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http://thebraininjuryteam.com/ | 2018-04-26T09:33:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125948125.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20180426090041-20180426110041-00594.warc.gz | 0.940752 | 727 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__154733834 | en | Doctors are only one part of your brain injury recovery.
Your brain injury lawyer should be as knowledgeable, experienced, and caring as your brain injury rehabilitation team.
We are more than just trial lawyers. We are committed advocates and nationally recognized leaders in the field of traumatic brain injury law.
Just as the positive outcome of your brain injury rehabilitation depends upon the experience, knowledge, and dedication of your medical team, the successful outcome of your lawsuit depends on the experience, knowledge, and dedication of your attorneys.
For over 35 years, the brain injury attorneys at De Caro & Kaplen, LLP have been helping victims and their families deal with the legal and financial consequences of traumatic brain injury. Handling cases throughout New York State and the nation, we represent individuals with TBI caused by auto collisions, truck and bus wrecks, construction site accidents, unsafe buildings, medical malpractice, and more.
Shana De Caro, Esq.
Michael V. Kaplen, Esq.
Our unique knowledge, training, and experience, combined with our extensive network of experts, insures you have the most qualified New York lawyers on your side.
Our approach starts with an investigation into how and why your loved one’s brain trauma occurred as well as the true extent of his or her injuries. We then go to work to pursue a level of compensation that adequately reflects the loss and hardships your family has suffered and endured.
Dealing with the legal system is frustrating under the best of circumstances. Ease your emotional, physical, and financial stress with the assistance of New York brain injury lawyers with unique expertise in traumatic brain injury and the applicable law.
We are among the elite group of attorneys recognized by the Brain Injury Association of America as Preferred Attorneys.
Years of helping victims of brain injury have equipped us with a level of empathy other attorneys don’t possess.
You and your family member will never be “talked down to” or lost in the shuffle. You can expect to be treated with kindness, courtesy, and respect at every stage of your case. Our zealous and imaginative representation will help attain the best possible results for your family, whether by settlement or by aggressively litigating in court.“I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your help and also for believing in me. I have never been so impressed with anyone’s perseverance like I was with yours. I felt your support and commitment the whole time. I cannot thank you enough.” ~ Mira B.
Money can’t undo the brain injury you or your loved one sustained in a car accident, medical mishap, or other incident—but it can make life easier.
A financial award can help lighten the burden of medical bills, lost wages, future rehabilitation costs, and other expenses. Don’t face the stress and uncertainty of traumatic brain injury alone. Contact our New York brain injury attorneys today for a no-cost, no-obligation consultation. You don’t pay unless we win your case.
AS SEEN IN
De Caro & Kaplen, LLP
Counselors at Law
427 Bedford Road Suite 360
Pleasantville, NY 10570
Representing victims of brain trauma throughout New York State and nationally
NYC Local: 212.732.2262
Michael V. Kaplen, Esq.: [email protected]
Shana De Caro, Esq: [email protected] | law |
http://www.allskills.com.au/services/migration-visa/de-facto-partner-visa-australia/ | 2018-11-21T15:45:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039749054.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20181121153320-20181121175320-00473.warc.gz | 0.948103 | 444 | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-47__0__103940709 | en | De Facto Partner Visa Australia
Eligibility and Requirements:
- Those whose divorce is still pending or whose marriage has not been annulled yet can apply for Partner Visa if they are in a relationship for one year.
- De facto partner applies equally to the opposite and the same-sex couples.
- It allows a legally married person who is permanently living apart from the estranged partner to be considered in a de facto relationship, as long as it can be shown that the previous relationship has not ended.
- Partners should not be related by blood. Even their children are given the same recognition, benefits, and obligations with that of opposite-sex relationships.
- Both partners must be adults, at least 18 years old at the time the visa application is made.
- The couple must have a mutually exclusive relationship which is genuine and continuing. The length of time the partners have lived together is also an important consideration. Living together does not necessarily require cohabitation, which means residing together under the same roof. There are instances where, although the parties are not residing at the same address, they are considered living together and having an ongoing de facto relationship. It is accepted that partners maybe living together, even though living separately (but not apart on a permanent basis) for valid reasons that do not diminish the completeness and purity of the relationship.
- Partners in an ongoing de facto relationship may be temporarily separated for a number of reasons. Acceptable reasons are frequent travel for business purposes, employment abroad or employment outside commutable distance or an unexpected family emergency.
