Sentences with phrase «in the public interest»

And by exposing charities and other interested parties who act in the public interest to greater financial risk these proposals will discourage public interest litigation.

So of course it's in their best interest to approve every project possible, even if those decisions are not in the public interest.

To do this, we offer a variety of opportunities for those in the legal field to learn about and work in public interest law before, during and after law school.

«This is a statutory power which the attorney exercises in the public interest in only the most serious offences and after careful legal consideration,» the spokesman said.

I know of no other profession that makes claims to both act and regulate in the public interest as strongly as we do in the legal profession.

The relevant disclosures were not made in the public interest.

The program exists to support law school graduates pursuing careers in the public interest.

The clinic also enables environmental professionals to volunteer their services in public interest environmental cases, and offers new opportunities to explore the policy implications found in environmental cases that arise in urban settings.

Thank you for helping us highlight extraordinary litigation in the public interest by making a nomination.

This is an important process and we're a public body trying to get things done in the public interest.

Without a viable business model there is no long term future for journalism in the public interest - and I'd argue there are few public interests more critical than the green economy.

For us, as members of the public, and as avid media consumers, it's time the public got interested in the public interest.

Telephone companies, for example, are considered common carriers and public utilities which, generally speaking, must operate in the public interest, and less from a profit motive.

The author analyses the problem and suggests remedies, including regulation in the public interest..

The primary disadvantage of public interest work is compensation: jobs in the public interest sector generally pay less than a law firm and corporate positions.

I tend to think of a government lab as a hybrid of academics and industry, only you're doing research in the public interest.

To be clear, I am not suggesting that it is impossible for lawyers to regulate lawyers in the public interest.

This is what we are up against in this public interest case.

First it is important to emphasize that this is by no means an exhaustive or even thorough examination of organizations involved in public interest law.

Under professional duty journalists pass moral judgment of the phenomena involved in the public interest on behalf of society.

It has no regulatory function, although it frequently advocates in the public interest and makes suggestions to the provincial law societies, which do exercise the statutory regulatory role.

The high cost of education and the burden of student debt prevents many from pursuing and remaining in public interest careers.

And in any event, those who have accepted responsibility in the public interest rather than the interest of their profession should of course act accordingly.

«But I think it has lowered the risk for companies that are engaged in the public interest and promoting public access to justice,» she adds.

We're looking forward to the next ten years of regulating real estate in the public interest.

Is it really in the public interest to cause a civilian state of moral panic, whilst real and effective solutions to the problem are actively sought?

The British ICO is an independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals.

Keeping copyright limits to 50 years or less is also in the public interest, and — despite what many writers may imagine — it's almost always in the interest of the author.

Lawyers have a monopoly on the practice of law, and with that comes a duty to exercise our skills in the public interest.

We see no basis in fact or law for us to remove this document, and will leave it available in the public interest.

«We need more products designed in the public interest that solve our day - to - day issues typically associated with government,» he says.

It was thought that utilities and public services delivered through the private sector could still be regulated effectively in the public interest.

This article begins by presenting some examples of organizations dedicated to law practiced in the public interest followed by a few interesting projects in this domain.

Everybody has their issues at this point, and at some point, we're bound to see a big drop in public interest within the giants of the industry.

The only exception is for «exceptional circumstances in the public interest».

Or we can thoughtfully regulate legal services in the public interest including «robo - lawyers».

Many of these programs are based in public interest work where salaries tend to be lower than in the private sector.

We asserted that environmental regulators must be presumed to be exercising their regulatory authority in the public interest and not as a financial stakeholder.

But it's what the correspondence reveals about the goals of the investigation that may be most in the public interest.

I should have resolved this dilemma in the public interest and not in the interests of my privacy.

We believe strongly that it is the responsibility of the State to investigate and fight corruption in the public interest.

In today's circumstances, this prevents an overall approach being adopted in the public interest.