Sentences with phrase «public interest mandate»

The Law Society of Alberta's CPD program is a flexible and convenient method to ensure lawyers meet their professional duty of competence (Chapter 2 of the Code of Professional Conduct) and meets the Law Society's public interest mandate by implementing a regulatory program to ensure the ongoing competence and professionalism of lawyers in Alberta.

On my reading, the overriding public interest mandate is indeed what the Court of Appeal pointed to in justifying their decision.

«DOE believes that the public interest mandates that FutureGen deliver the greatest possible technological benefits in the most cost - efficient manner,» James Slutz, the DOE's acting principal deputy assistant secretary, said in the statement.

I do, however, accept one of its basic premises: law schools have a public interest mandate.

«In our view, the federation and the committee charged with approving new Canadian law degree programs must strike a balance between freedom of religion and equality, and give full consideration to its public interest mandate and to the values embodied in Canadian human rights laws.

Recommendation 8: The Law Society's Trust Regulation Department, and the Professional Conduct and Investigation Department, when dealing with investigations involving a lawyer who uses cloud computing, should identify circumstances in which the approach proposed in this report is failing to protect the public interest, in the event modifications to the policy and rules is necessary for the Law Society to fulfill its public interest mandate.

Our CPD Requirement is a flexible and convenient method to ensure lawyers meet both their professional duty of competence and the Society's public interest mandate, by implementing a regulatory program to ensure the ongoing competence and professionalism of lawyers in Nova Scotia.

The CPD Requirement is a flexible and convenient method to ensure lawyers meet both their professional duty of competence in the delivery of legal services and the Society's public interest mandate, by implementing a regulatory program to ensure the ongoing competence and professionalism of lawyers in Nova Scotia.

«In our view, the federation and the committee charged with approving new Canadian law degree programs must strike a balance between freedom of religion and equality, and give full consideration to its public interest mandate and to the values embodied in Canadian human rights laws,» wrote CBA president Robert Brun.

Canadian law societies operate under a public interest mandate.

For everything that Law Societies do, they should be judged against this public interest mandate.

The court on Volochay also usefully noted that even where a complainant withdraws a complaint, a regulatory authority need not stop an investigation, given its public interest mandate, especially where a member may have influenced the withdrawal of the complaint.

The Association appealed to the Ontario Court of Appeal on various grounds including that (a) the Association Council required more deference than had been afforded by the Divisional Court, (b) the Divisional Court's decision was inconsistent with the Association's public interest mandate, and (c) the decision would diminish the inter-provincial mobility of the Association's members (para. 6).

Convocation should take up this mantle as part of its public interest mandate, and the Treasurer should lead the way.

She provides training and strategic policy and operational advice for self - governing organizations, ensuring their public interest mandate is always at the forefront.

Pink was described as a «wise leader» who has always had the public interest mandate of the NSBS front and centre in his consideration.

The perspectives of lawyers and firms were important in our deliberations, but the public interest mandate of law societies was foremost in our final considerations.

Private actors may desire broader relief than the commissioner, in the exercise of her public interest mandate, may require.