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The Legal Services Commission announced cuts to the family graduated fee scheme in February, and is proposing further cuts which will see payments cut by up to 55 %, according to the Bar Council.

Not exact matches

Regulators alleged that divisional managers at investment firm Credit Suisse First Boston participated in a «pervasive» scheme to siphon tens of millions of dollars of their customers» trading profits during the Internet boom of 1999 and early 2000 by demanding excessive trading fees.

A widely circulated tweet purported to show that kind of scheme in action in Portugal, with additional fees charged for packages to use streaming music, video and social networking apps.

In a sense, the current scheme means ISPs are double dipping: they're getting user fees from both service providers and service users.

What happens in an advance fee scheme is the check that you cashed will bounce after you have already sent the money to the scammer.

That is not their business model and in fact it is the model of an advance fee scheme.

«The consortium of 40 + banks (known as R3cev) which aims to do just that will inevitably develop something which: is permissioned (for users and developers like the apple app store), privatized, has fees, will not be entirely transparent to everyone, will not be open - source, it will definitely be inflationary to accommodate monetary policy of debasement and fractional reserve schemes, it will facilitate negative interest rates, central control of accounts for suspension / freezing of funds, bail - ins, bail outs, capital controls and transactions will include the identity of both sender and receiver and store that information in a centralized location for the convenience of hackers.»

The result has been that competition amongst the schemes has seen fees increase from under 1.3 per cent in 1994 to 1.65 per cent today — a perverse outcome to anyone with an economics background who expects competition to lower prices.

In its first month of operation, the LLP's user base topped 3,000, which may go some way to pacifying merchants who must pay a # 25 monthly fee to be part of the scheme.

In a related civil case, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said the scheme yielded $ 3.9 million in profits and at least $ 193,000 in consulting fees for companies where Blaszczak workeIn a related civil case, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said the scheme yielded $ 3.9 million in profits and at least $ 193,000 in consulting fees for companies where Blaszczak workein profits and at least $ 193,000 in consulting fees for companies where Blaszczak workein consulting fees for companies where Blaszczak worked.

Beverage suppliers will pay for the refunds as well as the scheme's handling and administrative fees, with a ten - cent hike in soft drink prices expected to be passed on to consumers.

Some is in signing on fees, others are in commercial / advertising schemes.

Central to US Attorney Preet Bharara's successful case against Silver was a bribery scheme in which the former speaker directed state grants to a Columbia University oncologist who specialized in mesothelioma research in exchange for the doctor directing his patients to Weitz & Luxenberg, netting Silver lucrative legal fees.

The current crisis is worsening the economic situation and seriously endangers the ambitious — and often popular - social programmes launched by the president in the past ten years such as the exemption of health - care user fees from pregnant mothers and children below five, free schools, a reform of primary school, and a new health insurance scheme.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Damian Williams told jurors that Silver engineered a bribery scheme that made him $ 4 million in legal fees.

In a verdict celebrated at the time as a landmark setback for Albany's pay - to - play culture, Silver, 73, a Manhattan Democrat who had become a Capitol institution, was convicted of two schemes in which he allegedly made $ 4 million in legal referral fees for abusing his power as speakeIn a verdict celebrated at the time as a landmark setback for Albany's pay - to - play culture, Silver, 73, a Manhattan Democrat who had become a Capitol institution, was convicted of two schemes in which he allegedly made $ 4 million in legal referral fees for abusing his power as speakein which he allegedly made $ 4 million in legal referral fees for abusing his power as speakein legal referral fees for abusing his power as speaker.

The prosecution alleges the former Assembly speaker engaged in a quid pro quo scheme with a physician that was worth millions in fees.

«As I researched the idea of promoting savings in our sector, the idea of credit union came into mind and I said that's it because it dawned on me that majority of the people don't have savings accounts, insurance cover or even pension schemes and since I became the Chairman of GHAMRO I really felt the pinch because every now and then I get calls from members asking for advance payment of their royalty to either pay school fees, settle medical bills or to even solve other financial problems then I've realized that this vacuum has to be filled because GHAMRO doesn't have a policy to pay this type of monies».

