Not exact matches
Currently, he is a Board Member
of the Latvian Association
of Tax Advisors, where he represents the
professional interests of tax consultants in discussions with representatives
of the Ministry
of Finance and officials
of Tax Administration.As a financial and
legal advisor, Ainis has participated in various investment and management projects, provided consultations on tax planning, tax legislation, tax risk evaluation as well as represented his clients in financial and judicial authorities.
The Foreign Exchange
Professionals (FXPA), a Washington DC based organization that represents the collective
interests of foreign exchange industry participants, has also hired Mercury Strategies, represented by Justin Slaughter, as its new
legal counsel.
The European Economic
Interest Grouping ECI - EFIS, whose purpose is to provide the
legal and financial framework necessary to organize the triennial European Congress
of Immunology, intends to engage a core
Professional Congress Organizer to manage at least two future ECIs, beginning with ECI 2024, the venue
of which will be decided in September 2018.
About Blog An endeavour to encourage and inculcate the Students
of Law and the
Legal Professionals a spirit
of Legal Research and develop their
interest further in unexplored areas
of the law.
The top 25 are selected based on clicks by readers
of TechnoLawyer's TL NewsWire newsletter, a weekly newsletter that covers new products and services
of interest to
legal professionals.
And plans are under development to solicit views
of other
legal professionals (notably, law librarians) through a subsequent effort that would be tailored to the perspectives and
interests of those groups.
Penticton lawyer Charles Albas has been ordered to pay a fine
of $ 7,000 and hearing costs
of $ 1,736.25 to the LSBC for
professional misconduct resulting from a conflict
of interest when he failed to advise a client, who wanted Albas and his wife to share in her estate, to seek independent
legal advice.
Twitter: It's been difficult for me to stay true to my aim for Twitter, which is for it to be entirely an extension
of my
professional self, a broadcast
of my blog entries and news
of interest to a changing
legal profession.
However, that hasn't worked up until now, and without a systemic shakeup
of structure that avails potential clients to
legal professionals interested in access to justice, the crisis will remain in control
of the efficacy desired in all
legal systems
interested in true justice.
If you're at all
interested in
legal technology, you've probably grown tired
of the recent influx
of fear - mongering articles about «robot lawyers» that are going to put
legal professionals out
of a job.
Regardless
of sex, colour and
interests, we all have the same ability to perform in a
professional environment, yet time and time again we witness discrimination regarding progression and pay, and the
legal sector is definitely no stranger to such inequality.
Improving quality
of service would entail a client - centred approach that would encompass not only the possible referral to a specialist lawyer or lawyer more experienced in a particular practice area, it also encompases referrals to lesser fee approaches really requiring all
legal professionals to act with intergrity in the
interest of the client.
The meaning
of LSUC's «public
interest» mandate: The court found, however, that LSUC could, in fulfilling its function
of ensure that all persons providing
legal services meet standards
of learning,
professional competence and
professional conduct, have regard to its duty to «protect the public
interest».
This will allow
legal professionals throughout the EU to continue providing the advice and
legal representation that is vital to their clients» business and economic
interests, and to stability and growth across a range
of sectors.»
On April 8 and 9, 2010, and all material times, Hamilton and Cassels Brock owed a fiduciary duty and duty
of good faith to the Plaintiff, and were obligated to act with regard to the Plaintiffs
interests and keep and protect the Plaintiffs confidences as a result
of the relationship that existed as between the Plaintiff, Hamilton and Cassels Brock, including as a result
of the
legal advice that had been provided by Hamilton and Cassels Brock to the Plaintiff on or about April 7, 2010 at a time when the Plaintiff was vulnerable and dependent upon Hamilton and Cassels Brock and relying upon their
professional advice.
This excellent infographic created by Mycase.com breaks down the habits and percentages
of legal professionals on social media — some
of the points that
interested us most were:
Students argued the moot court questions before the professor, but Harvard also involved
legal writing, in that students drew up the pleadings, bills
of exceptions, demurrers to evidence, special verdicts, and motions with the professor's help.100 In his report to Harvard's Board
of Overseers, Professor Stearns touted the value
of these practical skills exercises, writing that «no other exercise is so powerful an excitement to industry and emulation or so strongly
interests the student in their
professional pursuits.»
This includes a practice
of strict
professional secrecy and avoidance
of conflicts
of interest, necessary to ensure the
legal security sought by its clients.
The mandate
of the NCA is to help Canada's law societies protect the public
interest by assessing the
legal education and
professional experience
of individuals who obtained their credentials outside
of Canada or in a Canadian civil law program.
Nationally recognized author and speaker regarding issues
of interest to
legal professionals;
Because JAMS provides alternative dispute resolution mechanisms that operate in accordance with judicial procedures, we may also deny or limit access to personal data in the following contexts: (i) interference with law enforcement or with private causes
of action, including the prevention, investigation or detection
of offenses or the right to a fair trial, arbitration or mediation; (ii) disclosure where the legitimate rights or important
interests of others would be violated; (iii) breaching a
legal or other
professional privilege or obligation; (iv) prejudicing employee security investigations or grievance proceedings or in connection with employee succession planning and corporate reorganizations; or (v) prejudicing the confidentiality necessary in monitoring, inspection or regulatory functions connected with sound management, or in future or ongoing negotiations involving JAMS.
Washington State is now the first state [1] to allow alternative business structures (ABSs), whereby non-lawyers are authorized to share fees with lawyers and have ownership
interests in law firms via the recently approved Limited License
Legal Technician (LLLT) Rules
of Professional Conduct (RPC).
