Sentences with phrase «on a confidentiality issue»

John used to be a part - time Night Lawyer on one of the major national newspapers and frequently advises on confidentiality issues.

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He spoke movingly of how he had first had to come to terms with these questions when reporting on sexual abuse of minors in a Protestant missionary agency, and how the past year's reporting on the Catholic situation had posed for him painful ethical dilemmas with respect to issues of confidentiality, perspective, and the dangers of playing to stereotypes.

We tried on several occasions to reach out to her to ask — and had everyone sign confidentiality waivers so that she would not be breaching confidentiality if she spoke with us, as we thought she may have concerns with speaking publicly on an issue that requires confidentiality.

«The decision was based on the need for confidentiality because of security issues that may come up during the trial.»

On 20 July, H&L issued a statement saying that they had asked News International to release them from their professional duty of confidentiality, which had been declined by News International.

The European Aviation Safety Agency has repeatedly refused New Scientist access to documents detailing lightning tests undertaken on the Dreamliner, citing commercial confidentiality issues.

They do social science, health, philosophical, policy, or legal research on topics such as privacy, confidentiality, the psychological impact of genetic information, informed - consent issues in genomics research, commercialization of genetic products, genetically modified foods, behavioral genetics, gene testing, and gene therapy.

On the other hand, there have been no confidentiality issues and the website is well trusted and has a reputation for a safe dating environment.

London About Blog The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info - tech and privacy / confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.

Society has become increasingly focused on personal privacy and wider confidentiality, meaning that there is a greater scrutiny of any organisation's performance in relation to this issue.

The Early Learning Challenge Technical Assistance Program's Community of Practice on Developmental Screening hosted this webinar in which experts discussed confidentiality issues surrounding sharing developmental screening data and / or putting these data or other sensitive child level data into a statewide databases.

London About Blog The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info - tech and privacy / confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.

[Dec. 14, 10:55 a.m. Update The climate panel has issued a statement on what it described as the «regrettable» posting of the documents by a reviewer who had agreed to confidentiality.

Our policy is: - Someone from the Commercialisation & Enterprise Team should approve and sign all Confidentiality Agreements: only our staff have the legal authority to sign agreements on behalf of the University all agreements should be between the University of East Anglia and the party requesting the agreement (not an individual academic or school) we will negotiate with the other party on any issues within the document that may be contentious by doing this we will ensure you the best protection of your IP rights (In special circumstances, authorisation may be obtained from the Commercialisation & Enterprise Team allowing you to sign the agreement yourself.

-LSB-...] for old time's sake, is the link to the CA thread on the CRU data, in which Steve McIntyre urges people to issue FOI requests for data covered by confidentiality -LSB-...]

The issues range from how and where to learn competency, humility as an ethical value and expanding the public safety exception to confidentiality and privilege to include reporting on intimate partner violence.

In August 2011, the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion 11 - 459 relating to a lawyer's duty to protect the confidentiality of electronic communications with clients.

Waterstone's experienced lawyers handle employment law issues for both employers and employees and are often called to advise on wrongful dismissal and termination, employment contracts, claims for overtime and unpaid wages or benefits, harassment and discrimination, and privacy and confidentiality issues.

The American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has issued a major new opinion providing guidance on the steps lawyers should take to protect client confidentiality in electronic communications.

At Holland & Knight, Trisha advises lawyers, law firms, and in - house legal counsel on a wide variety of legal ethics and professional responsibility issues, including matters pertaining to confidentiality, conflicts, privilege, fee disputes, lawyer mobility issues, and others.

As NSU explains, «This course provides hands - on experience for students on a number of key operational aspects of the practice of law, including the business foundation of successful law firm management; security and confidentiality of client information; marketing, public relations, advertising and social media; duties of technological competence under ABA «Ethics 20/20» amendments to the Model Rules of Professional Responsibility; predictive coding and other eDiscovery issues; client intake and case management; and issues related to the scope and composition of representation, including the unauthorized practice of law and unbundled legal services.»

While confidentiality orders are often prepared and entered on consent of the parties early in a proceeding, careful consideration should be made of the precise terms, because amending an issued order can be very difficult.

Preparing the terms of a confidentiality order can in some cases be considered a formality but surprisingly often complex disputes arise as to the implications and consequences of a protective order on substantive discovery issues.

According to her there was absolutely no evidence of essential security concerns of the part of the Finnish authorities as it had itself reported in a daily newspaper on the operation and purchase of the equipment (no confidentiality issues) and it did not demonstrate that it wished to avoid dependence for its arms supplies on non-member countries.

