Not exact matches
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels
of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments
of the aerospace industry, levels
of air travel, financial condition
of commercial airlines, the impact
of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition
of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization
of the anticipated benefits
of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope,
nature, impact or timing
of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition
of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration
of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization
of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels
of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability
of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope
of future repurchases
of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level
of other investing activities and uses
of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition
of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery
of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits
of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits
of diversification and balance
of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome
of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact
of the negotiation
of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect
of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect
of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect
of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition
of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits
of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing
of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence
of events that may give rise to a right
of one or both
of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee
of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million
of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects
of the announcement or the completion
of the merger on the market price
of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation
of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value
of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal
proceedings; and (24) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number
of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation
of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval
of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration
of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation
of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part
of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination
of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee
of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances
of the termination, including the possible imposition
of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency
of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect
of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the
nature, cost and outcome
of pending and future litigation and other
legal proceedings, including any such
proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive,
legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A
of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files with the SEC.
The state - specific
nature of these
legal arguments means that home inspector licensing laws (or their absence), usually have a central role in the
proceedings.
By their very
nature, either debt relief option provides a «stay
of proceedings,» which immediately stops all
legal action.
«(i) that in matters
of personal conduct he would be subject to the hospital's general procedures and that in matters
of professional conduct he would be subject to a procedure agreed by the Local Negotiating Committee in respect
of medical practitioners; (ii) that he was accused by the Trust
of personal and professional misconduct; (iii) that because
of the
nature of the allegations made against him he was contractually entitled to a formal disciplinary hearing by a panel which included a clinician
of the same discipline as himself and a legally qualified chairman, before which he would have the benefit
of legal representation, if he so wished; (iv) that the disciplinary hearing which resulted in the findings
of misconduct was not conducted in accordance with the terms
of his contract
of employment because the panel did not include a clinician
of the same discipline as himself, nor a legally qualified chairman and because his request to be allowed
legal representation was refused; (iv) that following the panel's findings he was dismissed for personal and professional misconduct; (v) that if the
proceedings had been carried out in accordance with his contract
of employment the panel would not have found that he was guilty
of personal and professional misconduct and he would not have been dismissed; (vii) that because he was dismissed on the grounds
of personal and professional misconduct (including dishonesty) he has been unable to find comparable alternative employment» [at para 10]:
The «non-
legal»
nature of VISs has generated uncertainty in relation to the functioning
of the sentencing hearing and concerns have been raised that VISs are: inconsistent with established
legal values, detrimental to the offender's entitlement to a fair hearing, detrimental to victims» wellbeing, and harmful to the integrity
of the
legal proceedings.
It has confirmed that any advice
of a
legal nature provided by a claims consultant will not be covered by
legal professional privilege and therefore may have to be disclosed to the opposing party in
legal (or arbitration)
proceedings.
Several women made criticisms
of mainstream
legal dealings with children, such as the protracted
nature of legal proceedings and the difficulties in expecting young Aboriginal children to give evidence over several years in a system and language that is alien to them.