Sentences with phrase «draft clauses of»

Or they could learn from Iceland where the government is posting draft clauses of the country's constitution on its website, on Facebook and on Twitter, and then actually incorporating people's comments into the document.

Clegg has also promised that the internet tracking proposal will not be «rammed through parliament» and that open parliamentary hearings will be held to examine draft clauses of the legislation.

Not exact matches

So when the bill was signed into law in April, lawmakers drafted up a clause, «Title II,» which would lift the ban on «general solicitation» — the legal hurdle that had prevented this sort of crowdfunding in the past.

BASC Northern Ireland Director Tommy Mayne said: «BASC welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence to the Environment Committee and while we welcome some aspects of the Marine Bill which will benefit marine life and biodiversity, we are greatly concerned about certain clauses within the draft Bill that pose a potential threat to wildfowling and other rural activities.

Giving evidence to the joint committee on the draft House of Lords reform bill, Dr Rowan Williams suggested a particular clause be dropped so that women bishops would not have to wait «until 2025 or something» before they were eligible for a seat in the upper house.

Lib Dem MPs, led by Julian Huppert, have called for any such plans to be subject to proper Parliamentary scrutiny; it now appears that this will be the case, with Deputy Prime Minister acknowledging «draft clauses» will be published at the time of the Queen's Speech, to be followed by Parliamentary hearings.

Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the treasury, announced the draft clauses in Edinburgh and described them as «the faithful fulfilment of the Smith commission» — the all - party group set up in the aftermath of September's independence referendum to fast - track further powers to Scotland.

The draft clauses for the new Scotland bill set out by the previous coalition government at the start of this year «sell the Smith commission short», according to a Scottish parliamentary committee report.

(She was previously suspected of weaseling a clause into the working draft that would have allowed teachers to veto a parent takeover.)

A grandfather clause is supposedly in the process of being drafted but, according to officials, it would be for a limited time period.

Personally, I think the Draft APS Statement on Climate Change violates the first clause of the APS Mission Statement, to

The leaked AR5 draft contains important statements on solar effects which seem to be examples of such «get out clauses».

Though the secession clause that this column has argued for was inserted into the second draft and remained in the final text, the zombies who have replaced the diplomatic negotiators of...

However, the draft terms of reference have been criticised by Global Witness, the ITF and UN Panel of Experts on Liberia for its murky nature and confidentiality clauses stating that all information, including all notes and final judgments, could not be distributed without the direct permission of the Liberian government (iii).

Nowak a draft abstract for the community solar session, which was nearly identical to the above description that ended up in the NARUC program, though the final abstract cut a few of Stipnieks» clauses.

EEI's Elizabeth Stipnieks, Managing Director for State Regulatory Affairs, sent Nowak a draft abstract for the community solar session, which was nearly identical to the above description that ended up in the NARUC program, though the final abstract cut a few of Stipnieks» clauses.

So if someone is drafting a clause that excludes their liability in very general terms, it is wise to ensure it is brought prominently to the notice of the other party.

The Court of Appeal largely accepted a revised form of order drafted by the Respondent to address these concerns, adding that a clause must be included permitting the Appellant to appear at any court in the province, in a criminal proceeding, in response to any process requiring him to appear, without having to contact the sheriff's office first.

As Director of Arbitration and ADR, North America, for the ICC International Court of Arbitration, she advised North American companies, law firms and parties on all phases of ICC arbitration, including negotiating and drafting arbitration clauses, substantive and procedural rules for filing requests for arbitration before the ICC Court, and enforcement of arbitration awards

As reflected in the travaux préparatoires, article XIV was originally drafted in almost identical wording as a second paragraph of the then article X addressing the rights and duties of federal or non-unitary contracting states (now article XI).1390 As drafted at the time, this proposed reciprocity provision did not meet unanimous approval, as some delegations wished to clarify that it would only apply to federal states.1391 It was not until the United Nations Conference on International Commercial Arbitration convened for the preparation and adoption of the Convention that the representative for Norway proposed an amendment for a general reciprocity clause that would stand as a separate article.1392 A majority of the delegates accepted this amendment on the very last day of the Conference.

It is recommended that an employer seek legal advice when drafting a restrictive covenant clause so as to maximize the likelihood of enforceability.

This seminar by Dov Ohrenstein was given to the Thames Valley Commercial Lawyers» Association and concerned the case law and statutory controls concerning exclusion and limitation of liability clauses and gives guidance as to how they can be drafted effectively.

We advise on all aspects of arbitration, from drafting suitable clauses to advising on the type and seat of arbitration, the formation of a tribunal, arbitral procedure and enforcement of the award.