In November 2015, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted of 7 felony counts of federal corruption charges in a kick - back scheme where he gave $ 500,000 in state lump sum tax dollars to a physician who would refer patients to the Speaker's law firm where he would get referral feeIn November 2015, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted of 7 felony counts of federal corruption charges in a kick - back scheme where he gave $ 500,000 in state lump sum tax dollars to a physician who would refer patients to the Speaker's law firm where he would get referral feein a kick - back scheme where he gave $ 500,000 in state lump sum tax dollars to a physician who would refer patients to the Speaker's law firm where he would get referral feein state lump sum tax dollars to a physician who would refer patients to the Speaker's law firm where he would get referral fees.

In the end, the idea was consigned to the pile of «nuisance tax» schemes that resulted in public backlashes, such last year's plan to raise license plate feeIn the end, the idea was consigned to the pile of «nuisance tax» schemes that resulted in public backlashes, such last year's plan to raise license plate feein public backlashes, such last year's plan to raise license plate fees.

(Posted 24 December 2011) Significant current scandals, and those yet to come In no particular order Top salaries and bonuses - boardroom and shareholder individual responsibility The multiple between top and average pay Lawyers fees - the cost of the legal process Medical negligence claims against the NHS Care and treatment in the NHS «No win, no fee» personal injury compensation Democracy and the voting system Lords reform Political party funding The domestic energy market and pricing The Tax system and its inefficiencies and complexities Subsidies for new energy generation schemes The amount of crime fuelled by Drugs The availability of drugs in prisoIn no particular order Top salaries and bonuses - boardroom and shareholder individual responsibility The multiple between top and average pay Lawyers fees - the cost of the legal process Medical negligence claims against the NHS Care and treatment in the NHS «No win, no fee» personal injury compensation Democracy and the voting system Lords reform Political party funding The domestic energy market and pricing The Tax system and its inefficiencies and complexities Subsidies for new energy generation schemes The amount of crime fuelled by Drugs The availability of drugs in prisoin the NHS «No win, no fee» personal injury compensation Democracy and the voting system Lords reform Political party funding The domestic energy market and pricing The Tax system and its inefficiencies and complexities Subsidies for new energy generation schemes The amount of crime fuelled by Drugs The availability of drugs in prisoin prison.

The pillars on which the scheme was erected — large companies that funnel their influence through legal campaign contributions (and through «fees» that wind up in legislators» pockets), a system in which outside business interests are barely disclosed and rarely reviewed — have been laid bare.

Silver was convicted of engaging in a two - track corruption scheme that padded his bank account with an estimated $ 4 million that prosecutors characterized as bribes and kickbacks disguised as legal fees.

In the second scheme, prosecutors charged, Mr. Silver had the two developers, Glenwood Management and the Witkoff Group, move certain tax business to a law firm, Goldberg & Iryami, that secretly shared its fees with Mr. Silver.

Silver was found to have engaged in a two - track corruption scheme that netted him an estimated $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks disguised as legal fees.

At the last meeting of the working group prior to the medical scheme being introduced in April 2016, the BMA representative was recorded in the minutes as being content that there would no expectation of GPs charging a fee for responding to the initial police letter.

Silver's lawyers also claimed there wasn't enough evidence to even consider charges related to a second alleged scheme, in which Silver steered a real estate company to a friend's law firm, also in exchange for fees, Defense attorneys say the parties involved had no idea Silver was even collecting the money.

The government's total student loan debt is expected to rise to # 55 billion by 2018, meaning an increase in top - up fees would require the introduction of a targeted, regulated private loans scheme.

A judge has denied Alain Kaloyeros» bid to force two arms of SUNY Polytechnic Institute — which he founded and led — to advance him at least $ 1 million for legal fees related to his indictment in a bid - rigging scheme.

The speaker received more than $ 3 million in fees through that scheme, according to the complaint.

While continuing to receive the fees and in furtherance of the scheme, SILVER took official action beneficial to Glenwood Management and Witkoff.

