Sentences with phrase «of general contract law»

Harrisonburg contract attorneys are knowledgeable in all areas of general contract law, including but not limited to contract fraud and breach of contract claims in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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Perth IT company Ajilon has proven itself as a reliable provider to the justice and law enforcement arena as the Western Australian department of the Attorney General awards it a successive five year contract.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

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On this account, natural law is derivative from the right of nature, in the sense that the former consists in general precepts with which reason counsels the pursuit of self - preservation, and the social contract is based solely on those precepts.

In the aftermath of the General Strike, the then Conservative government sought revenge on the unions by changing the law through the Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927, such that trade union members must «contract - in» — that is, make the decision to pay into the fund rather than opt out.

In 2007, the General Assembly passed a law solidifying the board's powers to oversee and audit state procurement efforts as part of a clean - contracting law.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, but subject to such requirements as the legislature shall impose by general or special law, indebtedness contracted by any county, city, town, village or school district and each portion thereof from time to time contracted for any object or purpose for which indebtedness may be contracted may also be financed by sinking fund bonds with a maximum maturity of fifty years, which shall be redeemed through annual contributions to sinking funds established by such county, city, town, village or school district, provided, however, that each such annual contribution shall be at least equal to the amount required, if any, to enable the sinking fund to redeem, on the date of the contribution, the same amount of such indebtedness as would have been paid and then be payable if such indebtedness had been financed entirely by the issuance of serial bonds, except, if an issue of sinking fund bonds is combined for sale with an issue of serial bonds, for the same object or purpose, then the amount of each annual sinking fund contribution shall be at least equal to the amount required, if any, to enable the sinking fund to redeem, on the date of each such annual contribution, (i) the amount which would be required to be paid annually if such indebtedness had been issued entirely as serial bonds, less (ii) the amount of indebtedness, if any, to be paid during such year on the portion of such indebtedness actually issued as serial bonds.

At 1:30 p.m., the Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications will meet to discuss various amendments to public service and general business law - including an act in relation to requiring companies to allow victims of domestic violence to cancel contracts when there is a permanent order of protection in place.

The contractors have signed an agreement to end their unlawful conduct and will pay penalties and fines, after an investigation by the Attorney General revealed widespread violations of the law, including failure to provide written contracts or honor the most basic terms of consumers» work agreements.

Since the data protection laws outside the EU are in general less strict than in the EU, Apollo and Lionentry have signed standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission for the transfer of personal data to contracting processors in third countries, in order to ensure the protection of personal data at EU standards.

Providing a general law practice for a specialized clientele, Harben, Hartley & Hawkins meets all of the legal needs of school districts including: fair dismissal personnel issues, allegations of employment discrimination and EEOC complaints, other personnel disputes, student discipline issues, student tribunal hearings, civil rights claims, personal injury actions, federal and state constitutional claims and other litigation, special education and other legal issues involving disabled students, contracts, leases and other business needs, policy and rule development, construction disputes, bond and SPLOST issues and other financial matters.

Luckily for Barth, and thanks in part to a $ 100,000 - a-year lobbying contract with one of Connecticut's most influential lobbying firms, Achievement First, Inc. (and its associated organizations ConnCAN and ConnAD) were able to convince the Connecticut General Assembly to pass a law in 2010 that exempted Connecticut's charter schools from Connecticut's mandatory teacher and administrator certification requirements.

SB 734 passed by the 2016 General Assembly amended the charter application section; added a section on the applicability of other laws, regulations, policies, and procedures; and amended sections relating to contracts between the local school board and the public charter school management committee to require:

In 2010, with the assistance of a $ 100,000 lobbying contract with one of Connecticut's most influential lobbying firms, Achievement First, Inc. was able to convince the Connecticut General Assembly to pass a law that exempted Connecticut's charter schools from Connecticut's mandatory certification requirements.

