Sentences with phrase «on precedent setting»

The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACT - O) is a new specialty Legal Aid Ontario legal clinic only working on precedent setting cases and research on tenant issues.

Independent adult children are generally considered to have a moral claim to receive part of their parent's estate subject to a number of factors including whether they are other claimants (such as those of a spouse) and the size of the estate, based on the precedent setting Supreme Court of Canada decision in Tataryn v Tataryn Estate.

Acted for the City of Ottawa on a precedent setting case that established the privacy of employee personal emails unrelated to the business of the City.

We have a deep appreciation of public law, and have worked on precedent setting constitutional and administrative law cases.

The U.S. judge has excluded foreign investors, based on a precedent set in a 2010 Supreme Court ruling in the case of Morrison v. National Australian Bank.

The tactic proved to be useful, as Wolves ran out 2 - 0 winners on the night, and now we are calling on the Premier League to follow on the precedent set by the Midlands outfit by employing their own squads.

The government had also argued that dismissing the indictment was inappropriate based on precedent set by other cases where there was intense media coverage.

The Court decided that public charter schools like ours are not «common schools,» as they are not overseen by an elected school board, and therefore can not receive public funding, basing their decision on a precedent set in 1909.

Building on the precedent set by the 2009 Dodge Ram, the well - executed cabin should be a key factor in reestablishing Jeep's claim that this is a premium SUV.

ExxonMobil based its argument on precedents set in two old cases of maritime law holding that «punitive damages are not available against a shipowner for a shipmaster's recklessness» (language from today's decision).

For better or worse, the camera on the ZenFone 3 builds on the precedent set by the earlier generations of ZenFone.

Once the dust settles and the ink on the precedents set by case law dries I think we are going to find Dodd Frank to have little if any real impact on the real estate investing community.

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Boyce sets a very weak precedent; as Christensen told us, its influence on the Bergdahl proceedings will depend on whether judges like Nance read the brief in the first place.

It's entirely possible that if the Vermont law is allowed to stand, the precedent it sets will help make it easier for other states to jump on the bandwagon.

The hack sets a new precedent and draws into question the US government's ability to deter state - sponsored cyberattacks on even the most sensitive government and political operations.

But if this case sets a precedent for how Trump's economic policies are going to work, it heralds a dangerous shift from an economic system based on rules toward an economic system based on deals.

On the other hand, this type of action could set a precedent for other countries to vie for control of the strait.

Apple has claimed that helping the FBI create software to help retrieve data from Farook's iPhone sets a bad precedent that could ultimately make user information on its devices more vulnerable to hackers.

«The ombudsman ruling on the EEAS will set a strong precedent against unpaid internships in all EU Institutions, and we will be pushing hard on this.

The ruling, which found that Carter's texts led to Conrad's death, could set a legal precedent, though experts remain split on the verdict.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said in a letter released on Sunday night that the agency's request wasn't about setting legal precedent, but rather seeking justice for the victims and investigating other possible threats.

«This way, we set a precedent early on and built a long paper trail to support it.»

«Even though public universities are not affected by the endowment tax, they are very much opposed to it, for fear it would set a precedent that would be applied to them in the future,» Terry Hartle of the American Council on Education told NPR in December.

Uber attorney Theodore Boutrous said a better procedure would be to first have a trial solely on the three drivers, instead of a «big, huge» class action that would set a risky precedent.

A lawyer for ride service Uber, which has been sued by drivers who contend they should be considered employees and are seeking class action status, said it would be preferable to have a trial just on the three drivers who filed the complaint in order to avoid setting a risky precedent.

Thomas speculates that the Bangladeshi government may be spooked because it could set a precedent for action by the EU, the second largest market, where he says consumers are «very sensitive» about these issues and «preferences are largely centered on apparel items.»

By claiming control over her recordings, she's able to set precedents that can change how streaming services and internet radio develop from here on out — whether or not she's right.

On the other hand, some argue that the Fed's response set a precedent that had the potential to exacerbate moral hazard (Cecchetti and Disyatat 2010).

China's latest position on this matter may finally set a cryptocurrency precedent, not only within the nation but globally as well.

Piper Jaffray analyst Christopher Raymond said Regeneron's (REGN) agreement with Express Scripts (ESRX) to improve Praluent access and make it the exclusive PCSK9 on the latter's preferred formulary may «set a somewhat dubious precedent,» but he still sees it as a smart move that can reinvigorate Praluent growth.

For a province that relies on free, unfettered trade of resources, measures such as this set a precedent as bad or worse as those set by BC Premier John Horgan's intention to regulate bitumen shipments in BC.

On June 28, 2016, the Target Canada Entities and the Plan Sponsor confirmed in writing to the Monitor that all of the conditions precedent set out in section 8.3 of the Plan have been satisfied or waived, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the Plan Implementation Date has occurred and the Plan is effective with its terms and the terms of the Sanction and Vesting Order.

This unwarranted and unfair attack on Alberta sets a dangerous precedent for Canada with long term repercussions for all Canadians» said the senator.

As was expected in that case, there was a simple coding error on the part of Parity and as they were requesting a hard fork many were thinking back to the precedent that was set from the DAO rescue.

With other Asian countries still cracking down on ICOs, South Korea can set a major precedent.

Faith that the sun will rise is more of a resonable expectation than a belief despite evidence — there is a precedent set based on long observation by not only the person making the belief statement, but also by everybody else in the world (except maybe the Inuit).

Not to mention the fact that Roe v Wade set precedent and trumped your ilk on this.

Because I set that precedent early on with my friends and family, no one ever expects me to eat broccoli, green beans or lettuce.

The move sets a precedent on the international stage.

And while Aristotle eventually received Catholic blessing because of the precedent set by Thomas Aquinas, Arab Aristotelians were largely secular professionals (physicians mostly) who had to rely on worldly patronage from caliphs and provincial governors.

The following timeline shows a number of actions the government took in the past year, setting precedents and priorities on various issues, including sexual orientation, health care, and hiring decisions.

If not for the attempted narrow ruling trying to limit this to «family owned» companies it would certainly set precedent for JW's employees denied blood tranfusions being paid for or Christian Scientists employees from paying for any health care at all and it's all based on theocratic laws.

Should the Western Australian government proceed with the closure of remote communities it would set a disturbing precedent for the denial by governments of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders rights across Australia to remain on their traditional lands.

Simon says it's a long shot, and there are already precedents set for allowing the use of the word «milk» on nondairy products.

Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane will submit to colleagues on Thursday a case for paying the money to Coca - Cola, but the majority of the cabinet is believed to be opposed to any form of industry assistance on the basis of the precedent it would set.

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The cabinet will reconsider the issue on 30 January, but has been extremely reluctant to approve the grant with the prime minister, Tony Abbott, declaring in December he was loth to consider requests for subsidies because «we don't believe in corporate welfare» and cabinet ministers arguing privately it would set a precedent for other companies looking for handouts.

With such a huge turnover of personnel, skipper Alex Urwin had a huge task on his hands to ensure the team were ready to match the precedent set by hugely successful Blues sides of years gone by.

Setting this precedent on Opening Day is a message the Phillies are going to lean hard on their bullpen, and I'm not sure if it's the kind of bullpen that's worth leaning on.

The Dodgers, not wanting to miss out on having their two future Hall of Fame arms in the rotation but also not wanting to set a precedent, didn't agree to those joint terms, but they did eventually sign both Koufax and Drysdale to larger contracts than they were initially offered.