Sentences with phrase «practising lawyer from»

However, if you are an existing practising lawyer from overseas, you may well have to apply for the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS).

What distinguishes a licensed, practising lawyer from another unlicensed legal professional?

As has worked in the past, when the neutral citation system for Canadian courts was created and adopted, and equally a uniform naming convention for Canadian judgments, I would suggest the work be entrusted to a core working group supported by an advisory board representative of all the affected communities: the Courts (and the Canadian Judicial Council), the law publishers both print and digital (especially CanLII and Lexum), legal writing and research faculty, law librarians and practising lawyers from both our French and English legal communities.

Written by Marie Dancer and Victoria Rees, expert fitness to practise lawyers from Richard Nelson LLP and the Medic Assistance Scheme.

Not exact matches

Born into a family of artists but opting to study law at Rome University — after which he practised for nine years as a lawyer — from 1935 he worked as a freelance photographer in the pleasant seaside town and port, Senigallia, on Italy's Adriatic coast, north of Ancona, in the Marche region.

Other factors at play could also be female Aboriginal lawyers leaving because of family pressures, Aboriginal lawyers not wanting to practise in a mainstream area such as corporate law, lack of opportunity within some areas, and not wanting to move away from their own band and family.

I was somewhat surprised and disappointed, having asked a practising lawyer that I know to describe what he thought to be key quality standards from legal publishers who serve his needs.

Bahar Ansari is a practising American lawyer and co-founder of Case.one, a legal tech startup based in California that has developed cloud - based, all - in - one legal practice management software helping attorneys work on litigation, exchange information, manage time and billing, create invoices and monitor ongoing tasks from wherever they work.

I think women in our class accounted for 40 per cent so it was a decent percentage but from my graduating class, in terms of transaction lawyers, there is essentially myself and one other classmate still practising who happens to be at Dentons as well.»

Regardless of their reasons for choosing a legal education, today's young lawyers can expect that their experiences practising law will be different from depictions of the profession they witnessed growing up.

While lawyers sharing space and resources may practise independently from each other, courts may well find them liable for the work of each other where it is reasonable for the public to assume that they may collaborate or share information on client matters.

The answer generally comes from across the oak - panelled desk of a lawyer, who draws on wisdom gained from years of practise, experience with similar cases and knowledge of the law to make a judgment call.

The report's findings stemmed in part from a survey of 373 lawyers, the biggest proportion of whom practised in Ontario.

From a risk management perspective, it can be more challenging, because lawyers who practise alone lack colleagues close at hand with whom to discuss tricky legal issues.

Many countries require practising lawyers to carry E&O insurance, but the limits vary from one jurisdiction to the next.

Douglas has practised with Stewart Esten since 1988, and was an associate lawyer with the firm Brock and Brock from 1986 to 1988 where his main areas of practice were family law, civil litigation and criminal law.

London based Avram Kelman of Fladgate LLP is an Israeli - educated lawyer who practises from a London base.

Called to the Quebec Bar in 1949, Le Dain went on to teach law at his alma mater, McGill University, practise as a lawyer, become dean of Osgoode Hall Law School in 1967, and, perhaps most notably, chair the Commission of Inquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs from 1969 to 1973, which recommended that cannabis be removed from the narcotic control act and be regulated provincially.

After returning from the war, he went back to practise at the firm where he developed he reputation as an insurance lawyer.

There are no rules that limit lawyers without much experience in employment law from professing that they practise it on their websites and in the media — and unfortunately they do.

She has practised as a family lawyer ever since, having extensive experience with all family law issues, from children's issues to complex support and property issues.

After graduating with the AB in Classics and English, summa cum laude, from Harvard, he completed the MPhil in Comparative Philology in Oxford, studied Law at the University of Toronto, and practised as a litigation lawyer with Oslers in Toronto.

This month sees the debut of two columns: the monthly Human Rights... Here and There, helmed by professor Lucie Lamarche, Gordon F. Henderson Human Rights Chair at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law; and Craig's Reviews, a bimonthly review of law - related fiction from Craig Paterson, a former law prof and lawyer who has been practising for 33 years.

