Sentences with phrase «external lawyers in the case»

In 2001, the NPP Government which had replaced the NDC Government wrote to dispense with the services of Bindman & Partners, the GNPC's external lawyers in the case `, and asked Ghana's Attorney - General, Hon. Nana Akuffo Addo, to assume responsibility for the conduct of the case.

Not exact matches

In Akzo Nobel, for example, the European Court of Justice held that the law of the European Union superseded that of the relevant national jurisdictions; therefore, in competition cases internal counsel's advice will not be privileged — nor will that of external legal advisers who are not EU - qualified lawyerIn Akzo Nobel, for example, the European Court of Justice held that the law of the European Union superseded that of the relevant national jurisdictions; therefore, in competition cases internal counsel's advice will not be privileged — nor will that of external legal advisers who are not EU - qualified lawyerin competition cases internal counsel's advice will not be privileged — nor will that of external legal advisers who are not EU - qualified lawyers.

As a general litigator and well known fraud and commercial lawyer in Vancouver, Mr. Potts has handled leading cases in a number of areas, including corporate and commercial law, shareholder's disputes, internal and external fraud, and regulatory matters.

In terms of choosing external counsel, Chang said in some cases they are lawyers he worked with at two previous law firms he was employed at, while for other matters he sticks with a corporate - commercial lawyer who left a large firm and is now at a boutique offering «Bay Street services at less than Bay Street rates.&raquIn terms of choosing external counsel, Chang said in some cases they are lawyers he worked with at two previous law firms he was employed at, while for other matters he sticks with a corporate - commercial lawyer who left a large firm and is now at a boutique offering «Bay Street services at less than Bay Street rates.&raquin some cases they are lawyers he worked with at two previous law firms he was employed at, while for other matters he sticks with a corporate - commercial lawyer who left a large firm and is now at a boutique offering «Bay Street services at less than Bay Street rates.»

In some cases, external firms seem to be missing the opportunity to work with in - house lawyers who can use their services, said Julie Wong Barker, a bilingual senior counsel at MTS Allstream, which has 12 lawyers in its legal departmenIn some cases, external firms seem to be missing the opportunity to work with in - house lawyers who can use their services, said Julie Wong Barker, a bilingual senior counsel at MTS Allstream, which has 12 lawyers in its legal departmenin - house lawyers who can use their services, said Julie Wong Barker, a bilingual senior counsel at MTS Allstream, which has 12 lawyers in its legal departmenin its legal department.

After qualifying, he worked as an external lawyer for a Commercial Bank in Syria, providing legal advice in relation to defaulting clients and dealing with cases in court.

For example, Richard Stock in his Lexpert article «The case for adding a lawyer» noted that «[t] he fully loaded hourly rate for inside counsel is typically 40 to 45 per cent of that of external counsel for the same level of experience.»

Despite significant judicial discussion on the point in many common law jurisdictions, there is little discussion in EU cases about who the client is or whether communications with external lawyers and a client's corporate employees are protected.

The scope was further expanded in the case of Akzo Nobel Chemicals v Commission [C - 550 / 07 P] to cover documents prepared by the client exclusively for the purpose of seeking legal advice from an external EEA qualified lawyer in exercise of the rights of the defence, even if they were not exchanged with the lawyer or were not created for the purpose of being sent physically to the lawyer.

Perhaps, as is the case in - house, lawyers are not needed for some of these contracts, and external paralegals or off - shore attorneys can be used.

The mentoring process however may bring up areas where legal advice is needed, and in this case, where the INGO lawyer needs external pro bono lawyers to advise on the matter, it is expected that they will return to A4ID to discuss how such advice might be found.

In this way the application could be used by external or corporate inhouse lawyers, as well as non-lawyers who must frequently review contracts on other parties» paper with in most cases little legal knowledge or supporIn this way the application could be used by external or corporate inhouse lawyers, as well as non-lawyers who must frequently review contracts on other parties» paper with in most cases little legal knowledge or supporin most cases little legal knowledge or support.

Conflicts may be such that in - house counsel may be required to «report the conflict up,» withdraw from the matter, request that the matter be reviewed or handled by other lawyers in the department or by external counsel, and in some egregious cases, resign his or her position.

Dr Welp has been behind reducing external legal expenditure by more than 60 % while building an internal legal department, an experience which taught her the importance of presenting legal risks and cases as a business case: «For lawyers it's key in order to be seen as a sparring partner and adviser to the management to talk their language and connect your goals to theirs».