Sentences with phrase «real purpose of law»

For those students graduating this year, next year and in the coming years — you have the opportunity to fix the profession, in terms of how it's structured and operates, in terms of what the real purpose of law is, and by extension what the purpose of lawyers truly is.

If someone wants to offer that the real purpose of this law is to furtively provide healthcare for the poor — for people who couldn't afford contraceptives, now they can get it — then we can finally discuss why this hidden government aid program, didn't include any means testing — why does it apply to millionaires equally to the poor?

Not exact matches

Where the atheist scientist sees only physical processes and laws that give rise to illusions of morality and free will, I see real beauty, truth, love, good and evil, purpose to life, freedom to choose and ultimate hope.

The new law allows owners and tenants of real property located within a BID to receive written notice of the timing and purpose of management association meetings, as well as copies of the minutes of those meetings upon request.

In real terms, these rules which exist in virtually every jurisdiction, include laws and regulations which forbid the unauthorized use of state resources for political purposes, contributions from dubious sources, violation of campaign funding limits as prescribed by enabling laws, the use of money to influence voters and election outcomes, non-disclosure of campaign spending, abuse of media, broadcasting and political advertising rules, and rules on declaration of assets, academic qualifications, health and other disclosures and internal party guidelines and rules.

This local law, enacted for either one - or two - year terms by the Erie County Legislature, dedicated a portion of Erie County's real property tax for Library purposes and guaranteed that funds appropriated by the Legislature could not be re-appropriated to cover mid-year shortfalls elsewhere in the Erie County budget.

Along the way David and his loyal «supertoy» sidekick Teddy (a real marvel of top - notch puppetry, CGI, and voiceover work) hook up with Gigolo Joe (Jude Law), a robot whose name says all one needs to know about his purpose in the world.

Here the real issue is the pain that comes with the loss of access to valued sources of legal information by the legal research community and from the loss of purpose that comes from law libraries being unable to provide access to legal information that is the reason for their existence.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley as joint global co-ordinators and joint bookrunners on the initial public offering of Landscape Acquisition Holdings Limited (Landscape), a special purpose acquisition company (of SPAC) that intends to focus on acquiring a business likely with a real estate component and all or a substantial part of its activities in North America or Europe.

The Court of Appeal held that it was appropriate, in what was likely to be an extremely narrow band of cases and by way of an additional common law qualification or exception to the inviolable nature of legal professional privilege, to impose a requirement that particular individuals could be present at client — lawyer discussions if there was a real possibility that the discussions were to be misused for a purpose and in a way involving impropriety amounting to an abuse of the privilege that justified interference.

Notable mandates: Acted for Soltoro Ltd. in connection with its successful disposition by plan of arrangement to Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.; co-counsel for Trillium Motor World Ltd. in class action against General Motors of Canada Ltd. and Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP; acted for Canadian Solar Inc. in connection with raising an aggregate of US$ 50 million in equity and US$ 100 million in debt financing for acquisition financing and working capital purposes; external counsel to the Regional Municipality of York, providing a wide range of municipal, real estate, expropriation, litigation, and commercial law advice and services; counsel to minority shareholder of a Nevis LLC worth more than US$ 500 million with respect to a claim for relief from unfair prejudice in litigation in Nevis and the Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in British Virgin Islands, and in contemporaneous related actions in Belize and the United States.

He stated that the proposal should be rejected out of hand, in part because the Commission had taken an «intellectually dishonest approach, hoping we would not notice the real purpose of the Regulatory Objectives is to be a stalking horse for non-lawyers practicing law, non-lawyers owning law firms and multi-disciplinary practices.»

Those who purchase real estate for the purpose of rental income must understand the laws that govern the purchase and rental of the home.

Examples of category (4) include data describing the value of the real property subject to the aforementioned statute and quoted in the aforementioned journal article commenting on that statute for the purpose of describing the economic effects of that statute, and income and wealth data respecting the owners of the real property subject to the aforementioned statute and quoted in the aforementioned court opinion for the purpose of supporting a statement about law expressed in that opinion.