- Evidence of genuine and continuing relationship for at least one year immediately before lodging application consisting of record of regular communications during any period of separation, itemized phone accounts to show that contact was maintained, proof of financial support, joint bank account maintained for a reasonable length of time showing history of transactions, joint tenancy agreement, evidence as beneficiary of superannuation, joint membership to organization, utility bills under both names with same address, terms of your wills, joint travels are important to show.
- If both partners are eligible, register relationship in the Births, Deaths, Marriages Registry Office in your area.
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http://www.kidswellflorida.org/5yearwait/ | 2017-03-25T19:34:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218189032.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212949-00513-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.973708 | 357 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__143080741 | en | The 2009 CHIP reauthorization law (known as CHIPRA) included a number of changes that affect both Medicaid and CHIP. One of those changes was a new option, often referred to as “ICHIA,” that allows states to receive federal funds for providing Medicaid and CHIP coverage to lawfully residing immigrant children and pregnant women regardless of their date of entry.
Previously, states had been prohibited from using federal Medicaid or CHIP funds to cover legal immigrants who had been in the country less than five years, under restrictions enacted as part of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA).
Currently, legally residing immigrant children are forced to wait 5 years before becoming eligible for Florida KidCare, our state’s subsidized health care program for children.These kids are 10 times more likely to have unmet medical needs, 5 times more likely to go two or more years without seeing a doctor, and 25% more likely to be absent from school.
The Florida KidCare Bill (House Bill 829 and Senate Bill 294) would eliminate the 5 year wait for approximately 25,000 lawfully residing children in Florida.
Related Links: CHIP Tips: ICHIA Explained
HB 829 was filed by Representative Mike Larosa (R – Orlando) in the House on February 18, 2015. The bill has not yet been scheduled for a hearing.
SB 294 was filed by Senator Rene Garcia (R – Miami) in the Senate on January 8, 2015. The bill was unanimously passed by the Senate Health Policy committee on February 17, 2015. SB 294 has been referred to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services. If approved there, it will make its final stop in the Senate Appropriations committee. | law |
https://dev.relationships.org.au/services/family-dispute-resolution-mediation/ | 2021-05-15T23:29:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243991488.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20210515223209-20210516013209-00226.warc.gz | 0.939151 | 1,116 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__209654255 | en | Family Dispute Resolution (Mediation)
A service to help separating families resolve their family law disputes.
The Family Dispute Resolution Service (formerly known as the Family Mediation Service) can provide information, counselling, dispute resolution and group programs to help couples who are separating to resolve their family law disputes. These disputes may include conflicts over child care, child support, financial arrangements and property settlement.
Learn more about the Family Dispute Resolution process.
Family Dispute Resolution aims to help separating couples reach agreements that are in the best interest of their children. It also encourages separating couples to parent cooperatively. Parenting Plans (pdf) or agreements are used to assist in this process.
For more information about the Family Dispute Resolution Service, contact your nearest Relationships Australia office.
Family Dispute Resolution Process
Family Dispute Resolution is a process by which people who are in conflict can be supported to communicate with each other about what is important for them and how to make decisions relevant to resolving their dispute.
Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) is now compulsory, meaning that people who wish to resolve disputes relevant to their children (parenting matters), are now required to attend Family Dispute Resolution and make a genuine effort to resolve issues, before they progress through the court system. Situations involving family violence, child abuse or extremely urgent matters are exempt from Family Dispute Resolution.
Family Dispute Resolution Certificates are required if you want to apply to the court for a parenting order. The certificate confirms that a genuine attempt at Family Dispute Resolution was made.
Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners provide clients with support to sort out issues and develop acceptable solutions, that potentially lead to mutually satisfactory agreements.
The family dispute resolution process involves:
- identifying the issues which need to be resolved
- both parties listening to each other’s point of view without interruption
- sharing relevant information
- exploring ideas and options
- testing possible solutions
- putting decisions and agreements in writing.
The role of family dispute resolution practitioners
Family Dispute Resolution practitioners are highly-skilled people from a variety of professional backgrounds, such as law and social sciences. They are trained in resolving disputes relating to families, children, finance or property matters.
