Sentences with phrase «higher compensation awards»

See our Toronto Abuse Lawyer Elizabeth Grace's article «Trend develops for higher sexual abuse non-pecuniary awards» in The Lawyers Weekly, February 2010, for her analysis of the trend towards higher compensation awards in sexual abuse cases.

An Irwin Mitchell paralegal has been banned from legal practice without prior approval by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) after fabricating correspondence with clients and informing them that they would receive a higher compensation award than was agreed to.

Not exact matches

Add another one to the list: for one year, it smashed all records for the highest executive compensation in Canada, awarding its former CEO Michael Pearson $ 179 million in company stock, for a total take - home of $ 182 million, more than double paid to the previous year's highest paid CEO, BlackBerry's John Chen.

For each proxy statement position, this compensation data was ranked from highest to lowest by the combined total amount of annual cash plus the annualized value of long - term incentive awards.

The HRC has reaffirmed the policy of deferring a portion of annual incentive compensation for the Company's highest earners in the form of long - term awards whose vesting terms take into account longer risk - emergence periods, and has overseen the implementation of standard performance objectives for the Company's control function staff to further prevent or discourage excessive risk - taking.

As in 2010, the HRC awarded named executives a combination of compensation composed of a high percentage of performance - based pay, predominantly in long - term equity compensation.

In addition, the HRC recently expanded the use of Performance Share awards to a broader group of management, and reaffirmed the Company's directive to provide a portion of annual incentive compensation in long - term awards for the Company's highest earners and to create standard performance objectives for the Company's control function staff, to further provide safeguards that either prevent or discourage excessive risk - taking.

In the event of a change of control (as defined in the plan), the compensation committee may, in its discretion, provide for any or all of the following actions: (i) awards may be continued, assumed, or substituted with new rights, (ii) awards may be purchased for cash equal to the excess (if any) of the highest price per share of common stock paid in the change in control transaction over the aggregate exercise price of such awards, (iii) outstanding and unexercised stock options and stock appreciation rights may be terminated, prior to the change in control (in which case holders of such unvested awards would be given notice and the opportunity to exercise such awards), or (iv) vesting or lapse of restrictions may be accelerated.

Adding to high profitability, Lear Corp's executive compensation plan recognizes the importance of ROIC, as two - thirds of long - term incentive awards are tied to achieving a target ROIC.

Today they are jointly more than # 1.5 million richer after the high court in London awarded them retrospective compensation from GE for their part in an invention that was used in a blockbuster product.

She had earlier been awarded # 240,000 by the High Court as compensation for her illness from the council.

In addition, the administration greatly expanded the TIF program, which awards grants to high - need districts to fund performance - based compensation systems, and established a new rule for winning applications: proposals would need to differentiate teacher and principal effectiveness, based in significant part on student growth, and create compensation systems that reflected those results.

Thus, the highest number of points — 138 of the 500 - point scale that Duncan and his staff created for the Race — would be awarded based on a commitment to eliminate what teachers» union leaders consider the most important protections enjoyed by their members: seniority - based compensation and permanent job security.

One of the biggest bonuses of Flying Club is tied to one of its biggest minuses: Award flights require significantly fewer miles than competitors, but have high surcharges in compensation.

Not until Germany's Federal Network Agency makes its assessment will it be clear whether bids significantly higher than the current rates of compensation will be awarded contracts and if new players will be among the awardees or whether the contracts will be awarded to the same companies who came out on top in the first round.

They tell us that making sure corporations are held accountable when their actions harm consumers, employees, or communities (70 %) should be a much higher priority for the civil justice system than limiting the amount of compensation that juries can award for pain and suffering.»

Study Links Depo - Provera to Greater Breast Cancer Risk in Young Women, Drug Injury Lawyers Blog, July 16, 2012 Israeli Court Awards Highest - Ever Compensation in Class - Action Suit against Drug Company, Drug Injury Lawyers Blog, July 10, 2012 There have reportedly been more than 200 reports of people sustaining serious health complications from taking Pradaxa.

