Sentences with phrase «lobby the law society»

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Clearly then, «Dignity in Dying» (formerly, the Voluntary Euthanasia Society), the lobby group at the centre of efforts to introduce assisted suicide, believed that the Falconer provisions contained the winning legislative formula that would have allowed them to get them this first crucial foothold in the law.

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We lobby for stronger laws twice a year with the Humane Society of the United States.

HSI / Canada and our U.S. affiliate, The Humane Society of the United States, are fighting puppy mills on several fronts, from conducting investigations, to rescuing dogs from cruel puppy mills, to lobbying for stronger provincial and federal laws.

The Law Society represents solicitors in England and Wales, lobbying the profession's regulators, government and others.

It was an unusual instance of a government which had clearly listened to a sustained period of well - argued lobbying by many — not least the Law Society.

Human rights and legal groups lobbying for a public and open debate on whether the Law Society of British Columbia should grant accreditation to graduates of Trinity Western University's proposed law school instead got an invitation from benchers for written submissioLaw Society of British Columbia should grant accreditation to graduates of Trinity Western University's proposed law school instead got an invitation from benchers for written submissiolaw school instead got an invitation from benchers for written submissions.

A recent Law Society survey shows practitioners support the society's view on the European Commission Succession and Wills green paper process: the government should actively lobby on any proposals coming out of Europe in thiSociety survey shows practitioners support the society's view on the European Commission Succession and Wills green paper process: the government should actively lobby on any proposals coming out of Europe in thisociety's view on the European Commission Succession and Wills green paper process: the government should actively lobby on any proposals coming out of Europe in this area.

John took a leadership role lobbying all political parties in the Ontario government to include The Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) in the «Fair Access To Regulated Access Act» (FARPA).

Rather than trying blackball TWU at the law society, if its opponents truly oppose its behaviour, they should lobby the provincial government to amend the BC human rights code to prohibit its actions (and consider the implications of doing so for other parties — the same provision relied upon by TWU also permits rape centers to refuse to hire transgendered persons.

I would expect the national and provincial law societies, bar associations, and other lawyers» organizations, as well as the associations of other professionals affected by this, will strongly lobby the government, the CRA, and individual members of Parliament as soon as possible to make them aware of the reasons the exclusion of WIP was allowed in the first place and of the serious effects this change in taxation will have.

Discussions with and the lobbying of the government, judiciary, law society, academia, NGOs, lawyers, etc. are also vital to improve legal systems.

It should be noted as background to this newly - announced initiative, that the Law Society has also ramped up its lobbying efforts, in cooperation with the Bar, to encourage the Federal and Provincial governments to accelerate the implementation of Unified Family Courts to all jurisdiction in Ontario.

However, against a background of increased austerity across public services, with eight weeks to go until a general election, and following advice from counsel, the Law Society did not proceed with the judicial review and turned their efforts instead to lobbying.

The notion that domestic laws are privately owned by whomever drafted or lobbied for them is, in our view, an affront to the dignity of democratic society.

Law Society President Marsh says: «The Law Society lobbied successfully on behalf of its members working in the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) so that the barrier for CPS lawyers seeking judicial appointment would be lifted.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday October 12, 2010, that a former sex worker and the Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United against Violence Society (a lobby group representing sex trade workers), can challenge the law provisions dealing with prostitution (operating a bawdy house, communicating in public to sell sex or living off the avails of prostitution), alleging that they violate ss.