Sentences with phrase «costs of legal matter»

Detailed and open communications with clients will help set their expectations as to the process, timing, outcomes and costs of legal matter — and can help you avoid a malpractice claim.

«In general most firms do not provide the corresponding value one should expect in light of the substantial costs of all legal matters,» said one respondent, before praising Pallett Valo's «ability, talent, responsiveness, and reputation.»

Not exact matches

Whether the owner of a company can argue for deductibility for these costs could depend on whether the legal matter itself is personal or related to the business.

The aluminum maker, which kicked off earnings season when it reported after the bell Monday, posted a profit of $ 76 million, or 7 cents a share — excluding the impact of restructuring costs and costs related to a legal matter.

Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files with the SEC.

As Hein has demonstrated a talent for mixing and matching in - house and private contractor duties (all perfectly legal), accurate assessment of costs via an oversight committee could be an entirely different matter.

But while previous presidential campaigns have used these funds to pay for routine legal matters such as ballot access disputes and compliance requirements, Trump would be the first president in the modern campaign finance era to use such funds to cover the costs of defending himself in a criminal probe, said election law experts.

Whilst it is arguable that the matter could have been pursued for much less, the reality is that litigation is a very costly exercise, with the risk that the losing party will be exposed to pay the legal costs of the successful party.

Blair Mantin: Well, it really matters in that if you're a person where you just can't afford to pay anything on your debt, you can't afford to do a proposal, even the cost of a bankruptcy is prohibitive for you, you may think that you're in legal limbo for the rest of your life, you're not.

That is because materials and supplies no matter how very expertly and cost - efficiently delivered to an obsolescent method of producing a product (such as the way in which legal services are produced), can not make the product affordable, and therefore, neither can «apps» within the law office.

The absurdity of this was recognised as early as June 2013 by the Human Rights Joint Committee who urged the government to «pay attention to the impact of withdrawing legal aid for non asylum immigration matters» and «consider the cost - benefit case for providing legal aid to all unaccompanied migrant children».

With clients nationwide, ranging from sole practitioners to large city practices, and separate departments for privately and publically funded matters, Sterling Costs is one of the relatively few firms to offer a full service in relation to Legal Aid costs (including submission to the Legal Aid Agency via CCosts is one of the relatively few firms to offer a full service in relation to Legal Aid costs (including submission to the Legal Aid Agency via Ccosts (including submission to the Legal Aid Agency via CCMS).

To ensure the cost - effective delivery of legal services, a lawyer in private practice needs to: (1) operate in a skilled and efficient manner; (2) keep accurate records of time and costs; (3) maintain communication with the client as the matter progresses; (4) inform the client is there is a need for change in the arrangements concerning the scope of the work or fees and expenses; (5) bill clients monthly or quarterly, or as arranged, but promptly in accordance with the arrangement; and (6) maintain an internal rate schedule justifiable to the consumer, and review it at least annually.

To offset the cost of providing a free website highlighting technology, apps and gadgets that lawyers are using in their professional and personal lives to boost their productivity and manage their practices, Lawyer Tech Review and its publisher and operator, Legal Media Matters LLC:

A lawyer website design company that tells you they can't create a legal website for less than the cost of a car, likely doesn't have your law firm's lead generation or any attorney leads for that matter at the top of their list of priorities.

In the meantime, the client's affidavit in the matter, which was a public document, was given to Thornton, who then used it to write columns about the high cost of legal representation in family law cases.

The high cost of legal services meant poor people could not get the help they needed, even for critical issues like divorce, child custody, consumer fraud and housing matters.

The remark was made in the case of Chai v Peng [2014] EWHC 750 (Fam), [2014] All ER (D) 243 (Mar) where a couple had managed to spend # 1.6 m in legal costs on preliminary hearings; namely whether the matter should be dealt with in this country or in Malaysia or, indeed, in Canada where there had also been some litigation.

This is why the European Union has adopted its regulation (EU) no 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009 / 22 / EC (Regulation on consumer ODR, and why mandatory ODR, no matter how it could be perceived by detractors, needs to be looked at seriously as a way of giving access to justice to those who, for now, can't turn to the courts since the costs associated with the legal process are simply prohibitive...

As a general matter, virtually every state bar allows lawyers to mark up the cost of legal research and writing services, so long as the overall costs are reasonable.

However, the emphasis on subjective fairness and individual exceptionalism in family law matters comes at a very high price and it is not at all clear that the benefits to the individual outweigh the psychological, social, legal and economic cost of complexity.

If you decide to represent yourself, your lack of knowledge about legal matters may create stress and cost you substantial time.

If you have questions regarding the cost of a Michigan Insurance Claim legal matter, contact our law firm today at [phone].

