Sentences with phrase «law issues are raised»

And should the ECtHR have any doubts on this score, how realistic is it to assume that it would not decline altogether to touch on any EU law issue being raised, whilst potentially addressing the others?

Not exact matches

The Journal says the subpoenas come as New York plans to issue a memo raising questions over whether Bitcoin companies are following state law.

Of course, this raises a thorny issue: How do the agents and prosecutors review the documents for privilege status, if the entire point of privilege is that it's not supposed to be seen by people outside the lawyer's office, particularly members of law enforcement?

That about sums up the state of U.S. token sales in the wake of new dialogue on whether the mechanism, by which startups are issuing custom cryptocurrencies to raise funds, is compliant with the law.

And in the crisis, emergency decisions were made that have been effectively removed from judicial review, including violations of state corporate law and issues raised by the Constitution.

Since Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed the tax code overhaul in December, companies nationwide have been issuing bonuses to employees, boosting company contributions to retirement, raising the minimum wage, or contributing extra to charity in the name of the new tax law.

«The opponents of enforcing immigration law and supporters of amnesty for illegal immigrants are using this as an emotional issue, raising this phony idea that a nun ladling out soup to an illegal alien is going to be wrestled to the ground by a SWAT team,» he said.

Weigel highlights the huge importance of the issues raised by Benedict at Westminster: «What are the moral foundations of democracy, and of the democratic commitment to civility, tolerance, and the rule of law?

For like the practice of slavery, and like the Jim Crow laws of the not - so - distant past, the abortion issue raises the most fundamental questions of justice — questions that can not be avoided, and that can not be be resolved by judicial fiat.

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

But if the leading voice of school food professionals isn't even raising the issue, it seems all the more likely that Congress will agree to cost - free roll - backs of the law's key advancements.

The day after the referendum, Cameron raised the issue of «English votes for English laws», with Miliband criticising the move as a simplistic solution to a complex problem, eventually coming out in favour for a constitutional convention to be held after the general election.

Another issue raised by @user4012 in the comments is that (some) people break law if chance of prosecuting is small, like jaywalking or smoking marijuana.

There is a good discussion of the wider issues raised by Chris Grayling's responses during that debate by Mark Elliot on the Public Law for Everyone blog.

Among the issues Kavanagh raised are BOE staffing and poll worker training, long shifts for poll workers on election days, and simply «bad, outdated» election laws.

Antonacci asked the law department to address two main issues: The county charter appears to say that raises for county legislators should be voted on when the budget for that year is approved; and state Municipal Home Rule Law indicates that salary changes made during the term of an elected official, such as the county executive, should take the form of a local law, not a resolution as passed by the Legislatulaw department to address two main issues: The county charter appears to say that raises for county legislators should be voted on when the budget for that year is approved; and state Municipal Home Rule Law indicates that salary changes made during the term of an elected official, such as the county executive, should take the form of a local law, not a resolution as passed by the LegislatuLaw indicates that salary changes made during the term of an elected official, such as the county executive, should take the form of a local law, not a resolution as passed by the Legislatulaw, not a resolution as passed by the Legislature.

And even as Assembly and Senate leaders have raised the possibility of leaving town on Wednesday without extending the mayoral control law, there's still a possibility the two houses will agree to yet another one - year extension without tying it to another issue, sources say.

«The fundraising conducted by the CF1NY plainly raises serious policy and perception issues and illuminates the ways in which the jurisdiction of the (law) is limited,» the board said in a joint statement.

Councilors know state law is unlikely to change, but they wanted to raise the issue anyway to make a point.

The statement recalled that Mr. MacManu, who was present at pertinent meetings, «had ample opportunity to raise the issue of the inclusion of the ERTS in the law either at IPAC, or the Legal Committee of IPAC where the law was drafted; or even before the subsidiary legislation committee of Parliament.»

The ad comes as Astorino's supporters have been raising the issue reported last month in The Journal News that the home owned by Latimer's late mother - in - law has a $ 46,000 tax lien on it.

In statement, DiNapoli said the audit was spurred in part by a request from Manhattan Democratic Sen. Brad Hoylman, who issued a report earlier in the year raising concerns on whether law enforcement was giving proper identification to hate crimes as is required by state law.

Or could it be that they know they have no hope of overturning the law in New York but simply want to use the issue as a fund raising tool?

Seeing a loophole to be exploited between the loose language of the law and the clear intent, when it came time to shut down the government, furlough workers, and stop checks from being issued, they got a convenient legal ruling that said, yes, suspending their own pay is considered altering the pay of Congress (because the law didn't just say pay raises) during the same session, therefore, it is illegal for them not to collect their paychecks during a shutdown.

The mayor repeatedly referred to how frequently he spoke with lawyers about donors and the fundraising issues now under the microscope — which of course, to some, might raise the question of whether he or his team suspected they were running up against the law.

