Sentences with phrase «law as it stands»

When challenged that advocating a different position isn't the same as complying with the law as it stands, he replies, «Which is what we did.»

It would be extremely harsh to penalise a tax adviser in this scenario where all the tax adviser has done is advise the taxpayer on the law as it stands.

The law as it stands sends out the message that if someone has a mental health condition their contribution to public life is not welcome.

BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson said, «The law as it stands is not compassionate.

When I said that there is a «legal» way back I did not mean that the law as it stands gives a way back, clearly it doesn't.

Another problem with the law as it stands is that it often forces terminally ill patients to kill themselves earlier than they would have done otherwise.

«The second reason is that actually this debate over the past debate has thrown a spotlight onto Scotland's foxhunting law because what the Conservative government are saying is they're simply bringing the English law into line with the Scottish law — that's made a lot of people in Scotland think «shouldn't we be tightening up our law to bring it into line with English law as it stands».

The legislation would merely reinstate the law as it stood before the European courts struck it down.

(Although as openDemocracy has previously revealed, only one unincorporated association has ever made such a declaration — which points to wider concerns about the policing of the law as it stands).

The extension of the funding has been welcomed by Geoff Barton, the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, who told Schools Week he shared Spielman's concerns «that the law as it stands is not strong enough and that Ofsted should have more investigatory powers».

Actually, Amazon isn't complying with the law as it stands now.

The Government wants to hear what people think about the law as it stands and what more we might do to protect people from dangerous dogs, while supporting the vast majority of responsible dog owners,» said Hilary Benn at the a launch of the consultation.

The Court, who simply interpreted the law, or the legislature which passed the law as it stands and, in the Court's view, did not intend the law to apply to state agencies?

The Law as it stands CAN NOT be broken.

However, the law as it stands today is sufficient; the problem is our tolerance.

The webpages of some of Canada's largest national and international law firms identify food & beverage law as stand - alone areas of legal expertise.

The Chief Justice of Canada, the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, addressed the latter in her recent lecture to the Canadian Bar Association, but I do not perceive that she or anyone else in the legal community have addressed the fundamental issue that the SRL phenomenon raises: the right to participate in the making of common law; the ability to put a set of interests before the courts that hitherto have not been able to afford to be there — and thus, a rather significant challenge to the validity of the whole body of common law as it stands.

«The decision of Justice Frankel is a great example of the Court of Appeal taking the opportunity to clarify the law even if the appeal itself is relatively straightforward and can be dispensed with on the law as it stands.

Malaysian Historical Federal Legislation — A unique offering that will enable users to find the law as it stood on specific dates in the past

c. Inclusion of a NAFTA Indigenous Peoples» Chapter that would work along the lines of these sections of the Trans - Pacific Partnership, but that would replace mention of the Treaty of Waitangi with reference to s. 35 of Canada's Constitution Act, 1982, the mandated Supreme Court of Canada duty to consult and accommodate Indigenous concerns, and to recognize Aboriginal Title as part of the common law as it stands in Canada.

As the House of Lords heard last week, the law as it stands is indefensible.

«It is the very well - established practice of this court, in a case where the conviction was entirely proper under the law as it stood at the time of trial, to grant leave to appeal against conviction out of time only where substantial injustice would otherwise be done to the defendant.»

In other words, the law as it stands actually causes more harm to sex workers than it does to the general public.

We are also not convinced that international law as it stands supports the «unwilling or unable test» in relation to self - defense actions taken against non-state actors (discussed here and here), especially in the context of nuclear weapons.

[21] That is, there is some, albeit very limited, room for traditional laws and customs to have changed since sovereignty and still be recognised by the law as it stands.

[4] The Commonwealth must now accept responsibility for the law as it stands and, equally importantly, re-evaluate the means by which the law can be changed to make it consistent with Australia's international law obligations.

They also recognised that communities that have reinvigorated their culture and traditions will not be able to have these recognised as native title rights and interests by Australian law as it stands.

