Not exact matches
The writers
of the report are, perhaps,
most disturbed by the fact that «even when
legal, abortion is often prevented or delayed by obstacles to the access
of appropriate services, such as the widespread use
of conscientious objection, medically unnecessary waiting periods or biased counselling»; and calls on
Member States to «regulate and monitor the use
of conscientious objection in the key
professions, so as to ensure that reproductive healthcare is guaranteed as an individual's right.»
His father was an architect and builder; in his mother's family, the
legal profession is a tradition, and
most of its
members are lawyers.
Most legal regulators do not likely have the resources at present to launch large numbers
of UPL prosecutions, and it's probably safe to assume
members of the
profession are unwilling to pay significantly higher annual dues to give their regulators the resources to do so.
They, and many more equally deserving government lawyers, are some
of the brightest,
most hard working and honourable
members of the
legal profession in this country.
This month's Canadian Lawyer has its annual Top 25
Most Influential in the justice system and
legal profession ranking, and I'm delighted to announce that three
members of the Slaw community, Malcolm Mercer, Colin Lachance and Adam Dodek have been honoured.
As a
member of numerous volunteer committees, both inside and outside the
legal profession, I'm often struck by the extent to which diversity challenges pervade
most every sector.
A professional malpractice suit can be brought against any type
of professional, including accountants, architects, clergypersons, dentists, doctors, engineers, lawyers, and psychologists, but these types
of suits
most often involve
members of the medical and
legal professions.
In practice, then,
most SLAPP lawsuits (perhaps all) exist because a
member of the
legal profession was prepared to represent the corporate litigant.