Sentences with phrase «in a conflict of interest»

You mentioned «fair share» payments received by debt relief companies which may result in a conflict of interest as to who the debt relief company is really serving.
The lawyer had a history of professional misconduct, including acting in conflict of interest and failing to comply with an undertaking.
For example, when a lawyer engages in a conflict of interest, often it is with the permission of the governing committee of the law firm.
With lawyers it's against their rules of practice and as such they are in conflict of interest if they go after their former client.
What's at issue in conflict of interest matters is the need to protect the integrity of the institution, and in particular the way key stakeholders perceive its decision - making processes.
What's really at stake in conflicts of interest has very little to do with the integrity of individuals.
A judge would be in a conflict of interest sitting in judgment of his own daughter.
That makes them no less in conflicts of interest given the activity of their firms.
It puts the listing agent in a conflict of interest working for their seller, but not knowing they are being expected to look after our buyer.
Most advisors and brokers work by suitability standards, which means their compensation is derived from the very same investment products that they recommend, resulting in a conflict of interest.
We're only going to tell you to figure out a way to ensure that your lawyers do not, for example, engage in conflicts of interest.
This strikes me as an honest admission that there's a built - in conflict of interest for law school admissions staff.
The suit comes after the Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Dame, in a 16 - page response to CHRAJ's enquiry in a petition brought by the Ashanti Regional NDC organizer, Yaw Brogya Gyamfi, defended the Finance Minister over allegations that he may have been involved in a conflict of interest situation in the $ 2.25 billion domestic bond issued by government.
who are in my opinion in a conflict of interest position for now acting for the enemy.
Dorothy DeMerchant and Darren Sukonick have brought a lawsuit against the provincial regulator for negligent investigation and malicious prosecution after the two former lawyers successfully fought allegations they had acted in a conflict of interest when representing Conrad Black's Hollinger group of companies in the sale of its CanWest Global newspaper assets.
The allegations against Sukonick and DeMerchant included acting while in a conflict of interest by advising on whether the non-competition payments could be non-taxable; providing advice on how to characterize the payments in the books of the related companies; and participating in the preparation of a memorandum to the audit committee after the closing that addressed the fact the initial approval had been improper and recommended approving them again.
CHRAJ, after months of investigation, said Mr. Ofori - Atta breached certain processes in the issuance of the bond, however, it did not find him involved in a conflict of interest position.
Scottsdale residents should be concerned that their bond monies are being used appropriately and not mired in a conflict of interest.
He also believed Tarras» boss, deputy premier Dyble, was also in a conflict of interest, though a more minor one, since he'd been kept abreast of events in 2012 and was involved in some of the decisions.
Having said that, Musk has a pattern of moving money around his various imperial domains seemingly at will (see, e.g., the SpaceX bond matter) and otherwise engaging in conflict of interest transactions.
That squarely puts Addison and his group in a conflict of interest situation.
There is a suit before the High Court requesting for certain details of the transaction; a Petition before CHRAJ on conflict of interest issues; a suit before the Supreme Court requesting clarification on whether the Attorney - General can defend the Minister for Finance in a conflict of interest matter; a Petition before the United States Security & Exchange Commission; and a Whistleblower Complaint lodged with the Regulator in Luxemburg (Commission de Surveillance de Secteur Financier).
Long Island is so awash in conflicts of interest and outright stealing that it's keeping the public corruption divisions of two of the largest U.S. attorney's offices in the nation working overtime.
The Minority in its conflict of interest allegations, said a non-executive director on the board of Investment Firm, Franklin Templeton, who purchased 95 percent of the $ 2.25 billion bond, is also the Chairman of the Enterprise Group, which has links to the Attorney - General and the Finance Minister.
The IG failed to note that most charter schools are nonprofits and would be subject to all California corporation codes which include provisions on self - dealing in conflict of interest.
For his part, Morneau has insisted from the outset that he was never in a conflict of interest.
I hope that this new rule will stem the peddling of inappropriate and egregiously expensive investments, rein in conflicts of interest and perhaps even save consumers money.
The idea that because money to conduct research is derived from, say, the EPA, NSF, or Exxon - Mobil implicates a scientist in a conflict of interest is not fruitful, for by extension then all scientists have a conflict of interest all the time (unless they have private means and are working unpaid; and even then they may be living off the interest from ill - gotten investments in, say, the hydrocarbon business).
The accusation that Gore is trapped in a conflict of interest has been raised periodically over the past few years.
The situation placed Albas in a conflict of interest with his client contrary to Rule 3.4 - 26.1.
The former CEO and director, Richard Zokol argued Davis was in conflict of interest because his relationship with the firm's lawyers was «so close that it was personal and professional.»
The letter concluded by stating that the director expected a written response on or before May 2, 2008, confirming the outside activities had stopped, and that if he did not receive such a response by that date, he would consider Cavanagh to remain in a conflict of interest situation and committing an act of insubordination warranting discipline up to and including termination.
After investigating DeMerchant and Sukonick, the law society accused them of acting in a conflict of interest on a number of transactions between 2000 and 2003.
And Charles Hollander in Conflicts of Interest strongly criticizes the reasoning in Stewart, as opening up post-retainer duties of loyalty beyond those recognized in Brookville Carriers Flatbed GP Inc. v. Blackjack Transport Ltd., 2008 NSCA 22 (CanLII),
Clayton Ruby, the Toronto lawyer who acted for Magder in the conflict of interest suit, is even more generous in his praise: «Leiper is a saint.
Having worked previously in prominent Philadelphia law firms in these areas, Haidee has a strong subject - matter expertise in conflicts of interest and new business intake analytics and procedures.
She held that allowing defence counsel to attend at a first stage hearing under a confidentiality undertaking would breach this rule and would place defence counsel in a a conflict of interest (torn between her duty to the court and client).
Indalex was in a conflict of interest from the moment it started to contemplate putting itself under the protection of the CCAA and proposing an arrangement to its creditors.
Notable mandates include constitutional challenges against the federal government, representing the Canadian Judicial Council in the review of Lori Douglas in the Federal Court, and representing Mississauga, Ont., mayor Hazel McCallion in her conflict of interest case.
(1) the inability to set rates of compensation would unduly weaken the court's appointment power and ability to name the amicus of its choice (para. 123); (2) the integrity of the judicial process would be imperilled and should not be dependent upon the Crown (para. 124); and (3) unilateral control by the Attorney General over remuneration might create an apprehension of bias and place an amicus in a conflict of interest (para. 125).
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