Sentences with phrase «represent his interests against»

Our Belleville truck accident attorneys will represent your interests against those who are responsible.

Not exact matches

Still, the 17 - page outline represents a new life for grievances that U.S. business interests have harboured against Canada and Mexico for decades.

Many provinces have intervened in the case against Comeau, while a team of lawyers with an interest in the constitutional issues offered to represent him for free, and the Canadian Constitution Foundation volunteered its assistance.

In the article, the MSM propagandist states such things as: 2017 has seen, according to his one time Goldman Sachs source, a «dramatic crash in [physical gold coin] demand,» that interest in gold coins is linked to «political conservatism, or anarcho - libertarianism» and «end of the world right wing sentiments,» that gold has been implicated in a «conspiracy to commit money laundering,» that gold is «financed by people in the narcotics trade,» that it comes from «illegal mines and drug dealers in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador,» that «the federal authorities assume the NTR Metals [case] represented only a fraction of illegally sourced and financed gold,» that therefore the US attorney is broadly investigating the gold industry, that gold is «produced by exploited workers,» that «crude [gold] extraction techniques create serious and lasting environmental damage,» that gold plays an important part in «tax evasion,» that it is related to American gun sales, which the author abhors; that «drug dealers [use] gold imports as a way of laundering their proceeds,» and that «they came to realize that illegal gold [is] an intrinsically better business» than drug dealing; to name but a few of the aspersions cast against gold in the short article.

Detroit school students, represented by the Los Angeles - based public interest firm Public Counsel, filed suit last month against the state of Michigan, claiming a legal right to literacy based on the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.

Human affliction, especially the monstrous inhumanity of man to man, was to them a practical, rather than a theoretical, problem; it represented not only a conflict of ideas but a conflict of individual and class interests, a struggle for justice in personal character or social organization against selfishness, ill will, and inequity.

If you are interested in representing the University both in BUCS League matches and against Camridge, come along to the university trials at the start of Michaelmas term.

The development, which comes as parliament prepared to unite behind a Labour motion condemning the bid as against the public interest, represents a major defeat for the media mogul.

The presence in government of multiple parties representing multiple interests helps to give democracy a measure of defence against the whirlwind of money that swirls around it.

State Senator Brad Hoylman and Assembly member Linda Rosenthal, both Democrats representing Manhattan, want to hike penalties against landlords who overcharge stabilized tenants to five times the amount of the overcharge, plus interest, for a first violation.

• Banning people who previously supported the Greens when there was no Labour representative they could relate to, who are now enthused by Labour because they have someone representing their interests in Jeremy Corbyn, is against the party's long - term interests and negates the fact that the Greens share a lot of Corbyn's ideas and values.

He vowed to reinvent the lieutenant governor role into a public advocate position representing the «people's voice in Albany» and that he would take on the «issues that pit a tiny concentrated interest against the broader interest.»

[27] State Senator David Valesky, who represents most of the southern portion of the congressional district, initially said he was interested in running, but later decided against it.

Small business should look closely at a candidate who not only has voted against their interests on every key vote the last two years, but who would launch such a bizarre and frankly desperate attack on the organization that defends them and represents their positions on key issues.

The lawmakers while reacting to the suit against the Senate President said Saraki had provided the needed leadership for the upper chamber of the National Assembly to define an efficient agenda that would make the legislature represent the interest of the people.

The best way I can represent my constituents, and indeed protect our national interest, is to vote against invoking Article 50.»

The statement further said, «The Nigerian Army, ably represented in the Commission too, has vested interests with the level of serious and grievous allegations of massacre, illegal detention, rape, arson and willful destruction of properties against it.

«We were pretty convinced that we were going to find that business did have an advantage, but, when going head - to - head against these citizen groups, government officials and other groups that represent occupational interests, business has no inherent advantage,» said Marie Hojnacki, associate professor of political science, Penn State.

Befitting his daytime job as a labor historian at Cornell University, Salvatore even manages to provide a strong look at how unions such as the United Auto Workers often discriminated, both internally and in municipal politics, against the black workers whose interests they purported to represent.

Creditors and collection agencies may refuse to lower the payment amount, interest rate or fees owed by the consumer and make collection calls or file lawsuits against the consumers represented by the debt relief companies.

WFI has been a proactive advocate by informing, educating and facilitating individual investor participation in the Stichting Volkswagen Investors Claim, a nonprofit foundation established in the Netherlands to represent the interests of victims in seeking a resolution of investor claims against VW.

«We believe it represents an effective way to protect consumers against interest rates variations,» said Desjardins spokeswoman Valerie Lamarre.

Together these two experiments represent an artist - led rebellion against the market and its professional classes — collectors, dealers, curators, academics (and, yes, critics)-- that is best summarized by a Bruce maxim: «An art world built solely to feed the industry isn't an interesting place to live.»

For the data contained in Figure 2 can be compared against all other determinations of Antarctica's temperature history, over any subperiod of interest, and represents a spatial scale that you are comfortable with.

Environmental justice advocates say that the attacks on science represent irresponsible political malpractice against the people of the U.S. by officials who are sworn to uphold the public interest.

Blocking any meaningful agreement, ignoring their mitigation obligations, advocating for market based approaches - which are all false solutions, just as having the private sector lead the charge against climate change -, and blackmailing other less vocal delegations are just some of the actions that clearly indicate their priorities and whose interests these governments represent.

