Our services, leveraging the expertise of the firm's other practice groups, cover the planning and implementation of sales processes, the organisation and coordination
of due diligence exercises, negotiations, preparation of contracts and other documentation, regulatory work, assistance with merger clearance procedures and post-acquisition integration work.
Not exact matches
Specifically, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is beseeching investors to
exercise caution and perform
due diligence when considering the sales pitches
of cryptocurrency retirement products that use confidence - inducing phraseology like «IRS approved» or «IRA Approved.»
And after both the dot - com crash in 2000 - 2001 and the Great Recession
of 2008 - 2009, investors in new, fledgling companies are
exercising more
due diligence than ever before.
An adoption
of this method would also affect existing incentive structures within the international financial system as the risk
of repudiating illegitimate debts would cause creditors to lend with increased caution,
exercise due diligence and implement policies that encourage transparency
of how the funds are used.
(2) An act or omission shall not, by virtue
of subsection (1), be deemed to be an act or omission committed by a person, association or organization if it is established that the person, association or organization did not consent to the commission
of the act or omission and
exercised all
due diligence to prevent the act or omission from being committed and, subsequently, to mitigate or avoid the effect thereof.
«Teachers would expect their negotiators to insist on a detailed examination
of the implications
of the DfE's proposals and to
exercise due diligence.
This «cleanup» action could be traced to the failure
of the old board to
exercise adequate
due diligence in approving the original charter application and monitoring the schools.
However, students must
exercise due diligence while making a choice
of their custom writers.
«These changes aim to reinforce the need for banks to
exercise prudent underwriting and proper
due diligence when originating insured mortgages,» the Office
of the Superintendent
of Financial Institutions (OSFI) said in a statement.
This situation, while unusual, underscores the importance
of exercising due diligence and dealing with reputable sources when adopting a new pet.
Following the importation
of a rabid puppy into Vermont and in anticipation
of the upcoming holiday season when many Vermonters may be taking steps to add new animal members to their families, the Vermont Agency
of Agriculture, Vermont Department
of Health and the Vermont Veterinary Medical Association urge Vermonters to
exercise due diligence when adopting a new dog or cat.
That inevitably means that while a Nordic law firm, or an inhouse legal team, can perhaps use an AI doc review system «out
of the box» to explore English language contracts in a
due diligence exercise, for example, moving onto Swedish legal documents will demand additional training.
The panel considered that cease and desist notices would be appropriate for all instances
of misleading advertising, regardless
of whether the advertiser had
exercised due diligence, since «The purpose here is to stop the impugned practices in the marketplace».
In our view, in considering whether Melnyk's conduct was contrary to the public interest, we should consider whether, in all
of the circumstances, Melnyk has demonstrated that he
exercised due care and
diligence.
The proposed opinion follows other states that have addressed the issue in concluding that lawyers may ethically use cloud computing, provided they
exercise due diligence to ensure that the cloud provider maintains adequate safeguards to protect the confidentiality and security
of client information.
Most
of the firms that formed specialized practice areas are large, and presumably are attempting to attract the big fish: the large, institutional investors or banks who put money in Madoff funds and now face liability for failing to
exercise due diligence.
The AI technology was used to allow Reed Smith to test how in a live
due diligence exercise they could mitigate the risks
of error from fatigue and inconsistency inherent in the traditional manual review process, allowing fee earners to focus on higher value, more complex aspects
of the transaction.
Currently, WorkSafeBC has the obligation, before imposing a penalty,
of determining that an employer failed to
exercise due diligence.
Churning the various options and scenarios over and over — usually in the middle
of the night — was draining, but we gradually became increasingly optimistic as the
due diligence exercise rolled on.
The Law Offices
of Mark Eiglarsh understands when a pedestrian is in a situation where he or she can not
exercise due diligence due to a numerous reasons such as when a child darts into a busy roadway.
Further develop the steps taken to provide reparations to families
of missing and murdered indigenous women in cases where the State has failed to
exercise due diligence.
Is your legal partnership willing and able to «put in place appropriate standards and controls to make sure that the director
exercises due diligence in the discharge
of his or her responsibilities,» insofar as your firm's partner / director is concerned?
His team assisted with a variety
of projects such as
due diligence exercises, regulatory investigations, discovery and data subject access requests.
Afridi & Angell's current system was no longer keeping pace with its current and planned future growth, so the firm conducted a comprehensive market evaluation and a
due diligence exercise to examine the functionality
of various products in the market against its current and anticipated needs and requirements, as well as those
of its clients.
Actions for medical malpractice must be filed within 2 years
of the time the incident giving rise to the action occurred or within 2 years from the time the cause
of action was discovered or should have been discovered with the
exercise of due diligence.
