Sentences with phrase «on draft clauses»

Contract Standards is a wonderful resource if you're stuck on drafting a clause and need somewhere to start.

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So when the bill was signed into law in April, lawmakers drafted up a clause, «Title II,» which would lift the ban on «general solicitation» — the legal hurdle that had prevented this sort of crowdfunding in the past.

Helen Goodman, the Labour former whip, calls for a new draft for clause 2 - that's the one on primacy - as soon as possible.

Giving evidence to the joint committee on the draft House of Lords reform bill, Dr Rowan Williams suggested a particular clause be dropped so that women bishops would not have to wait «until 2025 or something» before they were eligible for a seat in the upper house.

Significantly, the report also recommends strengthening the draft clauses which relate to the Smith recommendation to place the Sewel convention on a statutory footing.

Personally, I think the Draft APS Statement on Climate Change violates the first clause of the APS Mission Statement, to

The leaked AR5 draft contains important statements on solar effects which seem to be examples of such «get out clauses».

However, the draft terms of reference have been criticised by Global Witness, the ITF and UN Panel of Experts on Liberia for its murky nature and confidentiality clauses stating that all information, including all notes and final judgments, could not be distributed without the direct permission of the Liberian government (iii).

In other words, can you comment on these drafts without agreeing to the confidentiality clauses?

As Director of Arbitration and ADR, North America, for the ICC International Court of Arbitration, she advised North American companies, law firms and parties on all phases of ICC arbitration, including negotiating and drafting arbitration clauses, substantive and procedural rules for filing requests for arbitration before the ICC Court, and enforcement of arbitration awards

As reflected in the travaux préparatoires, article XIV was originally drafted in almost identical wording as a second paragraph of the then article X addressing the rights and duties of federal or non-unitary contracting states (now article XI).1390 As drafted at the time, this proposed reciprocity provision did not meet unanimous approval, as some delegations wished to clarify that it would only apply to federal states.1391 It was not until the United Nations Conference on International Commercial Arbitration convened for the preparation and adoption of the Convention that the representative for Norway proposed an amendment for a general reciprocity clause that would stand as a separate article.1392 A majority of the delegates accepted this amendment on the very last day of the Conference.

We advise on all aspects of arbitration, from drafting suitable clauses to advising on the type and seat of arbitration, the formation of a tribunal, arbitral procedure and enforcement of the award.

Such a clause, however, must be carefully drafted and must include a clear time limit on execution of the option.

Back then the standard Hague Conference drafting language did not contain a satisfactory federal state clause which meant that Canada had to have all the provinces on side — it could not sign, and then let them enact local legislation at their own pace.

The advantage of this approach is that, once you have settled on the standard wording of your various boilerplate clauses, the task of those drafting subsequent agreements will be easier, as they will already have the framework in place and will need to focus only on the substantive clauses that are unique to their particular agreement.

This is an area where the importance of careful drafting comes in — whether a clause removes the right of appeal and on what issues is a question of interpretation.

Or they could learn from Iceland where the government is posting draft clauses of the country's constitution on its website, on Facebook and on Twitter, and then actually incorporating people's comments into the document.

The Association of Corporate Counsel today launched ACC Contract Advisor, a contract - drafting tool built on what is described as a «vast collection» of sample contracts and thousands of real - world clauses.

While the ruling in Wood is not a clear «win» for employers, it is helpful in that Ontario employers now have much needed guidance on the language necessary to draft enforceable termination clauses.

They did not go on to consider whether a more carefully drafted clause would have been unconscionable or against public policy.

On the corporate side, Coombe sees a marked increase in the drafting of mediation and arbitration clauses for employment contracts, joint venture agreement, licensing agreement and other deals.

The members, all litigators with ADR experience, help others in the firm look for ADR opportunities in work coming to the litigation department and advise non-litigators on drafting mediation and arbitration clauses into agreements.

I'll let you find out for yourselves exactly what's on offer, but here's the gist of it, according to Bloomberg BNA: The new Bloomberg BNA product includes Draft Analyzer, a patented technology that helps attorneys find precedents, provides language for agreements and compare documents; Deal Analytics, which enables attorneys to search Bloomberg LP data for public and private mergers and acquisitions, filtering them by size, industry, advisers, fees and other criteria; and In Practice, a set of checklists, timelines, sample forms and clauses to guide attorneys through the transaction process.

This week the Supreme Court handed down judgment in R (Public Law Project) v Lord Chancellor, in which it unanimously concluded that the proposed restriction of legal aid on grounds of residence under the draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2014 was ultra vires the Henry VIII clause in the enabling Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

Ellen provides advice to employers and employees in plain English on all aspects of employment law including: drafting and reviewing employment contracts, workplace policies, termination provisions, non-competition clauses and restrictive covenants, wrongful and constructive dismissal litigation, employment standards, workplace investigations, occupational health and safety issues as well as human rights in the workplace.

Global lawyers Nasser Al Osaiba and Sharon Lakhan discussed the importance of drafting clear and unambiguous contract clauses and led discussions on choice of jurisdiction and effective dispute resolution methods.

On the basis, as an employer, you believe there is a case for getting tough with employees in terms of contract clauses and enforcement, you do also need to understand the importance of care in drafting any clauses.

After some revisions, they prepared subsequent drafts and then went through the agreement on a clause - by - clause, page - by - page basis.

The original inspiration came from a Dupont in - house guide on drafting international arbitration clauses that was shared with CPR.

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).

This may turn on the drafting of the arbitration clause itself.

It would be useful to have some guidance, from the ULCC or some other group, on the drafting of arbitration clauses, to assist parties in drafting clauses that minimize the risk of multiplicity of proceedings.

«It's putting Toronto on the map for the international community,» she says, noting she hopes those drafting international arbitration clauses will be more likely to think of Toronto as a seat of arbitration as a result.

The revised fifth edition of International Arbitration and Forum Selection Agreements: Drafting and Enforcing is a concise, practical primer on the fundamentals of drafting and enforcing international arbitration agreements and other dispute resolution clauses.

He regularly advises on the drafting of policy wordings and clauses.

As the draft agreement was heavily drafted in favour of the customer already — and obviously did not feature any vendor - friendly «savings» clause — no one on our side of the table was thrilled at the idea of agreeing to the client's request.

In his formal statement on future House of Lords reform on 19 July 2007, Straw said he hoped the next steps would involve the publication of another white paper early in 2008 with the possibility that this would be accompanied by agreed draft clauses — which would form part of a final reform Bill.

Parties should consider including an appropriately drafted non-reliance clause, but this may not protect a party from an argument based on misrepresentation or estoppel if there is clear evidence that one party gave a promise that was intended to be acted upon.

I indicated that whoever drafted those clauses now had us performing the task of offering an opinion on the topic of insurance, about which most of us knew nothing.

Again, the managing broker can assist with the drafting of a clause in the Contract of Purchase and Sale to achieve the desired intent but they can not advocate on behalf of either party.

The following sample clause is intended for use in contracts that are not drafted on the «standard» form.