Whichever kind of alternative dispute resolution process is used, our attorneys will advise clients regarding the drafting of appropriate dispute resolution clauses, selection of a neutral third - party, as well as presentation of the case, achieving satisfactory results.

In response to a letter before action sent to the Legal Aid Agency by Tuckers and others, the LAA have responded to the effect that they will engage in discussions with regards revising the scope of the controversial «embarrassment clause» which was contained in the draft 2016 Criminal Legal Aid contract.

The new Bloomberg BNA product includes Draft Analyzer, a patented technology that helps attorneys find precedents, provides language for agreements and compare documents; Deal Analytics, which enables attorneys to search Bloomberg LP data for public and private mergers and acquisitions, filtering them by size, industry, advisers, fees and other criteria; and In Practice, a set of checklists, timelines, sample forms and clauses to guide attorneys through the transaction process.

A decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, shows why clearly drafted exclusion clauses are crucial to the determination of whether a duty to defend will be triggered or not.

Such a clause, however, must be carefully drafted and must include a clear time limit on execution of the option.

PLC has a number of forms that provide example clauses as well as expert drafting notes that can help in the creation of important transactional documents.

The new tool provides parties with the AAA's standard arbitration agreement, in addition to an array of options parties may consider when drafting ADR clauses, including specifying the number of arbitrators; arbitrator qualifications; locale -LSB-...]

I've said it before and I'll say it again: all that a choice of law clause can (and should) do is indicate the background law against which the agreement was drafted.

This decision confirms the importance of well - drafted employment contracts and the value of severance clauses which allow for any terms later rendered illegal to be excised without impacting the enforceability of the entire agreement.

The advantage of this approach is that, once you have settled on the standard wording of your various boilerplate clauses, the task of those drafting subsequent agreements will be easier, as they will already have the framework in place and will need to focus only on the substantive clauses that are unique to their particular agreement.

Some City of London solicitors are advising their clients when it comes to drafting contracts and other instruments that arbitration is safe, so therefore let's have an arbitration clause, preferably a London arbitration clause.

If SMEs in five different practice areas prepare precedents in each of their specialties, you will likely find that common clauses are drafted differently.

However, in striking a balance between the indications given by the language and the practical implications of competing constructions, the court must consider the quality of the drafting of the clause.

A well drafted non-solicitation clause can prevent an employee from many forms of competition following their departure.

This is an area where the importance of careful drafting comes in — whether a clause removes the right of appeal and on what issues is a question of interpretation.

One, M&A Clause Analytics, uses analytics to help streamline the process of drafting documents for mergers and acquisitions.

The Association of Corporate Counsel today launched ACC Contract Advisor, a contract - drafting tool built on what is described as a «vast collection» of sample contracts and thousands of real - world clauses.

It seems that now, in light of Lounani and the extension of the exclusion clause, it is increasingly the case that asylum law is also being drafted into the service of global counter-terrorism efforts.

The Tenant and the Tenant's real estate agent do not recall this clause in the earlier drafts of the lease agreement.

The judge said that the Mr Harris: ``... in the course of discharging his duties as a reasonably competent conveyancing solicitor, should have considered whether it was appropriate to include a «call - in» clause», and, accordingly, should have amended the draft contract supplied by the vendor, by introducing such a provision.

The judge found that had Mr Harris given appropriate advice to Cs they would have instructed Mr Harris to seek to insert a «call - in» clause in the draft contract, no matter how minimal the risk of a third party application for judicial review would be, as there would have been no reason for Cs not to seek to protect themselves against such risk.

Andrea Sanche of Ricketts Harris LLP in Toronto cautions that Oudin and Wood teach us that «less may really be more provided an employer has not overtly attempted to contract out of the ESA through a poorly drafted «all - inclusive» clause.

This session will take a practical approach to contracts and drafting, including a review of the common elements of a written contract, typical clauses you are likely to encounter, the pros and cons of boilerplate and standard forms, jurisdictional issues, and other situations where your drafting skills may be put to good use.

Having outlined some of the major enforceability issues, stay tuned for our next post, in which we will discuss some important considerations when drafting arbitration clauses.

Employers will want to ensure that the probation clause is drafted to ensure that there are no violations of the ESA.

On the corporate side, Coombe sees a marked increase in the drafting of mediation and arbitration clauses for employment contracts, joint venture agreement, licensing agreement and other deals.

Our team of experienced lawyers have drafted, interpreted and challenged countless non-compete and non-solicitation clauses.