Sentences with phrase «approaches to the law society»

He proposes a return to the drawing board for the committee but with strong approaches to the Law Society and the government to provide resources for proper research to be carried out.

I certainly advocated for significant variations from the Federation's approach to the Law Society of Alberta.

Not exact matches

In the Protestant tradition sin has perverted the moral law of creation more radically and therefore takes a more pragmatic approach to the laws needed in different historical situations for the preservation of civil society, its individual members and its basic institutions.

Justin Jacobs, Assistant Director of Motor and Liability at the Association of British Insurers, responded to the publication today of the Law Society of Northern Ireland's report into how insurers approach third parties injured in road accidents (known as «third party claims capture»).

Since there were no child - protection laws, she shrewdly approached the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Among law societies, we see a variety of approaches to funding and communicating the CanLII expense to their members.

Most recently in 2010, the Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia approached the Ministry of Attorney General to discuss an expansion in the scope of services permitted to include estate administration, incorporation of companies and certain family law related services.

The problem with the Law Society's approach is that they want licensees to acknowledge an obligation they do not as yet appear to have created (as required per Proposition 3).

Christina Blacklaws, vice president of the Law Society of England and Wales, said: «As new technologies continue to be developed, they are changing the way solicitors and their clients approach legal issues.

In this case, the problem with the Law Society's approach was not that it required lawyers to acknowledge and abide by obligations that incorporated a particular moral perspective or point of view with which some members may disagree (see Propositions 1 and 2).

Perhaps inevitably when there was a prospect of ending the LPP, there was substantial opposition with a resulting Law Society decision to deliberate more generally on approaches to licensing.

For as long as law has been a profession, and not just a means by which to regulate a civil society, lawyers have been unceremoniously tainted with shades of greed and a Machiavellian, «the ends justify the means» approach to life.

Law Society President Joe Egan said: «The outcome of this review is good news for solicitors and consumers alike — a «one size fits all» approach to the regime would have risked making many cases economically unviable.

With the Law Society of Upper Canada indicating it will consider applications from other law schools to follow the new licensing approach adopted by Lakehead University, he wonders what that means for supply and qualiLaw Society of Upper Canada indicating it will consider applications from other law schools to follow the new licensing approach adopted by Lakehead University, he wonders what that means for supply and qualilaw schools to follow the new licensing approach adopted by Lakehead University, he wonders what that means for supply and quality.

Recommendation 8: The Law Society's Trust Regulation Department, and the Professional Conduct and Investigation Department, when dealing with investigations involving a lawyer who uses cloud computing, should identify circumstances in which the approach proposed in this report is failing to protect the public interest, in the event modifications to the policy and rules is necessary for the Law Society to fulfill its public interest mandate.

Speaking at the recent Law Society Indigenous Law Issues program, Signa Daum Shanks, assistant Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School and Director of York University's Indigenous Outreach program, suggested that the most useful approach for lawyers working with Indigenous people is to «have a bigger ear,» in the sense of actively resisting the tendency to rely on our assumptions and preconceptions.

Carla Brown, partner, Moore Blatch, comments: «We're committed to providing an holistic approach for all our clients and are thrilled that the work we do in helping break down some of the perceived barriers of access to quality legal advice has been recognised by the Law Society.»

As is made clear in his judgment dissenting on this point, he preferred the approach advocated by the Bar Council (which had been granted permission alongside the Law Society to intervene) to the effect that factors (a) and (b) in the new CPR rule 3.9 should «have a seat at the table, not the top seats at the table».

The Model Code, versions of which have been adopted by the law societies of most provinces and territories, is inadequate to the modern practice of family law and the holistic, family - and child - centred approach it demands.

(a) an internal focus on access to justice as a strategic objective underpinning all of the Law Society's work, which will include: (i) designating appropriate resources to enhance the Law Society's approach to developing access to justice objectives integrated across program areas; (ii) strategically reviewing, reconsidering and, where appropriate, amending the Law Society's rules, regulations, policies and practices to foster change and innovation and achieve the Law Society's access to justice objectives; and (iii) developing metrics to measure the effectiveness of actions taken; and.

The Law Society should not be trying to compel members of the profession to express belief in, or agreement with, any given policy approach in this matter.

Whether The Law Society's new proposed high - profile proactive approach is the best way in which to try to overcome, once and for all, any residual racism in today's Ontario legal profession, is a question of policy, on which reasonable members of the profession may differ, even as they all agree that any such residual racism must be overcome.

West Coast LEAF (Women's Legal Education and Action Fund) intervened in the case in coalition with the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) at both the BCSC and BCCA levels to highlight the impact of harassment, removals and exclusions on the marginalized population of street homeless in Vancouver and on the need for a flexible and contextual approach to proving discrimination in human rights law.

