Sentences with phrase «conflicting legal interests»

In Florida, often times right before a residential real estate transaction is set to close the deal is derailed because of conflicting legal interests between the parties to the transaction (the seller and the buyer) and a third party with an interest in the property.

Not exact matches

Trump's legal team is reportedly looking into Mueller's previous working relationship with Comey and a dispute involving Trump's golf course as possible conflicts of interest.

A member of Trump's legal team called Tuesday for the appointment of a second special counsel to investigate what he says are conflicts of interest within the Department of Justice and the FBI.

A member of President Donald Trump's legal team called Tuesday for the appointment of a special counsel to investigate what he says are conflicts of interest within the Department of Justice and the FBI.

Trump's legal team has called for a second special counsel to investigate alleged conflicts of interest among Mueller's team.

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.

This Conflict of Interest Policy (this «Policy») is intended to ensure that the directors, officers and staff members of the Rainforest Alliance or any of its Affiliates act in the Rainforest Alliance's best interest and comply with applicable legal requiInterest Policy (this «Policy») is intended to ensure that the directors, officers and staff members of the Rainforest Alliance or any of its Affiliates act in the Rainforest Alliance's best interest and comply with applicable legal requiinterest and comply with applicable legal requirements.

Legal precedent and conflicting philosophies regarding joint custody notwithstanding, the ultimate determination still rests upon the best interests of the child.

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.

The plaintiff is seeking: A declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of the provisions of the 1992 Constitution, particularly Articles 88 (5), 218 (a) and (e), 284 and 287 thereof, the 1st defendant can not act as the legal representative for Honourable Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori Atta, the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Ghana, in a pending investigation bordering on conflict of interest and abuse of office before the 2nd Defendant; A further declaration that the purported response filed by the 1st Defendant on behalf of the said Honorable Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori Atta in respect of the petition concerning conflict of interest and abuse of office before the 2nd Defendant is unconstitutional, null and void and of no effect whatsoever;

The conflict of interest is obvious, and Mr. Agata is the wrong choice to run JCOPE less than six months after Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos were convicted in corruption trials which laid bare Albany's culture of legal and illegal corruption.

«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.

The state's most powerful Republi can is refusing to reveal whether he's earning legal fees from clients who do business with the state, a practice Gov. Cuomo says could involve conflicts of interest or even bribery.

Although the investments are legal — they are operated by separate mutual funds — they nonetheless raise questions about conflicts of interests.

That includes $ 38,307 owed to the law firm Ballard Spahr Stillman & Fried for legal assistance in an ongoing Conflicts of Interest Board investigation into her speaker's race, and another $ 16,135 due to her political consulting firm, Pitta Bishop Del Giorno Giblin.

Mr. Silver's lawyers have argued vigorously that his actions over the years were legal, and that conflicts of interest were unavoidable for lawmakers, especially in a state capital known for its dysfunction.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's ability to raise money to pay off his legal bills will be greatly restricted by a new Conflict of Interest Board finding issued today.

Now, the sentencings of Silver and Skelos will put pressure on lawmakers to react legislatively, Johnston said, and there are measures that can help, from tightening conflict - of - interest laws to some campaign finance changes to limit what he calls some of the «legal corruption» of money influencing the outcome of policy decisions.

But Mr. Silver's defense attorney Steven Molo said the government simply disapproved of the entirely legal fact that Mr. Silver and other state lawmakers can hold outside employment and, instead of trying to change such laws — which he said will present «inherent conflicts of interest» — the government was «leveling false criminal charges against one of the senior legislative officers, senior government officials in this state.»

For POTUS, there is no legal conflict of interest.

The Conflict of Interest Board said de Blasio's legal defense fundraising plan is limited by law.

All his activities involving the nonprofits have been «legal and appropriate in every way» and he obtained clearance for his involvement from the city's Conflicts of Interest Board, he added.

The developer argues there is a conflict of interest because the law firm already represents the board in a series of legal matters.

He asserts that making this information available to patients should help achieve the following: ensure patient welfare, promote informed decisions, respect assumed right to know, create trust, decrease legal liability, and ultimately discourage financial conflict of interest.

It needs to be made clear that the funds from the Legal Aid Board were not used for the 1998 Lancet study, and therefore I perceived that no financial conflict of interest existed.»

It is interesting to note that Paper Mario was originally planned to be a sequel to SNES's Super Mario RPG, but was later renamed due to a legal conflict with Square.