Family Dispute Resolution practitioners can work alone or with another practitioner. They do not give legal advice but will explore general principles that apply to couples who are separating. They may give advice in relation to children and parenting matters, focusing on the best interests of the child.
Family Dispute Resolution practitioners are impartial and fair to both parties. The are focused on the future and on helping the parties resolve their dispute. The process is confidential, within the limits of the law.
What you can expect
Family Dispute Resolution is facilitated by an independent third party. The decisions made are not legally binding. Everyone gets the opportunity to express their point of view and are free to talk about issues of concern, with everyone present.
Participants must be willing to listen to the other party, be genuinely ready to compromise and committed to reaching a solution. Participants must also be prepared to follow the process.
Family dispute resolution has many benefits including:
- a saving in money and time as it is less costly and faster than the court process
- the promotion of co-operation and communication, which enhances the ongoing parenting relationship
- the provision of a structure in which future disputes can be resolved more readily
- the individual’s control in the decision-making process is maintained as there are no imposed decisions
- less stress or trauma than court proceedings
- a more effective means of conflict resolution and greater longevity as people are less likely to breach agreements that they have made themselves.
The alternatives to Family Dispute Resolution are to seek Arbitration (a less formal legal alternative than going to court), instruct lawyers to negotiate agreements on your behalf, commence court proceedings or resolve the issues directly yourselves.
Family Dispute Resolution Certificates
If you want to apply to the court for a parenting order, you will need a certificate from a registered Family Dispute Resolution practitioner to confirm that an attempt at Family Dispute Resolution was made.
All Relationships Australia Family Dispute Resolution practitioners are registered. To find your nearest Relationships Australia practitioner, see our list of office locations or phone us on 1300 364 277.
There are some exceptions to the requirement for a certificate, including cases involving family violence or child abuse. For more information visit the Australian Government’s Family Relationships Online website at www.familyrelationships.gov.au
A fair share: Negotiating your property settlement DVD
‘A Fair Share’ DVD is a training resource for family mediators engaged in property mediation.
The 90 minute DVD is a companion resource to the booklet of the same name.
The DVD and booklet provide:
- a snapshot of intake and assessment interviews with both parties
- an outline of mediation sessions
- an outline of legal interviews with both parties
- examples of private sessions with both parties; and
- commentary from a court registrar.
The DVD highlights the different approaches to property mediation currently used in Australia. The package includes a CD Rom including a facilitator’s guide and useful documents that can be used by mediators and their clients to support the development of property settlements and agreements.
COST: $220 per DVD + GST + postage & handling
A Fair Share is available for purchase online in our online bookshop. | law |
http://northcountrynotes.org/jason-rohrer/natureOnTrial/seedBlogs.php?action=display_post&post_id=jcr13_1135030953_0&show_author=1&show_date=1 | 2019-09-23T11:50:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514576355.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20190923105314-20190923131314-00274.warc.gz | 0.988185 | 1,629 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__31909984 | en | |by jcr13||Monday, December 19, 2005 [5:22 pm]|
My trial was on December 15, 2005. Now that a few days have passed, I feel compelled to document my memory of it before I forget some of the finer details.
First of all, it was an experience of a lifetime. The trial lasted over three hours (from 10:30am until after 1:30pm) and the arguments were somewhat subtle and complex.
I arrived at the court shortly after 8am to watch the trials that were scheduled before mine. Unfortunately, nothing all that interesting happened in the court before my trial. There were a few noise ordinance defendants waiting in the court when I got there, but the charges against them were dropped before they ever went to trial.
There was a trial scheduled at 10am for a fence that was constructed without a permit. That trial actually proceeded. However, the defendant was not at all familiar with court procedures, so it was not a very interesting show. He did not call a single witness nor present a single piece of evidence. He was even reluctant to testify himself, but finally took the stand after some coaxing from the judge.
After I was arraigned in August, I contacted the court and asked about upcoming trials. I had hoped to watch a few trials before going to trial myself so that I could observe some of the court customs and procedures. Watching one lame-duck trial one-half hour before my own trial was not exactly what I had in mind, though it was certainly better than nothing. At least I got to see where the prosecuting attorney stood and how he addressed the judge.
The judge was Thomas Wheeler, and elected official in our Village. Ironically, I ran for the position of Village Justice in the 2004 election against him. He won, of course, but now I was standing trial before my former opponent.
