Sentences with phrase «with legal uncertainties»

The introduction of this new groundbreaking technology comes with legal uncertainties.

Not exact matches

The legal tussle may well divide the on - demand economy into two camps: the fundamentally sound companies — the ones that can figure out how to compete on any sort of playing field, as long as it's level, because they're selling a real innovation — and the companies that exist only because the current haze of legal and regulatory uncertainty paired with free - flowing venture capital has permitted them to flourish.
Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward - looking statements due to these risks and uncertainties as well as other factors, which include, without limitation: the uncertain timing of, and risks relating to, the executive search process; risks related to the potential failure of eptinezumab to demonstrate safety and efficacy in clinical testing; Alder's ability to conduct clinical trials and studies of eptinezumab sufficient to achieve a positive completion; the availability of data at the expected times; the clinical, therapeutic and commercial value of eptinezumab; risks and uncertainties related to regulatory application, review and approval processes and Alder's compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements; risks and uncertainties relating to the manufacture of eptinezumab; Alder's ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights, and operate without infringing on the intellectual property rights of others; the uncertain timing and level of expenses associated with Alder's development and commercialization activities; the sufficiency of Alder's capital and other resources; market competition; changes in economic and business conditions; and other factors discussed under the caption «Risk Factors» in Alder's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 26, 2018, and is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
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.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions» decision to rescind an Obama - era directive that made enforcing marijuana laws against companies that comply with state laws a «low priority» raised ire in both parties and stoked uncertainty in states where the drug is legal.
Although the banks say the moves would be legal procedures that would have a minimum impact on their operations and jobs in Scotland, their warnings intensified concerns about an independent Scotland's ability to retain businesses — particularly during the months of financial uncertainty that would follow a vote to break the 307 - year union with England.
The possibility of failed elections introduces unnecessary legal uncertainty and risk to our director election process as vacancies on our board of directors could result in our inability to comply with certain NASDAQ listing requirements or other securities regulations.
The U.S. resolved many of the legal uncertainties surrounding the internet in the 1990s with the Communications Decency Act and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, laying the foundation for U.S. companies to dominate the commercial internet.
These risks and uncertainties include: fluctuations in U.S. and international economies and currencies, our ability to preserve, grow and leverage our brands, potential negative effects of material breaches of our information technology systems if any were to occur, costs associated with, and the successful execution of, the company's initiatives and plans, the acceptance of the company's products by our customers, the impact of competition, coffee, dairy and other raw material prices and availability, the effect of legal proceedings, and other risks detailed in the company filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the «Risk Factors» section of Starbucks Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2014.
If this is indeed the case then we can expect a great deal of legal wrangling in the future, along with increased uncertainty.
Atty. Zelda Soriano, Legal Counsel for the Petitioners discussed the grounds on which the appellate court based their favorable decision, which includes the main argument of the petitioners that the field testing is characterized by «serious scientific uncertainty with regard to its health and environmental effects.»
During a time of uncertainty and with legal challenges ongoing, you can't sell bonds.
School began Thursday for most New York City students, some of whom will face the new year with uncertainty over their legal status — or that of their family members.
Risks and uncertainties include without limitation the effect of competitive and economic factors, and the Company's reaction to those factors, on consumer and business buying decisions with respect to the Company's products; continued competitive pressures in the marketplace; the ability of the Company to deliver to the marketplace and stimulate customer demand for new programs, products, and technological innovations on a timely basis; the effect that product introductions and transitions, changes in product pricing or mix, and / or increases in component costs could have on the Company's gross margin; the inventory risk associated with the Company's need to order or commit to order product components in advance of customer orders; the continued availability on acceptable terms, or at all, of certain components and services essential to the Company's business currently obtained by the Company from sole or limited sources; the effect that the Company's dependency on manufacturing and logistics services provided by third parties may have on the quality, quantity or cost of products manufactured or services rendered; risks associated with the Company's international operations; the Company's reliance on third - party intellectual property and digital content; the potential impact of a finding that the Company has infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; the Company's dependency on the performance of distributors, carriers and other resellers of the Company's products; the effect that product and service quality problems could have on the Company's sales and operating profits; the continued service and availability of key executives and employees; war, terrorism, public health issues, natural disasters, and other circumstances that could disrupt supply, delivery, or demand of products; and unfavorable results of other legal proceedings.
Whichever side was right in the dispute, the horrendous legal tangle surrounding the two firms vastly increased — along with the business uncertainty.
These risks include, among others, general economic conditions, local real estate conditions, tenant financial health, the availability of capital to finance planned growth, continued volatility and uncertainty in the credit markets and broader financial markets, property acquisitions and the timing of these acquisitions, charges for property impairments, and the outcome of legal proceedings to which the company is a party, as described in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Have your most pressing questions answered including: How has legal uncertainty with the Clean Power Plan impacted the carbon markets?
The dubious legal basis of both the Tailoring Rule and EPA's efforts to bully States into immediately amending their permit programs» now impose a terrible uncertainty tax on our struggling economy, as no business is able to make plans or investments in reliance on a regulatory scheme so clearly at odds with the plain language of the Act.»
Philipp Simon added: «With the legal position now established, this is likely to be the first of many such mergers, as businesses respond to the legal and commercial uncertainties of Brexit.»
