Sentences with phrase «on behalf of the public interest»

We work to shape policy on behalf of the public interest.

It's rarely wise for administrators (or school boards, or mayors) to pick unnecessary fights, but it's also unwise to shy away from those that need to be fought through on behalf of the public interest.

As such, without the public, through the government, providing the means for lawyers to survive and move past 1) above, they simply can not afford or take the risks to fulfill the loftier hopes we have for lawyers in acting on behalf of public interest.

Navigate the challenges of advocating on behalf of the public interest on critical policy issues;

Sustainable Community Development Clinic - Engage in economic development projects, both on behalf of clients and on behalf of the public interest, with a goal of increasing social justice and social enterprise in a range of substantive areas including land use, housing, local food, and healthy communities.

In addition to allowing patent holders themselves to engage in the process, reexamination proceedings also allow third party groups to file on behalf of the public interest.

We work to shape policy on behalf of the public interest.

We work to shape policy on behalf of the public interest.

All of this nonsense is overseen by an industry that constantly claims that it can govern itself (on behalf of the public interest) financed by its own in - house actors, of whom there are too many amateurs and of whom there are not enough professionals... on a constantly rotating basis... like a merry - go -» round of city - slicker children constantly jumping onto a fast moving bucking bronco brigade and very soon thereafter being bucked off either by centrifugal G - forces or by too rough a ride... only to have their still warm saddles occupied by others waiting to be hurled off those same said seats like sideways leaping gnomes... after their dues, I mean, ticket prices, have been paid to the operator (Organized Real Estate).

Not exact matches

PIAC is a non-profit organization and charity that provides legal and research services on behalf of consumer interests, and, in particular, vulnerable consumer interests, concerning the provision of important public services.

All IRC section 501 (c)(3) organizations, including churches and religious organizations, must abide by certain rules: ■ their net earnings may not inure to any private shareholder or individual, ■ they must not provide a substantial benefit to private interests, ■ they must not devote a substantial part of their activities to attempting to influence legislation, ■ they must not participate in, or intervene in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, and ■ the organization's purposes and activities may

Changes to competition laws (milk wars discussion and recommendations relating to MMP (introduce effects test), predatory pricing (recommend Minister direct ACCC to investigate Coles for breach of s 46 relating to predatory pricing), unconscionable conduct (suggest it be defined), statutory duty of good faith, unfair contract terms (seeks «recognition of the competitive disadvantage faced by farmers» and extension of unfair contract terms protection to small business), collective bargaining (seeks relaxation of public interest test for boycott approvals in agriculture markets, increase «ability for peak bodies to commence and progress collective bargaining and boycott applications» on behalf of members - and further dairy specific recommendations, ACCC divestiture power (wants ACCC to have similar divestiture powers to Comp Commission in UK - «simpler process of divestiture», ACCC monitoring powers (wants Minister to direct ACCC to use price monitoring powers to «monitor prices, costs and profits relating to the supply of drinking milk») and mandatory code of conduct (wants mandatory code and «Ombudsman with teeth to ensure compliance»)-RRB-.

The fact that the author of a major new book asserting that breast - feeding «enslaves» and «undermines» women also personally holds controlling interest in the agency of record for the three companies that collectively control much of the infant formula market share in the United States is glaringly disturbing... Publicis has been charged with marketing Nestlé to the public since at least 1984, and has been promoting infant formula on behalf of Abbott Laboratories since 1997.

Two leading scholars, Wallace and Smith, once described the European Union as an «enlightened administration on behalf of uninformed publics, in cooperation with affected interests and subject to the approval of national governments.»

· Amend The Penal Law To Prohibit Undisclosed Self - Dealing By Public Officials: To address the Supreme Court's decision in Skilling, which severely hampered the federal government's ability to prosecute cases involving deprivation of «honest services» by public officials, New York State should enact a felony - level crime of «Undisclosed Self - Dealing» to target public officials who further their own financial self - interest while purporting to be acting on behalf of their constituents or government empPublic Officials: To address the Supreme Court's decision in Skilling, which severely hampered the federal government's ability to prosecute cases involving deprivation of «honest services» by public officials, New York State should enact a felony - level crime of «Undisclosed Self - Dealing» to target public officials who further their own financial self - interest while purporting to be acting on behalf of their constituents or government emppublic officials, New York State should enact a felony - level crime of «Undisclosed Self - Dealing» to target public officials who further their own financial self - interest while purporting to be acting on behalf of their constituents or government emppublic officials who further their own financial self - interest while purporting to be acting on behalf of their constituents or government employer.

QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz issued the following statement in recognition of former Deputy Borough President Leroy Comrie's inauguration today as a New York State Senator: «Leroy Comrie is an exceptional public servant with a tireless work ethic and a proven track record of working on behalf of the interests of his constituents,» Borough President -LSB-...]

In 2012, outside interests keen on making Tkaczyk into the poster child for public campaign financing spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on her behalf.

«Allowing the Democratic party bosses to weigh in on the governor's behalf shows the fundamental unfairness of New York's campaign finance system,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

In a letter to the Public Interest Research Group dated May 16, the ethics commission said Mr. Sachs's calls on behalf of Mount Sinai Queens did not constitute lobbying because he had made them before the department formally decided to consider the rule change.

In 2007, the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, acting on behalf of the Bronx Committee for Toxic Free Schools, a coalition of parents, neighborhood residents and community organizations, successfully sued the School Construction Authority and the Department of Education for violating the Public Authorities Law and the State Environmental Quality Review Act by not disclosing a Site Management Plan.

Unlimited online access for institutions If you are interested in accessing full online access on behalf of a school, college of FE / HE, charity, university, public sector department, corporation, company or government department, you will need to apply for an Educational access or a Corporate access licence.

