Sentences with phrase «significant legal basis»

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Qualcomm vigorously refuted the premise of the FTC's claims against it, saying that «the complaint is based on a flawed legal theory, a lack of economic support and significant misconceptions about the mobile technology industry.»

• Peak Rock Capital made a «significant» investment in CloudNine, a Houston, Texas - based legal discovery technology company.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files with the SEC.

(2) Viral Network Effects for Price Growth - because our primary market focus is on Financial Services, Banking, Legal and Investment markets, there is significant overlap between our investor base and customer base.

That this House notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian casualties, using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.

«That this house notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters, and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian causalities; using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government's will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.»

The Strategic Partnership Programme is open on a rolling basis to applications involving strategic opportunities within all areas covered by SFI's legal remit where significant co-funding from a company, collection of companies, funding agency, charity, philanthropic organization or Higher Education Institute is available.

We add to this discussion our findings that the legal understandings underlying school discipline policies depart in significant ways from the case law on which they are assumed to be based, according expansive rights and protections to students, even as the courts have tended to side with school authorities.

[/ quote] Despite historic and far - reaching legal victories that proclaimed «language minority students may not be denied access to educational opportunities based on language or national origin,» language of instruction continues to be a significant educational roadblock for ELL and immigrant students (Loes & Saavedra 2010, 4 - 5).

It's unclear whether the Houston school district will now negotiate a settlement with the teachers union or end up back in court, but either way, the decision comes at a significant time for the test - based accountability movement, which has faced a number of legal and political challenges over the past several years.

If criminal charges have been brought to a criminal court shortly before the statutes of limitations period elapsed, its significant extension, not backed by any clear legal basis, would constitute a sudden and unpredictable change.

General counsel at European - based companies are looking to align with business strategy and increase legal department technological capabilities - but there is a significant innovation gap between small and larger companies.

On September 3, 2015, Judge Berman of the District Court overturned the suspension, on the basis that there were «significant legal deficiencies» with the Commissioner's award.

Law school focuses on learning the law, yet a significant portion of your legal life is based, not around digesting legal concepts, but by putting together tangible work product.

[5] Other examples are not so commonly predicted (if, indeed, they are predicted at all), yet are no less significant: business models that facilitate free legal services, the use of non-legal (notably industry and business) knowledge and experience to increase client trust in and comfort with the firm and with legal services more generally, the collection of knowledge about the legal issues of individual clients in the same industry for use by a trade association to assist and defend the rights of all in that industry on a collective basis, a severely injured client's reassurance and comfort in knowing that in selecting a certain legal services provider the client is not just receiving highly specialized advice but also benefitting an association that helps others with the same type of severe injury, the development of a legal research establishment for experimentation with different ways of providing legal services.

I accept that books have been replaced to a significant extent by technologically based sources of legal information.

But the case is significant for a second reason, according to the San Francisco - based Legal Pad blog, because Obama's new administration must take a side and choose to support either the content providers and copyright owners or the technology companies.

Other suggestions, based on earlier ABA reports, include: provide legal representation as a matter of right where basic human needs are at stake; provide adequate compensation and funding to those who deliver legal services to ensure effective and competent representation; and have courts adopt standardized, uniform, plain - language forms for proceedings with a significant number of self - represented litigants.

Although the American and Canadian legal systems are both based on British common law, in practice there are significant distinctions.

While significant cloud - based eDiscovery and legal research tools like Nextpoint and Fastcase did not seem to register with respondents as being cloud services, the most popular legal - specific cloud products named by respondents included the following list of practice management cloud services: Clio (16.5 percent), RocketMatter (3.4 percent), MyCase (1.7 percent), and Bill4Time (1.7 percent).

International legal business DWF has warned that insurers writing business in Scotland are likely to face significant challenges when the Scottish Government introduces qualified one - way cost shifting (QOCS) and Damages - Based Agreements later this year.

IL: You mention that based on your data analysis, the legal industry is undergoing a significant, if subtle, shift.

Based on the right of republication, they have devoted themselves, over the last twenty years, to providing free online access to case law, legislation, treaties, law reforms, and legal scholarship.1010 This is a significant contribution to the development of the rule of law from a global point of view.

The move is significant in that TLT, although with offices around the UK and abroad, is based in the regional centre of Bristol (pictured above), indicating that interest, as well as investment, in legal AI technology has now moved well beyond the City of London.

As one of the original cloud - based law practice management systems, Rocket Matter has helped to pave the way for a significant number of legal technology companies and startups, particularly those targeting solo and small firms.

The expansion into Europe is interesting as few other legal AI companies have made such significant inroads into Continental Europe, with many of the clients of contract / document AI analysis companies being based in the US, Canada or the UK.

Our skills and dedication to client service have earned us an AV ® - rating from Martindale - Hubbell ® — a significant accomplishment based on peer rankings of an attorney's legal experience and knowledge, analytical capabilities, judgment and communication abilities.