The Act is being designed in part because there is a legal gap, or at least legal uncertainty, with respect to the right of fiduciaries to get access to digital assets.
Appropriate safeguards were enacted, even if legal uncertainty over government department's power to share data with each other became the major obstacle in completing e-government projects.
Many lawyers start their legal careers with crushing debt, zero clients and uncertainty about their future.
A case by case analysis of whether a particular award passes muster through national enforcement proceedings, or a Treaty - by - Treaty analysis of whether a particular dispute settlement or applicable law clause is compatible with EU law, is bound to be time consuming and labor - intensive, and will inevitably be unpredictable and lead to legal uncertainty.
I aim to take as much of the stress and uncertainty out of the situation as possible by working closely with my clients to support them through the process whilst finding creative legal solutions for them.
The roundtable report produced by Legal Futures, in association with Thomson Reuters, looks at what law firms in the smaller to mid-tier market are doing to grow their profit margins, at a time of economic uncertainty and ever - greater competition.
As such, there is a sensitivity as to the adverse impact of legal uncertainty to the vertical relationship of the CJEU with the national courts.
The «non-legal» nature of VISs has generated uncertainty in relation to the functioning of the sentencing hearing and concerns have been raised that VISs are: inconsistent with established legal values, detrimental to the offender's entitlement to a fair hearing, detrimental to victims» wellbeing, and harmful to the integrity of the legal proceedings.
Most everyone agrees by now that the legal landscape is changing noticeably, rapidly, and with an uncertainty about where it will all end.
Many people facing a serious legal problem for the first time feel overwhelmed with uncertainty, worry, and even fear, but a personal injury lawyer can help.
Until the new UAE Federal Arbitration Law is enacted, enforcing an onshore Dubai - seated arbitration award through the Dubai courts will continue to be fraught with difficulties, including uncertainty (there is no system of binding precedent in the UAE), significant delay (enforcement proceedings can take up to three years), and costs (legal costs are not recoverable in the Dubai Courts).
Douglas Scott director Jonathan Nolan says: «Budgetary pressures born of the ongoing liberalisation of the legal services market and economic uncertainty mean that law firms are engaged in a balancing act — they want to create opportunity but at a price they are comfortable with
As Robert says, legal publishing is still fun but it is definitely dangerous work, in the sense that it is a career that is fraught with uncertainty.
«Coupled with the uncertainty caused by the government proposals to remove from scope whole areas of legal aid provision, those from low income backgrounds who are willing to forego the riches of the City or other sectors such as banking, but equally can not afford to risk indefinite periods of unemployment, will be forced to give up on the idea of pursuing a career in legal aid.»
In a legal sector that is constantly changing, James prioritises a consultative approach in which he works in partnership with law firms and candidates to overcome uncertainties and achieve the best results for all.
Once clients fully understand the nature of their legal issue and the legal paths available to them, they are able to see past the fear and uncertainty associated with their legal challenge and look forward to a brighter future.
Some barristers are employed «in - house» at law firms and large commercial organisations (such as the Government Legal Service), which takes away the uncertainty associated with being self - employed and brings with it regular income and benefits.
There is considerable uncertainty surrounding a number of legal issues in the UK at the moment following the country's vote to leave the EU, with both sides of the negotiating table keeping their cards very close to their chest.
The families of accident victims start out at a disadvantage when dealing with insurance companies, and when the expenses and hardship of a death are involved, uncertainty concerning a legal case is not easy to handle.
The legal implications of s. 35 and s. 25 remain filled with uncertainty, but their inclusion represents a continuing civilizing of the Canadian constitution and its recognition of indigenous rights, and an expansion of indigenous access to the legal system to assert and defend those rights.
2016 has been a challenging year for the legal sector, with increasing court fees threatening the access to justice, and the Brexit vote introducing uncertainty.
This takes all the uncertainty out of the relationship between client and legal adviser and ensures that the consultants working with Lionshead Law always get paid for the work they have done immediately.»
In - house counsel do not operate in a legal vacuum but must consistently weigh both legal and business concerns in a dynamic environment plagued with uncertainty.
As a consequence, as soon as a lawyer has completed a legal or commercial update to a contract, he or she is able to use ContractExpress to re-automate the contract without needing programming knowledge; to do so in minutes or hours rather than the days or weeks previously required; and to do so with less legal uncertainty than has been previously possible.
The most common challenges that foreign investors and clients face when setting up a business in my country are: qualifying for the complex bidding processes for major projects; finding reliable partners to form partnerships or consortiums; and cultural nuance and legal uncertainty & insecurity caused by changing its regulatory environment and not having legal advisors with the capacity to offer them comprehensive and trustable legal services.
For the most part, these new editions are unnecessary and unjustified, lightly sprinkled with gratuitous and often ill - considered changes that fail to advance citation practice, confuse and sow uncertainty and even disagreement among even seasoned legal writers, editors and instructors, and generally make citation practice even less uniform and uniformity more difficult to realize.
It must, however, be applied with some caution, so as to avoid legal uncertainty and arbitrariness.
This is a highly consequential legal uncertainty that lies like a trap for innovators dealing with US persons — many of whom have a good faith belief that they are doing nothing wrong.
To address regulatory challenges, Cofound.it, together with blockchain legal specialist Nejc Novak, founder of law firm Novak Rutar, has spent the past five months working intensively with a diverse range of stakeholders, including the Cabinet of the Prime Minister, the Securities Agency, the Financial Administration, the Office for Money Laundering Prevention, the Central Bank, the Ministry of Public Administration and the Ministry of Finance, to clarify a number of key legal uncertainties.
The founder of the Khmer Crypto Foundation, In Mean, told local media that individuals operating in Cambodia's cryptocurrency sector do so with great care due to the legal uncertainty.
Indigenous health policy development in Australia has been complicated by legal issues regarding Aboriginal land, through the Mabo and Wik decisions, and uncertainty about effective federal, state and local government strategies for dealing with health inequalities and their social determinants.
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