Right before my trial, the court room began filling up with spectators. Two news reporters (Robert Snow from the <EM>Potsdam-Massena Courier-Observer</EM> and Dave Winters of the <EM>Watertown Daily Times</EM>) were present for the entire 3-hour trial. Eight other spectators, all my friends or family, were also present (though some left before the end of the trial).
When it came time for my trial, the prosecution waived their right to an opening statement, so I gave my statement. I explained that the testimony and evidence would show that the mowing ordinance violated the equal protection and free speech clauses of the U.S. and New York constitutions. During my statement, I handed the judge a copy of my memorandum of law.
After my statement, the prosecution (lead by Peter Lekki, the Village attorney) called their first and only witness: Code Enforcement Officer John Hill. During direct examination, Officer Hill talked about how he noticed that our property was in violation of the mowing ordinance (on his own---he never received any complaints from our neighbors).
I then cross-examined Officer Hill and brought out some points about the law itself, as well as bits of Hill's history with other natural landscapes in our area. During this cross-examination, I had the original notice that Hill served us in 2004 admitted into evidence.
Since the prosecution called no further witnesses, it was my turn to present my defense.
I first called myself as a witness. I testified about our intentions of natural landscaping on our property, about the signs we posted, and about the statement that we were trying to make. One of our signs was admitted into evidence. I then prepared to present a 22-photograph survey that I had taken of nearby properties against which the Village was not enforcing the ordinance. The judge sent the court into recess while I set up my equipment.
I then presented my photographs along with my live testimony to narrate them. The photographs focused on four properties, all within a half mile from our house, and all in the Village limits, that had grass in violation of the mowing ordinance. I complained to Village officials about these properties in 2004 and 2005, but they never did anything about them.
When my "direct" testimony was finished, the prosecution got to cross-examine me. Mr. Lekki tried to show that my landscaping was not intentional cultivation. Once it became clear that I was actively cultivating my landscape, he tried to show that my activities were not very natural. He asked me if I was aware that some of the properties shown in my photo survey had been hayed off (harvested for hay) in the recent past. I told him that as far as I knew, this was not the case.
After I was cross-examined, I called Richard Grover as an expert witness. He was perhaps the strongest feature of my defense. His testimony established that landscaping was an art form, a form of expression, and that it could be used to communicate with others. He also testified about the environmental impacts of traditional landscaping and the environmental benefits of natural landscaping. He also indicated that the mowing ordinance was unreasonable to enforce against people who were trying to cultivate meadows.
During the cross-examination, Mr. Lekki tried to get Mr. Grover to agree that local laws should always be obeyed. Mr. Grover disagreed, saying that there were some laws on the books that were unreasonable, and sometimes alternatives (such as natural landscaping) need to be demonstrated to challenge the laws. There was also quite a bit of squabbling during Mr. Grover's cross-examination over the exact situations in which a 10-inch rule would be reasonable.
Toward the end of Mr. Grover's cross-examination, the prosecution tried to introduce a piece of surprise evidence: a complaint letter submitted of Officer Hill in September of 2005 about a possible visual obstruction created by our landscaping. I had never heard from any Village official that such a complaint had been received. Officer Hill was brought back to the stand by the prosecution to provide foundation testimony about the letter.
I objected to the letter because the prosecution never disclosed its existence to me before the trial (surprise evidence is forbidden by law) and because the letter was hearsay (out-of-court statements being accepted for their truth). Mr. Lekki argued that the letter was a business document (one of several exceptions to the hearsay rule). However, the judge still threw the letter out of evidence. This was a big triumph for me, especially since I am not a lawyer.
At that point, I ask the judge for permission to re-cross-examine Officer Hill in light of this new issue being raised. The judge told me that I could call Officer Hill, but that he would be my witness (direct examination). I asked Hill about the visual obstruction ordinance, which turned out to be a height limit of 3 feet for landscaping features near corners. I also asked him about a visual obstruction case concerning one of our neighbor's properties. Hill's testimony during this examination demonstrated that he never told me that there was a potential visual obstruction on our property, even after receiving a complaint.
After my second questioning of Officer Hill, the judge indicated that the trial was over and Mr. Lekki was given 30 days to file a response to my memorandum. There was also some discussion about summations, but I had never heard that term before. I asked about my chance for a closing statement, and the judge informed me that the summations would serve this purpose. I then understood that my closing argument was supposed to be submitted in writing.
