Sentences with phrase «under a limited scope»

In addition, a huge difference could be made if lawyers would offer procedural «coaching» services to the primarily self - represented under limited scope retainer agreements.

This is indeed why the Self - Rep Navigators exist: we are a group of lawyers who offer legal services under limited scope retainers.

Created in 2007, paralegals have been practicing under a limited scope which has explicitly excluded the provision of family services.

That commentary states: «a lawyer who is asked to provide legal services under a limited scope retainer to a client under a disability should carefully consider and assess in each case how, under the circumstances, it is possible to render those services in a competent manner.»

Be careful with communications when opposing counsel is acting on an unbundled basis: The commentary under 3.2 - 1A.1 provides that: «a lawyer who is providing legal services under a limited scope retainer should consider how communications from opposing counsel in a matter should be managed.»

Limited scope representation does not mean less competent or lower quality legal services: The commentary to Rule 3.1 - 2 of the Rules of Professional Conduct, «Competence», specifies that a lawyer considering whether to provide legal services under a limited scope retainer must carefully assess in each case whether, under the circumstances, it is possible to render those services in a competent manner.

Last month Convocation of the Law Society of Upper Canada approved amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct and the Paralegal Rules of Conduct to provide guidance to lawyers and paralegals who provide legal services under limited scope retainers.

She is able to offer these services under a limited scope retainer agreement.

«Lawyers under limited scope retainer can talk to clients on the other side,» says Pink.

7.2 - 6A Where a person is represented by a lawyer under a limited scope retainer on a matter, another lawyer may, without the consent of the lawyer providing the limited scope legal services, approach, communicate or deal with the person directly on the matter unless the lawyer has been given written notice of the nature of the legal services being provided under the limited scope retainer and the approach, communication or dealing falls within the scope of that retainer.

[2] A lawyer who is providing legal services under a limited scope retainer should be careful to avoid acting such that it appears that the lawyer is providing services to the client under a full retainer.

3.2 - 1A Before providing legal services under a limited scope retainer, a lawyer shall advise the client honestly and candidly about the nature, extent and scope of the services that the lawyer can provide, and, where appropriate, whether the services can be provided within the financial means of the client.

[5.2] In addition to the requirements of Rule 3.2 - 9, a lawyer who is asked to provide legal services under a limited scope retainer to a client who has diminished capacity to make decisions should carefully consider and assess in each case if, under the circumstances, it is possible to render those services in a competent manner.

[4] A lawyer who is providing legal services under a limited scope retainer should consider how communications from opposing counsel in a matter should be managed.

When you hire me under a limited scope retainer, I can do certain parts of your case while you handle other responsibilities.

7.2 - 6A Subject to rule 7.2 - 7, if a person is receiving legal services from a legal practitioner under a limited scope retainer on a particular matter, a lawyer may, without the consent of the legal practitioner, approach, communicate or deal directly with the person on the matter, unless the lawyer receives written notice of the limited nature of the legal services being provided by the legal practitioner and the approach, communication or dealing falls within the scope of the limited scope retainer.

[3] Where notice as described in rule 7.2 - 6A has been provided to a lawyer for an opposing party, the lawyer is required to communicate with the legal practitioner who is representing the person under a limited scope retainer, but only to the extent of the matter or matters within the scope of the retainer as identified by the legal practitioner.

Not exact matches

Although the Conservatives later replaced the Canadian Building Incentive Program with a similar program, the new one is more limited in scope with a smaller budget — typical of the cuts Harper made to many climate related initiatives that had been proposed and voted through in Parliament under the previous Liberal government.

Under heavy pressure from Congress, Coinbase, and Coinbase users, the Government limited the scope of its summons on Coinbase and narrowed the types of information sought in its investigation.

Science can only provide explanations on phenomena that can be subject of inquiry under the scientific method, which is a very limited scope of reality.

According to the Court, such forms of «limited cooperation» should be considered outside the scope of Art. 4 and could be allowed under two conditions.

There are certain legislative proposals that would greatly expand the scope (to all IT patents) and the term (which was originally meant to be limited) of the «Covered Business Method (CBM) Patents» program under the America Invents Act.

A lawyer may limit the scope of the representation if the limitation is reasonable under the circumstances and the client gives informed consent.

At its very simplest, the «unbundling» of legal services, also commonly called «limited scope representation» or «a limited scope retainer» (which now is a defined term under the Ontario Rules of Professional Conduct), is «the provision of legal services by a lawyer for part, but not all, of a client's legal matter by agreement between the lawyer and the client.»

Thus, under the Rules, a lawyer and client can limit the scope of representation and agree on the means used to achieve the client's goals or objectives.

Recognize that unbundled legal services are not appropriate for all lawyers, all clients, or all legal problems: Further to commentary under Rule 3.2 - 9, limited scope representation will generally not be appropriate if a client's ability to make adequately considered decisions in connection with the matter or representation is impaired due to minority, mental disability or for other reasons.

In dismissing the appeal in B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v. Attorney General of British Columbia, the Supreme Court found that although the imposed registration requirement did limit sponsors» right of expression as guaranteed by s. 2 of the Charter, the limit was justified under s. 1 and «the scope of the infringement is minimal.»