The class action, filed on behalf of 14 needy Philadelphia students and 12 public - interest organizations, claims the university has not abided by an 1977 city ordinance that the plaintiffs believe requires Penn to provide 125 so - called «Mayor's scholarships» for each entering class.

For decades, public - interest lawyers have worked for nonprofit groups on behalf of families with disabled children.

Today, Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (PILCOP) and Education Law Center - PA filed a lawsuit on behalf of individuals, school districts and organizations, making the complaint that the funding system in Pennsylvania is not only wrong, it violates the Constitution.

Those who have boldly named themselves the «reformers» are all too often working on behalf of turning public dollars over to private interests and to strip teachers of any due process, any collective - bargaining rights, any salary increment linked to their experience or their education.

In the context of TIFIA credit assistance for a public - private partnership, where multiple bidders may be competing for a concession such that the obligor has not yet been identified, the procuring agency must submit the project's Letter of Interest on behalf of the eventual obligor.

In the context of a public - private partnership, where multiple bidders may be competing for a concession such that the obligor has not yet been identified, the procuring agency must submit the project's Letter of Interest on behalf of the eventual obligor.

Under professional duty journalists pass moral judgment of the phenomena involved in the public interest on behalf of society.

This partnership will enhance those efforts in the areas of development and training, promoting a better understanding of the various segments of the industry, cooperatively addressing concerns of mutual interest, maintaining a liaison between government and the industry, and providing joint publicity and public relations on behalf of PLC member organizations.

Sets forth the Office's duties, including authorizing the Office to represent the interests of energy customers, and appeal on behalf of such customers, on matters concerning rates or service of public utilities and natural gas companies under FERC's jurisdiction at specified hearings.

Answer: Yes, the Center for Science in the Public Interest has filed a class action on behalf of you and all other misled Froot - eaters.

West Coast LEAF intervened in the distinct matter of «public interest standing» being denied to these women through their representative organization — to argue that such organizations ought to be able to bring forward important constitutional cases on behalf of the many women who do not have effective access to the justice system on their own.

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is a non-profit organization that provides legal and research services on behalf of consumer interests, and, in particular, vulnerable consumer interests, concerning the provision of important public serPublic Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is a non-profit organization that provides legal and research services on behalf of consumer interests, and, in particular, vulnerable consumer interests, concerning the provision of important public serpublic services.

«While the hearing division took the law society's delay into account, the panel did not give proper consideration to the multi-faceted impact of this delay on the public interest,» wrote Raj Anand on behalf of the majority.

Other public interest cases include unpaid overtime class actions against Canadian banks and other employers and minimum wage class actions on behalf of junior hockey players.

The relentless onslaught against the groundbreaking but controversial work of Leigh Day and Public Interest Lawyers on behalf of Iraqi civilians went into overdrive last month when David Cameron joined the fray and «ordered ministers», as it was reported, to prevent lawyers pursuing claims against veterans.

«The reprimand or admonition that may have been seen as an acceptable penalty one or two decades ago is not, in our view, an acceptable regulatory response today, given the proper evolution of societal appreciation of the seriousness of sexual misconduct and the regulatory role of the Law Society in the public interest,» wrote panel chair Malcolm Mercer on behalf of the unanimous panel in reasons dated Jan. 16.

«Denying a lawyer's right to free expression on behalf of a client in a court of law in favour of a vague definition of civility and its application after the fact fetters and chills the lawyer's ability to engage in vigorous advocacy,» Groia argues in his factum, «in turn damaging the public interest, as well as infringing [on] the ability of an accused or client to make full answer and defence in a judicial proceeding.»

And it has been reported that some firms in New York City pay money to public - interest groups for the opportunity of litigating the cases that public - interest groups conceive on behalf of the clients they recruit.

Activist public interest lawyering on behalf of oppressed and equity - seeking people requires human, moral commitment.

Case highlights include acting on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, in disqualification and public - interest winding up matters.

«Where a complaint raises a novel issue on behalf of a vulnerable group, for example, that is a factor that may be considered in weighing the public interest in accepting the complaint,» the decision states.

«The claim asserted seeks to recover solely for wrongs done to a public corporation, the thrust of the relief sought is solely for the benefit of that corporation, and there is no allegation that the complainant's individualized personal interests have been affected by the wrongful conduct,» wrote Justice Robert Blair on the court's behalf.

(1) Legal entities, except for state and public authorities, shall have criminal liability for offences committed in the performance of the legal entity's object of activity, in its interest, or on its behalf.

In what was a very high profile and public case due to the political dimension and the press interest, the Stephenson Harwood team, led by Head of Commercial Litigation John Fordham, picked up the award after negotiating a # 12.3 m settlement on behalf of Westminster City Council after 8 years of resistance by Dame Shirley to litigation by the Appointed Auditor (John Magill) and then the Council itself.

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre («PIAC») is a national, non-profit organization and registered charity that provides legal and research services on behalf of consumer interests, and, in particular, vulnerable consumer interests, concerning the provision of important public serPublic Interest Advocacy Centre («PIAC») is a national, non-profit organization and registered charity that provides legal and research services on behalf of consumer interests, and, in particular, vulnerable consumer interests, concerning the provision of important public serpublic services.

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Canadian refugee law has gone through radical changes recently, and the new public interest standing test will better allow CARL to challenge the constitutionality of the new laws on behalf of refugee claimants.

The Career Development Office of the University of Toronto says: Public interest or social justice law has been described as legal work on behalf of individuals, groups, -LSB-...]

«The defence is plainly intended to shift the law of defamation away from its rigid reputation - protection stance to freer and more open discussion on matters of public interest and should be interpreted accordingly,» said Sharpe, who was also writing on behalf of Justices Karen Weiler and Robert Blair.