Sentences with phrase «fee proposals by»

Unlike the bill by the hour lawyers who even bid alternative fee proposals by using estimating the number of hours a matter would take and then padding the final number, plaintiffs lawyers value a case by thinking through such things what's the case worth vs. how long it will likely take to get a settlement or verdict and who is on the other side.

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«The focus has been shifting from tangible assets to intangible assets,» Tang said, adding that parts of the proposal went beyond the OECD's requirement by targeting overseas payments like service fees and royalties.
The deal proposal also would not include a termination fee if blocked by regulators, given the high risk of antitrust opposition, Bloomberg noted.
But it now appears United hijacked the deal at the eleventh hour by outbidding their rivals» transfer fee and wage proposal.
The proposal, which has been endorsed by Chicago Park District Supt. Carolyn Williams Meza, would increase fees for adults from $ 3 to $ 5.
Assembly Democrats on Monday evening released their one - house budget proposal, a $ 170 billion spending plan that would fund transportation in New York City through fees on ride hailing services and cabs in Manhattan and add more money for education than what was proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The proposal would reduce fees paid by hundreds of thousands of hunters, anglers and trappers while maintaining support for the States fish and wildlife programs.
The proposal says the plan could be rolled out in waves, with fees on taxis and for - hire vehicles being implemented by next year with trucks and cars to follow in 2020.
The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has criticised proposals by the Ministry of Justice to introduce fees for taxpayers wishing to take disputes - appealing a penalty notice for example - with HMRC to tribunal.
His group's support for proposals like Move NY and the plan released by the governor's Fix NYC panel comes with a significant caveat: «Congestion pricing will only work if the playing field is leveled by eliminating the sales tax on black cars so that one equal fee can be applied to both cabs and black cars.
Of course I wish that the proposal for a graduate tax put forward now by the hon. Gentleman's leader, which comes from a party that introduced tuition fees having previously said that it would not do so, would work and that it was an alternative that we could implement.
The Oyster Bay Town Board may delegate its authority to set parking permit fees to an unelected commissioner after it tabled a proposal to increase them by as much as 900 percent, board members said.
Cuomo's $ 168 billion spending proposal would increase taxes and fees by about $ 1 billion in order to close a $ 4.4 billion shortfall.
By accepting this logic, Hughes is accepting that the argument over tuition fees is over and the coalition's proposals are the right way forward.
Legislation floated by Mr. Spitzer would have given the city the authority to maintain the geographic boundaries of its proposal and set the fee, among other things, according to city officials.
Little said the Senate's plan also contains tax relief for North Country families and businesses, and rejects a number of «tax - and - fee increases» proposed by the governor, including new Department of Motor Vehicles fees, a surcharge on pre-paid cell phones and a proposal calling for online marketplaces to collect sales tax on behalf of their vendors, a loophole that governor says is costing state and local authorities $ 275 million in uncollected tax every year.
The proposal floated by Krueger and Samuels would use licensing fees of approximately $ 8 million a year from each of the seven casinos authorized under the constitutional amendment, assuming, of course, that's it's given second passage by the Legislature this year — not a foregone conclusion — and also passes muster with the public in a referendum vote.
This proposal is currently being considered by the Conservatives - David Cameron has promised to look into the idea that only English MPs should be able to vote on laws that only affect England, such as top - up fees or foundation hospitals.
A proposal to charge motorists a fee to enter congested parts of Manhattan would only affect a small portion of commuters from New York City's outer boroughs and suburbs, according to an analysis by a transit - advocacy group.
The proposal, pushed by County Executive Mike Hein, would require all trash haulers, public and private, in Ulster County to take their garbage to RRA disposal site in the Town of Ulster and pay tipping fees to the agency.
«The Ministry of Justice is consulting on proposals that would increase the number of disputed compensation cases heard by small claims courts — where claimants have to pay their own legal fees even if they win.
A proposal to charge motorists a fee to enter congested parts of Manhattan would only affect a small portion of commuters from New York City's outer boroughs and suburbs, according to an analysis published Tuesday by a transit - advocacy group.
The specialty doctors, including orthopedic surgeons and radiologists, are staunchly opposed to a new proposal by the state Workers» Compensation Board, first announced in 2013, that would base payments to doctors on fees currently paid by the Medicare program, a change that could cut the doctors» payments for some procedures by half.