After the trial, I was interviewed by the newspaper reporters. Stories appeared the next day in both papers, and one of the stories was even on the front page (above the fold).
|by Sergej M.||Sunday, January 15, 2006 [12:43 pm]|
Thank you for sharing your story. | law |
https://www.atphunt.com/en/politica-de-privacidad | 2024-04-12T15:09:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816024.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20240412132154-20240412162154-00404.warc.gz | 0.917474 | 978 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__44584097 | en | 1. USE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONAL DATA
CIRCULO DE CAZADORES S.L. informs you that the personal data that may be provided through the website, as well as those that may be provided in the future within the framework of your legal relationship with this entity, will be included in the files owned by CIRCULO DE CAZADORES S.L., whose data are included in the header.
These files have the purpose of managing, administering, providing the services or products you request, and if necessary, for the compliance and execution of the contracts you may enter into, to better know your tastes, to adapt the services to your preferences, as well as to be able to offer you new services or products and to send you information related to the activities of CIRCULO DE CAZADORES S.L., by any means, including electronic. The recipients of the information collected will be mainly the employees of CIRCULO DE CAZADORESS.L.
Except in the fields where it is expressly determined otherwise by means of an asterisk (*), the answers to the questions on personal data are voluntary, without the lack of response to such questions implies a decrease in the quality of the services you request. The lack of completion of the fields determined as obligatory or the supply of incorrect data will make it impossible for CIRCULO DE CAZADORESS.L. to provide you with the services or products you request.
The consent granted for the treatment of your personal data, can be revoked at any time, by contacting the address of CIRCULO DE CAZADORES S.L. or through the e-mail [email protected]
Users guarantee and are responsible, in any case, for the accuracy, validity and authenticity of the personal data provided and undertake to keep them duly updated.
2. EXERCISE OF RIGHTS: ACCESS, RECTIFICATION, CANCELLATION AND OPPOSITION
Those individuals who have provided their data to CIRCULO DE CAZADORES S.L. may freely exercise their rights of access, rectification, cancellation and opposition with respect to the data included in the files of CIRCULO DE CAZADORES S.L.
Given the confidential nature of the information, you may not exercise your rights by telephone, you must request it by any means that leaves a record of its sending and receipt and send a copy of your ID card or equivalent document.
The interested party may exercise their rights by writing to CIRCULO DE CAZADORES S.L. at the address indicated at the beginning or to the e-mail address [email protected].
3. SECURITY MEASURES
CIRCULO DE CAZADORES S.L. informs you that it has implemented the technical and organizational security measures necessary to guarantee the safety of your personal data and to avoid its alteration, loss and unauthorized treatment and/or access, taking into account the state of technology, the nature of the data stored and the risks to which it is exposed, whether they are the result of human action or the physical or natural environment.
The user must be aware that security measures on the Internet are not impregnable and entirely reliable and that CIRCULO DE CAZADORES S.L. cannot guarantee the absence of viruses or other elements that could produce alterations in the user's computer systems (software and hardware).
In the event that any of the services and products are aimed at children under 14 years. CIRCULO DE CAZADORES S.L. will request the consent of the parents or guardians for the collection of the minor's personal data.
CIRCULO DE CAZADORES S.L. is not responsible for those data of minors that CIRCULO DE CAZADORES S.L. is not able to know about this fact without the consent of the parents or guardians.
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Any dispute arising out of the use of this site shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of Spain. | law |
http://ozeol.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93&Itemid=226 | 2015-07-30T01:58:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-32/segments/1438042987034.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20150728002307-00007-ip-10-236-191-2.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.906849 | 414 | CC-MAIN-2015-32 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-32__0__163250853 | en | "Ozeol.com" is a registered trademark and access to the web pages of Ozeol.com does not imply the right to use this trademark as it appears on these pages without the prior written authorisation of Ozeol.com.
By accessing Ozeol.com web pages, you tacitly accept the conditions laid out below. Should you refuse to accept the following conditions, please note that you are not authorised to access Ozeol.com web pages.
Ozeol.com makes every attempt to ensure that the information provided on these pages is correct and up-to-date and reserves the right to modify all content at any moment and without giving prior notice. Ozeol.com does not, however, guarantee that information on the site is correct or up-to-date.
