Sentences with phrase «great discretion in»

Notwithstanding Lawrence, courts still have great discretion in rescinding unfair retainer agreements and therefore, lawyers must be vigilant in following the letter and spirit of the law because the burden in a fee dispute remains on the lawyer.

We generally have juries set emotional distress and punitive damages upon which there is great discretion in civil trials.

Notwithstanding the stricter standard for sophisticated clients, lawyers must be mindful that courts still have great discretion in setting aside a fee.

There is no formula governing the calculation of spousal support in Alaska; a court has great discretion in deciding what amount to award, and even whether to award any amount at all.

Non-economic damages are not determined by an actual monetary loss and juries often have great discretion in making awards.

Substantively, the Fed probably enjoys greater discretion in unconventional monetary policy — possibly extending to the purchase of equities — than is commonly assumed.

It only increases the Legislature's relative power in the budget process by taking the Governor's appropriations bills off the table if they are not all acted on by the start of the state fiscal year and then giving the Legislature greater discretion in amending the «contingency budget» (that would take effect in such a situation) than it has in amending the appropriations bills submitted by the Governor in conjunction with his Executive Budget.

In a June interview with Salon, Weingarten touted a statewide compromise in Connecticut (backed by both national unions) which included school takeovers with limited collective bargaining, and a union contract for New Haven, Connecticut which give management greater discretion in firing teachers.

At the same time, Florida legislators have focused on giving the governor greater discretion in selecting members of the state's nominating commissions by eliminating tenure protections.

I would like to see the system adapted to allow planning decision makers greater discretion in determining cases, and striking the balance, on the particular facts and merits of the case.

We exercise the greatest discretion in all of our dealings inside and outside the firm.

The Commission welcomes aspects of the redesigned alcohol restriction measure that provide for greater discretion in placing appropriate signage and publishing notices, and for a more consultative scheme regarding entry by police into private residences.

Not exact matches

In particular, IFRS hands a great deal more discretion to management regarding how many items are accounted for.

When shares of Capital Stock are to be issued upon the exercise, grant or vesting of an Incentive Award, Google shall have the authority to withhold a number of such shares having a Fair Market Value at the date of the applicable taxable event determined by the Committee to be sufficient to satisfy the minimum federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise, grant or vesting but not greater than the minimum withholding obligations, as determined by Google in its sole discretion.

Managers today have unprecedented discretion in determining estimates of an acquisition's fair market value, but such calculations clearly warrant greater scrutiny, since fully half of all mergers and acquisitions consistently fail to live up to expectations.

The purchase price of each Share will be (i) not less than the net asset value per Share (the «NAV Per Share») of the Company's common stock (as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Company or a committee thereof, in its sole discretion) immediately prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase)(the date of repurchase) and (ii) not more than 2.5 % greater than the NAV Per Share as of such date, plus any unpaid dividends accrued through the expiration date of the Tender Offer.

The advantage here is that a dealer has greater freedom to use their discretion in granting loans to individuals with even the worst credit scores.

The culture of consumerism and the chase for material symbols of wealth and security have sometimes come to be dominant; the pursuit of spiritual fulfillment in many has slowly begun to degenerate into empty and sterile ritualism; the legitimate thirst for education has often become perverted into an obsessive drive to acquire with the greatest speed the formal diplomas necessary to gain entry to jobs offering the easiest opportunities to make the quickest rupees; political statesmanship in some areas has begun to depreciate into an opportunities race for power and position; the spirit of SEVA (Service) to the nation has intermittently begun to be suffocated in many, by the abuse of discretions, sometimes mediated by a bloated bureaucracy itself enmeshed in a vast network of multiplying paper and self - proliferating regulations; menacingly many good and decent people even in public life, have come to be corroded by a culture of demanding corruption; and some potentially creative lawyers, have begun to take perverted pride in mere «cleverness», rendering themselves vulnerable to the prejudice that they are a parasitic obstruction in the pursuit of substantive justice.

But the book's greatest achievement is preternaturally good discretion in distilling hundreds of cases and copious scholarship and centuries of good stories to tell.

PDX Diaper Bank may, in its sole discretion, choose to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event the offered prize is unavailable.

He said in doing this, Nigerians must continue to strengthen accountability, significantly limit discretion in public spending and promote greater openness.

Young Democrats to hold «Fifty Shades of Blue» - themed fundraiser BY DYLAN SKRILOFF We've heard it said that power is the greatest aphrodisiac, but in politics, perhaps discretion should be named a close second.

«We received a clear legal opinion from Tim Owen QC and Julian Knowles, the barristers at Matrix Chambers specialising in human rights and extradition law, that the scope for the exercise of discretion by the home secretary is greater than you believe,» Keith Vaz, chairman of the committee, wrote.

