Fifty per
cent of respondents indicated that, overall, they felt relatively «favourable» towards OFR.
Eighty - six per
cent of respondents indicated that they thought expert witnesses would benefit from more legal training.
Finally, 40 per
cent of respondents indicated that they do not have contracts in place with third party e-marketing service providers even though organizations can be held liable for breaches by their service providers.
The trend is backed up by a survey of 150 Canadian lawyers conducted recently by Robert Half Legal where one third, or 37 per
cent of respondents indicated they'd observed an increase in lawsuits due to pictures or information contained in social media, or on mobile devices.
However, 80 per
cent of respondents indicated that they did not vary their top - slice across different academies, suggesting this flexibility is under - utilised.
In a 2016 survey of our Members, 80 per
cent of respondents indicated that they would like to see the government introduce regulations that would allow ride - hailing services, such as Uber and Lyft, to operate in British Columbia (B.C.).
Law firms also showed some optimism through the survey, with 59 per
cent of respondents indicating earnings for partners increased in 2016 over the previous year.
Salaries for associates are directionally more likely to increase compared to 2016 with 65 per
cent of respondents indicating the likelihood that compensation will go up this year.
In the past four weeks, we have received over 160 responses with 90 per
cent of those respondents indicating they would like training on how to spot legal issues, find reliable legal information and make effective referrals to legal assistance.
Fixed fees for consistent types of work were the most popular AFA with 62 per
cent of respondents indicating it was the method they used most, followed at 58 per cent by flat fees for a prescribed phase of work or bundled portfolio of work.
Not exact matches
A recent NAB survey
indicated that nearly 80 per
cent of respondents expect inflation to stay below 4 per
cent during the rest
of the 1990s.
Fifty per
cent of NOP 2016 survey
respondents have
indicated that access to more information could help persuade them to support closer co-operation with China.
The results
of our latest polling
indicated no significant change in views regarding the short - term economic outlook for the UK: 35 per
cent of respondents believe the UK economy will deteriorate slightly over the next six months, while 22 per
cent believe it will remain stable.
Kaufman, meanwhile, has found that a minority
of his
respondents misunderstand the «relative risk» figures provided by personal genomics firms, particularly when the risks are below average — a relative risk
of 0.8, for instance,
indicates that the person tested is 20 per
cent less likely to develop a condition than a typical member
of the same population.
Seventy - eight per
cent (78 %)
of respondents indicated that they use such devices during this period.
In 2013
respondents stated a seven per
cent reduction in CPD spend, but this year schools
indicated a 9.6 per
cent increase; an overall increase in spending focus
of 16.6 per
cent.
73 percent
of respondents said they would be more inclined to support the requirement if the subject choice was more flexible, and 74 per
cent indicated that their school does not have enough teachers in the EBacc subjects, highlighting the current issue
of teacher shortages across the country.
«In fact, 12 per
cent of respondents this year
indicate they do not think they will ever be debt free, and one - third
of respondents this year say their debt has increased from last year.»
Respondents using LPO also
indicated they were pleased with the results, with 41 per
cent saying they were «somewhat satisfied» with their most recent provider
of LPO services and 45 per
cent saying they were «very satisfied.»
Forty per
cent of survey
respondents indicated they currently use LPO for work in their firms or departments.
The balance
of respondents indicated they use a combination
of billable hours plus flat fees (30.5 per
cent), alternative fee arrangement (7 per
cent), flat fees (4.4 per
cent), RFP process on large projects (4.4 per
cent), and «other» (6.2 per
cent).
An Indigenous Engagement Survey conducted by the Business Council
of Australia (BCA) in 2014 revealed that almost 70 per
cent of respondent companies had Indigenous employment strategies and most
respondents also
indicated they planned to recruit Indigenous employees in 2015.
The vast majority (85 per
cent)
of Canadian
respondents who
indicated acquisition plans intend to focus on the domestic market, especially in locations such as Toronto (27.8 per
cent), Vancouver and Montreal (16.7 per
cent each), Edmonton and Calgary (14.8 per
cent and 11.1 per
cent respectively).
The survey found that only 14 per
cent of executive
respondents say they compare their operational expenses against competitors, the market or industry,
indicating a significant performance management shortfall.
«Survey results
indicate that the most common method
of finding a home inspector (by over 60 per
cent of respondents) was a referral from their real estate agent.
Seventy - four per
cent of mortgage broker
respondents to a RECA survey
indicated support for mandatory E & O insurance for Alberta mortgage brokerages, and both the Alberta Mortgage Brokers Association and the Canadian Association
of Accredited Mortgage Professionals
indicated their support for the E&O requirements, it says.