Subsequently Ozeol.com declines all responsibility for:
- disruption of site availability,
- errors in information or missing information,
- any damage caused by fraudulent use of the site by a third party or modifications to the content of the site by third parties,
- any direct or indirect damage independently of cause, origin, type or consequences as a general rule,
- loss of profits, customers or data or any other loss of tangible property as a direct result of site access or disruption of site availability or action taken in accordance with (directly or indirectly) information on the site.
This includes damage caused by viruses likely to contaminate your IT equipment. The site may include links to other web sites or Internet resources.
As Ozeol.com is unable to control these sites or resources, Ozeol.com accepts no responsibility for the availability of these sites and resources or for the content, advertising, products, services or any other equipment available on or from these sites or resources.
In addition, Ozeol.com refuses all responsibility for damages or loss discovered or alleged following or in relation to the use of or trust in the content, goods or services available on these sites and resources. | law |
https://www.nic.org.mt/terms/ | 2017-04-26T17:28:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121528.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00025-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.92887 | 2,295 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__315375254 | en | By registering a domain name under .mt, the Holder ("you") enter into a contract of registration with NIC(Malta) ("we" or "us") on the following Terms and Conditions.
1. Processing the domain name registration form
1.1 We shall process the domain name registration form and consider whether or not to register the domain name applied for in accordance with the eligibility conditions specified on our website (https://www.nic.org.mt).
1.2 Domain names are registered on a first come, first served basis. Until we confirm that the domain name applied for has been registered there is no guarantee that the domain name applied for will be accepted and so registered.
1.3 If we accept your domain name registration form and confirm registration of the domain name applied for, we shall, subject to the provisions of condition 8 below, enter the domain name and the contact details of the Holder and Agents in the whois.
2. Exclusions and limitations of liability
2.1 We shall accept no liability whatsoever for any damages suffered as a result of your taking any action in respect of a domain name prior to your receiving confirmation from us, in accordance with the preceding condition, that the domain name you applied for has been registered.
2.2 You are responsible for the domain name selected and applied for. Registration of a domain name does not confer any legal rights to that name. By registering a domain name, we do not determine the legality of the domain name registration or otherwise examine whether that registration or use of a domain name may infringe the rights of a third party.
2.3 As Holder of the domain name you are further responsible for the actions and/or negligence of third parties brought in by Holder (including but not limited to your Administrative Agent, your Billing Agent and your Technical Agent) as for your own behaviour and you are liable to us for this.
2.4 To the fullest extent permitted by law, and except to the extent that loss or damage is caused directly by our gross negligence or wilful misconduct and subject to the following sub-condition, we shall not be liable to any person, including but not limited to you or any of your Agents, for any loss or damage that may be suffered.
2.5 Whilst we have undertaken reasonable precautions to ensure that our systems are as secure as possible, the Internet remains an insecure medium of communication. We shall not accept any responsibility whatsoever for damages suffered as a result of unauthorised access by any third party to the data contained on our site or transmitted to you over the Internet.
2.6 We shall not be held liable for any damages resulting from the disruption or malfunction of the DNS service.
2.7 In no event shall we be liable for any increased costs or expenses, any direct or indirect loss of profit, business, contracts, revenues, or anticipated savings, any error or omission in the whois, any loss of registration and/or use of the domain name, or any special, indirect or consequential damage of any nature whatsoever.
2.8 In any event, any liability that we may incur shall in no case exceed the amount of one year's registration fee.
3.1 You hereby agree to defend, indemnify and hold us and the University of Malta as well as our respective officers, employees and agents harmless for any loss or damage as well as from any and all legal and judicial costs resulting from any claim, action or demand arising out of or related to the registration or use of the domain name or as a result of a breach by yourself of any of these Terms and Conditions. Such claims shall include, without limitation, those based upon intellectual property, trade mark or service mark infringement, unfair competition, libel, slander, defamation or injury to business reputation.
3.2 Without prejudice to the generality of the preceding sub-condition, should it eventually transpire that you are not entitled to use the trade mark, trade or business name indicated in the domain name registration form in accordance with Maltese law, then you accept that:
4. Resolution of disputes arising between yourself and third parties
4.1 Any dispute over the rights to use a particular domain name between yourself and any third party after the proposed domain name has been registered should be settled between yourselves using any of the ordinary remedies afforded by law.
