Sentences with phrase «law means for businesses»

Learn what the new law means for businesses, homeowners, and residents of certain states.

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«Producers should be excited that about what this means for expanding their business,» says Trina Fraser, a lawyer with law firm BrazeauSeller who has counseled clients applying to be medical marijuana licenced producers.

(I'm lumping doctors and lawyers together, because this was a time when law and medicine meant arranging for your education and running a business on your own.)

But while the European Commission says the reforms will make it easier for businesses, a conflict between the regulation and another EU directive on e-privacy could mean national telecommunications laws would override some elements of the regulation, meaning in some cases companies would still face complying with 27 different national laws.

You cant run America like a business at a certain point «The Workers» have to mean more then the bottom line, or China will be the model of our future, a form of marshal law «Life Credits for eating well, working well, and precedent of making $ 2.00 per hour!

The law has been the primary means for this regulation and control of the market's operations, and the primary institutional creation of American economic law has been the business corporation.

What consenting cult members do in their clubhouses is not my business but if a child dies because of their insanities, and flagrant disregard for the law, I hope every legal means is used to shut them down, including bankrupting every member.

Business Secretary Vince Cable has admitted European law means it would be «quite tricky» for the Government to block Pfizer's bid for AstraZeneca.

«Farmer» shall mean any person, organization, entity, association, partnership or corporation engaged in the raising of crops, or the raising of livestock or livestock products as defined in subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets law, or the business of agriculture, whether for profit or otherwise, including the cultivation of land, the raising of poultry, fish, or fur - bearing animals, the harvesting of timber or the practice of horticulture, aquaculture, apiculture or viticulture; «Generally accepted agricultural practices» shall mean those practices which are lawful, customary, reasonable, safe and necessary to the industry as they pertain to the practices listed in subdivision a of section 3 of this local law.

(b) No officer of the County Committee, District Committee or Divisional Committee or of any of their subcommittees, no member of the Executive Committee and no employee of the County Committee shall use or attempt any party position as a means of undue or improper influence to secure from any state or local agency (as those terms are defined in Public Officers Law 73) for that officer, member of the Executive Committee or employee or others with whom the person has a family, employment, business or financial relationship any benefits, privileges or exemptions not generally available to members of the public.

That means greater disclosure of business and law clients from legislators» side jobs, a ban on the personal use of campaign funds, greater safeguards for per diem reimbursement, pension forfeiture for lawmakers convicted of public corruption and greater disclosure by independent expenditure campaign accounts.

I started law school in 2006 and business school in 2007, which means I was going through the testing and application process for my MBA during my first year of law school.

A Self - Employed 401 (k) plan is a tax - deferred retirement plan for self - employed individuals that offers the most generous contribution limits of the 3 plans, but is suitable only for businesses with no «common law» employees, meaning any person working for the business who does not have an ownership interest.

That means that 67 Chicago businesses — 12 of them pet stores — are participating in the puppy mill trade — and you may not even know it: «Again and again, salespeople denied that their puppies came from puppy mills, and most did not comply with a law passed in 2010 by the State requiring pet shops to post in a conspicuous place in writing on or near the cage of any dog or cat available for sale the information required by subsection (a) of this section.

After Republican nominee Donald Trump's shock victory, law firm leaders are grappling to work out what it will mean for business and for the legal profession.

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These opportunities aren't just powerful means for connecting with friends, but are also powerful tools for business, including law firms, to connect with their clients.

The opinion recites four considerations that would tend to establish an ethical duty for a lawyer to warn the client against using a business device or system for electronic communication: Where the client has already communicated by electronic means or has indicated an intention to do so; where the client is employed in a position that would provide access to a workplace device or system; given the circumstances, the employer or a third party has the ability to access the email communications and; that as far as the lawyer knows, the employer's internal policy and the jurisdiction's laws do not clearly protect the privacy of the employee's personal email communications via a business device or system.

Look, globalization information technology and what I often call the kind of blurring together of traditional categories like law versus business, or global versus local, or public versus private, these three things are reshaping everything about our world and as lawyers of course we should think they're going to reframe us about what it means to be a lawyer, the market for legal services, how we connect with our clients, the kinds of things that we do and how we do them.

Law360 reporter, Megan Leonhardt, recently wrote an article (subscription needed) on law firms using mobile technology for business development efforts as a means to take advantage of increased smartphone and tablet use.

By «ideal», I mean having those characteristics that make its objectives, efforts and results hugely satisfying and rewarding for customers, those working for such a business, its suppliers and in the interests of the law itself.

The steering group has estimated that it will cost $ 150,000 to implement the change in 2018, as it will mean updating signs, business cards, and other stationary for the law society's hundreds of employees, as well as anything else that has the regulator's name on it.

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An increasing number of entrepreneurs giving up on the job search to branch out on their own means there is a need for specialized business law advice targeting small startups.

What the implementation of CASL means is that businesses, including law firms, will need to be highly organized and motivated with their record - keeping systems, keeping detailed lists of who has opted in and who has opted out for the purposes of electronic marketing blasts.

I actually, I never even thought about going to other attorneys, just because, I mean, other than with the exception of this podcast, I don't feel like there's that much out there for attorneys to turn to that want to practice law as... I mean, please don't throw all the sticks at me right now, but practice law as a business.