It was issued without the court hearing argument on the subject from any practising lawyers (or eg from the Law Society or the Bar Council).

Practising lawyers develop their own sense of legal ethics in part from these other sources and in part from their participation in the legal... [more]

Likewise, regardless of cultural norms related to agency, a lawyer practising in Canada will be held to the prevailing standard of care about from whom to take instructions, and will not be able to rely, as a defence, on the traditional practice of a particular community.

For example, Mayo Moran's analysis of the interrelation of public and private law would be more useful to the practising lawyer if she had addressed the inconsistencies arising from the fact that in some situations the common law goes merrily on its way, oblivious to the fact that there exists an almost consistent rejection of the common law in statutory provisions.

In partnership with US recruitment firm J. Johnson Executive Search, we compiled data from 31 UK and US law firms, to show the ratio of practising lawyers to full time marketing / BD / communications professionals.

Overall, the numbers of practising lawyers to full time marketing / BD / communications professionals ranged from 10.2:1 to 37.1:1.

The Nova Scotia Barristers» Society regulates lawyers practising in Nova Scotia, including practising members as well as lawyers from other jurisdictions who practise here temporarily.

After graduating from law school, Greg practised for a number of years as a business lawyer in a private firm and as in - house counsel with two large corporations.

(6) The benchers may make rules prohibiting lawyers from facilitating or participating in the practice of law by persons who are not authorized to practise law.

Don't let you guard down because it is a referral from another Ontario lawyer: Two Ontario lawyers that don't practice family law indicated that they forwarded the initial contact message to lawyers they knew practised family law.

The previous mobility arrangement with Quebec, the Quebec Mobility Agreement, allowed lawyers from common law jurisdictions to practise in areas «only with respect to matters under federal jurisdiction.»

This amount is significantly more than the amount collected in premiums — including civil litigation transaction levies — from the lawyers practising in this area.

They must also provide a certificate from a chartered professional accountant, confirming that the practising lawyer or law firm has in place a trust accounting system that will enable compliance with Part 10 of the Regulations.

In this case, there is no member of the public to protect (since a typical corporation can not practise law), and the master / servant relationship insulates the lawyer from liability to others for the work they do for their employer.

The authorities may also suspend the lawyer's practice by holding the licence for a prolonged period of time, hence stopping the lawyer from practising.

We are happy to consider enquiries from experienced lawyers who do not yet hold a practising certificate but who expect to do so within a short timeframe or after completing an abbreviated period of pupillage.

Written by well - known academic and practising economists and lawyers from both developed and developing countries.

We welcome enquiries from lawyers with established practices who are interested in practising from Monckton Chambers.

The monies in the Lawyers» Fund for Client Compensation consist of annual contributions from every practising lawyer in Nova Scotia.

Prior to joining the Public Service, Ms. Legault practised law as a criminal defense lawyer and Crown prosecutor from 1991 to 1996.

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Under the new rules Indian lawyers will not be allowed to apply to practise in the UK, as India is not included in the list of jurisdictions to benefit from the QLTS.

I am excited to have the opportunity to share my experiences as a newly minted lawyer as I transition from an articling student to a practising lawyer.

Looking at the next 15 years [xvii], there were 17,032 insured practicing lawyers in Ontario in 1999 while there were 5,067 practising lawyers exempt from insurance.

Keeping up to date with regulatory and legislative changes is preventing lawyers from getting on with their primary focus: practising law.

Lawyers from reciprocating jurisdictions who are in good standing and entitled to practise in their home jurisdiction may apply to be licensed in Ontario under subsection 9 (2) of By - Law 4, based on the National Mobility Agreement or the Territorial Mobility Agreement.

During the first 10 year period from 1989 to 1998 [xv], the number of private practice lawyers increased by a total of only 14.9 % while the number of practising lawyers in other categories increased by 79.7 %.