The General Attorney occupation covers professional legal positions involved in preparing cases for trial and / or the trial of cases before a court or an administrative body or persons having quasi-judicial power; rendering legal advice and services with respect to questions, regulations, practices, or other matters falling within the purview of a Federal Government agency (this may include conducting investigations to obtain evidentiary data); preparing interpretative and administrative orders, rules, or regulations to give effect to the provisions of governing statutes or other requirements of law; drafting, negotiating, or examining contracts or other legal documents required by the agency's activities; drafting, preparing formal comments, or otherwise making substantive recommendations with respect to proposed legislation; editing and preparing for publication statutes enacted by Congress, opinions or discussions of a court, commission, or board; drafting and reviewing decisions for consideration and adoption by agency officials.

In addition, the court... [noted] that claims made by Lampack that the contract placed a fiduciary duty on Grimes» -LCB- are -RCB- unsupported by case law and the general principles of agency law that the obligations that a principal owes an agent are not fiduciary.»

Universities have long term fixed liabilities, such as tenure track contracts and the salary of tenured faculty may grow at a rate faster than general inflation or tuition fees, especially in specialized areas such as business, law, medicine and engineering.

1990) for an explanation that back dating violates no general contract law principles and is «determined by the intent of the parties as deduced from the instrument itself.»

We regularly advise clients in the areas of general municipal law, land use and development, zoning and condemnation, charter and ordinance drafting, environmental law, contract drafting and interpretation, employment matters, collective bargaining, tax appeals, compliance with open meeting and public record laws, risk management, and litigation.

He has over 20 years of extensive experience in general corporate commercial matters including specific expertise in information technology, intellectual property, real estate, telecommunications, commercial contracts and airline law.

With seasoned judgment accumulated over 35 years of both general and specialized experience in law and business, David's practice also includes transactions advice, document drafting, negotiation assistance in such areas as real estate and business asset purchase and sale transactions, bank lending, contract review and drafting, corporate and business entity formation and dissolution.

With over 20 years of experience, Greg's practice focuses on banking and financial services, corporate, commercial, contract, real estate and general business law matters.

The Court found that the interpretation of insurance contracts involves a unique blend of the general principles of interpretation applicable to all contracts and the unique principles applicable in the insurance setting.22 While courts have found that the «language of the policy» is the most important factor in determining whether coverage is granted or excluded, courts have found that where there is genuine ambiguity or doubt, the duty to defend ought to be resolved in favour of the insured.23 Similarly other insurance law principles should be considered, such as the principle that coverage provisions should be construed broadly and exclusion clauses should be construed narrowly.24 It was this last principle that the Court looked to in making a decision in this case.

«Jukka Lång is «without a doubt one of Finland's leading personal data and privacy professionals, and who also has a thorough understanding of IT and general contract law».»

Civil & Commercial The Civil & Commercial litigation practice includes, but not limited to; general and complex Commercial litigation, Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Debt Recovery & Receiverships, Banking & Finance, Class actions, Consumer protection, Contract law, Employment, Insurance law, Environmental, Energy, Oil & Gas law, Property / Real Estate, Professional liability, Medical negligence, Tax & Compliance, Family law & Administration of Estates, Trademark and Copyright related litigation.

The general category in 101 is «cooperation», which covers «agreements», «decisions by associations of undertakings», and «concerted practices», and the category «agreement» in competition law is indeed broader than in contract law.

In general, breach of contract is a matter of objective fact and how that interacts with contract law.

He also successfully acted for cruise operator Costa Crociere, convincing a CIETAC panel to adopt general principles of international contract law instead of applying domestic or foreign law.

While the statutory cap on compensation for unfair dismissal has crept upwards (it is now # 63,500) the rules governing the award of damages for wrongful dismissal have remained, for the most part, not only stable but also consistent with the general principles of contract law.

Notwithstanding the general recognition that contract lawyers provided a profit center for law firms, I rarely saw any criticism of the practice.

Angela describes this development as a «revolution in publishing» that has created «the balkanization of the law», with counsel now tending to cite cases decided in the same subject area rather than to the cases that establish the general principles of contract law.

Moreover, the Supreme Court of Canada recently held in Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71 that «It is appropriate to recognize a new common law duty that applies to all contracts as a manifestation of the general organizing principle of good faith: a duty of honest performance, which requires the parties to be honest with each other in relation to the performance of their contractual obligations.»

