Sentences with phrase «general legal point»

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Permitting the Destruction of Life profoundly influenced the values of the general public and the ethics of the German medical and legal communities — to the point that a 1925 poll of the parents of disabled children reported that 74 percent of them would agree to the painless killing of their own children!

Schneiderman, who has become a prominent attorney general in part to his legal challenge to President Donald Trump, would be the point person challenging the legislation.

don't nobody knock message boards: i participate in three which are absolute mustard: given the right kind of people and enough mutual association, they are the best way to swap ideas and even cooperate on projects (case in point: the TMF banking board successfully staged a fight against the Irish minister of finance to defend a bond widely held by its members — including legal action and political lobbying): there is something about the mechanism of general conversation in a small group of like - minded friends that can really take off

The point would be to milden the firm obligation to enforce Article 325 TFEU and disapply the statutes of limitations periods, imposed upon national courts in Taricco I, to the extent that the ICC could decide that the considerations of effective judicial protection and legal certainty preclude in general the disapplication of statutes of limitations periods.

Fundamentally, the report which looked at office workers in general, rather than just legal industry staff, found that today's workforce welcomed the use of automation — up to a point.

Professor Stephen Mayson «s chapter on The future legal market and the role of in - house lawyers point and The revolution in legal (re) sourcing by Robin Saphra, former general counsel of Colt Group, combine to paint a compelling vision of the future of the place and modus operandi of in - house lawyers.

Mr Justice Nelson in Thames Trains said that there was no general duty upon one party to litigation to point out mistakes of another party or his legal advisers.

In the Charter terminology, the notion of «principle» points towards a more open obligation of the public powers, as it would not define an individual legal situation, but general topics and results which condition the actions of all public powers (para 50).

I also regret that the Court... missed the opportunity to analyse in more detail the concept of a plurality of legal systems, which is linked to that of legal pluralism and is well - established in ancient and modern legal theory and practice... This general remark also applies to the assessment to be made of sharia, the legal expression of a religion whose traditions go back more than a thousand years, and which has its fixed points of reference and its excesses, like any other complex system.

I should point out that Casemine is intended to be a general legal research site that includes brief analysis.

She's decided to take the approach that she wants to be her client's resource before the matter gets to the point of litigation — resurrecting the relationship of «general counsel» with a client where she becomes their adviser on legal and business issues in a legal framework.

Good idea, even though it's more of a contractual drafting or opinions point than a general legal writing tip.

In 1876, lawyer and legal publisher Carl Jahn published the first issue of the Weekly Cincinnati Law Bulletin, a precursor of the Ohio State Bar Journal, and solicited Ohio lawyers to submit «law points of general interest.»

I suppose the point to my post is whether we can wrap a wiki - like structure and interface around the legal web, and make it a destination for learning about both general topics and specific issues, rather than just a portal for all results that match search terms.

At present, the bulk of public services seem to me to be delivered at one of three points in people's involvement with the law: general public legal information delivered through seminars, workshops and pamphlets to people who are idly grazing for legal information or helping a friend; narrowly - focused legal information, advice and representation delivered to individuals at the moment of crisis, often following separation, a threat to take the children or service of process; or, detailed, concrete legal information and advice delivered to individuals who are well engaged in a proceeding, usually unrepresented by counsel, and are seeking details about specific issues, such as making or replying to an application, demanding or making disclosure or preparing for trial.

There is, I would argue, a general consensus among both information providers and information users that the electronic storage and online retrieval of large amounts of legal information, is inherently more efficient and, as Ted Tjaden points out in his posting this week, an increasing number of previously print - only monographs, treatises, and textbooks now coexist in both print and electronic formats.

General availability of the names will begin on Oct. 12, at which point they will be on sale to credentialed legal practitioners.

As Bindu Cudjoe, vice president, deputy general counsel technology and operations legal, and chief knowledge officer of legal, compliance and security groups at BMO, pointed out, BMO lawyers are investing time looking at what the fees were on a matter and what they paid for certain kinds of services.

If an individual decision is wrong on a point of law, there is often no continuing damage done to the general legal principle because other arbitrators are unlikely to hear of that arbitral decision and are not obliged to follow it even if they do.

Case in point is a panel I sat in on recently called Foolproof RFPs to Get the Legal Services You Want, held at the Association of Corporate Counsel annual meeting in Washington D.C. featuring two Canadian in - house counsel, a law firm partner from Gowlings (Canada) WLG and a California - based associate general counsel.

The Legal Information posted on Avvo is intended for general informational purposes only and should be used only as a starting point for addressing your legal isLegal Information posted on Avvo is intended for general informational purposes only and should be used only as a starting point for addressing your legal islegal issues.

Indeed, the case itself is a fine example of the important general point made by Lord Sumption, that when considering the piercing of the corporate veil, «in almost every case where the test is satisfied, the facts will in practice disclose a legal relationship between the company and the controller which will make it unnecessary to pierce the corporate veil.»

