Sentences with phrase «with unconscionable»

Isn't there anyway without creating a war or counterproductive conflict to intervene under humanitarian guidelines with this unconscionable assault on these disaster refugees in Myanmar?

Editors and lawyers in the publishing business need to clean up their act so that authors are not presented with unconscionable, non-negotiable warranty and indemnity clauses that can subject them to unlimited financial liability.

``... for those countless midlist authors stuck with unconscionable contracts because they had no choice, and the multitude of authors kept out of the industry by gatekeepers such as yourself, it didn't work.

However, M. Night Shyamalan may as well have been directing this with the unconscionable twist that occurs in the final act.

Almost every line in this book could be a quote but in a year filled with unconscionable suffering at every level, we chose this one.

«The city has grappled for years with the need to house homeless families and has dealt with it by rewarding unscrupulous landlords offering rooms for hire in SROs with unconscionable, sky - high payments,» she said.

«The lack of high - quality evidence supporting Acthar gel's benefit in a variety of conditions, along with the unconscionable price increase by the manufacturer, should give pause to all practitioners.

Not exact matches

«It is unconscionable that politicians across this country continue to endanger the lives of Americans with sanctuary policies while ignoring the harm inflicted on their constituents.»

I find it unconscionable that Jews who survived near exterminaton expressly because of their faith, must be forced, with no avenue of defense on this mortal plane, to «give up» that very identifty.

As an African American Christian who grew up in Robertson's neck of the woods with aunts and uncles who absolutely experienced racial discrimination in the 1950s and 60s, I find his comments about happy, singing Black people to be insensitive and unconscionable.

But even if they agreed that in already industrialized countries with adequate productive capacity a shift toward regional self - sufficiency would be possible, they would be likely to argue that this withdrawal from the global market on the part of the wealthy nations would be unconscionable.

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When dealing with suppliers, retailers or wholesalers must not engage in unconscionable conduct.

In December 2014, the Federal Court declared, by consent, that Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd (Coles) engaged in unconscionable conduct in its dealings with certain suppliers.

Coles was slapped with a $ 10 million fine in December last year for engaging in unconscionable conduct in its dealings with its suppliers, and subsequently forced to refund $ 12 million to suppliers who were forced to pay for wastage and even profit gaps.

«Much more important is the magnitude of the penalties imposed and the recognition by the Court that Coles» conduct in its dealings with suppliers was unconscionable and in contravention of the Australian Consumer Law.

In December, Coles agreed to pay $ 10 million in penalties and to review contracts with suppliers after admitting to 15 instances of unconscionable conduct against eight suppliers.

The Committee recommends that the jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Court be extended to enable it to deal with Misuse of Market Power (s. 46 and s. 46A where cases rely upon s. 83), Contravention of Industry Codes (s. 51AD) and Unconscionable Conduct (Part IVA).

It was alleged that Murray Goulburn Cooperative Co. Limited (Murray Goulburn), along with former managing director Gary Helou and former chief financial officer Bradley Hingle are engaged in unconscionable conduct by...

In a speech to the COSBOA National Small Business Summit in Melbourne yesterday, ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, reiterated that the ACCC was «looking at concerns raised about the way in which the major supermarket chains deal with their suppliers» and noted that they related to the potential for unconscionable conduct and «concerns over the misuse of market power, particularly in relation to private label products.»

In December 2016, in a case where (as with the detergent) Bella Vista could've walked away with a relatively meaningless fine and a slap on the wrist, the Fresh Food People changed tack, staring down Sims over unconscionable conduct charges.

After briefly outlining the history of statutory unconscionable conduct provisions, the Panel reiterated that the concern of competition laws was to protect competition and not competitors and that this requires balancing «preventing anti-competitive behaviour that undermines competition with not inhibiting behaviour that is part of normal vigorous competition».

In September, the parties, along with the National Farmers Federation (NFF) began talks to agree the voluntary code as a means of addressing growing concern about unconscionable conduct in the supermarkets, which are alleged to be misusing market power in the sector.

They will unify the prohibition against unconscionable conduct and provide the courts with greater guidance in its application.

Unconscionable conduct (agrees with NFF that they have not provided protection and support reforms «to provide transparency in the supply chain» and recognise that «certain classes of suppliers... are predisposed to suffering from a special disadvantage...»; misuse of market power (legal framework must «level the balance of market power in negotiations...», «ensure transparency in the transmission of market prices» and «not allow for final market risks to be borne by the primary producer» and provide «transparency of contract processes» - specifically, Canegrowers supports effects test and a process giving ACCC greater power to «regulate anti-competitive behaviour and impose penalties», shifting «the decisions framework from the judicial system to a regulatory system» which would make it more accessible to small producers); collective bargaining (notes limits of Sugar Industry Act (Qld); authorisation and notification approval costly and limited and not a viable alternative - peak bodies should be able to «commence and progress collective bargaining with mills on behalf of their members» and current threshold too restrictive)» competitive neutrality (mixed outcomes - perverse outcomes in the case of natural monopolies - suggest remove «application of competitive neutrality provisions to natural monopoly essential services»)

