Sentences with phrase «intended meaning of law»

Hong Kong Annotated Legislation — Provides users with a deeper insight into the intended meaning of law by legislators or as interpreted by the courts.

Not exact matches

The new EEOC guidelines are intended to bring to bear the weight of anti-discrimination law to prevent such practices, even when the actions are based on benevolent reasons, such as assuming that a working mother wouldn't want to move to another city, even if it would mean a promotion.

Certain statements in this release constitute forward - looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Jesus is saying that God's law never intended to exclude people from basic needs, like eating, and David is an example of what the law really meant.

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(5) the term «domestic terrorism» means activities that --(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State; (B) appear to be intended --

The new law is intended for purposes of reapportionment only — it doesn't give inmates a vote, it merely means that the Upstate areas won't get «extra» population for the purposes of redistricting.

«It is trite law that when the word «shall» is employed in a statute, the primary meaning that the court will assign to it is that such provision is mandatory and leaves no room for discretionary or arbitrary exercise of power except a congruence reading if the statute intends otherwise.

[18] To the extent the doctrine of champerty and maintenance remains relevant in Canadian common law, even as means of protecting the courts and vulnerable litigants against abuses, its purpose is not and was never intended to be achieved by conferring on the courts the discretion to inquire into and approve or disapprove of a plaintiff's funding arrangements as a condition precedent to instituting or pursuing litigation.

Law schools have been heavily criticized for lacking coherent educational missions and for having no means of assessing whether they accomplish what they ostensibly intend to accomplish.82 More particularly, the prevailing «case method» of instruction in law schools, at least standing alone, is criticized as ineffective in training law students to become practicing lawyers.83 Thus, although most law schools say they intend to train students to become practicing lawyers, many fall short of that goal, leaving students to learn various fundamental lawyering skills on the job or elsewheLaw schools have been heavily criticized for lacking coherent educational missions and for having no means of assessing whether they accomplish what they ostensibly intend to accomplish.82 More particularly, the prevailing «case method» of instruction in law schools, at least standing alone, is criticized as ineffective in training law students to become practicing lawyers.83 Thus, although most law schools say they intend to train students to become practicing lawyers, many fall short of that goal, leaving students to learn various fundamental lawyering skills on the job or elsewhelaw schools, at least standing alone, is criticized as ineffective in training law students to become practicing lawyers.83 Thus, although most law schools say they intend to train students to become practicing lawyers, many fall short of that goal, leaving students to learn various fundamental lawyering skills on the job or elsewhelaw students to become practicing lawyers.83 Thus, although most law schools say they intend to train students to become practicing lawyers, many fall short of that goal, leaving students to learn various fundamental lawyering skills on the job or elsewhelaw schools say they intend to train students to become practicing lawyers, many fall short of that goal, leaving students to learn various fundamental lawyering skills on the job or elsewhere.

That was a crucial distinction because it was settled law that, in the words of Bennion on Statutory Interpretation (6th Edition, LexisNexis, 2013) p 1035, «unless the contrary intention appears, a variation in the term used is taken to denote a different meaning, because to intend the same meaning is bad practice».

(Yes, I appreciate such termination would almost assuredly contravene the provisions of the Human Rights Code, and I do not mean to suggest that such a course of action would be «prudent» from an employment - law perspective, what I intend to do is underline the absurdity of such a course of action as a means of limiting insurance coverage.)

(1) One of the principles of contract law is that ambiguity in a contract is resolved against the drafter (the idea is that if you intended it to mean something else, you could have put that in, instead).

Unlike Canada's criminal law, which has punishment as a purpose, the AHRA is not meant to punish offenders; it is intended to provide relief for victims of discrimination.

This rejected the interpretations of «regularly» as being «sufficiently frequently» or «at regular intervals», as the Supreme Court held that Parliament must have intended the meaning of «in accordance with the rules» in order to fall in line with reasons including school attendance being compulsory; defences to non-attendance have been reduced in legislation; and the need for certainty within the criminal law as to when removing a child from school is a criminal offence, and any other reading of «regularly» would create uncertainty.

The legislature intended to allow the Commissioner to assess claims of solicitor - client privilege in appropriate cases; that intention can be identified from the «grammatical and ordinary meaning of the words «any privilege of the law of evidence»» and from contextual factors (at para 79).

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The other privileged means is a better knowledge of the case law of our Supreme Courts which is what precisely the Common Portal is intended for.

... the proper course is in the first instance to examine the language of the statute and to ask what is its natural meaning, uninfluenced by any considerations derived from the previous state of the law; and not to start with inquiring how the law previously stood, and then, assuming that it was probably intended to leave it unaltered, to see if the words of the enactment will bear an interpretation in conformity with this view.

Since 1987, North Carolina law allows the court to consider the «totality» of your separation, meaning an occasional act of sexual intercourse does not automatically indicate you intended to end your separation and resume your marriage.

A good piece of advice if you intend to file a lawsuit against your landlord is to speak with an experienced Florida real estate lawyer to learn about your rights, because the law provides for the payment of attorney fees in the event the landlord is determined to have violated your lease agreement (which means, in many instances, the tenant will not have to pay any money to the lawyer, unless the lawyer wins the case).

(**) No record of official sanctions involving unprofessional conduct is intended to mean that the Board / Association may consider judgments within the past three (3) years of violations of (1) civil rights laws; (2) real estate license laws; (3) or other laws prohibiting unprofessional conduct against the applicant rendered by the courts or other lawful authorities.