Sentences with phrase «to regulate in the public interest»

I know of no other profession that makes claims to both act and regulate in the public interest as strongly as we do in the legal profession.

It says the provisions will protect investors and their investments «without undermining the right of the parties [EU and Canada] to regulate in the public interest within their territories.»

I hope we don't lose the greatest chance we've ever had to influence the governance and priorities of how our profession is regulated in the public interest by letting the election turn on a single issue.

Engineers are a good example of best practice because they split out the advocacy function a few years back and the commitment of PEO to regulating in the public interest became very clear.

Provides access to an independent international investor - state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism subject to appropriate safeguards, and reserves the full rights of governments to legislate and regulate in the public interest.

The TPP's controversial ISDS rules will limit government powers to regulate in the public interest, including by supporting industries that create good local jobs, and protecting the environment.

This bring us to the second major point: in the U.S. broadcasting must once again be regulated in the public interest; in Canada it must continue to be regulated.

If any modern government is truly serious about facilitating the creation of a «regulated market» in cannabis to eradicate black markets — and they ought to be — they must start by exploring how it can be regulated in the public interest and on the internet.

It makes advocacy on behalf of members very tricky because of their parallel mandate to regulate in the public interest.

«Ultimately, the law society's job is to regulate in the public interest, and that is what will prevail, as opposed to any stakeholders on either side of the debate.»

So as Benchers ignore their obligation to regulate in the public interest, choosing instead to side with the personal interests of the lawyers who elected them, Canadians are left with a justice system that steadily grows farther and farther out of reach.

«The best defense to an antitrust claim against a state bar would be to stick to your statutory authority and to regulate in the public interest.»

We stopped doing all that, not because they are not important, but became we determined that as a public interest regulator we must focus on our purpose, which is to regulate in the public interest.

LSUC is supposed to regulate in the public interest.

«If lawyers want to retain the precious right to self - regulate in the public interest,» he recently told Canadian Lawyer, «reducing the supply of legal services to the public is unwise.»

If lawyers want to retain the precious right to self - regulate in the public interest, reducing the supply of legal services to the public is unwise.