Judicial intervention in international arbitral awards under the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law (the «Model Law»)-- though given the force of law by the International Commercial Arbitration Act and the Commercial Arbitration Act — is limited in scope by Article 34.

A state has jurisdiction over a crime under constitutional due process limits on the scope of a state's criminal jurisdiction if the crime is either committed within the state (regardless of where the harm occurs) or is directed at or impacts the state (the classic example is a gunshot fired from the Ohio side of the state line killing someone located in Indiana, which could be prosecuted in either state, or in both states as it doesn't violate double jeopardy to be prosecuted for the same offense by more than one sovereign).

Limited scope representation is a relationship between an attorney and a person seeking legal services under which both agree that the scope of the legal services will be limited to specificLimited scope representation is a relationship between an attorney and a person seeking legal services under which both agree that the scope of the legal services will be limited to specificlimited to specific tasks.

Retired lawyers may be permitted to offer limited scope services under a new category of membership.

This provision, added to New York's ethics rules when the RPCs were adopted in 2009, allows attorneys to limit the scope of their representation under certain conditions:

It then found that the Aarhus Regulation did not correctly implement the obligations arising under the Aarhus Convention, because it unduly limited the possibility of review to acts of individual scope.

While the lawyers acting on behalf of the London company negotiated the scope of documentation directly with our client, we responded to requests for extensions to the time limit specified in the order for making an application in accordance with the procedure under English law.

In a series of cases of first impression under the state wetlands statute, defined the limited scope of statutory exceptions, established the authority of courts to protect and restore wetlands with injunctions, as well as the right of private parties to recover attorneys fees.

The Tribunal found that the interpretive process adopted by the Court under the doctrine «falls well within the scope of duties that courts are asked to perform every day», and that «inconsistency in judicial interpretation at this limited scale is to be expected.»

The judge may require counsel to define the issues for which evidence will be called (see s. 536.3), and may further limit the scope of the inquiry under section 536.5 and 549.

Agreement to limit scope of preliminary inquiry 536.5 Whether or not a hearing is held under section 536.4 in respect of a preliminary inquiry, the prosecutor and the accused may agree to limit the scope of the preliminary inquiry to specific issues.

Limited preliminary inquiry (1.1) If the prosecutor and the accused agree under section 536.5 to limit the scope of a preliminary inquiry to specific issues, the justice, without recording evidence on any other issues, may order the accused to stand trial in the court having criminal jurisdiction.

39 Neither party can utilize the dispute clauses to limit, or to narrow, the scope of the Commission's review as set out under paragraph 13, or the binding effect of recommendations within its scope as set out under paragraphs 27 and 28.

Assisting IT suppliers and customer organisations on resolving large - scale disputes with under - licensing (direct / indirect use / access), IT outsourcing, changes in specification / scope, project delivery delays and performance failures, using escalated dispute resolution processes, negotiation, mediation, expert determination, arbitration and court proceedings (most recently SAP UK Limited v Diageo Great Britain Ltd (2017)-RRB-

Total fees under an hourly rate system are frequently not limited by efficiencies, but rather by client controls, the size and scope of the matter, the lawyer's desire to be reasonable or at least not to alienate the client, and competition among firms.

In the United States, as a result of the limited scope of remedies available under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (1987), the courts have considered questions of sentencing fairness on constitutional grounds.

(c) A lawyer may limit the scope and objectives of the representation if the limitation is reasonable under the circumstances and the client gives informed consent.

Although paralegals in Ontario do not typically engage in appellate advocacy in practice, and their current scope is limited to only the summary conviction offences under s. 210, the structure allowed paralegal students to academically engage in the issues in a highly structured fashion.

This problem is vanishingly easy to solve: carve out an «intermediary exception» in Rule 1.15, or creating an exception to trust accounting for smallish payments made by credit cards (say, under $ 500 or $ 1000 — the level below which most innovative limited scope services will be sold).

In addition, we slightly modify the second of the three conditions under which covered entities may respond to such requests, to allow disclosure if the request is specific and is limited in scope to the extent reasonably practicable in light of the purpose for which the information is sought.

We note that the definition of health care includes services, but we use «health care service» in this provision to clarify that the scope of the rights of minors under this rule is limited to the protected health information related to a particular service.

The primary justifications provided by commenters for restricting the scope of covered individually identifiable health information under the regulation were that such an approach would reduce the complexity, burden, cost, and enforcement problems that would result from a rule that treats electronic and non-electronic records differently; would appropriately limit the rule's focus to the security risks that are inherent in electronic transmission or maintenance of individually identifiable health information; and would conform these provisions of the rule more closely with their interpretation of the HIPAA statutory language.

However, the other excepted benefits as defined in section 2971 (c)(2) of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300gg - 91 (c)(2), such as limited scope dental or vision benefits, not explicitly excepted from the regulation could be considered «health plans» under paragraph (1)(xvii) of the definition of «health plan» in the final rule if and to the extent that they meet the criteria for the definition of «health plan.»