Advances in scientific research in arson cases support Souliotes» claim
of actual innocence and he
exercised due diligence in bringing claim forward.
Recent highlights include advising an investment client on portfolio management issues; assisting a separate investor on the purchase
of a building with multiple lettings, including government agency tenants; and assisting the corporate team with
due diligence exercises pertaining to business acquisitions, including the assignments
of leases and associated documents.
The statute holds that an action for medical malpractice shall be commenced within 2 years from the time the incident giving rise to the action or within 2 years from the time the incident is discovered or should have been discovered with the
exercise of due diligence.
He has performed internal investigations and
due diligence exercises around the globe and across an array
of different industries.
This is provided that
due diligence is
exercised in ensuring the accuracy
of the materials reproduced and that the reproduction is not represented as an official version.
In the OPC's view, an investigative body and the organization being approached to disclose information can not simply invoke the exemption found under section 7 (3)(h. 2)
of PIPEDA without
exercising the proper
due diligence to ensure that the disclosure request is reasonable and justifiable by proper documentation.
In addition, GVZH Advocates were also requested to carry out a legal
due diligence exercise in respect
of the target entity to confirm, among other things, that Wins Limited has been legally established and is in good standing in terms
of Maltese law.
The
exercise of due diligence in many workplaces will lead an employer to take additional steps beyond those minimum standards set out in the OHSA.
Now, the Office
of the Privacy Commissioner
of Canada recently found that in order to properly rely on the s. 7 (3)(h. 2) exemption it is essential that an organization document the purpose for which personal information is disclosed and
exercise due diligence to ensure that the disclosure is reasonable under the circumstances.
3.4 - 23 A transferring lawyer and the members
of the new law firm shall
exercise due diligence in ensuring that each member and employee
of the lawyer's law firm, and all other persons whose services the lawyer or the law firm has retained
It also imposes a general duty on lawyers and law firms to
exercise due diligence in the supervision
of non-lawyer staff to ensure that they comply with the rule and with the duty not to disclose confidences
of clients
of the lawyer's firm and confidences
of clients
of other law firms in which the person has worked.
Bernier says any organization that chooses to adopt some form
of monitoring in the
exercise of due diligence should first do a privacy impact assessment to determine how intrusive the technology would be and whether that intrusiveness is proportionate to the objective sought.
«There is the line between privacy and the rights
of an employer to
exercise due diligence and monitor employees, and secondly the adaptation
of that right to the new technological context,» says Bernier.
It is not my intent to be dismissive
of courts and the proper
exercise of due diligence in overseeing and driving change in the administration
of justice.
I believe that more important than effective
due diligence (and I am not diminishing the importance
of good
due diligence being
exercised), having a good understanding
of the parties» goals (including the adverse party's goals) and the ability, knowledge and experience to properly deal with the issues that a thorough
due diligence exercise will uncover, is very key to a successful M&A transaction.
To lessen the risk to directors and officers, many boards will mandate anti-spam policies and procedures to take advantage
of a defence section that says: «A person must not be found to be liable for a violation if they establish that they
exercised due diligence to prevent the commission
of the violation.»
Second, there is a need for the developer to
exercise a certain amount
of «
due diligence».
They must
exercise due diligence to take reasonable and practical action to avoid any happening or circumstances covered by this policy and make all reasonable efforts to mitigate any loss as a result
of an insured event.
The insured person will
exercise due diligence to do all things reasonable and practical to avoid any happening or circumstances covered by this policy and to make all reasonable efforts to mitigate any loss arising as a result
of an Insured Event
Because
of this, these new token creators need to
exercise extreme
due diligence when creating their infrastructures in order to cover themselves and most importantly the customers: who need to be made to feel as secure as possible when investing time and money into risky ventures such as an ICO.
This is
due to the fact that hiring a medical assistant who has graduated from an accredited academic program and who holds a current CMA (AAMA) credential is evidence that the employer is
exercising a high degree
of care and
diligence in its medical assisting employment procedures.
Rosen, a nationally recognized background check expert, details how to
exercise due diligence in the background screening process to avoid the costly financial and legal nightmare
of even one bad hiring decision.
Employers can be the subject
of lawsuits for negligent hiring if they hire someone that they should have known, through the
exercise of due diligence, was dangerous, unfit, dishonest or unqualified.
Employers can be the subject
of lawsuits for negligent hiring if they hire someone that they knew or should have known — through the
exercise of due diligence — was dangerous, unfit, or unqualified for the position.
According to «The Safe Hiring Manual» by Attorney Lester Rosen, the founder and CEO
of Employment Screening Resources (ESR), every employer has the obligation to
exercise reasonable «duty
of care» for the safety
of others in the form
of «
due diligence» when hiring.