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9 Mar 2023, 6:11 am by Dan Bressler
” “Among other potential pitfalls, the Chamber cited conflicts of interest among clients who diverge on accepting settlement offers; restrictions on client solicitation; and prohibitions on representing out-of-state clients. [read post]
30 Jan 2024, 9:50 am by Kevin LaCroix
Lawyers testifying on corporate governance issues, however, may have their testimony excluded, or at least limited, based on the well-recognized principle that experts cannot testify about legal issues. [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 9:02 am
It's interesting to point out that it was lawyers, not bank regulators, that pointed out these massive problems. [read post]
14 Feb 2022, 12:05 pm by Stacie Rosenzweig
Of course this Rule seems more interesting to most observers than imputed conflicts and multijurisdictional practice. [read post]
22 May 2015, 4:56 pm by Georgialee Lang
In 2008 she faced 13 charges of professional misconduct involving making false statements of fact and law; engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation; representing a client without adequate preparation; conduct adversely reflecting on her fitness as a lawyer; engaging in an impermissible conflict of interest; and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice. [read post]
22 Apr 2021, 4:00 am by Noel Semple
Law society Benchers are accountable to the lawyers who elect them. [read post]
15 Mar 2016, 2:29 pm
He begins with the truism that the Supreme Court is not a court of error correction, and notes that most lawyers just "don't get what it means" when the Supremes say they want to see conflicts in the Court of Appeal and important questions of law. [read post]
15 Jan 2023, 2:35 pm by Rob Robinson
”[16] DOJ’s emphasis on individual responsibility—no matter how senior the executive—could make individuals reluctant to come forward with information.[17] The potential for conflicts of interest has increased,[18] so companies will need to make an early assessment of whether a conflict of interest exists with respect to the law firm representing the company and the individual(s) and in-house counsel. [read post]
19 Jul 2012, 8:25 am by Alain Leibman
Alain Leibman writes: Generally, governing ethics rules permit joint representation under circumstances where, at minimum, the affected clients have full knowledge of the potential for conflict of interest and knowingly waive any such conflict. [read post]
6 Jun 2012, 9:00 pm by Karel.Frielink
Does the shareholdership of the government constitute conflicts of interest or the appearance thereof, e.g. when the NV of the government does (promptly) get a concession, but a privately held NV does not? [read post]
13 Jun 2024, 9:56 pm by Chukwuma Okoli
For example, a court may be called upon to interpret contracts and commercial transactions on religious and customary interests. [read post]
23 Nov 2014, 9:18 am
The apparent conflict between Section 30 and Section 36(4) was considered in Pradip Port Trust v. [read post]
6 Dec 2013, 6:21 am by Doug Cornelius
When blowing the whistle is a conflict of interest in Conflicts of Interest Blog Employees generally owe duties of loyalty to their companies (at least under US law), but for some time whistleblowing has not seen as a breach of such duty. [read post]
7 Jul 2023, 8:53 am by Michael Oykhman
Paralegals are also obligated to a duty to maintain confidentiality, to be transparent and candid, and cannot put themselves in a conflict of interest. [read post]
26 Aug 2008, 2:00 pm
Indiana rules of professional conduct for attorneys mandate that lawyers must be disqualified from cases in which their current and former clients have conflicting interests and refuse to sign waivers. [read post]
17 Mar 2012, 1:17 pm by lennyesq
Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel, Conflicts of Interest Board This program is part of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Lawyers in Transition series of free, live webcasts on Career Development to help lawyers better manage their careers during this tough economy. [read post]
14 Dec 2009, 6:13 am by Howard | Nassiri, PC
Furthermore, the situation creates a conflict of interests for banks that hold the second liens but not the first, giving them an incentive to write down loans other people own. [read post]
16 Jun 2011, 12:58 pm by Bexis
  For you non-lawyers, that act, one of the oldest statutes still in effect (enacted in 1793), governs when a federal court can enjoin (that means stop or interfere with the progress of) another lawsuit pending in a state court. [read post]