Detail any initiatives that have been implemented during the current panel term that has resulted in a cost saving / lower fees being incurred, i.e. resulting from a change in how you have provide legal advice / service whether by using lower cost resource, better managing legal matters, technology, decreasing the scope of advice, etc..

Now that the Fish Legal judgment is out, it is only a matter of time before requests are made by a range of people including those acting for house buyers to inspect for example, the drainage records of any given street, for a fraction of the cost of a standard water & drainage search.

Sam Glover: Literally, just by doing that, you've ratcheted up the base level of stress around the legal matter that you're working on, because everything you do, «How much is this going to cost me?

«In the big M&A transactions, the cost of the legal team doesn't matter nearly as much,» says Andrew Wright, deputy general counsel at Energy Future Holdings in Dallas.

Not surprisingly, Spears» legal matters are lucrative business for the lawyers involved, with court records showing payments of at least $ 2.7 million in lawyers» fees and costs from Spears» estate for the first 11 months of the court - ordered conservatorship.

My experience of the English legal system is that even matters which are low cost and uncomplicated, it is often difficult for a lay person to navigate the Court system.

«Because the value of a budget extends beyond simply the cost savings that can result, it is advantageous to create a budget no matter what the size of your legal spend.»

Take advantage of features used (and vetted) by hundreds of legal customers to track the time, costs, notes, documents and communications attached to thousands of matters every day.

We exist to enable and facilitate the profitable use of popular Alternative Fee Arrangements («AFAs») now demanded by corporate legal departments by using traditional project management skills to more accurately estimate, track and monitor the scope of work and costs in legal matters.

In effect, the cost of LPM and its related technology is often more than offset by the cost savings from reduced legal fees themselves, while affording 24/7/365 transparency about the status of legal matters.

We are BIG believers in the value of «Dashboards» to track and monitor the scheduling, work, cost, risks and issues in legal matters.

Legal representation provided by our attorneys includes matters ranging from preparing pre-marital and marital agreements, filing petitions for court appointment as conservators and guardians for incapacitated adults, and developing strategies to facilitate eligibility for Medicaid benefits for payment of long - term health care costs.

Catalyst's multi-matter repository gets rid of repetition and duplicate costs while providing greater control over all your legal matters.

Pretty much every report on self - represented litigants, from the work of the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family to the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters to the CBA's Envisioning Equal Justice Initiative to the National Self - represented Litigants Project, agrees that the cost of legal representation is the number one barrier to accessible justice.

some types of legal work, including certain types of litigation and other matters, are difficult to forecast costs and do not fit well into these types of arrangements.

Partly this is a consequence of the English legal systems» requirement that the loser pays the other side's costs — so English judges never have the benefit of any amicus curiae briefs to assist the court in deciding a matter before it.

Our lawyers will handle your matters efficiently and cost - effectively, so that you can deal with the rest of life's challenges secure in the knowledge that your legal affairs are in experienced, reliable hands.

Eighty - two percent of P&C carrier legal and claims departments say flat fee AFAs are most effective in terms of helping the carrier legal and claims departments lower costs, increase predictability and manage matters.

Our lawyers provide each of their clients with the required time, care and attention, and through efficient, cost - effective and quality legal services, work towards providing their clients with the best possible outcome on every matter.

Au Yeung has worked with Catalyst as a consultant since 2012, most recently helping to spearhead development of Insight Enterprise, Catalyst's newly launched platform specifically designed for corporate general counsel to centralize, simplify and reduce the cost of e-discovery across all their legal matters and teams.

Not only does this metric provide insight as to the efficiency of each attorney within the legal function, but it also provides a useful comparison against which to measure outside counsel costs and hours spent per matter.

This analysis typically represents the full extent of legal matter cost assessment and status reporting.

AdvoLogix, a leading provider of cloud - based law practice and legal matter management solutions, has joined OmniVere, a global legal technology firm, in announcing a new offering of comprehensive managed services to help clients cost - effectively streamline legal operations and gain full value of their AdvoLogix platforms.

Unlike other industries whose project management fundamentals are more mature and formal, perceptions as to the current state of a legal matter are too often determined by actual cost (AC)-- i.e., how much money has been spent to date — against the matter budget (more formally referred to as budget at completion (BAC)-RRB-.

Advantage: This enables a client to have a clearer expectation of how much legal cost they will incur per matter.

I would posit that this combination of most legal matters requiring relatively minimal research and a small number or matters benefiting from extensive resources is an excellent argument for libraries: they pool costs and resources so that they provide what's needed and share costs across all potential users who will use different portions of what's available as they need it.

For another, dropping the cost of legal services while preserving the quality that only comes with having an actual lawyer handling a legal matter will require economies of scale.