Sentences with phrase «legal landscape significantly»

Legislation such as the Consumer Protection Act, the National Credit Act, the new Companies Act, broad - based black economic empowerment legislation and other social justice legislation have changed the commercial legal landscape significantly.

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On December 6, 2013, the Benchers of the Law Society of British Columbia unanimously approved in principle, three recommendations that, if implemented, have the potential to significantly alter the future legal services landscape in the province.

As discussed above however, while the recommendations have the potential to significantly alter the legal landscape in British Columbia, they are not surprising and I would propose are a reaction to changing market forces that are already in play.

There has, however, been a recent development which has the potential to significantly alter, in years to come, the legal landscape south of the border.

There is one way in which, with an ABS structure, we may be able to significantly alter the legal landscape: We can become a research establishment, experimenting with different ways of providing legal services.

The landscape in Canada is significantly worse than the United States for this, as very few investors are open to early - stage investments in legal technology and innovation startups.

As legal interim and contract staffing grows to become an important part of the legal services landscape, we believe a platform approach that provides data analytics for both contractors and clients will significantly enhance efficiency and their experience.

As we have seen, the legal landscape surrounding assisted suicide has changed significantly since 1993.

Humor aside, Escobar could significantly reshape the legal landscape for the False Claims Act.

Technology has changed significantly since these billing systems were introduced and many of them have failed to keep up with a constantly changing legal landscape.

Shake — an award - winning startup that changed the landscape of the legal field by providing easy to understand, free legal forms to everyday Americans — significantly expanded their initial offerings after joining LegalShield, one of the leading providers of pre-paid legal services.

The legislation raises a plethora of issues and significantly alters the security landscape: It gives the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) powers beyond intelligence gathering (to actively target threats and derail plots); creates new offences (criminalizing «terrorist propaganda» and the «promotion of terror»); lowers the legal threshold to trigger detention to those who may carry out an offence from the existing standard of will carry out to may carry out; extends preventive detention for «suspected» terrorists from three days to seven days (inconsistent with the constitutional presumption of innocence); legally entrenches a no fly list; and grants government agencies explicit authority to share private information with domestic and foreign entities.

The business landscape for legal services has changed significantly over the past 25 years.