Sentences with phrase «said legal concerns»

Dr. Makam said legal concerns, as well as testing practices at institutions, were likely behind the pattern of testing when patients did not exhibit symptoms.

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«Because the silencing of voices has helped perpetuate sexual harassment, the country should guarantee that people can go to court to ensure these concerns can always be heard,» Brad Smith, Microsoft's president and chief legal officer, said in a blog post announcing the changes.

After the sweeping Republican election victory on Nov. 9, 2016, transgender people «are concerned for their safety, survival and legal rights in the coming years,» said Chase Strangio, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union who often works on transgender issues.

An FCC representative said the agency wasn't concerned about the legal challenges to its anti-net neutrality rules.

Although the banks say the moves would be legal procedures that would have a minimum impact on their operations and jobs in Scotland, their warnings intensified concerns about an independent Scotland's ability to retain businesses — particularly during the months of financial uncertainty that would follow a vote to break the 307 - year union with England.

The company considered an offering in May, when equity crowdfunding became legal, but backed off because of concerns about whether it could draw interest, Mr. Coleman said.

Finance minister going all out against Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is definitely a reason for grave concern for the Indian cryptocurrency investors as he said that the government does not consider these virtual currencies as a legal tender.

But Jeff Blackmer, vice-president of medical professionalism at the Canadian Medical Association, said they took those concerns into account when recommending a legal purchase age of 21.

«Premier Horgan went to Ottawa citing B.C.'s jurisdiction and concerns over protection of the marine environment, despite his government's recent admission that they were advised by their own legal experts last summer that BC has no jurisdiction to stop the pipeline,» said Chris Gardner, President, Independent Contractors and Businesses Association.

Daniels said she had no idea what impact her report would have on the legal proceedings, nor was that her concern.

Tim Dieppe, Head of Public Policy at Christian Concern - which offers legal support to Christians who say they have been unfairly treated - said the results resonate «very much» for their experiences over the years.

Jesus wasn't saying marriage in a new age didn't exist, but that angels had freedom of choice and that women would not be bound by the Jewish legal traditions concerning marriage arrangements, but they would be free to accept or reject someone for marriage, just like angels were.

County Clerk Linda Hess, chairman of the board, said she and the other two members, Circuit Court Clerk Sally Coffel and Assistant State «s Atty. Helen Rosenberg, will discuss legal objections concerning petition signatures.

«There's just so much concern about spreading disease in the U.S. that you run a [legal] risk to encourage it as a doctor,» said Labbok.

The plaintiff is seeking: A declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of the provisions of the 1992 Constitution, particularly Articles 88 (5), 218 (a) and (e), 284 and 287 thereof, the 1st defendant can not act as the legal representative for Honourable Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori Atta, the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Ghana, in a pending investigation bordering on conflict of interest and abuse of office before the 2nd Defendant; A further declaration that the purported response filed by the 1st Defendant on behalf of the said Honorable Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori Atta in respect of the petition concerning conflict of interest and abuse of office before the 2nd Defendant is unconstitutional, null and void and of no effect whatsoever;

«I have great concerns with a policy that impedes patients» ability to access information about a legal medical treatment,» said Sen. Diane Savino, a Democrat from Staten Island and the lead sponsor of the medical marijuana legislation in the Senate.

«I don't think those who have expressed concerns about legal aid are motivated by self - interest,» the new justice secretary said.

She says she is concerned it could lead to few deportations because the language relating to children could lead to legal disputes.

Further the town said: «The legal communications that were withheld largely concerned the development of this legally permissible contract structure, not the bribery scheme.»

Although some legislators expressed concern that the legislation would set a legal precedent that could lead to other pleas for relief, Legislative Counsel George Nolan said he did not expect a flood of lawsuits.

«Whatever Gilbert Taylor's qualifications may be, the appearance of using a Family Court judgeship as a soft landing for someone who botched the city's response to the homeless crisis is concerning,» said City Councilman Rory Lancman (D - Queens), chair of the Committee on Courts & Legal Services.

People close to Ms. Rice said she remains concerned about those legal issues.