Labour celebrated an important victory on Friday, as the Conservative government took another U-turn by scrapping their proposal to increase immigration tribunal fees by up to 500 %.
A campaign backed by Uber Technologies is increasing its efforts to push back against a proposal in the Assembly's one - house budget to add a fee on ride hailing companies.
The proposal — sponsored by Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, and being fast - tracked to a hearing Monday — would make it illegal for anyone to charge a fee to perform therapy to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity.
The proposal joins a bill passed by the state Senate that would require the state to pay late fees stemming from the delayed payments.
Lawmakers also turned down a proposal by Tesla to pay a licensing fee of up to $ 1.6 million and up to $ 16 million in tax revenue in exchange for permission to sell its electric vehicles in the state.
«We are considering a number of proposals... that include how to introduce different forms of congestion pricing, including potential fees on for - hire vehicles,» said a Cuomo official, who noted that the administration has been testing out «reverse congestion pricing» by cutting truck tolls in half at night.
A new proposal would raise annual fees by $ 40.
The applicants had to put up an application fee of $ 1 million per proposal by last week, and final applications are due by the end of June.
In the 2013 budget proposal, the fees would increase to $ 1.97 billion, from $ 1.33 billion in 2012, while the amount provided by the Administration would hold steady at $ 2.5 billion.
The economic climate has forced Beckmann to improvise by bulking up on fee - for - service assaying work in her state - of - the - art labs, partnering on research proposals with universities and biotech businesses, and beginning several of OTRADI's own research initiatives aimed at commercialization.
If, as is to be hoped, the expert commission presents its proposals on time, and if these proposals are put into action by the federation and the Länder, the central questions mentioned at the outset — the selection of students and the imposition of tuition fees — will remain unsolved.
The proposal includes significant «mandatory spending, which would fund a specific program using revenue generated by the sale of a government asset, such as oil in the strategic petroleum reserve, or a particular tax or license fee,» Mervis continued.
Today's proposal to increase those fees by $ 1 billion may not sound ominous in itself, but it implies an impending, equivalent cut to federal funding, says Steven Grossman, deputy executive director at the Alliance for a Stronger FDA in Washington, D.C.. That's an unrealistic expectation, he adds, because drug companies have already gone through negotiations and reached an agreement with FDA on user fee increases.
Rep. Annette «Polly» Williams is backing a proposal by state education officials to bar private schools in the program from charging voucher students registration and book fees that public schools do not impose, according to Greg Doyle, the spokesman for the state education department, which proposed the rule last month.
The SMF findings come in a report assessing a proposal by the Sutton Trust that children should be admitted to independent schools on academic ability alone, rather than on their family's capacity to pay fees.
A new proposal seeks to increase E-rate funding from $ 2.4 million to $ 3.9 million per year to update technologies in schools and libraries (PDF), particularly in disadvantaged communities, through fees paid by the public on telecommunications.
For residencies in May, June, September, and October, using the online application system submit 10 pages of poetry or prose, a résumé, a project proposal, and a $ 20 application fee by February 15.
The SEC's proposal would help protect investors by limiting 12b - 1 fees to 0.25 %, improve the transparency of fees for investors, encourage retail competition, and revise fund director oversight duties.
Here is a roundup of news surrounding recent developments in President - elect Donald Trump's housing policy, key legislative proposals and also reports on the benefits of front - end credit risk sharing with deep cover mortgage insurance, and a new USMI blog post on unnecessary upfront risk fees (loan - level price adjustments) imposed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Competing with consumer proposals, their debt settlement program came under fire because of the high upfront fees charged by these debt consultants, often for little or no work.
The report prepared by the OSB highlights several concerns with debt consultants offering consumer proposal advice to consumers for a fee.
As noted by the OSB report «for lower value proposals the consulting fee commonly ranged from 20 to nearly 40 % of the value of the proposal».
All consumer proposal administrators are licensed by the federal government, and the government regulates their fees.
Consumer proposal administrators are licensed trustees, registered with the federal government under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and as such fees paid to a trustee for administering a consumer proposal are set by legislation.
Differently, for - profit counsellors or debt consultants charge up - front fees, aren't regulated by the government and will refer you to a licensed trustee to file a consumer proposal anyway.
All of that's true, but the way they reduce your debt by 70 %, is they take a fee from you, meet with you once or twice and then refer you to a trustee to do a consumer proposal.
Any trustee fees for bankruptcy or consumer proposals are regulated by the Canadian government.
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