5. Refusal to register a domain name
5.1 We reserve the right to refuse to register a proposed domain name.
6.1 You hereby warrant that you have obtained the consent of any individual whose personal data is to be made available under whois in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. In regard to any Administrative Agent whom you may appoint, you further warrant that prior to obtaining such consent from him or her you have further explained to him or her (and he consented) that he or she may not opt out of having his or her details entered or of their being made available through the whois service.
6.2 You further warrant that all the details that have been or that you may in future submit to us are true and correct and that you will keep them up to date.
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8.3 We shall not transfer any personal data relating to you or any of your Agents to any third party (other then between you and any of your Agents) without your prior consent or that of the particular Agent, as the case may be, unless we are obliged or authorized to do so by or under any law.
8.4 You may access or modify any of your personal details that we process. Similarly, any of your agents may access or modify any of their respective personal details that we process. In most cases this is possible online. Otherwise, requests for access or modification, signed by the data subject to whom the data relates, should be made to:
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12.3 Without prejudice to the generality of the preceding sub-condition, failure to effect payment of fees for a domain name may, at our discretion, result in the suspension or revocation of that registration.
12.4 Lapse of the Administrative Agent's role for a given domain that is not rectified by the Holder may, at our discretion, result in the suspension or revocation of the domain.
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https://smi.education/terms-conditions/ | 2019-08-19T14:23:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314752.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819134354-20190819160354-00043.warc.gz | 0.928153 | 586 | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-35__0__152889574 | en | These terms and conditions contain all rights and obligations of School of Management Innovation (“SMI”) and the natural or legal person contracting with School of Management Innovation (“you” and “your”).
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https://www.tucsonimmigrationlawyers.co/tucson-deportation-lawyers/ | 2022-08-10T04:08:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00102.warc.gz | 0.954055 | 757 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__160364425 | en | Many Arizona individuals are removed or “deported” from the United States on a regular basis. Whether they are lawful permanent residents, visa-holders or undocumented individuals, the removal process can be equally frightening and stressful. The Tucson Deportation Lawyers of AZ Criminal Defense Group, PLLC have a thorough understanding of how Immigration Court works and what is likely to happen in any given removal proceeding. It is unfortunate that so many people are required to leave their loved ones. It is even more unfortunate if a removed individual could have avoided removal if only he or she had the assistance of a qualified and skilled Arizona Immigration Attorney.
Common Reasons for Removal
There are a number of reasons why an individual may face removal from the United States, and those reasons typically fall into the categories of criminal conduct and violations of United States immigration laws and regulations. Individuals who are residing illegally in the United States likely understand the reason why they may be removed from the United States. However, individuals who are lawfully residing in the United States, but have a criminal track record, are subject to possible removal depending on the nature and severity of the crime. Even what may seem like a minor crime can be grounds for removal.
Potential Options for Avoiding Removal from the United States
Whatever the reason may be for why United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has initiated removal proceedings against an individual, there are a number of ways to avoid removal, including, but not necessarily limited to, the following:
- Becoming a citizen through the naturalization process – In limited circumstances, a qualifying individual may be eligible to seek citizenship during removal proceedings, and this could prevent removal entirely.
- Cancellation of removal – You have the option to file a petition challenging the decision to initiate removal proceedings against you. In order to qualify for cancellation of removal, stringent requirements must be met.
- Asylum-based release from removal – If you are a refugee or asylee, you may be able to avoid removal if you are able to prove that leaving the United States would result in greater harm to you.
- Voluntary Departure – If removal seems inevitable, you may have the option of voluntarily departing from the United States. This may provide you with the opportunity to lawfully reenter the United States in the future, after going through an application process.
Immigration judges have wide discretion when determining whether or not an individual should be removed from the United States. While quite a few individuals are ultimately removed from the United States, it is essential to fight removal if at all possible alongside a Tucson Immigration Attorney highly familiar with the removal process. Don’t take the risk of tackling a removal proceeding on your own.