Organizer Sean Collins is with Capital Area Against Mass Incarceration: «And in the resolution it talks about, it calls on local law enforcement officials and agencies to utilize their discretion they have, use greater discretion to provide more leniency and more compassion in the system, and do what they can now, even though there isn't a law on the books to divert 16 - and 17 - year - olds away from prisons.»

«A sharp, permanent increase in taxes on a small group of highly mobile taxpayers, who enjoy a great deal of discretion over the timing and nature of their income, will inevitably cause some of them to either shift income away from this jurisdiction, or earn less, or collect the income in forms that will not be taxed,» said E.J. McMahon on the fiscally conservative Manhattan Institute.

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It can put a great friendship in jeopardy if things don't go as planned, and sex with friends also has the problem of discretion and confidentiality.

Leigh depicts the procedures in exacting detail, but also with great discretion, as though Chardin had painted the implements Vera uses - a syringe, rubber tubing, a grater, a bar of soap, and a basin of water - arranged on a bed, in a still life.

Not surprisingly, most Massachusetts school districts, including Boston's, tend to support more Horace Mann charter schools but oppose any increase in the Commonwealth variety, since Horace Mann charters provide host districts with a great deal of discretion and ongoing oversight authority.

In the absence of the specific regulatory definition, states would therefore have substantial discretion in developing methodologies that give the academic indicators «much greater weight» than the additional indicator (sIn the absence of the specific regulatory definition, states would therefore have substantial discretion in developing methodologies that give the academic indicators «much greater weight» than the additional indicator (sin developing methodologies that give the academic indicators «much greater weight» than the additional indicator (s).

Although the new law requires districts to implement evidence - based interventions in under - performing schools, states and districts have a great deal of discretion in their approach to improving schools.

While school districts and charters now have greater discretion to allocate resources according to local needs, they also are required to describe how they are spending resources to improve student outcomes and implement the new standards in their local accountability plans.

Local Control Funding Formula: Led by Governor Jerry Brown (D) and advocacy organizations such as Children Now, California enacted a historic Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) in 2013 that targets considerable resources to high - need students and enables far greater local discretion over the use of funds.

Although it allows the LAUSD discretion in protecting the schools most vulnerable to high turnover rates and classroom instability, this agreement protects schools throughout the LAUSD by ensuring that no school is impacted by layoffs at a rate greater than the District average.

With 90 % of funds remaining at the discretion of our local school board, our school is afforded greater flexibility and control of our resources, in comparison to traditional public schools where school - based budgets are set at the district level.

As opposed to traditional districts which get «bogged down» in paperwork, portfolio districts adopting this approach would give principals greater discretion over who they hire and fire.

Ofsted say they are making the changes to give their regional directors greater discretion about the date of re-inspection and thishis will allow them to reflect the circumstances and progress of the schools in question.

MADEFIRE reserves the right to substitute a comparable prize of like or greater value for any prize, or to pay Winner a cash equivalent (the value of which shall be determined by MADEFIRE in its sole discretion), for any reason.

In its sole discretion, AXA Equitable may declare a rate greater, but not less than the rate generated by the Guaranteed Withdrawal Rate calculation.

He wants greater discretion on how funds are allocated (i.e. investing in only STEM majors).

Like VUL policies, the cash value may be invested in the financial markets, but private placement policies allow much greater discretion to invest in assets such as hedge funds.

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No cash or other substitutions may be made, except by Capcom, who reserves the right to substitute a prize in whole or in part with another prize of comparable or greater value if the intended prize is not available for any reason as determined by Capcom in its sole discretion.

If an item is out of stock, Michaels may, in its sole discretion and at no extra cost to you, substitute another item for the out - of - stock item if Michaels, in its sole discretion, determines that the identical brand and product is available in a form that is of equal or greater value, for example, larger quantity, packaged with a trial sample, or with updated product packaging.

That's great, but as the person in control of the purse strings, would you trust attorneys to exercise discretion?

The state doesn't have any hard - and - fast guidelines, so the judge truly has a great deal of discretion in these cases.

The lesson of the Gordon case is that divorce trial judges have a great deal of discretion in Virginia, and you take your chances when you try a divorce case.

These are great opportunities to use you phone's camera for reference (using discretion to not share information that's limited to an in - school bulletin board for good reason).

Attorneys with the Capital Area Immigrant Rights (Cair) Coalition, who met with more than 70 other launched detainees with lowered sentences, say he has one of the greatest cases for prosecutorial discretion as detailed in a 2014 memo by the head of the Department of Homeland Security.

However, the case law is clear that it is a matter of discretion for the trial judge in the civil proceedings to decide whether to adjourn (Jefferson v Betcha [1979] 2 All ER 1108) and one to be exercised «with great care» only where there is «a real risk of serious prejudice» (R v Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, ex parte Fayed [1992] BCLC 938).