Sentences with phrase «legal opinion letter»

According to a legal opinion letter released in the New York litigation, gambling in New Jersey requires a «bet or wager.»

According to a legal opinion letter released in the New York litigation, Kentucky follows a «predominance test» in which the relative levels of skill and chance are measured to determine if the contest is permissible.

According to a legal opinion letter released in the New York litigation, North Carolina follows a «predominance test» in which the relative levels of skill and chance are measured to determine if the contest is permissible.

«This is a lesser standard than the predominance test and effectively makes it more difficult to offer skill - based gaming,» wrote the author of a different 2013 legal opinion letter.

According to a legal opinion letter released in the New York litigation, gambling in Michigan requires a «bet or wager.»

According to a legal opinion letter released in the New York litigation, Wyoming follows a «predominance test» in which the relative levels of skill and chance are measured to determine if the contest is permissible.

According to a 2014 legal opinion letter released in the New York litigation, Oregon follows a «material factor» test.

According to a legal opinion letter released in the New York litigation, Nebraska follows a «predominance test» in which the relative levels of skill and chance are measured to determine if the contest is permissible.

According to a legal opinion letter released in the New York litigation, Ohio follows a «predominance test» in which the relative levels of skill and chance are measured to determine if the contest is permissible.

According to a legal opinion letter released in the New York litigation, Pennsylvania follows a «predominance test» in which the relative levels of skill and chance are measured to determine if the contest is permissible.

According to a legal opinion letter released in the New York litigation, Wisconsin follows a «predominance test» in which the relative levels of skill and chance are measured to determine if the contest is permissible.

According to a legal opinion letter released in the New York litigation, gambling in California requires a «bet or wager.»

The charges stemmed from legal opinion letters Kuehne wrote for another high - profile attorney, Roy Black, allegedly paving the way for Black to receive tainted legal payments from an accused Colombian drug kingpin.

Finally, legal opinion letters are rarely negotiated in a loan commitment but can drive up a borrower's costs if left unattended.

Not exact matches

The Bible is, in reality, a complex collection of historical documents, written over the course of at least 1,500 years, which represents various literary genres (everything from history to parables, poetry to pastoral letters and legal code to visions of the future), worldviews, languages, cultures, agendas and opinions.

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?

In a letter to AIMS Ireland, Ms Laffoy clarified that in the opinion of the legal expert, Emily Egan SC, the 8th amendment can not serve as a legal justification for carrying out a procedure or treatment without consent, if the life of the foetus is not in danger.

The opinion released yesterday was prompted by a letter from Cuomo's top legal aide Mylan Denerstein who sought to clarify how and when Cuomo can use the state aircraft when traveling for official business.

The documents provided also include the original legal opinions, a follow - up by Kavinoky Cook disputing the Phillips Lytle opinion and a letter from Acting District Attorney Michael Flaherty that suggests his office never designated Lorigo as the West Seneca Town Prosecutor.

CORRECTION: Restaurateur Harendra Singh secured a $ 1.5 million line of credit in 2010 with an opinion letter from then - Oyster Bay Deputy Town Attorney Frederick Mei and legal documents drawn up by Rivkin Radler LLP of Uniondale, according to testimony in the federal corruption trial of former Nassau County Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto.

Responsibilities include the negotiation, preparation and review of contracts, the completion of comprehensive legal research projects, the drafting of Local Laws and Resolutions, and the crafting of many opinion letters for the various departments and agencies of Nassau County.»

The DOT will also use the preliminary rating opinion letter to assess the project's overall economic, legal, and financial viability and the default risk on the requested TIFIA instrument and on any senior project obligations.

The DOT will not complete its creditworthiness review until the project sponsor has provided all requested information and materials, including, for TIFIA credit assistance, a preliminary rating opinion letter, and, for all forms of credit assistance, the Advisors» Fees Upfront Payment necessary to enable the DOT to engage its outside financial and, as and when necessary, legal advisors.

It's one thing to offer an opinion, but to publish remarks to an audience of a business» potential and present clients, offering unsupported statements as proven facts, may border on supporting an action for the tort of libel... and the MarkCoker post below should qualify as the cease - and - desist letter required before bringing such legal action.

I'm usually able to see both sides of an argument, but here, honestly, I just can not understand the logic of the other side given the pervasive utilization in the legal profession of junior colleagues to write judicial opinions, briefs, motions, articles, letters, etc. on which senior folks sign off.

See Brugger, supra n. 141, at 647 (stating that while Tucker's moot court was «no innovation in legal training,» Tucker enjoyed using it); Butler, supra n. 143, at 29 (stating that «with the higher view of preparing students for speaking and writing on legal subjects, it will be useful to exercise their minds by forensic debates in moot courts, and by requiring from them written opinions on questions of law, and readings and dissertations on statutes and other themes, as circumstances permit»); Laub, supra n. 144, at 14 (quoting Reed's letter to the Dickinson College Trustees on a course of study); Barrow, supra n. 148, at 289.

Legal Research & Writing: Dear Client — How to draft effective opinion letters.

I am well versed in legal research and as such am able to offer legal research assistance ranging from summaries of case law to opinion letters.

He's also of the opinion that most non-lawyers will back down from legitimate political (or other) speech when they receive a threat letter on legal stationery.

2013) This textbook covers such legal documents as jury instructions, statutes, email, and opinion letters, but only alludes to public legal writing in the chapter on «Scholarly Articles and Other Research Papers,» suggesting that research work may take the form of «an informative report explaining an area of law to a firm's client [or] an update on a change in law for an agency newsletter.»

The legal memorandum is the most common type of predictive legal analysis; it may include the client letter or legal opinion.

The formats for writing a legal memorandum and an opinion letter are discussed and samples included.

The SFO will publish operational guidance and Codes of Practice from time to time (e.g., on issues of treatment of evidence, witnesses and legal representation at interviews, deferred prosecution agreements, corporate self - reporting) and also publishes its related prosecution policies and protocols (such as the Bribery Act Joint Prosecution Guidance of The Director of the Serious Fraud Office and The Director of Public Prosecutions, Guidance on Corporate Prosecutions, etc.).7 These are not, however, consultative processes aimed at clarifying the SFO's approach to legal interpretation or jurisdictional issues (as in the case of the DOJ opinion procedure or SEC no - action letters).

The most obvious of these skills is the ability to produce certain genres of legal documents, usually including predictive memoranda and briefs, and also (in some programs) case briefs, letters, file memos, contracts, or judicial opinions.

This two - credit hour advanced writing course helps prepare students for the rigors of legal analysis and writing in general civil practice by providing a variety of writing experiences including opinion and demand letters, pleadings, motions, and trial briefs.

The opinion I'm about to render has no legal value, could well be challenged, should not be relied upon and, please, I beg you, don't write letters.

I have an Attorney that is available for questions, who reviews our short sale approval letter and give our homeowner his legal opinion at no cost to them.