Thorpe LJ provides some helpful procedural advice which may be incorporated into new family courts rules; but, in the longer term, does this case represent a continued widening of the door for outright capital provision for unmarried carer parents — in line with Re P (a child: financial provision)[2003] EWCA Civ 837, [2003] All ER (D) 312 (Jun)-- as against the interests in possession during a child's dependency favoured by earlier cases, eg T v S [1994] 1 FCR 743, [1994] 2 FLR 883; A v A [1995] 2 FCR 353, [1995] 2 FLR 356; J v C (a child: financial provision)[1998] 3 FCR 79, [1999] 1 FLR 152?

Canadian tax dispute lawyers represent and defend the taxpayer's interest against the CRA by filing notices of Objection or appeals to the Tax Court of Canada.

Successfully represented a design and engineering firm in a trial against the project owner and construction lender concerning the validity and priority of its mechanic's lien over encumbrance of mortgager; obtained judgment for full amount and first priority of the lien, plus a substantial award interest and attorney's fees.

In the vast majority of cases, therefore, if you make a claim against the NHS, whether due to injuries caused by its staff or occurring on NHS property, it will be the NHS LA representing the NHS's interests.

As tax litigation lawyers we represent the interest of taxpayers in the Tax Court of Canada against the CRA;

What's most interesting to me is that the parents who couldn't afford a lawyer to represent them in a suit against the school district have now secured able representation by Jean - Claude Andre free of charge.

We are dedicated to representing victims against insurance companies that do not have their best interest at heart.

In order to give yourself a fair fight against these powerful companies, it's usually necessary to have your own skilled work injury lawyer who has experience representing the interests of injured New York workers.

While data protection is a valuable ingredient for democracy, it also represents a serious challenge for businesses seeking to protect their legitimate interests against fraudulent employees.

The training was facilitated by the Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Robinson + Cole, and Statewide Legal Services for attorneys interested in representing victims of domestic abuse applying for civil restraining orders (applications for relief from abuse) under Conn..

He represented Paul Magder in the high - profile conflict - of - interest case against Mayor Rob Ford, which brought the accountability of municipal officials under careful public scrutiny.

Highlights included acting for Omega Atlantic Limited in its professional negligence claim against GVA Grimley related to funding advice, and are representing Univer Manufacturing in a claim against its former solicitors alleging that the firm's drafting of an exclusive distribution agreement and indefinite IP licence failed to protect the client's interest causing substantial loss.

Represented HSBC in an antitrust matter against claims that competition was infringed in the trading of interest swaps

I have a particular interest in representing Independent Care Providers against the regulator and have attended numerous Safeguarding meetings and represented health and social care providers at Serious Incident Reviews.

Currently representing the Lehman Brothers Estate in a multi-billion derivatives dispute against Credit Suisse concerning the close - out of foreign exchange, interest rate and credit default swaps following the Lehman bankruptcy.

While a significant part of his practice is dedicated to defending lawyers, financial advisors and insurance producers against malpractice claims, he also devotes considerable time advising lawyers and law firms on their ethical obligations and risk management tools, acting as outside general counsel to several of Chicago's many condominium associations, and representing the interests of family members and shareholders in disputes that arise within closely - held corporations... read full bio.

Although The Cochran Firm, D.C. is not representing any of the parties in the wrongful death lawsuit against the Baltimore city government, our firm regularly represents the legal interests of victims and their families harmed by police brutality.

Represented property owners in an expropriation claim against the City of Calgary at the Land Compensation Board which resulted in 100 per cent recovery of the compensation claimed and the payment of penalty interest.

While a significant part of his practice is dedicated to defending lawyers, financial advisors and insurance producers against malpractice claims, he also devotes considerable time advising lawyers and law firms on their ethical obligations and risk management tools, acting as outside general counsel to several of Chicago's many condominium associations, and representing the interests of family members and shareholders in disputes that arise within closely - held corporations.

While it may seem odd that a lobbying firm that routinely represents business interests would take up a fight for a group that routinely works against business interests, it's not the only challenge to getting the bill out of the Senate Judiciary and onto the full Senate, where it would likely pass.

It's interesting to read how the argument was made that the regular provisions in the (former) Supreme Court Rules represent a «complete code» sufficient to protect against the muzzle - minded litigants of vested interests.

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed the appeal of a Québec student who had brought a contempt charge against a spokesperson over student protests in that province in 2012; but the most interesting aspect of the case was the split in the court over the decision, says a lawyer who represented one of the interveners in the case.

In Bolt Burdon v Tariq & Ors [2016] EWHC 811 (QB), Tariq and the other defendants asked the firm to represent them on a contingency fee basis in a claim against AlIied Irish Bank over a mis - sold interest rate swap.

The rule waives the requirement for individual agreement if the victim is unable to agree due to incapacity or other emergency circumstance and: (1) The law enforcement official represents that the protected health information is needed to determine whether a violation of law by a person other than the victim has occurred and the information is not intended to be used against the victim; (2) the law enforcement official represents that immediate law enforcement activity that depends on such disclosure would be materially and adversely affected by waiting until the individual is able to agree to the disclosure; and (3) the covered entity, in the exercise of professional judgment, determines that the disclosure is in the individual's best interests.