Sentences with phrase «legal counsel to all parties»

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In the cautionary statement, the SFC encourages parties engaged in token offerings to seek legal or other professional counsel with regard to regulatory and legal requirements.

Boehner directed the House general counsel to defend DOMA against litigation after the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group on March 9 voted 3 - 2 along party lines to take up defense of the statute.

The Manhattan Democratic Party has retained legal counsel and is threatening to sue Mark Viverito and the Council if they vote in her pal Praschak.

A Majority Counsel is appointed to provide legal advice to majority party members.

The subpoenas to legal counsel Alexander Rabb and treasurer Dorothy Siegal are the first the party has received since a special prosecutor was appointed in 2012 to examine the party's finances.

Changes to § 16.63 (h) were made to clarify the role of legal counsel and other parties with special knowledge or training with respect to students who are gifted.

What the lawsuits relate to is not yet certain as the court has made them available only to the legal counsels of the parties involved.

In King County Superior Court, a case had to be stayed while a party sought new counsel after their attorney acknowledged that he falsified a memo and emails before turning them over to plaintiffs in a nationwide class - action lawsuit.7 Similarly, this spring, U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan, in a 500 - page opinion, blasted a legal team (who previously had «won» a $ 19 billion judgment in an Ecuadorean court) for their «egregious fraud» which included ghostwriting «independent reports.»

Originally, in England, a person charged with treason or felony was denied the aid of counsel, except in respect of legal questions which the accused himself might suggest... Historically and in practice, in our own country, at least, [the right to a hearing] has always included the right to the aid of counsel when desired and provided by the party asserting the right.

It hurts other litigants: for example, when only one party to a matter is represented by counsel, the result is typically a higher legal bill for that party.

Legal analytics gives litigators an advantage over opposing counsel by providing data - driven insights into how judges, attorneys, and parties have behaved in similar cases in the past, and how they are likely to behave in similar cases in the future.

Further, «[b] oth parties agree [d] to waive their respective rights to attorney's fees, witness fees, counsel fees or other fees normally incident to the prosecution of actions for divorce or legal separation.»

[A party wanting to make an offer is advised to get legal counsel.

Still, they may find the legal system to be highly complex and often more favorable to those parties with sufficient resources, such as the benefit of counsel.

«The book has proved to be a useful tool for foreign professionals acting in Swedish international arbitral proceedings; this, combined with the importance of Sweden as preferred venue for dispute resolution involving parties from CIS countries, led the SAA and SCC to work on a Russian translation of the book», said SCC Legal Counsel Natalia Petrik.

In these cases, the injured party may be legally incapable of retaining and instructing counsel to pursue legal proceedings against the wrongdoer.

For example, the Paris Bar Council recently issued guidance instructing French counsel to inform interview witnesses before any interview that (1) the external counsel represents the legal entity, not the witness or any other individual and (2) the discussion is covered by the «client — attorney privilege», which belongs exclusively to the legal entity, as opposed to the individual, and means that the entity can choose to share the substance of the interview with third parties, including regulators or prosecutors.

In case any such action is brought against an Indemnified Party, and it notifies the Indemnifying Party of the commencement thereof, the Indemnifying Party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other Indemnifying Party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, subject to the provisions herein stated, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, and after notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to so assume the defense thereof, the Indemnifying Party will not be liable to the Indemnified Party under this Section 9 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.

Remember, the insurance company that is evaluating whether to pay your claim, and in what amount, considers who the injury party has for an attorney or legal counsel.

In collaborative family law, couples work together to reach an agreement in a non-confrontational and cooperative processThe parties each choose their own legal counsel and may also agree to retain other professionals such as financial planners, mental health professionals, or coaches.

Much of this «sharp lawyering» against unrepresented litigants goes unreported and uncommented on, and the reason is elementary: most unrepresented parties lack the legal sophistication and knowledge to understand that opposing counsel has treated them vexatiously, in a manner that would be in clear breach of the Rules of Professional Conduct if experienced by fellow Members of the Bar.

Your legal counsel can investigate your accident to determine the cause and liable party in order to build a compelling claim on your behalf.

If you or someone you care for was the victim of a drunk driving accident while on a motorcycle, you need to seek the legal counsel that you deserve to recover damages from the at - fault party.

At the outset, the parties sign a Participation Agreement, which includes an agreement that they will not proceed to court and, if they do, they must retain new legal counsel.

When you are injured in an accident that you believe was caused by another party's actions, it is important that you retain legal counsel as soon as possible; in order to recover compensation in a personal injury suit (with the exception of no - fault motor vehicle accident claim through ICBC), you will need to prove fault.

