Sentences with phrase «inconsistent application of law»

There is «inconsistent application of law by the local bureaus,» said Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP co-chair of Asia Practice and partner Gentry Sayad.

I suspect that most of the public probably would not want to see elected officials have the power to approve or deny every project, because it could open the door to favoritism or inconsistent application of the law to give approval to some property owners and deny it from others based on who knows who rather than on the merits of the application.

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The nuanced complexity of video games has resulted in an inconsistent application of legal principles drawn from multiple fields, including Intellectual Property Law, Constitutional Law, and Business Law.Loading Law launched in October 2013 with the purpose of providing both current and practical analysis of developing legal issues in video games.»

The tenants and the Attorney General relied on section 88 of the Indian Act, which provides that provincial laws of general application apply to and in respect of Indians in the province except to the extent those laws are inconsistent with the Indian Act.

Without law reform the uncertain position of cohabitants, particularly for those with children, will continue as will the inconsistent application of Stack v Dowden by the courts.»

Because of the law's inconsistent application across regions and the challenge posed by precedents, foreign lawyers in China must pay special attention to government relations.

Although Bill C - 14 may not be perfect in everyone's minds, it's still a better alternative than the burgeoning body of common law assisted dying decisions, which over time would have resulted in inconsistent applications across different jurisdictions.

There are other circumstances where informal recognition will not be sufficient and may result in the inconsistent application of customary law.