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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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),
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).