

This is about whether his close relationship with Achievement First creates the appearance of a conflict of interest and whether due to the appearance it would be best for him, the state and Connecticut's education system if he recused himself — that is abstained — from getting directly involved in decisions that would benefit the organization that he worked so hard to develop and expand.

This debate is exclusively about whether there is the appearance of a conflict of interest when it comes to Pryor making decisions about applications from Achievement First.

And the Achievement First issue becomes far more complex and serious because in the very center of the education reform debate is now a Commissioner of Education who has been part of Achievement First since it was created and now faces what is certainly a direct conflict of interest or at least the appearance of a conflict of interest.

While Connecticut law has a very narrow definition of what is considered a direct conflict of interest, it fails to provide any meaningful definition of what creates the appearance of a conflict of interest.

Fact # 2: Connecticut does not have a legal definition of what would be considered the «appearance of a conflict of interest.»

The question is whether Commissioner Pryor has an appearance of a conflict of interest when it comes to his relationship with Achievement First, one of the nation's largest charter management companies with nine schools here in Connecticut.

Fact # 4: Although Commissioner Esty, the head of Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, had an ethics ruling saying that he did not have any «legal» conflict of interest; he announced that he felt, as commissioner, he had an obligation to meet a higher standard, that being to avoid the appearance of a conflict.

It is not necessarily a bad thing to have an appearance of a conflict of interest but in a fair, open and transparent system of government it is incumbent on people to be honest and forthcoming about whether a reasonable person would think that their previous relationships might cloud their decision - making on a particular topic.

Stefan Pryor Must Address the Conflict or Appearance of the Conflict of Interest he has with Achievement First, Inc..

Given WG's sterling reputation (it was already running a successful data system for the city's schools) and the exigencies of Race to the Top deadlines to get the performance tracking system going, the contract might have overcome the appearance of conflict in the Murdoch / Klein shotgun wedding (News Corp says Klein had nothing to do with the purchase of WG), but it couldn't survive the smell of the hacking scandal.

While some members of Congress — including Pruitt's fellow Oklahoman, Representative Frank Lucas (R)-- have said the current system creates at least the appearance of a conflict of interest, critics of Pruitt's approach warned that it could undercut efforts to keep the agency's work grounded in top - notch research.

One long - standing sore point among CIRM critics is that many members of its 29 - member governing board, the Independent Citizens» Oversight Committee (ICOC), represent institutions that have benefitted from CIRM funding, creating at least the appearance of a conflict of interest.

It is important that fellows adhere to this principle and avoid any conflict of interest or even the appearance of a conflict of interest.

Fitzpatrick said her allegation was baseless but that he wanted to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.