By granting review of its third case in two years involving the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has signaled a renewed interest in resolving legal conflicts arising under the federal law that governs services provided to nearly 6.7 million schoolchildren in special education.

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.

Corporate and Tax - Exempt Fundamentals Best Practices for Open Meetings and Avoiding Conflicts of Interest; Laws Affecting Governance and Transparency in Charter Schools: Brown Act, Government Code 1090; Political Reform Act; Determining Which Governance and Public Transparency Laws Apply to Your School; Tax Exempt Facilities Financing; Prop 39; Commercial Space to School Use; Lease Negotiations; Compliance Related Legal Updates; HR Compliance; Pupil Fees; Student Privacy Laws; Student Expulsions and Dismissals; Admissions Practices and Lottery Preferences; Renewal; Revocation; Closure; Risk Management and Internet Safety

In states that do have a legal definition it is usually defined as whether a «reasonable person» would think that an official has what appears to be a conflict of interest and therefore has a responsibility to take action to eliminate that appearance.

Fact # 4: Although Commissioner Esty, the head of Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, had an ethics ruling saying that he did not have any «legal» conflict of interest; he announced that he felt, as commissioner, he had an obligation to meet a higher standard, that being to avoid the appearance of a conflict.

Fact # 2: Connecticut does not have a legal definition of what would be considered the «appearance of a conflict of interest.»

It is NOT about whether he has a «legal» conflict of interest.

Technically, Esty did not have a «legal» direct conflict of interest because he had ended his relationship with the companies that he had consulted for or the organizations in which he had played a significant role.

His teaching and scholarly interests include American legal history, constitutional law, federalism, separation of powers, the federal courts, conflict of laws, and civil procedure.

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.

The deals, worth more than $ 70 million over the last five years, are legal, but critics of the arrangements say they can lead to conflicts of interest.

Those are legal terms of art... and under Delaware law, they essentially mean «you've got to get caught holding the smoking gun, profit from a clear conflict of interest, or have the IQ of a rattle to be found reckless, let along knowing.»

While it is common for federal agencies to farm out environmental impact studies, legal experts said they were surprised the State Department was not more circumspect about the potential for real and perceived conflicts of interest on such a large and controversial project.

A fiduciary, on the other hand, has a legal obligation to put your financial interests first and disclose or eliminate all potential conflicts of interest when giving advice.

«The clients are all considered to be sophisticated and before there is a finding of conflict of interest, there should be some evidence that counsel preferred the legal interestes of one or more litnes to the detriment of another.

Para. 390: The clients are all considered to be sophisticated and before there is a finding of conflict of interest, there should be some evidence that counsel preferred the legal interests of one or more clients to the detriment of another.

Penticton lawyer Charles Albas has been ordered to pay a fine of $ 7,000 and hearing costs of $ 1,736.25 to the LSBC for professional misconduct resulting from a conflict of interest when he failed to advise a client, who wanted Albas and his wife to share in her estate, to seek independent legal advice.

As firms become more competitive and more aggressive with marketing, they need to remain ever cognizant of legal ethics requirements on avoiding conflicts of interest.

He reviewed the provision of legal services in England and Wales, concluding that law societies have a regulatory power that conflicts with their representative powers, as to representing the interests of lawyers.

With respect to the «conflict» between allegedly self - interested family lawyers and allegedly self - interested paralegals wanting to do more family law, the answer is not to flood the family law market with thousands more legal service providers all trying to make a living off the miseries of family breakdowns out of the wallets of people whose non-legal expenses have already risen (two homes, etc.).

While it is reasonable to question why the head of the USPTO should be allowed to appoint these judges (there's a potential conflict of interest), pulling eight years of rulings into question would present a legal nightmare over what, honestly, seems like a minor procedural issue.

Similarly, once a lawyer acknowledges the existence of her legal duties to a regulator — her duty of competence, to avoid conflicts of interest, or to maintain confidentiality — then it will not lie in her mouth to claim that she did not know she had those duties or that she did not understand them.

(7) a conflict of interest between the law society's duty to regulate the legal profession so as to make legal services adequately available, and its duty to represent the interests of lawyers, i.e., law societies» regulatory powers conflict with their representative powers, and being elected by their lawyer - members, benchers deal with the problems and complaints of those who elect them;

A «conflict of interest» means that giving you legal advice could get in the way of our relationship with another client.