Sentences with phrase «potential breaches of the law»

The head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Rod Sims, will investigate the two retailers - which between them control an estimated 70 per cent of the nation's grocery spending - about potential breaches of the law and bullying tactics against food and grocery suppliers.

Not exact matches

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that it is investigating potential legal claims against the board of directors of Analogic Corporation («Analogic» or the «Company»)(NASDAQ GS: ALOG) regarding possible breaches of fiduciary duties and other violations of law related to the Company's entry into an agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Altaris Capital Partners, LLC («Altaris») in a transaction valued at approximately $ 1.1 billion.

Authorities from China's cyberspace administration and market supervision bureau interviewed Marriott managers in China about a potential breach of cybersecurity and advertising laws.

Highlighting the potential scale of the threat, Wright points to the Panama Papers data breach, in which 11.5 million documents were leaked from law firm Mossack Fonseca.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) brought up specific potential rules and regulations — the Honest Ads Act, which she and other lawmakers put forth in October to institute new rules on political ads, and the idea of requiring companies to inform users of a data breach within 72 hours, which is in a European law that is about to be instituted.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of the Company in the expected time frame; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.

The practice has raised fresh concerns among insiders about possible collusion issues and potential breaches of price signalling laws.

New York City is flouting a state law that requires unpaid members of policymaking boards and commissions to file financial - disclosure statements — an ethics breach that allows officials on some powerful panels to make decisions without any sunlight on potential conflicts of interest.

As a result of the leak, the organisation was investigated by the Electoral Commission for a potential breach of election law — though it claimed the money wasn't included in the # 100,000 they have spent on Scottish elections in recent years.

And, when someone asked for the emails that would have exposed it, they hastily deleted them — a potential breach of freedom of information (FoI) law.

Against that background, the Tribunal observes that there is a growing body of arbitral law, particularly in the context of ICSID arbitrations, which holds that the principle of proportionality is applicable to potential breaches of bilateral investment treaty obligations (see paras. 402 - 404).

As further set out below, the automobile industry's letter to Scott Pruitt suggests an exclusive focus on regulatory standards as determinative of the industry's applicable standard of care (and potential liability for the breach thereof), which, under Canadian common law at least, would be misplaced.

Weiqing «Jane» Jin was found to have breached insider trading laws when she bought thousands of shares in a company that she had been advising on potential acquisitions in August 2011.

Mr. Ahmed - Kadir intends to raise arguments of fact and law concerning potential breaches under ss.

The Mossack Fonseca leak, which came about via an anonymous tip off to German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, has brought into sharpest relief the potential consequences of a law firm security breach, which the legal profession has been warned about with growing urgency over the past two years.

Peter counseled a national accounting firm on response to breach or potential breach of protected personal information and other data privacy issues pursuant to federal, state and local laws or regulations.

When one views such measures together with the «ramping up» of the US Department of Justice's investigations of alleged breaches of US anti-corruption laws by foreign companies, it is clear that companies which ignore the potential for US / EU law and the recent changes in UK law to apply to their conduct do so at their peril.

In the article, the authors discuss a potential modernization that would bring Massachusetts real estate laws in line with other jurisdictions as they relate to a landlord's right to compensation following the breach of a lease.

regulatory investigations concerning potential breaches of competition law, including by the CMA and Ofgem

Under section 36 of the Act, the potential remedies for a successful competition law private action are the actual damages (i.e., compensatory damages) proven as a result of the criminal violation (or breach of a Tribunal or court order).

Well, if you're interested in keeping your firm protected and free of a potential breach of HIPAA policies, here are 7 tips to make sure your law firm is secure and protected!

It's also pretty arguable that his popularity on Twitter is a direct result of his office as President, and hence making money by publicly and messily leaving their service will result in a breach of accepted ethical standards and potential impeachment even if no specific law has been broken.

INDEMNITY AND INFIDELITY: ADVANCEMENT OF DEFENCE COSTS IN ACTIONS - Canadian Business Law Journal - Indemnification of corporate directors refers to the financial protection provided by the corporation to its directors.1 It shields directors from expenses and liability of legal proceedings alleging breaches of their duty to the corporation.2 This is of concern for directors because, in addition to the potential liability they face if found blameworthy, the cost of funding an adequate defence can be staggerinOF DEFENCE COSTS IN ACTIONS - Canadian Business Law Journal - Indemnification of corporate directors refers to the financial protection provided by the corporation to its directors.1 It shields directors from expenses and liability of legal proceedings alleging breaches of their duty to the corporation.2 This is of concern for directors because, in addition to the potential liability they face if found blameworthy, the cost of funding an adequate defence can be staggerinof corporate directors refers to the financial protection provided by the corporation to its directors.1 It shields directors from expenses and liability of legal proceedings alleging breaches of their duty to the corporation.2 This is of concern for directors because, in addition to the potential liability they face if found blameworthy, the cost of funding an adequate defence can be staggerinof legal proceedings alleging breaches of their duty to the corporation.2 This is of concern for directors because, in addition to the potential liability they face if found blameworthy, the cost of funding an adequate defence can be staggerinof their duty to the corporation.2 This is of concern for directors because, in addition to the potential liability they face if found blameworthy, the cost of funding an adequate defence can be staggerinof concern for directors because, in addition to the potential liability they face if found blameworthy, the cost of funding an adequate defence can be staggerinof funding an adequate defence can be staggering.

So any law firm dealing with a client trying to register intellectual property or conduct an acquisition or merger should ensure they take all precautions to protect their client from potential breaches, says Mark Hayes, founding partner of Hayes eLaw LLP based in Toronto.

His sins included sending out misleading solicitation letters to potential class members of lawsuits, saying anyone who signed up would not have to pay costs when, in fact, they might have to; of ignoring a court order to pay a party monies from his law firm's trust account, and then pocketing those funds himself; and of willfully breaching a court order for paying sums into court.

Attorneys for both plaintiffs and defendants will find comprehensive coverage of such matters as: the advantages and disadvantages of suits based on strict liability, negligence and breach of warranty; the use of state consumer protection statutes; the duty to warn and its innumerable ramifications; the liability of the manufacturers, retailers and other potential defendants in the distribution chain; successor liability; federal preemption of common law claims; monitoring product safety during design, manufacturing and distribution; causation theories in actions involving multiple manufacturers; product misuse and alteration; the elements of proof needed in an action; recovery for economic loss; punitive damages; and the government contractor defense.

The potential for conflict should not be used by government as an excuse to avoid the recognition of Aboriginal Customary Law or by Aboriginal communities to condone breaches of human rights.

2d 651)-- remedies provision of the Property Condition Disclosure Act are unenforceable beyond the requirement to give a $ 500 credit at closing should the seller refuse to provide the form, thereafter, common law or statutory remedies, if any, are available; information contained in the disclosure statement survives neither contract nor closing; seller answering «unknown» on the disclosure form triggers a duty to inquire on the part of the buyer and relieves the seller of any potential liability for defects that arise in regard to the part of the premises covered by the question; any information disclosed during the sale of the property merges into the contract and does not exist on its own basis of a common law cause of action; buyer's action based on breach of the disclosure statement is dismissed on the grounds that no such cause of action is created by RPL Article 14; buyer's relief exists under common law contract theories and buyers have not proven their prima faciecase under those theories