The Commonwealth must now accept responsibility for the law as it stands and, equally important, re-evaluate the means by which the law can be changed to make it consistent with Australia's international law obligations.

Not exact matches

As it stands, for now, the trolls will continue to plague startups and big companies alike unless Congress musters the will to pass proposed laws to undercut their business model.

Iceland's law stands out in a key way: Companies and organizations with at least 25 full - time employees must actually obtain government certification proving their pay policies are based on factors such as education, skills and performance, not gender.

While part of the problem is the sheer volume of competition in industries such as law, health and construction, the other half of the problem is that many business owners are afraid of standing out.

As the law stands now, undocumented parents can receive a federal income tax credit up to $ 1,000 annually for each child, the vast majority of whom are American citizens.

The policy as it stands today provides relief to working parents by giving them a non-refundable tax credit of up to $ 1,000 annually, and it has had bipartisan support since it became law in 1997.

We stand united as San Franciscans to condemn Indiana's new discriminatory law, and will work together to protect the civil rights of all Americans including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.

As it stands, the law prevents local governments in North Carolina from passing nondiscrimination ordinances, and bans transgender people from using the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity.

The rumor had many facets: that police were using Facebook check - ins as an intelligence tool, that their doing so was beneficial to law enforcement operations at Standing Rock, that flooding social media with check - ins would disrupt police activity, that participating in the action was helpful to the protesters, and that it was possible to stealthily maintain the ruse.

James Blumstein, a professor of law and the director of the Vanderbilt Health Policy Center, explains that if Brown had standing when she filed suit — originally — that's what matters most, since the NFIB, which is an institutional litigant, has members who are in similar circumstances as Brown.

As the law stands today, that corporation can then move this income back into Canada and avoid paying taxes on it.

The speech lists five key fundamentals that should stand Australia in good stead: a strong institutional framework (including the rule of law, respect for property rights, a well - functioning public administration, and a well - established regulatory system); our people, who are diverse, well educated, have a «can do» mentality and a demonstrated capability for adjusting to change; a large endowment of mineral resources; large tracts of agricultural land and an ability to produce high - quality clean food; and an established services industry with the potential for considerable expansion as average incomes in Asia rise.

Instead, the analysts argue that simple laws such as universal background - check requirements, mandatory safe - storage laws, and a repeal of the state's horrendous Stand Your Ground «shoot - first» law could help reduce gun deaths.

Aphria stood as one of the few major marijuana growers in Canada that established significant operations in the U.S.. However, the company has taken steps to reduce its U.S. exposure after the Toronto Stock Exchange threatened to delist the stocks of members with ongoing business activities that violate U.S. federal marijuana laws.

As we watch the snow banks disappear and transform into small streams and rivers, there is one natural law that stands true for all of them; they will always take the path...

A particularly active MLA, Mason has served as a member of the Standing Committees on Law and Regulations, and Public Accounts, as well as the Special Standing Committee on Members» Services.

As Sullivan rightly observes, the surest way to reverse the trickle - down effect of this message would be to stand the current law on its head.

Its a sad day when our young black men do nt have the freedom to walk through certain neighborhoods without being harrased are mudered, no one has the right to just take a life just because of the color of your skin we as a people has to stand up to injustices such as this no one wants to hear the truth there is still a racial devide in America and our justice system create laws so that this kind of injustice can continue to happen rather u want to admit it are not our young black men are the prey.

If you choose to go against the law, (as it stands) you are choosing to possibly suffer any consequences of breaking said laws.

What will it mean for both sides in this debate — at least as it takes place among believers, in and for the church — to move beyond political ideologies and culture wars and stand together under God's word of law and gospel?

The sacrifices stood in the Law as the command of Yahweh, ordained by his grace as a means of approach to his favor.

The biblical interpretation stands, above all, under the archetype of the covenant, but it is also consonant with the classical theory of natural law as derived from ancient philosophy and handed down by the church fathers.

The Torah is significant as long as creation stands: every jot and every tittle in the law remain in force as long as heaven and earth exist, until everything has been fulfilled (verse 18).