In many instances, a settlement can achieve higher compensation amounts than what a person may be awarded during a trial.

Unlike many types of employment claim, in cases of discrimination, there is no limit on the amount of compensation that can be awarded — in some extreme cases compensation run into millions of pounds (if, say, you were a high earner and the discrimination has ruined your career).

Although these costs and expenses are often considerable, they usually are worthwhile because insurers who pay claims are more likely to pay a higher value in settlement if they believe that good plaintiff expert witnesses will likely cause juries to award more compensation to injured people.

Martyn's aim is to secure rehabilitation for clients at the expense of the defendant (the person or persons responsible for the accident), while fighting for the highest possible compensation award.

Several recent trial decisions have awarded higher than usual non-pecuniary awards for sexual abuse, marking a possible trend toward increased compensation in this area.

In that 2015 ruling, the high court left it to the Workers» Compensation Commission to determine how much of a benefit the woman should receive, an award ultimately set at $ 75 a week.

We have successfully represented clients and defended clients in several high - stakes claims where the compensation awarded or sought was in excess of a million dollars.

Israeli Court Awards Highest - Ever Compensation in Class - Action Suit against Drug Company, Drug Injury Lawyers Blog, July 10, 2012 Continue reading

Cloisters has always been at the cutting edge of clinical negligence law, playing a lead role in many of the major cases such as A v Powys Local Health Board (# 10.7 m), the highest ever clinical negligence award at trial and the first to break through the # 10m barrier; Masterman - Lister v Brutton & Co and others, the leading Court of Appeal case on capacity; Iqbal v Whipps Cross University NHS Trust leading Court of Appeal case regarding compensation for the «lost years» and the doctrine of precedent; Crofton v NHSLA in respect of the impact of local authority payments on damages for care; and Lucas v Barking, Havering & Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust, the leading case on disclosure of draft witness statements and expert reports.

Israeli Court Awards Highest - Ever Compensation in Class - Action Suit against Drug Company, Drug Injury Lawyers Blog, July 10, 2012 At Altman & Altman, LLP, our Depo - Provera lawyers represent clients and their families throughout the US that have been injured or lost a loved one because of a dangerous drug.

Insurance company adjusters and even the jury wants to hear you describe your injuries using specific medical terms in order to award you a higher compensation.

The most serious brain injury claims can be awarded very high compensation amounts, and as a result, are often aggressively defended by the medical facility concerned.

Also, the levels of compensation awarded to bereaved families are much higher in Scotland, so we'd advise you to claim under Scottish law where possible.

It is also a decision that we can expect to be appealed given the importance of the legal issues at stake and the size of the damages award made by the jury which, by Canadian standards, marks a high for compensation in an historical childhood sexual abuse case.

Successfully representing an individual in a high profile race discrimination claim in which compensation for injury to feelings in the top band of Vento was awarded along with substantial loss of earnings.

Lawyers based in central locations such as London or Cardiff can generally have greater expertise than your local high street firm, which could result in higher injury compensation awards.

In some respects this latest example of higher courts» preference for lumping losses of contracted - for amenities or expectations within the bucket of general awards could be said to be disappointing, and sets a course which may take the civil law further away from the consumer - favoured compensation culture of professional and trade complaints agencies.

He has received multiple awards as one of the top workers compensation attorneys in Minnesota, including an AV rating from Martindale - Hubbell, the highest category available for skills and ethics.

We are committed to getting the highest possible damage awards on behalf of our clients, and have already helped countless victims obtain millions of dollars in compensation.

Usually, travel insurance providers that offer more coverage options and higher compensation amounts at reasonable prices will be awarded good ratings.

Awarded compensation and other rewards for having the highest average transaction, suggestive selling, and other concession / box office contests

If a state or federal court or housing agency finds that discrimination has taken place, a tenant may be awarded damages, including any higher rent paid as a result of being turned down, an order directing the landlord to offer the rental to the tenant, and compensation for humiliation or emotional distress.