The scheme provided SILVER with two different streams of unlawful income: (i) approximately $ 700,000 in kickbacks SILVER received by steering two real estate developers with business before the state legislature to a law firm with which he was associated, and (ii) more than $ 3 million in asbestos client referral fees SILVER received by, among other official acts, awarding $ 500,000 in state grants to a university research center of a physician who referred patients made ill by asbestos to SILVER at Weitz & Luxenberg.

Silver is also accused of getting more than $ 700,000 in a real estate scheme — he pocketed referral fees from law firms that did tax work for wealthy developers, which Silver sent their way, prosecutors said.

Silver received $ 700,000 in referral fees from a real estate law firm doing tax appeal work for Glenwood in an alleged kickback scheme as he directed tax breaks to Glenwood, the indictment claims.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says Christina Sanford Gordon of Buffalo allegedly stole more than $ 200,000 by collecting fees as a grant writer in a sophisticated scheme that included convincing the victims that she was a grant writing expert and successful fundraiser.

Silver also received another $ 700,000 in referral fees from a real estate law firm in an alleged kickback scheme as he directed tax breaks to two developers, including Glenwood Management, the largest political donor in the state.

The Skeloses were convicted in 2015 of a scheme in which Dean Skelos allegedly used his power in the Senate to pressure a developer, a malpractice insurer and a technology company into giving no - show jobs and consulting fees to Adam.

He also received $ 5.3 million from Weitz & Luxenberg, including $ 1.4 million salary for a no - show job and $ 3.9 million in referral fees for asbestos cases that he did not work on, scheming with prominent Manhattan doctor — who sources identified as Robert Taub — to push patients to the firm in exchange for research money, court documents say.

As witnesses testified one after another, many of the specific actions involved in the alleged schemes — from receiving legal referral fees to issuing Assembly - sponsored proclamations — were far from illegal.

Silver had been accused of engaging in two schemes to enrich himself over the past decade, trading official favors for about $ 4 million in legal fees.

Prosecutors allege Silver used his official power to gain illicit fees for himself in two separate bribery schemes.

Over a trial expected to last a month, prosecutors will try to prove two schemes — that Silver helped Taub get $ 500,000 in state research funds in return for referring asbestos patients to a law firm that paid Silver, and also used his legislative clout to get two developers to use a Manhattan law firm that split its fees with Silver.

Silver, who was the leader of the state Assembly for more than 20 years, is accused of two schemes that earned him more than $ 4 million in illicit fees over 12 years.

Powers received $ 72,500 in referral fees from Miller as part of the scheme, Onondaga County prosecutor Michael Kasmarek said.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and FBI officials charged that for more than a decade Silver, a lawyer, received kickbacks disguised as «attorney referral fees» through schemes that hinged on his power as one of the three most influential men in state government.

In addition to Silver's illicit agreement with Taub, prosecutors say he orchestrated another scheme to pocket referral fees from real estate developers.

In the other scheme, Silver used his political power to sway legislation on rent regulation and tax abatement in favor of developers who in turn hired an attorney that was funneling Silver a percentage of their legal feeIn the other scheme, Silver used his political power to sway legislation on rent regulation and tax abatement in favor of developers who in turn hired an attorney that was funneling Silver a percentage of their legal feein favor of developers who in turn hired an attorney that was funneling Silver a percentage of their legal feein turn hired an attorney that was funneling Silver a percentage of their legal fees.

In one scheme, prosecutors charged, he had performed favors for a doctor who in return referred patients to Silver's law firm; as a result, Silver netted roughly $ 3 million in referral feeIn one scheme, prosecutors charged, he had performed favors for a doctor who in return referred patients to Silver's law firm; as a result, Silver netted roughly $ 3 million in referral feein return referred patients to Silver's law firm; as a result, Silver netted roughly $ 3 million in referral feein referral fees.

Legal observers describe it as an «aggressive» use of the federal honest - services law by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara because it was not a classic cash - in - a-bag bribery scheme, and no government witness explicitly linked Silver's fees with any promised favors in return.

The two were convicted in 2015 of schemes in which Dean Skelos used his Senate power to get Adam jobs or consulting fees by squeezing real estate firm Glenwood Management, Nassau County contractor AbTech Industries and an affiliate of Physicians Reciprocal Insurers, a Roslyn malpractice firm.