Sentences with phrase «to act in the public interest»

In all its actions, the accounting officer must ensure the academy trust acts in the public interest.

And by exposing charities and other interested parties who act in the public interest to greater financial risk these proposals will discourage public interest litigation.

Lawyers and paralegals elected to act in the public interest treat their responsibilities seriously in my experience.

He described it as a chilling attack on someone acting in the public interest.

[19] During the investigation, the Commissioner accepted that Thornberry's primary motive was to act in the public interest by supporting the Electoral Commission's campaign to improve response rates, and consequently levels of voter registration.

It has clearly not acted in the public interest as we would expect it to act; it has manipulated and schemed to the point where the high court labels its conduct as unfair and illegal.»

While it may be tough at first, Acton and Marlinspike hope that eventually, the Signal Foundation will be able to sustain itself as a non-profit acting in the public interest.

Framing obligations to act in the public interest in relation to self - interested benefits accruing to the legal profession risks encouraging a professional ethic that treats public interest obligations as open to trade - offs where other benefits loom larger.

Polling shows that Americans trust members of the medical sciences to act in the public interest more than they trust religious leaders, elected officials, or business leaders.

If the State of New York requires us to have an IDA, at the very least we must assure the public that its membership is independent and acting in the public interest alone.

«Ethics rules are not so much aimed at protecting us from ExxonMobil, but in ensuring that government officials are acting in the public interest rather than their own private interests,» said Kathleen Clark, a professor at Washington University Law specializing in ethics.

It's a pity the answer is couched in formulaic terms that summon up remembrance of The Parallax View, All the President's Men, Capricorn One and just about any episode of Lou Grant in which all reporters are crusading heroes acting in the public interest, all corporate executives are money - grabbing, conscienceless villains, and all public relations people are sanctimonious toadies.

Our International Framework states that the function of good governance in the public sector ensures entities achieve their intended outcomes while acting in the public interest at all times.

The need for clear policies Our International Framework also describes how acting in the public interest requires openness and comprehensive stakeholder engagement.

Reversing a lower court's ruling, the Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled that a school district, as a government entity acting in the public interest, is exempt from the statute of limitations.

But I will also defend the operation of the Freedom of Information Act in the public interest.»

Building on its 157 - year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal arts education.

Regarding the «desperately poor level of public and policy debate» I submit that climate scientists are reluctant to engage the public because of the certainty of malicious and dishonest personal attacks from denialists, and that politicians willing to act in the public interest tend to latch onto simplistic deflections of their mendacious opponents.

Until the government smartens up and the Law Society starts really acting in the public interest, nothing will change.

But, as Lord Goff also noted: «Conversely, an authority acting in the public interest can not normally be protected by a remedy in damages because it will itself have suffered none.»

The FLSC failed to uphold their mandate to act in the public interest when they disengaged from public discourse.

The public needs to continue to question the validity of every Law Society to act in the public interest if the public has none or minimal representation (skewed voting in favor of the members) in hearing and disciplining of lawyers who break the rules.

The person bringing this challenge, Donald Best, is acting in the public interest for all Canadians and gains nothing personally from bringing or winning this legal action which is currently before the courts.

In particular Marlene regularly acts in Public Interest Disclosure / Whistleblowing and complex sex, maternity, race and disability discrimination cases.

Snowden spoke recently at South by Southwest from Russia, still characterizing his actions as being a whistleblower acting in the public interest,

The SMC was, however, not a complainant who were ordinarily to be understood to refer to private individuals or organisations, to be contrasted with public bodies acting in the public interest.

If something is not «fair to the public» then the law societies, who are charged with acting in the public interest, are obliged to forebear from that course of action and in fact to act in the opposite manner.

The Committee was charged with advising and reporting to Council of the Federation, whose vision is — acting in the public interest by strengthening Canada's system of governance of an independent legal profession, reinforcing public confidence in it and making it a leading example for justice systems around the world.

While it may be tough at first, Acton and Marlinspike hope that eventually, the Signal Foundation will be able to sustain itself as a non-profit acting in the public interest.

It's worth noting that some other provinces have decided to accredit TWU, but these decisions were specifically made due to the lack of statutory authority to act in the public interest in this manner.

«We believe there is an opportunity to act in the public interest and make a meaningful contribution to society by building sustainable technology that respects users and does not rely on the commoditization of personal data,» Acton wrote.

The Mission of the BBC is to act in the public interest, serving all audiences through the provision of impartial, high - quality and distinctive output and services which inform, educate and entertain.

People who go into public life, they want to act in the public interest, to pursue the national interest, to do things for other people, to make the country, make the world a better place.

He outlined the evolving role of the Chief Inspector as «fiercely independent», acting in the public interest and answerable to parliament, not government.

The code requires members to act in the public interest and in accordance with the seven general principles of conduct identified by the committee on standards in public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.

These reforms include «preventing LDC's... from financing a local government's operations of capital assets;» as well as «prohibiting the creation of LDC's solely for the generic purpose of «lessening the burdens of government and acting in the public interest.»»

However, senior police sources believe there is a whistleblowing defence for Quick and Lewis, arguing that they acted in the public interest to highlight inaccurate statements made by a senior public employee.

«The U.S. attorney in Manhattan generally believes Albany is corrupt and that the politicians are not acting in the public interest, so that's the area where he is going to focus,» said lawyer Bradley Simon, a former federal prosecutor who represented ex-state Controller Alan Hevesi on corruption charges.

As such, Rockland County created its LDC for the purpose of lessening the burdens of government and acting in the public interest.

Acting in the public interest The accounting officer is therefore the individual in an academy who links the accountability and governance structures.

[34] Sir Nicholas Serota stated that the Stuckists had «acted in the public interest».

Society has two choices: we can ignore the science and hide our heads in the sand and hope we are lucky, or we can act in the public interest to reduce the threat of global climate change quickly and substantively.

Its Dominion Virginia Power subsidiary is a regulated public utility that is supposed to act in the public interest.

Finance institutions, especially those acting in the public interest.