Competition policy (SME focus; need for equity; treat SMEs as «consumers» when dealing with larger businesses - extend unfair terms contracts to small business; need «legal precedents or statutory definitions» as part of unconscionable conduct framework); competition laws (focus on unfair terms and unconscionable behaviour; mention of MMP but not in context of s 46; access - call for broader access; price signalling (not clear)-RRB-; administration

Changes to competition laws (milk wars discussion and recommendations relating to MMP (introduce effects test), predatory pricing (recommend Minister direct ACCC to investigate Coles for breach of s 46 relating to predatory pricing), unconscionable conduct (suggest it be defined), statutory duty of good faith, unfair contract terms (seeks «recognition of the competitive disadvantage faced by farmers» and extension of unfair contract terms protection to small business), collective bargaining (seeks relaxation of public interest test for boycott approvals in agriculture markets, increase «ability for peak bodies to commence and progress collective bargaining and boycott applications» on behalf of members - and further dairy specific recommendations, ACCC divestiture power (wants ACCC to have similar divestiture powers to Comp Commission in UK - «simpler process of divestiture», ACCC monitoring powers (wants Minister to direct ACCC to use price monitoring powers to «monitor prices, costs and profits relating to the supply of drinking milk») and mandatory code of conduct (wants mandatory code and «Ombudsman with teeth to ensure compliance»)-RRB-.

«The ACCC alleges that Coles used undue pressure and unfair tactics in negotiating with suppliers, provided misleading information and took advantage of its superior bargaining position, so that its overall conduct was in all the circumstances unconscionable.

The ACCC advised that the allegations raised with the ACCC, which were the subject of its investigation, included allegations of some conduct that the ACCC considered did not conform to acceptable business practice and may be unconscionable or a misuse of market power.

christina lives in brooklyn, ny with her three dogs and eats an unconscionable amount of raw cookie dough every day.

A scintillating performance by Juventus at the Bernabeu was rendered moot by an unconscionable call with 30 seconds remaining.

It's unconscionable with all the deep scientific understanding we have now.

For the Government of Uganda (GoU), however, which maintains a much more idiosyncratic relationship with the regime in Kigali, outright public opposition to an UN-certified announcement of «peace, stability, and security for all in Rwanda» was, and remains, completely unconscionable.

How unconscionable to split away what a child gets from what a child needs, as if that child had any say in being born into a family with more than two children already and relying on child tax credits to get by.

According to the NDP, «we are keeping a voters register fraught with many controversies and susceptible to all forms of human ruse and sleight of hand» insisting that «an insertion of scanned staple pin - marked still pictures into the register is irregular, illegal and unconscionable by the EC's own regulation (voter registration) CI 72.»

In fact, the absolute corruption in Ulrich's brief political life alone is so egregious and unconscionable, that it demands an investigation that concludes with impeachment from public service — and banished for life.

In February 1992, while Levy was a county legislator, a Suffolk hearing officer found Ellner had engaged in «unconscionable trade practices» in connection with a mortgage fraud in Medford.

This is what this governor wants; hard working men and women to sacrifice unconscionable amounts of salary and benefits so that he can reward the very wealthy with an unnecessary tax break.

«It is unconscionable to think that those who we entrust with the care of our loved ones must struggle to make ends meet for themselves and their own loved ones.

«It is unconscionable that he would use the power of his office to produce a report and then make public statements that are not aligned with his report.

In 1992, he had been cited by county consumer officials for «unconscionable trade practices» in connection with a mortgage fraud in Medford.

«Given the recent unconscionable price increases of EpiPens by Mylan Pharmaceutical, we must look to more affordable alternatives for families dealing with allergies,» Hannon said in a statement.

«It's unconscionable that money has been taken out of the sandy fund and used for commercials promoting how great New York is,» the woman in the ad says, as she stands in her damaged house with mournful piano music in the background.

«It is unconscionable that an elected official would deliberately tamper with a law enforcement investigation into the theft of taxpayer dollars,» Attorney General Schneiderman said.

Stretch this unfortunate history further and reach for the tail end of cruel military rule, and the unconscionable devastation of the Niger Delta; so much so that that region «died», so the greedy oil hustlers, in cahoots with greedy elements of the Nigerian state, could live and wallow in conscienceless money.

The scientific evidence documenting the serious health risks associated with reproductive cloning, as shown through animal studies, make it unconscionable to undertake this procedure.

It is unconscionable that fifteen years into the twenty - first century, with all of our advanced technology, we still allow chlorine, fluoride, and other known toxins into our homes via the public water supply.

For a film with a $ 150 million budget to look like television is unconscionable and it seems absurd that no one was able to convince Jackson not to adopt the format, or at least not to try it out on a franchise with so much riding on it.

Amid escalating quarrels with her lovers and her rigid father, a parliament censorship minister (Rutger Hauer), the poet witnesses an unconscionable event that will alter the course of both her artistic and personal lives.

You do not grow to admire and respect this man as you do in most militaristic flag wavers; he is a ruthless sadist who punishes every tiny error with the kind of physical and emotional abuse that would be deemed unconscionable in any other environment.