Administrative law — Judicial review — Municipal law — Taxation — Real property tax — Payments made by Federal Crown in lieu of real property tax — Assessed value of Halifax Citadel — Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred in holding that the Minister is unconstrained by the assessed value of the property determined by the assessment authority in determining the property value of a federal property for purposes of the PILT Act — Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred in holding that the Minister acted reasonably in determining the property value of the Halifax Citadel lands (adopting the determination of the Dispute Advisory Panel appointed under the Act), and in particular in valuing the portion of the lands upon which are located improvements which are exempt from payments in lieu of taxes, representing 47 of 49 acres of the site, at $ 10 — Whether the Court should consider the present case as it raises similar issues as Montréal (City) v. Montréal Port Authority 2010 SCC 14, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 427, but from the perspective of assessed value — Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. M -Real property tax — Payments made by Federal Crown in lieu of real property tax — Assessed value of Halifax Citadel — Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred in holding that the Minister is unconstrained by the assessed value of the property determined by the assessment authority in determining the property value of a federal property for purposes of the PILT Act — Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred in holding that the Minister acted reasonably in determining the property value of the Halifax Citadel lands (adopting the determination of the Dispute Advisory Panel appointed under the Act), and in particular in valuing the portion of the lands upon which are located improvements which are exempt from payments in lieu of taxes, representing 47 of 49 acres of the site, at $ 10 — Whether the Court should consider the present case as it raises similar issues as Montréal (City) v. Montréal Port Authority 2010 SCC 14, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 427, but from the perspective of assessed value — Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. M -real property tax — Assessed value of Halifax Citadel — Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred in holding that the Minister is unconstrained by the assessed value of the property determined by the assessment authority in determining the property value of a federal property for purposes of the PILT Act — Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred in holding that the Minister acted reasonably in determining the property value of the Halifax Citadel lands (adopting the determination of the Dispute Advisory Panel appointed under the Act), and in particular in valuing the portion of the lands upon which are located improvements which are exempt from payments in lieu of taxes, representing 47 of 49 acres of the site, at $ 10 — Whether the Court should consider the present case as it raises similar issues as Montréal (City) v. Montréal Port Authority 2010 SCC 14, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 427, but from the perspective of assessed value — Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. M - 13.

The purpose of the real criminal law & order franchise — the justice system — is truth.

The court stated that land is unique for purposes of specific performance, but beyond that, the law does not demand any special uniqueness analysis for real estate.

Recently released final regulations under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) recognize «qualified real estate agents» as non-employees for purposes of the «Shared Responsibility for Employers» provisions of the new health care law.

For purposes of this VOW Policy, «Virtual Office Website» («VOW») refers to a Member's secure, password - protected internet website, or a feature of a Member's internet website, through which the Member is capable of providing real estate brokerage services to consumers with whom the Member has first established a broker - consumer relationship (as may be designated by provincial and / or federal law) where the consumer has the opportunity to search MLS ® data, subject to the Member's oversight, supervision, and accountability.

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that mere listers can take the mandatory courses for the sole purpose of obtaining valid recognition as a real estate practitioner but have no need to actually understand the nuances of representation or property law; bylaws; mortgages etc., or desire to keep abreast of those because they their sole purpose is to flog access to the MLS system without commitment to the customer.

Texas allows licensed real estate brokers to use a drone to capture property images in connection with the marketing, sale, or financing of real property, and insurance company employees or affiliates may capture images using an unmanned aircraft in connection with an insurance policy or claim regarding real property or a structure on property.14 In Louisiana, the use of a drone for the purpose of spying upon others or otherwise invading the privacy of others is a criminal offense.15 Use of a drone in the space above property with intent to conduct surveillance constitutes «remaining in or upon property» or «entering upon immovable property» under the offense of criminal trespass.16 South Dakota passed a law making it a misdemeanor to land a drone on lands or water of another resident.17 The owner or lessee of the drone is liable for damage resulting from a forced landing of the drone.18 In Oregon, a property owner may bring a claim for invasion of privacy against a drone operator who flies over their property without permission (unless the drone operator complied with FAA requirements).19

NAR supports laws and regulations that ensure an adequate flow of capital for real estate purposes.

By fully appreciating the purpose of these laws, and understanding the value in investments in lead hazard reduction, real estate professionals can attract business, improve their reputation, preserve the value of their properties and reduce the possibility of lawsuits.

According to federal law, for federal tax purposes, real estate agents will not be treated as employees if these three requirements are met: (1) The agent must be licensed; (2) Substantially all income must be made on the basis of sales or output, not on hours worked; and (3) There must be a written contract between the salesperson and company stipulating independent contractor status.

But tax is its own universe, so for tax law purposes, when a DST is designed properly, is treated as a direct ownership interest in the underlying real estate,» said Steven R. Meier is co-chair of the real estate securities practice at Jenner & Block.

This new law, as part of the definition of home inspection for the transfer of real property, specifies that an appropriate inspection of real property with a swimming pool or spa would include noninvasive physical examination of the pool or spa and dwelling for the purpose of identifying which, if any, of the seven drowning prevention safety features the pool or spa is equipped.

By law, California real estate is valued each year as of January 1 (lien date) for property tax purposes.

For purposes of § 1026.38 (j), a first user loan is a loan to finance construction of a new structure or purchase of a new manufactured home that is known at the time of consummation to be real property under State law, where the structure was constructed for sale or the manufactured home was purchased for purposes of resale and the loan is used as or converted to a loan to finance purchase by the first user.

(i) The legislature, by general law and subject to conditions specified therein, may prohibit the consideration of the following in the determination of the assessed value of real property used for residential purposes: