Sentences with phrase «fee schemes which»

The main fixed fee scheme which pays for most criminal defence advocacy was first introduced in 1997.

A new simplified version of the advocates» graduated fee scheme which will reduce barristers» fees by an average of 6 % - this will be reviewed after 1 year;

Not exact matches

«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.»

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.

«The collection fee is lower than our estimate, which is a positive, but the scheme is still likely to drag on 2018 volumes,» said Citigroup's head of research Craig Woolford.

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.

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 speaker.

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.

BASC had always opposed plans to introduce a compulsory scheme which forced applicants to complete a self - declaration medical form before submitting it to their doctor with a fee.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Details of the scheme, which is expected to be ready for pupils applying to go to university next year, have yet to be finalised but could mean students receive around 75 % of their course fees, as well as some living costs, in return for a teaching commitment of between five and seven years.

De Nysschen has already unveiled BOOK by Cadillac, a scheme in which customers can switch between different Cadillac models up to 18 times during a 12 month period for a flat fee of $ 1,500 a month.

3c) You can pay a $ 25 flat fee and they will put your POD in their extended distribution scheme — which means it's available for bookstores to buy like any other tradpub book.

The Government administers HELP loans which consists of five schemes to assists eligible students with their student contribution or tuition fees.

Other iterations of credit repair schemes include advance fee secured or unsecured credit card promotions, which market such cards as a way to build up credit, but can often result in consumers paying hefty fees for credit card applications or worthless «pay as you go» cards.

The Better Business Bureau, one of the country's best known consumer watchdog groups, is being accused by business owners of running a «pay for play» scheme in which A plus ratings are awarded to those who pay membership fees, and F ratings used to punish those who don't.

Under this scheme the vehicle is rented for an agreed period of time and mileage, at a fixed monthly fee which is dependant, amongst other things, on the value of the vehicle.

It's no get - rich - quick scheme, but if you check regularly and complete as many jobs as possible, it can really add up; I have earned $ 128 which has been safely transferred into my PayPal account (with zero fees!).

Hansen's Been Vocal Opponent of Cap and Trade Hansen has made such statements before: Back in May he said he hoped the Waxman - Markey bill failed because of concerns that the only people to really benefit from such a scheme are financiers acting as middlemen and that a «much more effective approach» was needed — such as a fee - and - dividend approach — which is essential a carbon tax on producers, with the money being given back to the public.

Which bit of «The introduction of these fee schemes for the short transitional period should therefore be halted» [in the committee report] did they mistake for an endorsement?»

The fee was derived from s 234 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000), which provided that the authority «may make rules requiring the payment to it or to the scheme operator, by authorised persons».

«What they've done to legal aid for solicitors is far worse than what they've done to the Bar,» he adds, pointing to the recent cuts to the litigators» graduated fee scheme, which cut the fees for the bigger cases on which firms had relied to make their money by 40 per cent.

Professor Martin Chalkley has been analysing complex LSC data for this process as the Bar strives to find a scheme which allows the ablest barristers to undertake these difficult cases; on a fee basis which does not contain what the Bar describes as «perverse incentives» and not on an hourly rate; and which delivers within budget.

As to the second question, the Court held that the PTWD must be interpreted as meaning that it precludes, for the purpose of access to the pension scheme, national law from establishing a distinction between full - time judges and part - time judges remunerated on a daily fee - paid basis, unless such a difference in treatment is justified by objective reasons, which is a matter for the referring court to determine.

These focus on raising the threshold below which remission can be claimed, abolishing the fee for claims involving insolvent employers and the National Insurance Fund (s188 ERA) or claims under the Pensions Schemes Act 1993.

This incorporates a consultation and proposals for reform of the existing remission scheme under which qualifying claimants can receive help with paying the fees required to bring a claim.

Indian lawyers wanting to qualify in England and Wales will now have to pay # 3,430 (Rs 2.4 lakh) plus pay for travel to and accommodation in the UK for the first time, following Kaplan law school's position as the sole provider of the new Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS), which is at least a four-fold increase on the fees under the old scheme.

It appears that the LSC has inadequate information on which to base its proposed fixed and graduated fee schemes.»

The committee said: «The short - term introduction of transitional fixed and graduated fee schemes at breakneck speed will not allow providers to make best use of what should be a transitional period in which firms can carry out carefully planned business restructuring, where potential for efficiency gains in restructuring exists at all.»

Schemes operated by fee - paying schools, under which parents are entitled to a refund of an appropriate proportion of fees paid in advance if the child concerned is unable to attend school for a specified period, in return for a small percentage increase in the fees otherwise payable, involve a single supply to the parents of educational services by the school for VAT purposes.

The proceedings constituted a test case concerning schemes offered by fee - paying schools under which parents were entitled to a refund of an appropriate proportion of fees paid in advance if the child concerned was unable to attend school for a specified period — typically a period of five days — by reason of illness or other specified circumstances.

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.

The government claimed to be «conscious of the risks in the procurement programme» and to have «listened to what providers told us during consultation», which led it to moderating the speed of introduction of most of the fee schemes, as well as bringing forward the proposed introduction of best value tendering (para 44).

What sets the firm apart from other virtual models is our incentive scheme which rewards fee earning and business development.

Under the litigators» graduated fee scheme (LGFS), defence lawyers will be paid a graduated fee per case, which, like the advocates graduated fee scheme, will be determined by factors such as the length / type of case, number of pages of prosecution evidence and number of defendants represented.

Thus, if there were a scheme by which smaller companies could thwart these initial advances by patent trolls, trolls may be less effective overall at extracting licensing fees.

The marketing - services - kickback scheme violated Section 8 of RESPA, which prohibits giving a «fee, kickback, or thing of value» in exchange for a referral of business related to a real - estate - settlement service.

The court based this finding on the following: (1) McCarrick enlisted Karatnjchy to obtain a mortgage after Pepe could not obtain a commitment; (2) McCarrick was informed by letter that a 1 % fee was expected for «services in obtaining the loan»; (3) there was no evidence of a scheme by Polonia and Karatnjchy which involved the payment of a commission for referral of business; (4) there was no evidence that Karatnjchy was in any way associated with Polonia; and (5) Karatnjchy performed valuable services for McCarrick by obtaining a mortgage and title insurance.

This discussion they have is not debating about where the fees come from in the overall scheme of things in dollars and cents, it is confusing the public so when a BBA contract points out HOW the buyer agent will be paid, one of which option among many is that in fact the buyer agent can be paid by his / her own client, and that descriptor is in fact what the buyer is acknowledging when signing that BBA contract — when he / she HIRES that agent «to represent» them.