In some circumstances the term «protective order» refers to agreements on issues as between the parties while «confidentiality order» refer to orders relating to the filing and handling of materials by the court.

Legal virtual assistant Andrea Cannavina offers a fresh and candid take on the privacy and confidentiality issues surrounding the iPhone.

So if you're a SaaS practice management or e-discovery vendor, a presentation on the ethics of cloud computing — perhaps include privacy issues and client confidentiality may be accredited.

He has been instructed by the national media in relation to reporting restrictions and has advised national media organizations on issues concerning privacy, confidentiality, journalistic sources and the intersection between national security and media law.

It could have said: «Due to client confidentiality issues, we can not comment on this matter».

He provides advice on all types of intellectual property law issues including copyright, reverse engineering, trade secrets, confidentiality, patent and trade - mark law.

The Anchorage professional liability attorneys are well qualified to handle sensitive issues of confidentiality and can assist the client on handling the impact of the case on their practice.

After struggling with the issue, the Court erred on the side of protecting the almost sacrosanct attorney - client privilege, holding that, «[o] n balance, and perhaps with some indulgence for human fallibility,» defendant satisfied his burden of showing that he took reasonable steps to preserve the confidentiality of the communication.

The Cybercrime and Law Firms issue of LAWPRO Magazine (published Dec 2013) has more information on the steps you need to take to protect the confidentiality and integrity of the data on your firm's systems, computers and other devices.

He is a frequent lecturer on medical topics, including confidentiality of medical records, informed consent and end of life issues.

Warkentin wrote: «It was open to the Motion Judge to find that the issue of parliamentary privilege versus solicitor and client confidentiality was an issue best determined by the trial judge rather than on a pleadings motion.»

Corrinne Boudreau of Nova Scotia's Two Certainties Law said regulators could help with guiding principles on issues such as dealing with conflicts and confidentiality.

Some may question whether there is much to be gained by having regulations on conflict and confidentiality at all, if their sole purpose is to mirror developments in the common law — solicitors might just as well look to case law alone when making decisions on these issues.

In addition to my advocacy practice, I provide legal opinions and practical advice to lawyers and law firms on their professional obligations, including confidentiality issues, law practice management, and conflicts of interest.

On the issue of confidentiality, while the Court was mindful of the important reasons underlying the principle of open court, it felt that the privacy interests of the applicant (given the sensitive nature of the proceedings and the evidence) outweighed the interests of the public, and felt that the issuance of written reasons (with identities concealed) would satisfy any public need.

She regularly advises clients on cross-border transactions involving distribution, franchising and commercial agency, on issues arising under outsourcing and sales arrangements and on the subject of confidentiality, privacy, general liability and risk mitigation.

This edition has its own chapter on mediation confidentiality due to the large number of court decisions on this issue that have come out since 1996.

Her contentious practice focuses on complex discrimination claims as well as competition and confidentiality issues, including team moves.

advising media company on contracts and issues relating to confidentiality, IP and restrictive covenants;

We also offer guidance on social media issues, including use policies, online behavioural advertising, trade - mark protection, branding, confidentiality, proprietary information and reputation management, and address the issues that arise when parties operate e-commerce businesses or engage in e-commerce transactions.

They may advise employers on employee benefit law or on issues involving disciplinary actions and terminations, accommodating for disabilities, drug and alcohol testing, confidentiality agreements, workplace investigations, and unemployment compensation claims.

Henry advises clients on drafting employment and consultancy agreements and handbooks both within the UK and the EU, as well as on secondment and assignment issues when transferring staff internationally; drafting and enforcing non-compete clauses and confidentiality restrictions; handling poor performance and claims of discrimination; redundancies (reductions in force) and lay - offs; avoiding workplace harassment; conducting disciplinary investigations and grievances; work permits and visas and data privacy (including issues around the transfer of human resources data from the EU to the US).

Specifically, a Practice Advisor at the Law Society of BC is quoted as follows: Some lawyers are so keen on the technology and reducing overhead by having a «virtual law firm» that they are not putting their minds to the professional responsibility issues regarding confidentiality, conflicts,...

Some lawyers are so keen on the technology and reducing overhead by having a «virtual law firm» that they are not putting their minds to the professional responsibility issues regarding confidentiality, conflicts, client identification and verification, determining mental capacity of the client to instruct, undue influence over the client and so on.

The comment period for the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20's issues paper on «Client Confidentiality and Lawyers» Use of Technology» closes on December 15th.

The whole issue has been overblown because too few lawyers are looking at the Rules of Professional Conduct for guidance on their confidentiality obligations.