For traditionalists, it seems to follow that the preferred approach would be the English approach; to allow new entrants in areas not currently well served and not to seek to have the law societies regulate them.

In other words, if ABS + is the only approach which justifies the law society's mandate to serve the public interest, then all of the profession's concerns can theoretically be protected through proper regulation and an explicit focus on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

The Vancouver Sun recently described the issue of insufficient access to justice in British Columbia as a «fast - approaching cliff» and urged the Law Society of British Columbia to lead efforts to address the problem.

«While some flexibility is important... the current open - ended approach to the good character inquiry could lead to subjective analyses that provide little concrete guidance to applicants and adjudicators on the standard to be met,» the law society said in a written response to a consultation paper.

Groia, who recently launched his bid to become a bencher of the law society, has vigorously fought the law society proceedings over concerns a crackdown on lawyers» courtroom conduct and the regulator's approach to the civility issue would impinge on their ability to fearlessly advocate for their clients.

London — Dentons has won two awards at the Law Society Excellence Awards, which are presented annually by The Law Society of England and Wales — one for the Firm's innovative approach to the delivery of legal services in today's international...

The fact that Nova Scotia is the first law society to specifically recommend this approach was a concern to some.

But compliance - based entity regulation is an idea whose time is rapidly approaching, if it's not already here: Australia and England have already adopted it to varying degrees, and some Canadian law societies are taking a very close look at it.

The Rule of Law Research Consortium (RLRC) is a community of leading scholars from a variety of fields harnessing diverse methods and approaches to produce research on the rule of law and its effects on socieLaw Research Consortium (RLRC) is a community of leading scholars from a variety of fields harnessing diverse methods and approaches to produce research on the rule of law and its effects on socielaw and its effects on society.

In Ontario, the Law Society has established a Task Force on Compliance - Based Entity Regulation, which is exploring a proactive, outcomes - focused approach where the regulator sets out expected outcomes and provides flexibility as to how they are achieved.

«[I] t's an information site, and we've been very careful to make it that focus, so we're not attacking the law society, we're not attacking individuals, you won't see any satire, you'll see an approach that we want information out there to the legal community because we don't think... we were given the whole context in which this EDI initiative arose and what the consequences are.»

The essence of society's condemnation of murder, and the strict approach taken by the law to its commission is that it is the murderer's explicit intention that the victim should die, or at least suffer really serious harm.

The rule of law has been established to provide the stabilisation and certainty among the societies instead of an unlimited and wild rule of nature; the hypocrisy implemented into legal approach and interpretation to the same legal issues simply fails to comply with the rule of law certifying the weakness of a democracy in a country.

While other law societies may not have the resources to hold a similar ceremony, Shea still plans to approach them to see what they can do.

«I'm going to approach all of the law societies to do something to honour their students,» he says.

But major 21st century law society problems require: (1) expertise that lawyers don't have; (2) a national approach and effort; and, (3) a single civil service - type organization to provide the expertise and long - term project development capabilities for all law societies in Canada.

1) «Research» as described in the case is a very low hurdle to overcome and provides an expansive approach to the first part of the fair dealing test laid out in CCH Canadian Ltd v Law Society of Upper Canada.

Personally, I'm very persuaded by the argument that there is a need in society for a different kind of law school, one that uses innovative approaches to build skills and provide hands - on experience, focused on the needs of the users of legal services.

We agree that equality, diversity and inclusion are worthy aspirations, but we disagree wholeheartedly with the law society's approach to achieving them.

As part of an enquiry in to Alternate Delivery of Legal Services in 2011 - 12, the Law Society of Alberta prepared interim and final reports discussing an approach to defining the «practice of law&raquLaw Society of Alberta prepared interim and final reports discussing an approach to defining the «practice of law&raqulaw».

I note that Ms. Fettman's approach to law is indeed in keeping with our society's ethics and laws in this way, maximize profit at all costs and damn the consequences.

Although at the time this case was heard, the majority of provincial and territorial appellate courts held that courts had jurisdiction to prevent defence counsel from withdrawing due to non-payment in fees, there was some division in the case law and differing approaches had been taken in the codes of conduct established by provincial law societies.

From a policy analysis perspective, one appreciates the different approaches each law society brings to the table and the complicated socio - economic analysis that would be required to balance justice access and public protection.

I hope members of The Law Society of Upper Canada's Articling Task Force read this posting and will move beyond their deeply embedded «urge to be cautious in approaching any departure from the status quo».

Now is the time for the Law Society to urge a new approach to regulation which is proportionate and cost - effective.

If the SRA and the Law Society wish to maintain a united profession, the best way of doing so is to recognise the diversity of client and firm interests that now exists, and to reflect that with parallel regulatory regimes, and an approach to qualification that is based on the future, not the past.

Canadian law societies have not (yet) provided an opinion on this topic but I would be very surprised if the approach in Canada is different to other jurisdictions such as the US.