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The Arbitrator (i) shall apply internal laws of the State of New York consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act and applicable statutes of limitations, or, to the extent (if any) that federal law prevails, shall apply the law of the U.S., irrespective of any conflict of law principles; (ii) shall entertain any motion to dismiss, motion to strike, motion for judgment on the pleadings, motion for complete or partial summary judgment, motion for summary adjudication, or any other dispositive motion consistent with New York or federal rules of procedure, as applicable; (iii) shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law; and (iv) shall have authority to award any form of legal or equitable relief;

It also brings a close to a bruising, at times ugly, conflict that cost both sides dearly over the years — in legal fees, lost investment opportunities and countless headaches.

Under certain circumstances, including if the public offering occurs prior to March 24, 2015, or if the right to purchase shares in the public offering conflicts with applicable securities laws, or if some other legal impediment or requirement would prevent or materially delay the consummation of or unreasonably interfere with either such offering or the purchase of the shares by Passport in such offering, then instead of the right to purchase shares in the public offering, Passport would have the right to purchase the same number of shares, at the same purchase price the shares in the public offering are sold to the public, in a separate and concurrent private placement transaction.

At this point in time fiduciaries may be among the minority in the profession, but there's one out there who will surely look out for your best interests without conflicts — and who is willing to sign a legal document stating as much.

Instead Little argues the common law was in a fluid state at the time, seeking principles of legal interpretation for frequent new activities and conflicts.

Specifically, I got the impression that the EC members were supposed to exercise some sort of double - check on the candidate's validity, character and legal qualifications (e.g. lack of conflicts - of - interest) and thereby moderate the influence of pure populism on the outcome, at least to some extent.

«I'm confident of the fact that we handled everything legally and ethically; that we did the things I wish more people would do in public service, we sought guidance from an ethics board,» de Blasio said at an unrelated Queens press conference, adding that he sought legal advice from lawyers and opinions from the Conflicts of Interest Board.

Chau's bill is the third consecutive legislative attempt at making it a legal requirement that charter schools adhere to the open meeting, public records and conflict of interest laws.

Corey Callahan, the Charter Center's Director of Legal Affairs, and Ciarra Chavarria, Staff Attorney at Lawyers Alliance, discussed the legal background for creating and maintaining a set of bylaws and conflict of interest policy, and the provisions of the law specifically applicable to charter schLegal Affairs, and Ciarra Chavarria, Staff Attorney at Lawyers Alliance, discussed the legal background for creating and maintaining a set of bylaws and conflict of interest policy, and the provisions of the law specifically applicable to charter schlegal background for creating and maintaining a set of bylaws and conflict of interest policy, and the provisions of the law specifically applicable to charter schools.

Five cities and counties in California that are suing fossil fuel companies for damages triggered by climate change are now at the center of a legal paradox created by conflicting decisions from two federal court judges reviewing nearly identical claims.

As he explains at this blog, Adam Smith, Esq., the legal landscape is littered with uncaught - conflicts horror stories, starting with the recent high - profile U.K. case involving two Freshfields partners.

To put you in context, this is in my view a good book for those among us who were fascinated by the «fragmentation of international law «debate starting (or at least becoming one of THE topics) in the 2000s; who have perhaps read Koskenniemi's report for the International Law Commission or other literature on the topic (legal pluralism, Pauwelyn's Conflict of Norms, you name it); who find themselves now stuck in one of the boxes and / or compartments of international or EU law; and who probably would love an update and overview over where we stand today.

-LSB-...] Matthews at Stem Legal has written a thoughtful piece on the recent news that Clifford Chance LLP is now the official sponsor of Conflict of Laws.

Looking at the current contents of my ever expanding inbox, I see January has been a month of conflicting messages from the legal information world.

Mr. Chamberlin, the other attorneys at Jennings Haug Cunningham, L.L.P, and staff understand the stress and disruption to personal and business life that legal conflicts may cause.

The attorneys at our law firm also take pride in answering client's legal questions in plain English, while offering viable solutions to resolve conflicts.

At Holland & Knight, Trisha advises lawyers, law firms, and in - house legal counsel on a wide variety of legal ethics and professional responsibility issues, including matters pertaining to confidentiality, conflicts, privilege, fee disputes, lawyer mobility issues, and others.

If we have no conflicts, we will arrange for an initial consultation at which time the legal staff will be able to get more details from you.

He is also co-chair of the American Bar Association's Section of Dispute Resolution's Health Care Committee and an adjunct professor in conflict management, mediation and legal project management at Vanderbilt University School of Law.

Layer on top of that, technology that reduces the number of lawyers needed for certain tasks, the conflict between hours targets and the «do more for less» challenge, alternative legal providers, the growth of contract lawyers, permanent associates, partners who aren't permanent, the growth of paralegals, as well as a clear message from partners at most law firms that there is no more room at the top.

[81] The duty of lawyers to avoid conflicting interests is at the heart of both the general legal framework defining the fiduciary duties of lawyers to their clients and of the ethical principles governing lawyers» professional conduct.

Under the new policy, lawyers will be insured to work at the three legal clinics in Vancouver, Edmonton, and Ottawa, on specific areas of law screened by the government to minimize conflicts.

For the past several years, a number of law students have been working collaboratively with students from the Faculty of Social Work and various departments within the University of Winnipeg (Criminal Justice, Conflict Resolution & more) at the Legal Help Centre (link in post).

Federal Crown attorneys, who have been hamstrung from doing volunteer legal work, now are also able to participate in three pilot projects that will allow them to volunteer for approved activities (screened by the Department of Justice to minimize conflicts) at legal clinics in Vancouver, Edmonton, and Ottawa.

