Sentences with phrase «changing practice of litigation»

One subject that continues to come up fascinates me and reflects the changing practice of litigation - focused law.

Not exact matches

«It is a privilege to practice again, and we want to take on cases that, through litigation, change social inequalities in favor of the greater good,» Edwards said.

BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry, and the company's previously disclosed review of strategic alternatives.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

International organizations, and especially their in - house legal departments, must have in place not only processes and technology that can help address these conflicts; they also need to successfully change the culture of their organizations to a point where e-discovery practitioners — litigation support teams, paralegals, and IT professionals included — recognize and resolve cross-jurisdictional concerns as a matter of practice.

Adam Makepeace, Practice Director at Tuckers, has been reflecting on two years of consultations and litigation in relation to the proposed changes to the criminal legal aid sector.

«I think there was a realization that a consensus model would be a way to effect the change that we need to make,» says Stockwoods LLP's Brian Gover, chairman of The Advocates» Society's civil trials task force that came up with the 16 best practices for civil litigation in Ontario.

While it's always been a fluid, free - market kind of place, Sidley has in recent years moved to make its famous litigation practice an even broader church — «when I started there were four or five litigation groups and then about two years ago they changed the organization to just one general department, meaning attorneys have more freedom and the teams can do more cross-selling.»

I firmly believe if he was to spend some time with us, or indeed, any claimant clinical negligence practice, going through some of the cases we deal with; taking a proper look at the investigation that is often necessary; taking on board the hurdles we have to overcome in order to bring a successful action and was briefed on the defendants» behaviour, that he would gain an understanding of the negligence encountered by patients, the tactics employed by defendants and on a more positive note, witness the direct changes to NHS procedures and improved outcomes as a result of litigation.

ICBC will either have to change this practice or accept that these reports will be considered «first reports» for the purpose of tort litigation.

For example, our observation of the upward trend in litigation claims encouraged us to focus on communicating about forthcoming changes to the administrative dismissal regime, while the stability of the rest of the pattern made 2015 a good year to publish a LAWPRO Magazine issue devoted to stress management and career satisfaction, issues relevant to lawyers from all practice areas.

Despite being out of law school and in practice for nearly 17 years now, I still very much enjoy the process of learning new things, which is very important in a practice area like ERISA litigation, where the case law is ever - changing.

With 30 years of litigation practice under his belt, Mercer is well placed to have pushed the debate for change further this year as the working group he leads proposed amendments at the Law Society of Upper Canada that would allow non-lawyers to own up to 49 per cent of a law firm.

That leaves two routes: (1) voluntary change from within the practicing bar and (2) government restructuring of the litigation system.

«The downward shift in the number of jury trials in recent years is forcing changes in how litigation is practiced, and redefining skill - sets of the current generation of young lawyers, in ways that eventually will reshape the legal system.

While construction law lawyers are aware of the two year limitation period contained in section 37 of the Construction Lien Act, on January 1, 2015, significant changes were made to Rule 48 of the Rules of Civil Practice, which require all litigation lawyers to modify their tickler systems for their non-lien actions.

The IP practice area is undergoing a major sea change, experts said, due to the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice Corp. and Octane Fitness LLC rulings in 2014, which were aimed at limiting frivolous patent litigation; the 2012 America Invents Act, which set up the Patent Trial and Appeal Board inter partes review process; and the Dec. 18 abolishment of the infamous «Form 18,» which heightened the specificity requirements for filing patent infringement suits.

Looking ahead Although some moderation in civil litigation claims costs can be expected over time with the recent changes to Rule 48, the continued relationship between civil litigation costs and premium revenue by lawyers» primary area of practice will need to be monitored to determine whether any further action should be taken on this category in future years.

When issues arise in connection with a construction project, we work closely with members of our leading Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice to resolve the spectrum of construction claims, including delays, extra work, changed conditions, defective work and construction liens.

His practice encompasses a wide variety of construction and litigation matters, including delay claims, claims for changed work, contract disputes, construction lending disputes, construction defect claims, surety bond claims, mechanics» liens and stop notices, public works issues, bid protests, false claims, claims for design professional negligence, products liability claims, international arbitrations, as well as drafting and negotiation of construction and design contracts.

This training has the potential to be life changing for anyone thinking of stopping or cutting back their litigation practice.

That practical consideration does not change the fact that it is hard to characterize the actions of the lawyers at litigation finance firms whose business model includes active investing rather than passive investing in a claim as anything other than the practice of law.

It is, however, beyond argument that currently the pace of change in civil litigation is even more vigorous than normal, and we have three senior law lords, namely the Master of the Rolls Lord Etherton, Briggs LJ and Jackson LJ all looking simultaneously at different areas of practice: representation; IT; and costs respectively.

There actually are a few kinds of litigation which are predominantly non-contentious, such as adoption petitions, uncontested probates, name change applications, petitions to approve the formation of municipalities, and so on, but often these types of work would be done by someone who would describe their practice area as «adoption» or «probate» or «government law» or «family law» that would speak for themselves.

In addition to his general commercial litigation practice, Mr. Altieri regularly advises clients and litigates on change - of - employment matters.

With Hryniak principles already long embedded in the province's rules, the decision is unlikely to change the landscape in B.C. «The policies expressed in Hryniak have been actively part of our practice for about 30 years,» says Ken McEwan, an experienced member of Hunter Litigation Chambers in Vancouver.

Mr. Elliott argued that Ms. M acted as collaborative counsel when she replaced his ex-wife's former collaborative lawyer, and therefore it was contrary to the principles of collaborative practice to allow her to act as counsel when the process changed to litigation.

Further, we pledged that we would not take on any new litigation cases, and that we would focus exclusively on helping clients resolve their family law matters outside of court via collaborative practice, mediation, and unbundled legal services (we also offer adoption and name change legal services).