Re: lawyers practising in association with non-lawyers: - Absolutely necessary because: (1) technology will be the basis of almost all laws, therefore we will have to practice with other experts in that technology; (2) records management law will be a major area of practice because, records are the most frequently used form of evidence and e-records depend for everything on their e-records management systems (ERMSs), and they must be compliant with the National Standards of Canada for e-records management, which standards require legal opinions, and every significant change to an ERMS requires a legal opinion re ability to produce records able to satisfy laws as to e-discovery, admissibility of evidence, privacy & access to information, electronic commerce, tax laws, and compliance with National Standards of Canada for e-records management; (3) all new technologies require a legal framework, which means more work for lawyers; and, (4) otherwise, other professions and service providers who now provide «legal information,» will begin to provide «legal advice» and other services that only lawyers should be providing.

In a post here last February, I wrote about how a blogger based in my neck of the Massachusetts woods brought about the exposure of an international hoax with significant legal ramifications.

Thompson Hine understands that clients are seeking significant changes in the way legal services are provided and managed, and has changed its service delivery model, adding personnel, software, infrastructure and training in areas including legal project management, value - based pricing, flexible staffing and process efficiency through its SmartPaTH initiative.

Intellectual property («IP») law and IP - based legal disputes will end up playing a significant role in shaping 3D printing's journey.

The legal industry is in the midst of a gradual, yet significant shift away from time - based billing, toward other, more customer - centric business models.

If this ringing endorsement of SaaS software in the legal workplace is anything to go by, cloud - based legal software solutions are set to have a significant impact on the worldwide legal industry.

Despite the legal challenges to non-lawyer ILSPs, Internet - based services may eventually inhabit a significant share of the legal services market previously occupied by small firm practitioners.

There are many scenarios in which class actions may be certified, but class actions typically involve cases where there are a significant number of claimants and common legal issues predominate over any individualised issues, so that the litigation can fairly be prosecuted on a representative basis.

Danielson notes: «Portland and Seattle have both enjoyed significant and steady population growth due to the attractiveness of the region from a quality - of - life perspective, and this in turn has driven demand for legal services in real estate and land use, as well as litigation positions that emphasize experience with construction disputes, which we see on a relatively regular basis.

Our New York - based lawyers have worked on many of the most significant business and legal developments of the past 160 years — from landmark court cases to the formation of major corporations and financial institutions to the development of innovative and important financial instruments.

But regardless of whether the CETA description of this legal operation is correct, what is significant in Achmea is the decision that a subsidiary determination based on EU law «concerns the interpretation and application of EU law» within the meaning of Article 344.

Over the last 12 - to - 24 months, the legal solutions market for ELM has experienced a dramatic shift: with the rise of legal operations, and the dynamic businesses that drive it, ELM today is a customer - driven market, defined by the broad - based needs and objectives of the businesses legal operations teams partner with, and characterized by significant functional gaps to address those needs in the solutions market.

The fellowship allows associates to propose significant pro bono projects that interest them and is offered in addition to regular opportunities to perform public interest and legal community service work on a part - time basis through the firm's pro bono program.

Several law firms have taken advantage of this new approach to accessing capital, establishing boutique firms staffed by premier firm refugees, adopting more modern business practices... and notably establishing a foothold in the U.S. And while U.S. - based firms are unable to capitalize in this fashion, some have nonetheless adopted an approach to client service, billing and legal services delivery that will position them as solid investments with appealing multiples and significant growth potential if legislation of this type comes to the states.

With a significant presence throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe, we understand how to carry out large cross-border transactions and the best ways to resolve the legal challenges associated with multinational manufacturing, operations, and customer bases.

Plus, with lower annual subscription and configuration fees than complex enterprise software, in - house legal departments can start using cloud - based technology without spending a significant proportion of your budget.

Aimed at the banking community, this online subscription - based service provides updates of legal developments which could reasonably be expected to have a significant effect on the effectiveness or enforceability of credit risk mitigation arrangements.

«Where the legal aid supplier base is generally economically fragile and in continuing, significant decline, reforms to legal aid remuneration and procurement must not lead to a further acceleration of this decline and reduction of the profitability of legal aid work.»

A significant differentiator in quality LPM training is the development of case - studies and exercises keyed to each firm's service profile, practice areas and client base — as well as to different kinds of legal matters.

I look forward to working closely with the sales, marketing, and executive teams to grow Integreon's client base among law firms and corporate legal departments, and to create a greater market awareness overall for their innovative solutions, significant strength in technology, and exceptional service,» said Houk.

Our team can also appreciate the significant financial burden posed by an extended legal battle, which is why we are proud to work on a contingency basis.

As I have written about on Slaw before, compliance - based entity regulation holds significant promise in identifying and tackling problems with the delivery of legal services before they occur.