Having no knowledge of the applicable Rules of Professional Conduct, the self - represented litigant is therefore prone to be bullied by opposing counsel, with no one around to articulate — much less to document — how a lawyer might be «gaming» the court's processes in order to take full advantage of a self - represented party's relative lack of legal sophistication.

Now if this had taken place in a corporation that was under investigation, legal counsel for the corporation would be calling the parties in and asking the employees to answer questions.

As this and other cases show, the positive obligations to consider settlement and engage in mediation require parties and counsel to do so in good faith, but not necessarily to compromise their legal position, no matter how wrong it may ultimately be.

Martin: Retain an attorney or competent legal counsel who is going to understand what it's like to prosecute a claim against an insurance carrier, or potentially a third party, for damages.

Any party that has a claim should be consulting with legal counsel sooner rather than later to ensure that claims are made before the expiry of the applicable limitation period.

The mediator may come to require one or both parties to have their agreement reviewed by legal counsel to ensure that party is reaching a reasonably informed agreement.

Family Law Arbitration is a process where a third - party neutral expert receives the facts, the evidence, and the legal argument in advance, as much or as little as you agree to submit; has a unique understanding of the law; and then conducts an oral hearing to let the parties and / or their counsel make oral submissions, and cross-examine witnesses, if they wish.

Legal counsel may need to push back on the parties» expectations as such arrangements are being put in place.

SCC Legal Counsel Natalia Petrik is invited to speak about the EU sanctions at the conference on «International Dispute Resolution involving Russian and CIS Parties» in London next year.

The parties each retain separate counsel as in litigation to provide legal advice before and after the mediation sessions.

In some cases, parties with an interest in the outcome of a wrongful death case may be reluctant to produce evidence necessary to the plaintiff's case and may even be tempted to destroy it, so it is critical for surviving family members to retain legal counsel as soon as possible.

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If a loved one has suffered a devastating injury, our team at McDonald at Law will provide the legal counsel you deserve and help to hold the liable parties responsible.

Chapter 8: Family Lawyer as Limited Scope Litigation Counsel How Self - Represented Parties Experience Litigation Rules Governing Limited Scope Court Appearances A Friendly Word of Caution Basic Checklist of Tasks to Allocate in the Litigation Context Fact Gathering and Legal Research Organizing by Tasks and Substantive Areas Additional Litigation - Related Ethical Considerations Practice Tips Endnotes

The focus of legal counsel is not on the Best Interest of the Children nor the best interest of the parties, and there is little incentive to change their adversarial ways.

In practice, this may mean that an independent legal counsel may not give advice on a substantive issue, but instead advise the panel to seek the parties» submissions on that issue.

In this blog, Robert Rothkopf, Managing Partner of Balance Legal Capital LLP, argues that the call for arbitration counsel to do more to encourage settlement should be complemented by tribunals and institutions in imposing costs consequences for losing parties in the costs award.

For example, the Paris Bar Council has issued guidance instructing French counsel to inform interview witnesses before any interview that (1) the external counsel represents the legal entity, not the witness or any other individual and (2) the discussion is covered by the «client — attorney privilege», which belongs exclusively to the legal entity, as opposed to the individual, and means that the entity can choose to share the substance of the interview with third parties, including regulators or prosecutors.

The Secretariat can work with First Nations, legal counsel, regulatory authorities and other parties to assess the risk of infringement on proven or asserted Aboriginal or treaty rights, define the scope of the consultation process, and determine whether the duty to consult has been fulfilled.

She is known for her ability to quickly establish rapport with parties and counsel and enable them to recognize their legal risks.

If you are seeking to have a marital agreement put together, you do not want to, in the event of a divorce, have to argue the prenuptial is valid if the other party claims they were forced to sign it without the opportunity to seek the advice of legal counsel.

It is important that the parties both consult separate legal counsel when drafting a settlement agreement to ensure that each person's interests are considered and represented or knowingly excluded.

Speaking at the ACC's conference on legal operations, Henderson pointed to a new paradigm for finding efficiencies through a closer relationship with third parties, as long as the department does not view them as vendors, and DHL General Counsel Mark Smolnik explained how the analytics resources developed by a new wave of legal ops personnel have enabled DHL to overhaul its processes and made legal ops a crucial part of the business.

To share information with third parties for the purpose of providing legal services, including data service providers, printers, registry agents, other suppliers of products and services, opposing counsel, foreign counsel, witnesses and experts;

The sample clauses contained in these rules are to aid parties and their counsel in drafting contracts and should be considered in consultation with the advice of legal counsel.