At Legal Ethics Forum, John Steele, ethics and conflicts director for the law firm Fish & Richardson and lecturer in legal ethics at Boalt Hall School of Law, has posted his picks of the Top Ten Legal Ethics Stories of 200At Legal Ethics Forum, John Steele, ethics and conflicts director for the law firm Fish & Richardson and lecturer in legal ethics at Boalt Hall School of Law, has posted his picks of the Top Ten Legal Ethics Stories of Legal Ethics Forum, John Steele, ethics and conflicts director for the law firm Fish & Richardson and lecturer in legal ethics at Boalt Hall School of Law, has posted his picks of the Top Ten Legal Ethics Stories of legal ethics at Boalt Hall School of Law, has posted his picks of the Top Ten Legal Ethics Stories of 200at Boalt Hall School of Law, has posted his picks of the Top Ten Legal Ethics Stories of Legal Ethics Stories of 2006.

In addition to Kentucky ethics opinions, the site searches the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility, The American Legal Ethics Library at Cornell University, LegalEthics.com, Freivogel on Conflicts and the legal ethics site HricikLegal Ethics Library at Cornell University, LegalEthics.com, Freivogel on Conflicts and the legal ethics site Hriciklegal ethics site Hricik.com.

Lord Goldsmith was attorney general to the Labour government at the time of the conflict and provided a legal basis for the invasion, which today's report said took place before «peaceful options for disarmament had been exhausted».

'» Earlier this year, Simon Chester (a fellow Slaw blogger) presented on Outside Counsel Guidelines at the 14th Annual Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference and a report on his presentation noted that he, too, had observed that «expansive client demands with respect to conflicts and waivers «are extending the definition [of a conflict] far beyond the Model Rules and what the courts would insist on.

For a lawyer to accept a case, he or she must consider many factors, including the severity of your injuries, who was at fault, conflicts of interests, legal limitations, time constraints and more.

Under the new policy, lawyers will be insured to work (outside of their regular work hours) at the three legal clinics in Vancouver, Edmonton, and Ottawa, on specific areas of law screened by the government to minimize conflicts.

In a talk I heard yesterday at the Southern California Mediation Association annual conference, Lee Jay Berman used the metaphor of a funnel to describe how how the legal system squeezes the issues involved in conflicts to the shape of a dried - out hamburger patty, so that most of the concerns of the participants in the dispute get left out of the process.

The degrees and courses available at the School of Law at the University of Reading are: International Foundation Programme, PhD, MRes Law, MRes Law and Society, MRes Legal History, MSc Law and Economics, MSc Oil and Gas, LLM Oil and Gas by Distance Learning, LLM International Corporate Law by Distance Learning, LLM Oil and Gas, LLM Intellectual Property Law and Management, LLM International Financial Regulation, LLM International Corporate Finance, LLM Law and Economics, LLM International Commercial Law, LLM Human Rights, LLM International Law, LLM Advanced Legal Studies, LLM / PGDip / PGCert / Certificate of Completion in Global Crisis, Conflict and Disaster Management, LLB Law, LLB Law with Legal Studies in Europe.

The Global Legal Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution Center in collaboration with University of Miami School of Law's International Arbitration Institute held a conference on blockchain technology at the University of Sao Paolo on March 14, 2018.

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At the Boston, Massachusetts law firm of Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kesten, LLP, we understand that real people are at the heart of every legal conflicAt the Boston, Massachusetts law firm of Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kesten, LLP, we understand that real people are at the heart of every legal conflicat the heart of every legal conflict.

Larry holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certificate and is an adjunct professor in legal project management, conflict management and mediation at Vanderbilt University School of Law, Belmont University Massey Graduate School of Business, The Nashville School of Law and the Albany Medical School Alden March Institute for Biomedical Ethics.

14) Antoinette Sedillo Lopez at Best Practices for Legal Education Blog (Lawyers appreciate the rule of law «to resolve conflict and order society peacefully and non-violently.»)

At Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kesten, LLP, we understand that real people are at the heart of every legal conflicAt Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kesten, LLP, we understand that real people are at the heart of every legal conflicat the heart of every legal conflict.

At the same time, we minimize involvement with some outstanding organizations such as the Legal Marketing Association (LMA) and Association of Legal Administrators (ALA), as there would be too many conflicts in our hiring and evaluation of staff and vendors.

The law students of Cambridge University, privileged and assured of a place at the top of the bottom rung of the legal profession when they graduate, have been protesting, quite reasonably, about the conflict in Gaza and Israel.

Imagine a legal business model for the franchisee where there are NO existing solicitors firms already at «the coal face» with potential conflict where uniform brand, values, quality, outdated fee structures and legacy systems, policies and governance would be an issue.

An article in The Society for Human Resource Management's online magazine (SHRMOnline) recently offered up a bevy of solutions implemented at various companies outside the legal industry to address employee stress caused by conflicting commitments.

Clients in urban areas who can not connect to legal clinics because they lack transportation, have child care issues, face conflicting work schedules, etc., need a way to be served without having to be at a particular location at a set time.

In arriving at this rule, the Court leaned on the notion that strict rules regarding conflicts of interest were necessary to ensure that the public maintained confidence in the legal system.

In a speech delivered at a conference in Strasbourg, France, Justice Binnie directly confronted the content of the CBA task force report, emphasizing the need to «enhance the public trust» in the legal profession and the important role of more, not less, strict conflicts rules.

They still fight and argue and have problems, and sometimes have to return to mediation to iron out residual conflicts, but at least they save themselves going through the legal process and all that it entails.»

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Among many such effects: a growing group of legal scholars today urge that we reconsider the utility of the distinction (at the heart of IHL) between violence that counts as an «armed conflict» and violence that doesn't.

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