This is the purpose: A blog established by a practicing & teaching lawyer in Pennsylvania for the benefit
of law students, consumers, &
professionals interested in
legal developments affecting Elder Law, long - term care, End -
of - Life issues, estate & personal planning, fiduciary administrations (by agents under powers
of attorney, custodians, guardians, & trustees), elder conflict dispute resolution, or Orphans» Court litigation in this Commonwealth, with reference to trends nationally.»
These may be
of interest to non-lawyers but are
of no practical use to
legal professionals.
In Neil, Binnie J. gave the example
of «
professional litigants» whose consent to concurrent representation
of adverse
legal interests can be inferred.
More often than not, partners are more inclined to seek external
legal advice and they should do so, for three very good reasons: (1) everyone is their own «worst» counsel (see above); (2) the benefit
of legal professional privilege and the creation
of joint
interest privilege (a «privileged wrapper») between the lawyer and their new firm (with their new firm frequently being prepared to contribute towards
legal fees).
When recruiting new people into
legal and
professional publishing, while, obviously, scrupulously complying with and respecting the requirements
of the law, both in letter and spirit, it has always been
of interest to observe the motivation
of applicants.
Covers a variety
of general
interest legal topics and is especially focused on ethics,
professional responsibility and the practice
of law.
Here is an
interesting iteration
of the standard law dictionary — one designed specifically to help
legal professionals who are not native speakers
of English.
The purpose
of the conference was to discuss ways that law schools and others
interested in educating
legal professionals can create a curriculum that provides the practitioner with the necessary tools to practice in an increasingly digital world.
associations with
legal personality which exist for the promotion
of commercial or
of independent
professional interests, so far as a considerable number
of entrepreneurs belong thereto, and which distribute goods or services
of the same or similar type on the same market, provided such associations are actually in a position, particularly in terms
of their personnel, material and financial resources, to pursue the tasks, under their memoranda
of association,
of promoting commercial or independent
professional interests, and so far as the contravention affects the
interests of their members;
Chaired by Professor Ethan Katsh, University
of Massachusetts Department
of Legal Studies, moderator
of the dispute res discussion list for mediators, arbitrators, lawyers and other
professionals interested in alternative dispute resolution.
Having coffee one day with Mitch Kowalski, whom I met through these pages, the idea bubbled up
of regular informal meetings
of like - minded
legal professionals interested in delivering
legal services in a way that suits the 21st Century — not the 19th.
Law Technology News has published the second in my three - part series on Web 2.0 sites
of interest to
legal professionals: Web Watch: The Web 2.0 Tour.
All our reviews benefit from the protections
of legal professional privilege, we have experience
of balancing the demands for information from the FCA while also protecting the wider
interests of our clients;
It was
interesting to see that
of all
legal business services
professionals in 2015, the highest salary increments were awarded to key members
of the finance team.
Classical and current formulations
of how to appeal to an audience's sometimes - conflicting senses
of justice, fair play, and naked self -
interest correspond generally to my observations and personal and
professional experience about how people make decisions in
legal and non-
legal situations.
[81] The duty
of lawyers to avoid conflicting
interests is at the heart
of both the general
legal framework defining the fiduciary duties
of lawyers to their clients and
of the ethical principles governing lawyers»
professional conduct.
The CPD Requirement is a flexible and convenient method to ensure lawyers meet both their
professional duty
of competence in the delivery
of legal services and the Society's public
interest mandate, by implementing a regulatory program to ensure the ongoing competence and professionalism
of lawyers in Nova Scotia.
Stanford University offers several online learning options for lawyers and
legal professionals *
interested in sharpening their business skills, especially in the areas
of entrepreneurialism and innovation.
This year students in my first year and my upper level
Legal Ethics and
Professional Responsibility courses at the University
of Ottawa inspired me to reach out to Slaw.ca editor Simon Fodden and ask him if he would be
interested in publishing some
of their work on this blawg.
But there is a great opportunity for lawyers and
legal professionals of all vintages to take their careers on potentially far more
interesting and rewarding paths by being open to innovating within their firm, within their bank, and so on.
Generally, the fact
of a limited scope retainer, aka an unbundled
legal service, does not detract from the
professional obligations
of the lawyer such as competency, confidentiality, ethics and the avoidance
of conflicts
of interests.
Due to the severity and sensitive nature
of brain injuries, it is essential to have competent, experienced counsel representing your
interests, who possess the highest level
of legal skills and ethical standards as well as the sensitive compassionate and empathic demeanor as a
professional advocate.
To protect their own
interests, individuals or organizations should not send confidential information to Torkin Manes until they have had a direct discussion with a
professional at the firm regarding the retention
of Torkin Manes to provide
legal services.
If you are
interested in learning how the informational services offered by Stratos
Legal may improve your Clear Lake firm's capabilities, please call one
of our Clear Lake court reporting
professionals at (800) 971-1127 today.
As noted above, in ENRC v. Dechert the Court
of Appeal has confirmed that the concept
of limited waiver is
of general application, designed to ensure that the loss
of legal professional privilege (given its fundamental importance) is limited to that which is necessary to protect other
interests.
A San Francisco / Northern California paraplegia attorney will ensure that you receive attentive,
professional legal advice tailored specifically to your
interests, not those
of the insurance company.
It seems to me that if
legal advice obtained by one person is passed on to another person for the sake
of informing that other person in confidence
of legal advice which that person needs to know by reason
of a sufficient common
interest between them, then it would be contrary to the principle upon which all
legal professional privilege is granted to say that the
legal advice which was privileged in the hands
of the first party should be lost when passed over in confidence to the second party, merely because it was not done in the context
of pending or contemplated litigation.
Gloster LJ remarked that «the concept
of limited waiver is
of general application, designed to ensure that the loss
of LPP [
legal professional privilege](given its fundamental importance) is limited to that which is necessary to protect other
interests.»