Sentences with phrase «many jurisdictions across the country»

Seven jurisdictions across the country signed on and the regulator was praised for its «comply or explain» approach.

«We have communicated our position (to the Ministry of AdvancedEducation) that it is now time to improve B.C.'s student aid program so the province is in line with other key jurisdictions across the country.»

When all the taxes are accounted for — including sales taxes on business inputs — B.C.'s overall business tax regime ranks poorly compared to competing jurisdictions across the country and worldwide.

«I will be happy to share our programs and expertise with any commission dedicated to this important issue and my hope is that our practices will be adopted throughout the State, as they have been in a number of jurisdictions across the country,» he said.

Flamboyan Foundation's inaugural National Family Engagement Collaborative Fellowship participants have been working in five jurisdictions across the country to identify the evolving barriers that hinder effective family engagement practices.

For the responsible pet industry, this is especially true as regulations, bills and ordinances crop up in jurisdictions across the country.

The important thing is making sure we work and that cities and jurisdictions across the country work to encourage education and enforcement that's based on actual demonstrated danger,» says Mike Bober with PIJAC.

The ASPCA provides grant funding to law enforcement jurisdictions across the country to support their work in combating animal cruelty.

These situations happen to law enforcement officers in jurisdictions across the country and have direct impact on the safety and welfare of a community.

About a decade ago prison overcrowding was a major news headline in jurisdictions across the country as an under - funded system struggled to deal with a growing population and a steady increase in the number of incarcerated persons.

The importance of this information is not only in letting people within a jurisdiction know what is changing, but also letting all jurisdictions across the country see what is being tried elsewhere.

Henry is licensed to practice law in Maryland, the District of Columbia and West Virginia and has been specially admitted in jurisdictions across the country.

We do know that an interdepartmental working group is examining the implications of regulations on a provincial level and hopes to synchronize its regulations with other jurisdictions across the country.

The researchers broke down their data further, ranking the jurisdictions across the country in terms of the average percentage of time people spent using their phones while driving on a daily basis.

We have gone head - to - head with the leading plaintiffs» counsel in jurisdictions across the country.

Boyle Brasher LLC's attorneys handle cases in jurisdictions across the country that are among the most difficult for civil defendants.

For years, NPR has excelled at the highest levels of energy and natural resources litigation in jurisdictions across the country.

Peck aptly notes in Rio Tinto that since his Da Silva Moore order, the case law has developed to the point that it is now «black letter law that where the producing party wants to utilize TAR for document review, courts will permit it,» citing to courts in jurisdictions across the country that have all followed his lead.

This important ruling will not end the labor depreciation class action litigation entirely, but it will be of substantial benefit to insurers litigating this issue in various jurisdictions across the country.

Mr. O'Dear has extensive experience in intellectual property litigation in the areas of restrictive covenants and misappropriation of trade secrets in many jurisdictions across the country.

Weil has a long track record of successfully defending insurers against the most complex class actions, including numerous nationwide and multidistrict litigations in jurisdictions across the country.

We have achieved successful results for clients at every phase of the class action litigation process in both trial and appellate courts, in jurisdictions across the country.

The high court's decisions provide welcome relief for business defendants that had grown weary of being hauled into plaintiff - friendly jurisdictions across the country to which neither they nor the plaintiffs suing them had any connection.

Sterling Talent Solutions proprietary Complete Criminal Locator and CourtDirectTM technologies provide instant access to millions of criminal records from county court jurisdictions across the country allowing for increased accuracy and faster results.

The ban the box movement has gained traction in state and local jurisdictions across the country.

The «Ban the Box» laws that are popping up in state and local jurisdictions across the country are quite different from each other, but they have a common core in seeking to boost employment among ex-offenders.

Community Partnerships for the Protection of Children Center for the Study of Social Policy Works with jurisdictions across the country to improve society's response to protecting vulnerable children and strengthening families.

The goals for the Center for States include to build capacity for increased effectiveness of public child welfare agencies through strong national expertise in child welfare and change management to help build and / or sustain the ability of agencies to perform well; to work in partnership with the Centers for Tribes and Courts to support States and other jurisdictions across the country; to create new and lasting partnerships with States, jurisdictions, Tribes, courts, and the Children's Bureau's Regional Office staff that reflect a shared focus on meeting the unique and individual needs of States and jurisdictions; to use a collaborative and systematic approach to build State and territory capacities across the five domains of resources; infrastructure; knowledge and skills; culture and climate; engagement and partnership.