They are part of general commercial / contract law and are subject to different rules.

That would follow not only from general principles of public law, but also from the Regulations and no doubt also from an implied term to that effect in the Unified Contract or from the express term (cl 2.2) that the LSC would act as a «responsible public body».

Furthermore, even when «civil contract» terminology is used in statute, it can not drive a wedge between the general and the ecclesiastical law of marriage: a union authorised by law must be recognised equally as a lawful union by the officers and tribunals of the national religion (Thompson v Dibdin [1912] AC 533) except to the extent that parliament limits parishioners» rights in order to protect individual clerical consciences.

(1) There is a general organizing principle of good faith that underlies many facets of contract law.

including Chevron New Zealand, EnviroWaste Services, the University of Auckland and the Auckland Council on a broad range of commercial contracts and general commercial law issues

Dan's areas of practice include civil litigation, class actions, administrative law, employment law and general contract law.

The LAA has amended all current contracts in order to meet the requirements imposed by the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and the Law Enforcement Directive (Directive (EU) 2016/680), being implemented under Part 3 of the Data Protection bill.

Enacted on July 12, 2016, R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-33 declares void and unenforceable «[a] ny contract or agreement that creates the terms of a partnership, employment, or any other form of professional relationship with a physician licensed to practice medicine pursuant to [chapter 37 of title 5 of the Rhode Island General Laws] that includes any restriction on the right to practice medicine.»

Currently enforced in 16 African countries, OHADA law covers several aspects of business law, including general commercial law, corporate and economic interest groups (GIE) law, and various legal frameworks regulating such areas as accounting, security interest, bankruptcy, arbitration, and contracts of carriage by road.

It is a general premise of contract law that parties can agree to do (or not do) whatever they like provided that it is not illegal.

It is not a general principle of contract law establishing requirements which must be met in each case.

The organization's Council of Ministers has already adopted unified laws for the following: General Commercial Laws, Corporate Laws and Rules concerning different types of joint ventures, Laws concerning secured transactions (guarantees and collaterals), Debt Recovery and Enforcement Law, Bankruptcy Law, Arbitration Law, Accounting Law, Law Regulating Contracts for the Carriage of Goods by Rlaws for the following: General Commercial Laws, Corporate Laws and Rules concerning different types of joint ventures, Laws concerning secured transactions (guarantees and collaterals), Debt Recovery and Enforcement Law, Bankruptcy Law, Arbitration Law, Accounting Law, Law Regulating Contracts for the Carriage of Goods by RLaws, Corporate Laws and Rules concerning different types of joint ventures, Laws concerning secured transactions (guarantees and collaterals), Debt Recovery and Enforcement Law, Bankruptcy Law, Arbitration Law, Accounting Law, Law Regulating Contracts for the Carriage of Goods by RLaws and Rules concerning different types of joint ventures, Laws concerning secured transactions (guarantees and collaterals), Debt Recovery and Enforcement Law, Bankruptcy Law, Arbitration Law, Accounting Law, Law Regulating Contracts for the Carriage of Goods by RLaws concerning secured transactions (guarantees and collaterals), Debt Recovery and Enforcement Law, Bankruptcy Law, Arbitration Law, Accounting Law, Law Regulating Contracts for the Carriage of Goods by Road.

The latter held that the liability of a contracting authority for the breach of EU public procurement rules under the remedies directive is assimilated to that of the State under the general EU law doctrine of State liability and thus requires a sufficiently serious breach (Nuclear Decommissioning Authority).

The court also referred to a unanimous judgment from the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), in which the SCC recognized a general organizing principle of good faith contractual performance — i.e., that there is a common law duty which applies to all contracts to act honestly in the performance of contractual obligations.

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.

As the International Court of Justice stated in the Nicaragua case, Article 1 of the four Geneva Conventions, whereby the contracting parties «undertake to respect and ensure respect» for the Conventions «in all circumstances», has become a «general principle -LSB-...] of humanitarian law to which the Conventions merely give specific expression.»