Sentences with phrase «question on conflicts of interest»

I've asked another question here about IP but also have a question on Conflicts of Interest I'd thought I'd ask...

Not exact matches

Several Democratic senators pressed billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Monday to clarify his role as an adviser to President Donald Trump, saying his position in the administration raised «alarming» questions about potential conflicts of interest with his stakes in the biofuels and pharmaceutical industries.

Clinton goes on to appears to question the importance of the divestment of assets that financial executives often undertake to avoid the appearance of conflicts of interest when they enter government service.

A work of reference dealing with the modern Islamic world must inevitably touch on a number of highly controversial questions, some of them relating to conflicts between Muslims and others, some of them» the more delicate and important» to conflicts of interests and ideas within and between Muslim countries.

At the request of the Conflict of Interest Review Committee or Audit and Risk Committee, however, the interested director, officer or staff member may present background information or answer questions on the matter.

Research to quantify the influence of industry sponsorship on effect estimates can be improved by obtaining complete and accurate data on sponsors of research and conflicts of interest of sponsors and authors, and focusing on specific research questions and study designs.

CLICK HERE CLICK HERE for Update 46 story Times of India Rema Nagarajan, TNN Apr 19, 2014, 10.00 AM IST NEW DELHI: The question of conflict of interest among academics who serve on various boards or councils of private corporations...

NEW DELHI: The question of conflict of interest among academics who serve on various boards or councils of private corporations is in focus yet again with Nestle admitting that it does offer to pay members of its Creating Shared Value (CSV) Council $ 25,000 per annum.

This has also raised question about the effectiveness of the conflict of interest policy of the medical journal Lancet, given that two of the lead authors of its series on Maternal and Child Nutrition were members of Nestle's Creating Shared Value Advisory Committee.

* If you're keen on delving into the «why» question about conflicts, here are a couple of books that offer interesting theories and techniques: Harville Hendrix, Getting the Love You Want; and Stephen Betchen, Magnetic Partners.

They also raised questions about a potential conflict of interest in the role of the home secretary, who is the respondent to the appeal but also has the power of imposing the disadvantageous timescale on the person launching it.

It appears you are asking about the role of the position (which the other two questions answer nicely) but the body of your question, and your subsequent comments seem focused on the conflict of interest aspect.

We support measures to curb Independent Expenditures, but call on the governor to feel the same urgency to end the apparent pay to play and conflict of interest that has put billions of dollars in public subsidies in question.

(i) The Committee on Ethics may, in its discretion, issue public or private advisory opinions with respect to questions of ethical conduct, conflicts of interest and other matters arising under this Article.

Cuomo questioned reporters at an event on Long Island as to whether they would ask about the conflicts of interest for a man who is related to a lobbyist, either through marriage or by parentage.

Mayor de Blasio's team raised conflict - of - interest questions about the state awarding two big contracts to a firm owned by a top campaign donor to Cuomo one a day after the state put on hold a Brooklyn construction project because Cuomo ESDC appointees expressed similar concerns about the developer who made donations to a fund supporting the mayor.

Mr. Sachs pledged to cease contacting state officials on behalf of clients for the duration of the Cuomo administration after an article in The New York Times in February raised questions about potential conflicts between his business interests and his work for the Cuomo administration.

The Conflicts of Interest Board also issued a general advisory in 2012 after receiving numerous questions from elected officials on how they and their subordinates may engage in political activity.

If, as appears to be the case, the New Rochelle Police Department hushed up Latimer's car crash to shield her from unwanted attention on her relationship with Latimer you start to raise questions about ethical behavior by a sitting judge in New York State and conflicts of interest because one of three ways a Judge can be removed from the bench is to be impeached by a majority vote of the assembly then removed by a two - thirds vote a special court made up of judges of the court of appeals.

In the past decade, ethical questions in science have made headlines on issues such as the patenting of human genes, financial conflicts of interest in biomedical research and risk assessments related to environmental exposure to chemicals.

Bolden may also face tough questions on conflict - of - interest issues, given the time he has spent as a consultant.

March 27, 2017 • As we cover conflicts of interest in the Trump administration, a question frequently arises: What parts of the government have the power to hold the president and his appointees accountable on ethics?

NEW YORK — StudentsFirstNY called on the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board to investigate disturbing questions about a potential conflict of interest during the recently completed teachers» contract negotInterest Board to investigate disturbing questions about a potential conflict of interest during the recently completed teachers» contract negotinterest during the recently completed teachers» contract negotiations.

One local school board member has banned me from commenting on his «public figure» Facebook page (which I see as a free speech violation), both because I questioned his denial of SGPs and some other conflicts of interests I saw, although indirectly related to this particular case.

Now it's not only conservative blogs and talk radio that are questioning huge conflict - of - interest issues involved in Gore's business and political dealings; the British dailies have now picked up on the matter.

My questions about a) Christy and Spencer are relevant to the points raised on this thread by Craig Loehle abourt conflicts of interest; b) My points and questions about you failing applying skepticism and scrutiny equally is also relevant to the whole point of your blog and claims about caring about the science and building bridges.

In N.Y. State 789 (10/26/2005), the New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics questioned the Bank Brussels view that the provision of in - house legal advice to firm lawyers about existing client matters created a conflict of interest.

Besides these, a major game changer in the last decade lies in the review of distribution models and practices on the sale of investment products, prompted by criticisms of bank - dominated distributions, high sale charges, questions of potential conflict of interests and investors» claims for mis - selling.

On the other hand, if the service in question is provided online and a member of a regulated legal profession is implicated in the service (the Charter does not expressly state this, but presumably in this case the client is a member of the public), then the signatory will establish the means to identify the client, to assure there is no conflict of interest, and to assure segregation of funds.

On appeal, the First Circuit certified three questions to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court: (1) whether an insurer owes a duty under an insurance policy or the Massachusetts «in for one, in for all» rule to prosecute an insured's counterclaim; (2) whether an insurer owes a duty to fund the prosecution of an insured's counterclaim as part of «Defense Costs;» and (3) when such a duty might give rise to a conflict of interest, so that the insured is entitled to separate counsel at the insurer's expense.

The question arose when the Law Society of Upper Canada dealt with conflict of interest allegations against Torys LLP lawyers Darren Sukonick and Beth DeMerchant (now retired) in relation to their work on the sale of the Hollinger group of companies between 2000 and 2003 to companies including CanWest and Osprey Media.

Hi Alan: I am going to assume that your question deals with what the effect of the BRA concept will have on the philosophy of the RedPin.com 50 % listing rebate model which has a very real conflict - of - interest inducement tag attached to it.