Speaking at the ACC's conference on legal operations, Henderson pointed to a new paradigm for finding efficiencies through a closer relationship with third parties, as long as the department does not view them as vendors, and DHL General Counsel Mark Smolnik explained how the analytics resources developed by a new wave of legal ops personnel have enabled DHL to overhaul its processes and made legal ops a crucial part of the business.

While at this point there is not yet a crystal clear general legal requirement in Canadian law to consult with Indigenous peoples on the negotiation and ratification of international treaties, a number of «modern'treaties, called comprehensive land claims settlements, include explicit obligations on Canada to consult with the Indigenous party in advance of new international treaties that might affect rights under these agreements.

While that's true, because cloud computing is a fairly new technology and provides incredible efficiencies at a great price point, adoption rates and attitudes about it are a great barometer of the legal profession's approach to technology in general.

He pointed out that in addition to delivering commercial legal solutions for their companies, General Counsel will be under pressure from their Finance Directors to manage costs to a pre-determined budget.

By doing so, Wallack pointed out general counsels could avoid a variety of problems down the line: «It is imperative that the legal departments of organizations are aware of big data because companies are going to increasingly rise and fall based upon their ability to analyze and drive value out of it.»

The fellowship experience includes in - person conferences, training in the fine points of legal practice, peer - group projects to foster collaboration and build relationships, and interaction with LCLD members, including managing partners and general counsel.

This new legal technology salary mashup contains general salary data points gathered from an aggregation of publicly available technology and legal technology industry research, reports, and anecdotal evidence.

The website of the Ministry of the Attorney General for Ontario includes an interesting discussion of publication bans in Ontario, but really misses the point when it comes to the distribution of court judgments and publication bans in the era of online distribution and access to legal information.

In a precedent based legal system, a single data point may be all that you need, and in general, the goal of legal analytics tools is to help lawyers find the data points that are most relevant and meaningful.Though sensationalistic articles about robot lawyers might try to convince you otherwise, legal analytics tools don't eliminate the need for case law research.

Is there any legal point to the recital of the authority, especially when it is so general?

Though no legal ethicist myself, I am inclined to agree with Professor Woolley general point that a lawyer's advocacy need not be anchored in a personal commitment to a cause — but only so far as advocacy on behalf clients is concerned.

She has provided worldwide support in a high - level environment to the General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Corporate Counsel, been the primary point of contact for all legal administrative inquiries worldwide and provided prime support for companies» Stock Option and ESOP plans.

As I commented on that article (thanks for the heads up, Kevin): «Having been in the business of advising lawyers and legal marketers on how to use social and digital media for the past 7 years, and general legal marketing since 1997, I admire the caution that was shared at the annual meeting, but also recommend that lawyers not frighten themselves to the point of inactivity.

As McCarthy Tetrault General Counsel Malcolm Mercer pointed out to me and members of the Canadian Association for Legal Ethics on our listerv,» the approval of nearly 50 ABSs [Alternative Business Structures]... in England and Wales in 2012 (with the counterpoints of [the ABA's Ethics 2020 Commission] electing to do nothing on the issue in the US and New South Wales in Australia having permitted non-lawyer ownership of ILPs [Incorporated Legal Practices] for the last decade without a «fitness to own» requirement) is important context and perhaps impetus for Canada».

The court also reviewed, with references to the Rules of Professional Conduct, such issues as: at what point a solicitor - client relationship arises (hint: BEFORE the retainer is in place); what constitutes «legal advice» and the boundary «between general legal information and legal advice»; a lawyer's duty of confidentiality (including in respect of non-clients); and a lawyer's duty of care to non-clients.

The appeal court also pointed out three other former attorney generals did not have legal training — Thomas Dufferin Pattulo, Russell Fraser, and Colin Gabelmann — and there have been others who served as attorney general who were qualified lawyers but not members of the B.C. law society at the time of their appointment.

He points to research from the Acritas» U.S. Law Firm Brand Index Report, a survey of purchasers of legal services, which shows general counsel of companies small to large are drawn to firms with global reach even if they don't have global needs.

Now part of the General Counsel Navigator base offer, SmartTask provides a single access point to expert legal guides from Wolters Kluwer on key corporate topics such as LCC Formation, Amending Bylaws, Board of Directors Meetings, and more!

Harmon pointed out that this is an opportunity for firms to develop relationships with companies» legal operations professionals, who serve as «general contractors.»

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I'm pretty well versed already on general land lording laws, and some of my state specific laws as well, but I feel at some point I will definitely need one to answer any other legal questions or concerns which may arise in the buying process.

If you're struggling to get your employer on board with this, point out the findings of Legal & General's Workplace Wellbeing report of November 2013.