Sentences with phrase «valuable than a law»

Abram could have held on to his rights according to the Hammurabi Code, but Abram had something more valuable than the law on his side.

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There has been modest tinkering with the Canadian rules over the years, but my Globe and Mail opinion piece notes the law is struggling to remain relevant in a digital age when our personal information becomes increasingly valuable and our consent models are little more than a legal fiction.

So even if he is just a top 10 - 15 QB next year he will still be more valuable than a guy like Kirk Cousins who will be making 20 + million per year (that gap in pay is slightly less than what D - Law and Hitchens will make combined).

On Wednesday, the conflicts board decided that all donations to such a legal defense fund would be considered a «valuable gift» — and as such under campaign finance laws would be restricted to less than $ 50 per contributor.

Coming out of a time when the law ruled less than a man's conscience, and a poor man's wages were as valuable as were the trees that the ruling class wanted to protect, so we find George Pemberton and Serena.

It is why in law firms the «rainmakers» are considered more valuable than any other attorney in the firm; it is the rainmakers who bring in the business by selling themselves and the firm.

Such a test eliminates the anthropocentric and economic fears that any per se categorization of all animals as persons raises, yet it allows the law to acknowledge what much of society has come to recognize: that the anthropomorphic qualities and relationships formed with pets distinguish them from other animals and make them more valuable than their fair market prices.

The result of this is a threefold whammy: 1) unlicensed activities continue at the same rate (or increase as the human population increases); 2) a significant number of pet owners who want to be law - abiding citizens give up banned breeds, quit feeding neighborhood cats or terminate valuable breeding programs rather than operate illegally or cope with unreasonable laws and increased fees; and 3) because demand for many beloved breeds does not decline when a law is passed, people who know little about breeds or breeding move into the void to fill demand.

Collectors and dealers have come together to invert the law of supply and demand, making the nearly limitless pool of new works more valuable than rarities.

WildAid is working of international laws to protect sharks and to encourage the view that sharks are more economically valuable to governments as a tourist attraction than as a source of meat or fins.

There are few resources more valuable to law students than their internship experiences, so choosing them carefully and thoughtfully is critical.

Although I am aware of the often - repeated statement that personal rights are more important than property rights, where the owner has stored his valuables representing his life's accumulations, his livelihood business, his tools and implements, and his treasured antiques as appears in the case at bar, and where the evidence is sufficient to sustain a finding that the installation was intended only as a warning to ward off thieves and criminals, I can see no compelling reason why the use of such a device alone would create liability as a matter of law.

In the NLJ piece, career consultant Stephen Seckler puts it this way: «Going to law school gives you a certain set of credentials that really aren't valuable for anything other than practicing law.»

I think the depth and breadth of the law and the principle of specialization mean that it will always be valuable to employ someone who already knows rather than learning yourself.

Trademark law gives stronger protection to unique brand names than to generic ones for a good reason: a unique identifier is more valuable.

For the first time, the InnovAction Awards will also present Honorable Mentions to entries that have taken an existing innovation in the practice of law, transformed it in a unique and valuable way, and made it better than before.

Heather Douglas» post Metrics: Beyond the Billable Hour, suggests that law firms should measure more than just billable hours and could make use of the valuable data gleaned or already in their possession.

For example, procedural questions may turn on unfamiliar sources of enacted law — such as court local rules or judges» administrative or standing orders — that may be more conveniently found on a given court's official website than on Lexis or Westlaw, if they are available on subscription databases at all.60 And for practicing attorneys, jurisdiction - specific forms and the previous work of other attorneys who have done similar things can be valuable resources.61 So legal blogs, firm white papers, and actual filings available through PACER or Bloomberg Law can be valuable tools — at least as a jumping - off poilaw — such as court local rules or judges» administrative or standing orders — that may be more conveniently found on a given court's official website than on Lexis or Westlaw, if they are available on subscription databases at all.60 And for practicing attorneys, jurisdiction - specific forms and the previous work of other attorneys who have done similar things can be valuable resources.61 So legal blogs, firm white papers, and actual filings available through PACER or Bloomberg Law can be valuable tools — at least as a jumping - off poiLaw can be valuable tools — at least as a jumping - off point.

Tim Louis has been practising personal injury law for more than two decades, and nothing is as valuable in a personal injury case as experience.

I agree that content updates that respond to frequent primary law developments are far less valuable than are occasional updates that contain thoughtful, contextual, and learned analysis of those developments.

I think it more likely means that legal ops success will ultimately have to be pinned on something more valuable and sustainable than the argument that ops functions help law departments deliver better results by driving ROI based on increased staff and budget.

Other studies by Leah M. Christensen explored how law students become mastery - oriented learners by focusing on learning in law school as something valuable and meaningful in itself by fostering a love of learning, rather than performance - oriented students who learn for the sake of meeting an identified goal or need.

The law allows insurable interest on the presumption that a personal connection makes the family member more valuable alive than dead.

As a highly organized administrative professional with more than 14 years of experience providing comprehensive clerical support within fast - paced law firms, I am confident that I would be an immediate and valuable asset to your team.

For example, saying: «Issued tickets to violators of local laws» doesn't tell the reader anything more about you as a police officer than they would have already expected, and is therefore a waste of valuable space on your resume, and their time.

Section § 440 of the Real Property Law requires licensure when any person, for another and for a fee, commission or other valuable consideration, lists for sale, sells, at auction or otherwise, exchange, buys or rents, or offers or attempts to negotiate a sale, at auction or otherwise, exchange, purchase or rental of an estate or interest in real estate, or collects or offers or attempts to collect rent for the use of real estate, or negotiates, or offers or attempts to negotiate a loan secured or to be secured by a mortgage on real property other than a loan to be secured on one - to four - family residential property.