There's speculation that Governor Cuomo could push a public campaign finance bill in a special session later this year, and perhaps trade the issue in exchange for granting law makers a pay raise.

Several recurring issues were raised to administrators and law enforcement.

But it is politically embarrassing, and anything law enforcement comes up with, whether actionable or not, will keep the issue in the headlines and remind voters for months of a seamy arrangement that looks suspiciously like an end run around legislative pay raises for a chosen few.

The fact that these laws are signed by former governors in the exercise of their functions as public officials and now benefiting from the entitlements under such laws while serving as senators and ministers raise serious conflict of interest issue under paragraph 5 of article 8 of the convention.»

Lansing also added «The new Oneida County Youth Development and Violence Prevention Coalition will be a partnership of the area's community based organizations, school district representatives, government agency staff and law enforcement officials who will be coming together to develop the new programs, strategies and tactics necessary to address the issues raised in the new assessment and continue the progress made in our county in reducing youth violence and increasing opportunities for positive youth development.

In the final days of budget negotiations, one of the most contentious issues was whether, and how, to change New York's lax campaign fund - raising and ethics laws.

The Speaker noted that the issue of impeachment raised in the petition was a mere opinion of the petitioner, not the position of the law.

Assembly member Susan Bonilla's AB 934 was meant to address (and head off) the issues raised in Vergara v. California, a lawsuit brought by nine students who argued the laws are too protective.

At a more complex level, students can indicate their depth of knowledge (one finger up means slight familiarity; five fingers up means expert status) or their position on an issue such as whether gun control laws should be strengthened (an open hand raised means «I totally agree»; a closed fist means «I totally disagree»).

The suit challenging the new law has raised a number of issues, but perhaps the key question is whether charter schools — operating independent of an elected school board and, in turn, the voters — qualify under Washington law for public funding.

Following news that the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has recommended that Defra extends the law on dangerous dogs to cover dog attacks that injure a protected animal, which would include cats, Cats Protection has issued the following statement: «We very much welcome this recommendation and are pleased that the issue was raised in yesterday's House of Commons debate,» explained Jacqui Cuff, Cats...

«While abandonment of cats is a real issue, it needs to be addressed in other ways — improving enforcement of existing laws, raising awareness of said laws and their penalties, providing practical options for those who can no longer care for cats, supporting affordable spay / neuter efforts and implementing programs to keep cats in their homes.»

Founded in the Summer of 2008, the Student Chapter of the Animal Legal Defense Fund of the University of Chicago Law School has already been very active in raising awareness of animal welfare issues at the law schoLaw School has already been very active in raising awareness of animal welfare issues at the law scholaw school.

Publicly funded animal control agencies also operate under a range of policies, but because they are charged by law with protecting the community from dogs that are nuisances or dangerous and because they do no fund - raising around humane issues, they are often denigrated as animal killers.

The ways For Freedoms is raising money is a performance in itself, commenting on the links between how money in politics make issues appear before the American public and contribute to the passage of law.

The organization is working on the issue of conflict minerals in a number of ways, including lobbying for better laws in the European Union, raising consumer awareness and keeping companies accountable for their sourcing.

Too busy might have been a sensible excuse initially, but when matters got serious and legal issues started to raise their head, then the Law does not accept «too busy» apart from under very specific circumstances which are laid down in detail.

If the response involves discussions of the law, one approach a lawyer might take is to stress that your response should only be considered as a general guideline to the issues raised by a particular question, but that to provide legal advice you would need to speak personally to better understand the particular facts of the case being presented.

While the Canadian Bar Association is usually busy intervening in court cases, making submissions to government, commenting on proposed legislation and supporting members, it's not every day that the CBA is called upon to help the public understand the nuances of a pressing national issue which raises concerns about the rule of law.

While these two cases deal with data protection law, the questions they raise are also relevant for other areas of EU law where issues of third country law may arise.

Chris Harris, co-chair of the Modern Law Conveyancing Conference 2017 commented on the success of the event: «There were some very important issues raised surrounding fraud and use of technology.

But in a Family Law case from a few years ago called Yunger v. Zolty, it was the flip - side: It was the wife who wanted to raise the husband's sex addiction to bolster her legal position on various disputed issues, namely to shed light on the reason for the marriage breakdown and to cast doubt on his ability to parent their daughter.

The application of constitutional law is complex, and certainly, the application of a reasonableness standard to how committee accounts for Charter values raises the difficult issue of different regulators reaching different conclusions about the extent to which the Charter protects freedoms or rights in similar situations.

These meetings are intended to be educational — recent developments in the law will be discussed, difficult legal questions canvassed, and ethical issues raised for discussion.

A typical law school exam is as follows: You will be asked to draft several long essays based on prompts (usually fact patterns), often with the aim of «issue spotting» — facts are peppered in that raise potential legal issues, as well as some red herrings designed to throw you off.