Sentences with phrase «challenged in a legal setting»

It would certainly be challenged in a legal setting.

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But some in the party's moderate wing who assume Mr Corbyn will claim victory again are considering a separate party set - up and a legal challenge to keep the Labour name.

Although much of the development of student rights originally emerged from concern about nonwhite students in urban areas, educators in those settings had only a 41 percent probability of contact with a legal challenge.

Some of the most closely watched races were for seats on the school board in Douglas County, where the winners will decide whether to continue to defend a school voucher program set up by the district that has faced legal challenges.

The letter set out the case for an unprecedented legal challenge over decisions by the boards to increase the marks required for a grade C in GCSE English between January and June.

AQA, the exam board with the highest market share for English, would not comment specifically on any potential legal challenge to the latest set of results, but did say it has a process in place whereby schools that are unhappy can contact it to discuss their concerns.

As the clock ticks down to the first set of sales of work from the Berkshire Museum's collection at Sotheby's in New York, a group opposing the deaccessioning called Save the Art — Save the Museum, which has so far raised $ 15,000 for legal challenges and publicity efforts, is organizing public events to further its cause.

If they withstand the expected legal challenges, the regulations will set in motion sweeping policy changes that could shut down hundreds of coal - fired power plants, freeze construction of new coal plants and create a boom in the production of wind and solar power and other renewable energy sources.

To its credit the American Bar Association (ABA) is rising to the challenge in establishing an ABA 20/20 Commission in 2009 and ABA Task Force on the Future of Legal Education in 2013 that set the stage for transformation of the practice of law from a 19th century to a 21st century mode.

It focuses on the extraordinarily broad and sophisticated set of legal challenges faced by contemporary post-secondary institutions and provides practical, concise, and accessible resources for professionals working in the higher - education arena.

If we're trying to reduce delays in our legal system, setting these arbitrary limits and then making people have to challenge them by introducing evidence to the contrary and challenging the practice of the analytical process employed in the particular case is only going to cause more significant delays.»

The LawVision Business Development Directors Roundtable is designed to provide a forum in a confidential setting, for large law firm Directors of Business Development to share best practices, discuss challenges and opportunities, and brainstorm about new and innovative solutions and other topics of importance to the legal profession.

The Chief Justice of Canada, the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, addressed the latter in her recent lecture to the Canadian Bar Association, but I do not perceive that she or anyone else in the legal community have addressed the fundamental issue that the SRL phenomenon raises: the right to participate in the making of common law; the ability to put a set of interests before the courts that hitherto have not been able to afford to be there — and thus, a rather significant challenge to the validity of the whole body of common law as it stands.

Further, many upper - year students may have prior work experience in a legal setting, providing them with direct exposure to the challenging workplace environment.

Cathy Kirkman writes that «A hearing is set for tomorrow, December 9th, in the legal challenge to California's recently enacted violent video game statute.

Over a year ago Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), in association with Legal Week, set up the Turning Points hub to answer these and many other challenging questions.

However, the case does suggest the ethical challenges and risks for lawyers working in political settings, in which the legal and ethical implications of decisions can be obscured.

As well as being named a leading set by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500, one third of our members are named as leaders in their field of practice and we appear in high profile and challenging cases for both respondents and claimants.

As Lawyer Monthly's first Raising the Bar appearance, Mark Dempsey SC introduces the building & construction sphere in Australia, highlighting the challenges he has encountered throughout his legal career, some of the precedents set and seen in the field, and the standards that have changed in this field over the years.

Baker McKenzie partner Steve Holmes describes Telefónica's team as «fast - paced and innovative», and singles out corporate and commercial legal director Kate Copping for praise: «What sets Kate apart from her peers in the industry is her passion for creating highquality teams, delivering targeted advice to the business and never shying away from challenge.

In a non-contentious capacity, Gurprit provides advice to young start - up companies, who require an all encompassing view of potential legal challenges, and help setting up their businesses.

2018 looks set to be as unpredictable and challenging as any in recent memory for the legal industry worldwide.

Some 800 people engaged with 34 speakers and discussants (click the image for a full set of videos) in an electrifying exploration of much that's new and challenging in the legal services supply chain for consumers and businesses.

Not unlike the law firm marketing challenges seen in small and medium sized markets, firms in large metro areas also face their own set of obstacles when trying to effectively advertise their legal services:

Unfortunately, without the right legal specific solutions in place, accepting credit card payments can create its own set of challenges for law firms.

The challenging task set before these lawyers was to somehow «make legal» a set of techniques that had originated in a program developed expressly to prepare soldiers for techniques that were illegal, and thereby to offer officials and interrogators a «golden shield» that would suffice to convince them they would be protected from legal consequences.)

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) were concerned about this issue and launched a legal challenge, in December 2016, for the Lord Chancellor to change the methodology of setting the discount rate before making any final decision on a revised rate.

Providing comprehensive support to legal volunteers in these settings can be challenging, but the ubiquity of mobile devices and tablets makes them ideal vehicles for supporting pro bono in these contexts.

It says: «Lawyers, law firms, and the overall legal industry in Canada will be facing a complex and compelling set of challenges over the next decade as they endeavour to remain viable, competitive and relevant in the face of a wave of fundamental change.

The most common challenges that foreign investors and clients face when setting up a business in my country are: qualifying for the complex bidding processes for major projects; finding reliable partners to form partnerships or consortiums; and cultural nuance and legal uncertainty & insecurity caused by changing its regulatory environment and not having legal advisors with the capacity to offer them comprehensive and trustable legal services.

Our interviewees, as thought leaders in their profession, are intentional about setting precedents, challenging the status - quo, and exploring the legal realm of their specialisation to the finest details.

Diverse GCs discuss how to succeed and win their business — Examining career development within the in - house legal department: winning pitches, setting diversity goals, how to deal with and overcome ethical challenges, the role of GCs and law firms in promoting various diversity, mentoring and other initiatives within the organizations / firms.

On data redress, European privacy campaigner Max Schrems — most famous for his legal challenge to US government mass surveillance practices that resulted in a 15 - year - old data transfer arrangement between the EU and US being struck down in 2015 — is currently running a crowdfunding campaign to set up a not - for - profit privacy enforcement organization to take advantage of the new rules and pursue strategic litigation on commercial privacy issues.

In October the tribunal delivered its verdict, rejecting Uber's argument that the drivers in question were self - employed contractors — instead judging them to be workers, setting a legal precedent for other Uber drivers to challenge the companIn October the tribunal delivered its verdict, rejecting Uber's argument that the drivers in question were self - employed contractors — instead judging them to be workers, setting a legal precedent for other Uber drivers to challenge the companin question were self - employed contractors — instead judging them to be workers, setting a legal precedent for other Uber drivers to challenge the company.

To obtain a position of employment that will utilize my current skills and challenge my various abilities in an administrative and legal setting while working for an organization that offers career growth as well as a chance to achieve both individual and team oriented goals.

To secure a long - term paralegal position with a challenging, fast - paced firm in San Francisco utilizing my skill - set within a high - intensity and complex legal environment.

Boards across the country also had a number of questions about CREA's initial proposals to set up a hefty war chest to support any member boards or associations that might find themselves involved in legal challenges based on the amended MLS Rules and Regulations.