Not exact matches

Under formulary apportionment, a multinational corporation would allocate its profits across countries based on its sales, payroll, and capital base in each jurisdiction.

Each year, I do think we make progress, but as increased attention is placed on ensuring the effective implementation of local (or host country) rules and regulations, we need to ensure we don't lose sight of the need to continue to work effectively across jurisdictions in supervising the largest firms.

If you choose to provide us with your Personal Information on the Web, we may transfer that Information within XYMOGEN or to XYMOGEN's third - party service providers, across borders, and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions around the world.

That includes advancing choice in the District of Columbia, which is under the jurisdiction of Congress; creating choice for children attending federally managed Bureau of Indian Affairs schools, and establishing school choice for military - connected children across the country.

I agree that all of the points raised above are contributing factors, but a lot of the variation relates, in my view, to how a country structures its levels of government, how it shares wealth across jurisdictions and the nature of what the polis is demanding from elected officials.

Lawyer Luciana Brasil says the notice of civil claim alleges B.C. acted outside its jurisdiction when the Property Transfer Tax Act was amended in July, targeting the country of origin or nationality of home buyers across Metro Vancouver.

Los Angeles County is the lead jurisdiction for Portraits of Hope's latest civic project which will see the program revitalize and visually makeover animal shelters and care centers across the country in a bid to highlight the sites as public destinations and drive more people to visit and take home a shelter dog, cat, rabbit, horse, or other animal.

Blue Buffalo, its Affiliates, or its Service Providers may transfer information that we collect, including personal information, across borders and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions around the world.

In California, 36 local jurisdictions are among the more than 230 cities, towns, and counties across the country which have passed ordinances to stop the sale of cruelly bred animals at pet stores in their communities.

Coral bleaching, other disease conditions, and mortality extended across the entire Caribbean — bleaching was especially intense along the Antilles (Figure 1B), and was observed in most Caribbean coral species in depths to 40 m. Over 3600 field surveys were recorded from 28 jurisdictions (i.e., states, territories) in 22 countries (Figure S3).

Repeatedly, the auditors found these best practices have often been breached, in jurisdictions right across the country.

The Coalition now encompasses 205 jurisdictions, from across 43 countries and collectively represents 1.3 billion of the world's population and almost 40 % of global GDP (US$ 30 trillion GDP).

Currently, the EU provides a mechanism which proscribes which country's jurisdiction takes precedence when there are two hearings taking place simultaneously in different countries; it enables court orders for maintenance, child contact or injunctions to be enforced in all member states; it enables information to be shared between nations so a partner can be located across borders; and it ensures cooperation between member states in cases of child abduction overseas.

As provinces across the country continue to debate the timing of cannabis (i.e. marijuana) legislation in their respective jurisdictions, lawmakers have begun to turn their minds to how the drug will be regulated once it is legalized.

The savvy Chinese Foreign Family Judgment Enforcement Lawyers at MacLean Family Law also handle multi-million dollar cases where BC courts need to determine whether BC should take jurisdiction or let some other country's legal system decide family disputes between spouses who have spread their wealth and ventures across many continents and countries.

I felt like I was the only person out there with some of my crazy ideas and trying to implement things like working virtually from at one point halfway around the world to now across the country from my jurisdiction trying to deliver services not only remotely but online.

Usually, jurisdictions within the same country are quite close to each other; partly due to common culture but often because of a genuine effort to «harmonise» laws across borders.

Roberts also says it's a «wake - up call» for attorneys general across the country, particularly those in Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec who defended the court hearing fees in this case despite not having them in their own jurisdictions.

This bit of news caused me to wonder what other jurisdictions have done regarding tattooing so I did a bit of searching (via CanLII) of all Canadian jurisdictions, which revealed that there are 13 acts across the country that cover tattoos or tattooing.

From the Latin, «to stand by things decided», the concept of a legal system in which lower courts are bound by the determination of higher courts concerning questions of law leaves little room for the lower courts of a single jurisdiction to influence appreciation of the law across the country.

While BC remains the only jurisdiction in Canada with an operating on - line dispute resolution tribunal, should the BC CRT be as successful as its architects hope it will be, there is likely little doubt that similar tribunals will be established across the country.

When most Canadian jurisdictions recently eliminated mandatory retirement, workplaces across the country were forced to quickly adapt.