I think that the technology, honestly, the technology that has the most potential for disruption and by that, I mean, honestly disruption, it will mean companies go out of business, like law firms go out of business because they can not compete.

Aaron Street: Yeah I mean I think this can be taken too far, so if you had an example like Brad where he only represents criminal defendants and therefore there's no risk of him having a conflict come through the site when he's getting actual information about actual cases, but you could see in a litigation, let's say a family law lawyer, if their website were trying to collect information to provide tools as both an intake and access to justice solution that you potentially run into tremendous conflicts of interest problems there and I think obviously any lawyer considering pursuing this for their firm should think through the implications of their particular situation, but I think what Brad's doing is awesome in the context of his criminal law practice and I think there are versions of a similar model that could be used in something like your debt collection defense practice or a small business startup practice or an estate planning practice, but that doesn't mean that it's a model that should be replicated by every lawyer in every practice.

The reason those three were speaking was because they're kind of the businesses testing the limits of what it means to practice law and using the internet to provide legal services, and Mark Britton from Avvo said, «Look, to the extent that regulations are about ethics, about protecting people from fraud, from incompetence, those are the most important rules and to the extent they are about protecting lawyers or regulation for regulations sake, it's fucking bullshit.»

Since it's now a «buyer's market» for business legal services, outside law firms that fail to embrace LPM as a means to achieve and implement profitable AFAs run the serious risk of becoming irrelevant and obsolete in the changing legal marketplace.

For lawyers, that [competitive intelligence] analysis might mean understanding how an upcoming merger of law firms could change the competitive landscape, how an anticipated regulatory change could affect business, when a practice area is ripe for expansion, or whether the arrival of a national law firm poses a threFor lawyers, that [competitive intelligence] analysis might mean understanding how an upcoming merger of law firms could change the competitive landscape, how an anticipated regulatory change could affect business, when a practice area is ripe for expansion, or whether the arrival of a national law firm poses a threfor expansion, or whether the arrival of a national law firm poses a threat.

what the digital challenges cited above and others mean for law publishers and to what extent they require business models to be altered

Taking the time to redesign your website gives you the chance to do some key things that can mean new business for your law firm.

It raises a fundamental question: are law firms like ordinary businesses, which may protect as privileged communications between employees and in - house lawyers seeking legal advice, or does lawyers» status as fiduciaries for their clients mean those communications should be treated differently?

In its 2017 law firm report «Time for Change», which is based on the results of a survey carried out among a range of UK and global law firms, the consultancy business noted that «an increasing number of firms are viewing technology not just as a means to boost efficiency, but also as a way to reimagine how legal services are delivered».

Katherine Maxwell, partner and head of employment law, Moore Blatch, explains: «With a new Prime Minister in place, attention has turned back to the Brexit negotiations, and many businesses employing EU nationals are asking what it means for them.

For law firms, failure to adequately diversify legal teams assigned to client matters could mean the difference between retaining business or being dropped in favor of more socially progressive shops, according to speakers at a press conference announcing the pact this week.»

These tools are created and protected by law, which means you shouldn't have to worry about a third party or for - profit business holding up their end of the deal.

For some law departments, this has meant a sea change in the way they do business with their outside law firms.

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«Having Richard join as Of Counsel means that client law firms in civil and commercial litigation matters will be able to explore a full range of options for their clients in solving business disputes.»

While it is a common practice to delegate law firm marketing to another individual or business, there are some mistakes that can be made that could mean trouble for your law office.

Also, marketers need to be aware that law firms aren't just looking to have a marketing staff but for «business development,» which means that more firms want to see obvious, bottom - line results for their expenses.

Law students enrolled in the pilot Business Law Clinic at the Allard School of Law are now offering supervised legal advice to segments of the small business, entrepreneurial, and non-profit communities in British Columbia who have limited means of paying for legal sBusiness Law Clinic at the Allard School of Law are now offering supervised legal advice to segments of the small business, entrepreneurial, and non-profit communities in British Columbia who have limited means of paying for legal sbusiness, entrepreneurial, and non-profit communities in British Columbia who have limited means of paying for legal services.

In introducing the governor to a gathering of some 200 or so state - based tort - reform activists from across the country, ATRA members, law professors and other civil justice experts, ATRA president Tiger Joyce noted that, «Gov. Walker campaigned on the need for key civil justice reforms in his state as a means to improving the climate for business, growing the economy and creating new jobs.

«Overall, it is clear that the ramifications could go well beyond the employment law arena and it is vital that businesses and individuals seek professional advice on what the ruling could mean for them.»

For many lawyers, this means a change from what they trained for and are good at — the law — to a range of new skills in busineFor many lawyers, this means a change from what they trained for and are good at — the law — to a range of new skills in businefor and are good at — the law — to a range of new skills in business.

For those used to their law school training, you have to rewire your brain to think of your law firm as a business first, and that means employing social media to market yourself and establish your firm's brand.

In terms of patent preemption, the Federal Circuit has determined that in order for any state law tort claim (e.g., tortious interference, unfair business practices, etc.) to exist against a patent asserter, the assertion of the patent upon the potentially infringing party must be «objectively baseless» — which essentially means that a reasonable person would not have believed that they would have had a chance of a positive outcome in a lawsuit.

Orange Tree keeps track of this ever - shifting landscape, eyeing local and federal laws and interpreting what they mean for your business.