As a member of a highly respected law firm with a strong international insurance practice, we are often called upon to assist in
consultation procedures relating to insurance legislation.
We shall be seeking stakeholders views on these points and considering them in more detail in the impact assessment that my officials are drawing up and which we shall publish as part of the
formal consultation procedure.»
While the Policy provides a general overview of the consultation process, the intent of the Guidelines is to outline
specific consultation procedures that should be followed.
We have assisted Santen Oy in a case concerning the closing down of the company's operations in Tampere and thereto related
cooperation consultation procedures concerning a significant number of redundancies.
M.G. - Q.: I would think that we'll probably get some radical ideas throughout
the consultation procedure.
This is a crucial issue for our social housing sector clients who are regularly involved in section 20
consultation procedures (read our commentary here).
In respect of qualifying works, if
the consultation procedures are not followed, the landlord can not recover more that # 250 per tenant in respect of any qualifying works or qualifying long term agreements as the relevant contributions of the tenants may be limited if the correct consultation requirements have not been complied with.
So,
the consultation procedure has taught us that the Law Society will need to be involved in helping to develop model policies, and in setting up groups to help firms to work together.
This objective must be read in conjunction with the principle of loyal cooperation in Article 4 (3) TEU which means, according to the Court, that
the consultation procedure should be initiated as quickly as possible (para 39).
Instead the Court held that so long as the residence permit had not been withdrawn, irrespective of the failure of the Spanish to comply with their duties under
the consultation procedure, the Finnish authorities are under an obligation to withdraw their alert to stop re-entry.
Currently there is no requirement for
the consultation procedures to be written into the PBC's rules of the corporation.
The consultation procedures are not effective as they aim to merely inform as opposed to also gain consent by agreement.
To learn more about retaining Gene C. Colman Family Law Centre, please review
our consultation procedure and contact us today for more information and to schedule a meeting with a team that is ready to work hard for you.
Even the most well - intentioned
consultation procedure will fail if Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are not resourced to participate effectively.