Clinton's allies — and potential vice presidential picks — said they're not concerned she'll face legal after the FBI questioned her regarding her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.

Judge Valerie Caproni, concerned that the trial was already dragging on too long, said she did not want the lawyer infecting others on the legal teams or in the jury.

Scotland Yard has still not announced whether it will press ahead with charges for Mr Green after an internal police report said the raid of Mr Green's offices was legal but raised serious concerns.

Cuomo says he's more concerned with an «orderly» end to the session than down to the wire talks that would require a special message by the governor to by pass the legal three day waiting period before bills can be acted upon.

Cuomo says he's more concerned with an «orderly» end to the session than down - to - the - wire talks that would require a special message by the governor to bypass the legal three - day waiting period before bills can be acted upon.

Peter Clarke said he was concerned to find during an official inspection of the privately run detention centre in Bedfordshire that in two cases, the Home Office had refused, without explanation, to accept that rape came within the legal definition of torture.

Shobowale said legitimate legal concerns have been raised over whether the bill amounted to a minimum wage for a small segment of the economy.

«My concern is the county's been exposed to a legal challenge because the process really stalled out awhile ago,» he said.

But, police commissioner Bill Bratton says questions about whether hoverboards should be legal to ride in the city come second to concerns about their safety.

«There's a whole list of reasons why this should be re-evaluated,» he said, including parking and legal concerns.

One of the concerns officials hear most often from residents is whether an event is legal, Ms. Weisman said.

Maragos said Legal Aid «accepted our findings and recommendations and agreed to institute changes in their financial management to address the fiscal and operational concerns raised in the audit report.»

And while some members of the legal community said it won't change the way they do business, there are others who have concerns.

City University education professor and attorney David Bloomfield said the best legal course will likely depend on how Steiner writes his decision, but that both Barron and Jeffries raise key concerns.

A legal practitioner and New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo - Markin, has said it will be unfair for the Convention People's Party (CPP) and it's loyalists in particular, to only give credit to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah as far as the struggle for Ghana's independence is concerned.

When asked if Adams is concerned about the investigations, Ringel said, «government has a job to do in addressing the needs of its constituents, and investigators have a job to do in reviewing legal compliance.

The anthropologist Brondizio says that one concern is that the very definition of traditional people is starting to show its limits as a legal concept.

But just as the buccaneering Napster found itself stymied by legal issues, so regulatory concerns have forced the citizen bankers to water down their radicalism (see «Bank says no?

It's this «lack of legal protection that has us concerned,» they say.

«If animal rights groups continue to pursue the use of laws in ways they were not originally intended, I'm concerned that universities may be forced to expend additional resources to counteract these unwarranted legal attacks,» says Frankie Trull, president of the Foundation for Biomedical Research in Washington DC, which defends animal experiments.

While the medical and legal perspectives are critical, the ethical and spiritual dimensions combine to make this a very human concern,» she said.

«At a time when privacy is an issue of grave concern to so many,» he said in a press release, «we are taking legal action to prevent an online dating service from selling more than 2 million Texans» personal information without their consent.»

David Simmonds, chairman of the LGA's children and young people board, said: «For parents, who are far more concerned with the quality of their child's education in the classroom than the legal status of the school, it is the council that they still turn to for advice and support.

Report says OCR's problems in delivering GCSE and A-level results in 2014 caused «greatest concern», but regulator will not pursue legal action

AQA, the exam board with the highest market share for English, would not comment specifically on any potential legal challenge to the latest set of results, but did say it has a process in place whereby schools that are unhappy can contact it to discuss their concerns.

The investigation began when the California Air Resources Board (CARB) «was engaged in dialogue with our European counterparts concerning high in use emissions from light duty diesels,» CARB, which has its own testing lab, said in a letter to VW Group of America's legal counsel.

The U.S. Justice Department filed papers last month, saying the original agreement «raises significant legal concerns» and was likely to conclude that it breaks federal antitrust law.

«In the recent Google Books decision, the court noted the importance of the privacy concerns with digital books,» said Cindy Cohn, Legal Director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.