Sentences with phrase «on public interest»

He merely says that he has a different interest in and perspective on the case because he is a businessman in the private sector and the commissioner is a public servant with a focus on the public interest.

The concern going forward needs to be focused on the public interest, and not on the wannabe interest.

In Monday's decision, the court unanimously held that issuing automatic injunctions in patent cases improperly removed discretion from trial judges to weigh competing factors, including the effect that enforcing the patent would have on the public interest.

The successful reexamination request for the Test.com patent is the latest big victory for EFF's Patent Busting Project, which combats the chilling effects bad patents have on the public interest and innovation.

Based on a public interest case, the Supreme Court of Nepal issued a decision decrying the practices and directing the enactment of legislation to address the issue.

Ontario's Attorney General Yasir Naqvi's intervention at the SCC was focused on the public interest duties of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the AG.

In both cases, the standards established by the courts placed a greater emphasis on the public interest than the standards contemporaneously favoured by the profession itself.

As a general theme, the rules tend to focus on the public interest and ensuring that practicing law is not just another way to make money.

The statutory scheme of PACE 1984, ss 8 and 15, permits a Magistrates» Court in an ex parte application for a search and seizure warrant to have regard to material that, on public interest grounds, can not be disclosed to a person affected by the warrant or order, even where this material is decisive for the legitimacy of the warrant.

To deal with the growing complexity of professional regulation, regulatory bodies regularly utilize general counsel services to assist them in governing with a focus on the public interest, procedural fairness, and transparency.

Likewise, in 2012, based on a public interest litigation, the Indian Supreme Court cancelled 122 spectrum licenses due to irregularities in the way the government granted those licenses.

Prior to evolving into the technology sector, Christina was focused on public interest work with The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, DC City Government, US Treasury Department and several political campaigns.

Legislative regimes where there is no privative clause (often with a full right of appeal) and other legislative indicators of correctness review will often lead to correctness review; on the other hand, the assignment of power to administrators in specialized areas to grant to withhold licences or approvals based on public interest criteria will often lead to a more deferential review.

Over 1,200 students from nearly 200 law schools attend for interviews, workshops on public interest careers, job search advice, networking, resume and cover letter review, mock interviews, and more.

AmeriCorps JD program funds future lawyers with hands - on public interest experienceWashington, DC — December 4, 2013 — Equal Justice Works and AmeriCorps today announced the creation of the Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps JD Program, which provides law students with an opportunity to expand the...

In determining whether to provide this order, a judge can consider the impact of such orders on the public interest, including the role of the media.

PICD offers pre-scheduled formal interviews for summer and post-graduate positions, informal «table - talk» with representatives of various organizations and panel discussions on public interest career topics.

He teaches extensively, and has been recognized by the BC Civil Liberties Association and Freedom of Information and Privacy Associations for his volunteer counsel work on public interest cases.

This case clearly rests on public interest grounds, even if the campaign ultimately fails because other public interests are deemed to be greater.

In making difficult decisions on complex issues of who was to pay, how it was to be financed, how long benefits would last and whether the system would be public or private, Meredith's vision was both economic and humanitarian, focusing on the public interest.

In September 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada significantly changed the law on public interest standing.

A third problem is the lack of focus on the public interest.

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: The Public Interest Exception to the Normal Costs Rule in Litigation Case Commented On: Gendre v Fort Macleod, 2016 ABQB 111 This judgment by Madam Justice K.D. Nixon touches on the public interest exception to... Continue reading →

Lawyers working on public interest matters who are interested in the EPIC program can contact Everchron at [email protected].

However, the law remains archaic in its classification of animals as property and the procedural roadblocks to filing proceedings based on a public interest standing.

He added that the campaign to retain the present scope of legal aid clearly rested on public interest grounds, even if the campaign ultimately fails because other public interests are deemed to be greater.

Registration — refusing to accredit professional programs, in the public interest: Courts in three provinces have moved forward to address the power of law societies to refuse to accredit a Christian law school, based on a public interest concern about the school requiring students to sign a covenant abstaining from sexual intimacy outside of marriage between one man and one woman — a covenant that would effectively discriminate against students of certain sexual orientations.

Meetings to decide on conviction or acquittal of persons accused in administrative proceedings are also generally public, even though CVM may restrict access based on the public interest involved.

I'm skeptical that complaints about lawyer overpopulation are entirely premised on the public interest.

The ERT held that this third stage of the stay analysis, dealing with the balance of convenience, including effects on the public interest, «will often be determinative of a stay motion in cases before the ERT due to the nature of the legislation with which the ERT deals.»

The principal argument on public interest related to the Nazi theme.

ERT Rule 110 requires the party seeking a stay to satisfy the common law test set out in RJR - MacDonald Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 331, namely: whether there is a serious issue to be tried; whether irreparable harm will result if the stay is denied; and whether the balance of convenience, including effects on the public interest, favours the granting of a stay.

The plaintiff, who lost on summary judgment, sought only minimal costs based on public interest because he claimed the case dealt with a novel point of law and fact situation.

Similar to the Court's approach she has no difficulty in stating that private bodies can rely on public interest justifications.

Ontario Superior Court applies anti-SLAPP law to protect free expression on public interest environmental issues: United Soils Management Ltd. v. Mohammed, 2017 ONSC 4450

It considers arguments for and against such the imposition of such a territorial limit on public interest justifications and, through analysis of the case law, concludes that the Court of Justice is yet to adopt a clear and concise approach.

«It's going to be a benefit for those who want to have more access on a public interest basis to tribunal hearings,» says Christopher Wirth, partner at Keel Cottrelle LLP.

We encourage the State Bar of California to take the time to learn more about our platform and work together with us to focus on the public interest, to enhance the profession, and to expand the market so that everyone can afford legal services.

In an effort to make it easier for young attorneys to pursue careers in public service, the law school at the University of California, Berkeley, says it will cover up to $ 100,000 in student loans for graduates who embark on public interest work.

«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.

I've always argued the profession has to be laser - focused on the public interest and the public interest in my mind also equates with the consumer interest.

ISDS is not only an unwelcome tool that allows multinational corporations to put pressure on public interest decision - making, it is also incompatible with EU law.

Deepak Gupta of Gupta Wessler PLLC enjoys a high profile amongst market sources for his vibrant appellate practice, focusing on public interest cases and plaintiff - side representations.

Assuming that the DPP's policy on this point is lawful, the circumstances in which the defence might be able to persuade the DPP to discontinue on public interest grounds are probably fairly narrow and limited to exceptional cases, e.g. interference with the prosecution of another charge.

The blog technola points out something interesting about this year's law nominees: three of the five focus on public interest topics.

In the decision Commission v Germany, the Court dismissed an action brought under Art 260 (2) TFEU for failure to comply with the 2007 VW law judgment; and in Essent it found Dutch measures ensuring public ownership of gas and electricity transmission system operators justifiable on public interest grounds.

The claimant had argued that he was acting on public interest grounds and also raised issues of procedural fairness.

about Edelman's TransCanada Astroturf Documents Expose Oil Industry's Broad Attack on Public Interest

I have also offered a critique of Theodor Adorno's conundrum of the possibility of art after the Holocaust and of the Jesse Helms incident, including why art thrives on public interest and public support.

As the popularity of professional wrestling continues to grow, it seems fairly obvious that publishers would want to capitalize on the public interest in the entertainment - based sport.