Contact the Tucson Immigration Attorneys of AZ Criminal Defense Group, PLLC Today
Facing removal proceedings is a frightening experience both for the individual facing removal or deportation, and that individual’s loved ones. There are ways to fight removal, but in order to increase your chances of success, you will need the assistance of a highly skilled Tucson Immigration Attorney. The Arizona Immigration Lawyers of AZ Criminal Defense Group, PLLC have the devotion and experience to help you fight removal. Our attorneys will investigate every possible way to help you remain in the United States lawfully. If you or a loved one is facing removal, it is essential to act quickly as time is of the essence. To speak with one of our Tucson Immigration Lawyers, contact AZ Criminal Defense Group, PLLC today by calling (520) 448-4940 to schedule your initial consultation. When calling our office, you will be immediately directed to an attorney. We are available 24/7 to answer your questions and alleviate your concerns. | law |
https://www.thesensualscientist.com/post/decriminalizedsexwork | 2023-09-30T09:15:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510671.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20230930082033-20230930112033-00163.warc.gz | 0.907424 | 1,947 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__43504549 | en | Updated: Jan 16, 2022
In my spare time, I like to watch serial killer documentaries and two weeks ago, I watched “Crime scene: The Time Square Killer.” The documentary detailed the life story of Richard Cottingham, a computer operator by day, a decapitator of sex workers by night. In the 1970s and 80s, Time Square was not the entertainment mecca it is known for today; instead, it was the habitation of sex, crime, and violence.
In the documentary, investigators and police officials detailed the timeline, motive, and background of Richard Cottingham. While scholars like Dr. Melinda Chateauvert described the history and vulnerabilities sex workers face when “walking the blade.” Her perspective, though informed, diluted the realities of sex work. Accentuating the importance of political correctness, Dr. Chateauvert cared more about utilizing the term “sex worker” than calling attention to sex work as a survival strategy for vulnerable groups. To her, sex work was a choice, but nothing explained the parameters influencing that choice. As feminists and sex workers advocate for the decriminalization of sex work, I wanted to listen and understand why.
For three days, I listened to TED talks, group discussions, and news debates advocating for or against the decriminalization of sex work. I also spent an extra day reading New Zealand’s Prostitution Reform Act of 2003. I could have done more research, but I believe I have a comprehensive basis for understanding the main arguments of both sides. If I did not, it is your purpose as the reader to inform me. This blog was not created to discredit but to inform and inquire.
To begin, let us learn about the current governance structures of the sex work industry:
Criminalization: The prohibition of sexual solicitation, brothel-keeping, the purchase of sexual services, and living off the earnings of sexual labor (Open Society Foundation, para. 1).
Partial Decriminalization: Governmental authorities control the legalities of specific laws, codes, and regulations associated with the sex industry. In the United Kingdom, The Policing and Crime Act of 2009 legalizes in-house prostitution and outcall escort services. However, brothel-keeping, street solicitation, and working in a group of two or more is illegal (Parliament of the United Kingdom, part 2).
The Nordic Model of Sex Work: Reduces the demand of sex trafficking through the prosecution of sexual consumers and arbitrators and the augmentation of worker support services (Nordic Model Now, para.1).
Legalization: A set of laws, codes, and regulations specific to the sex industry; anyone who buys or sells sex outside of these rules will be subject to arrest (Decriminalize Sex Work, para. 1).
Decriminalization: The removal of laws and policies penalizing sex work; laws protecting the rights of sexual consumers, producers, and related third parties. Sexual solicitation, brothel-keeping, the purchase of sexual services, and living off the earnings of sexual labor are permitted (Amnesty International, question 4).
Arguments for the decriminalization of sex work
Advocates for the decriminalization of sex work believe decriminalization promotes the autonomy, safety, protection, and freedom of the sex worker. Sex workers could dictate hours of operation, cost of service, and clientele without punishment. Laws would focus on sexual health, workers’ rights, and legal protections. The lack of criminality would reduce interpersonal violence, crime, and recidivism; sex work would genuinely become an option.
In the opinions of sex workers and allies, the criminality of sex work results from systemic oppression. The sex worker is always prosecuted, not the consumer or arbitrator of sexual services. Prohibitionist laws criminalizing sex work jeopardize the safety of the sex worker. The criminalization of the sex industry is what produces the vices of sex trafficking, not the act of sex itself. Legislators are advised to create laws against the evils of sex, not the entire sex industry. The conservative values of prohibitionist laws detract from the harsh reality that sex work is the only survival strategy for many vulnerable groups.
The ones who did it first: The Prostitute Reform Act 2003
In 2003, parliament member Tim Barnett and the New Zealand Prostitute Collective proposed the Prostitute Reform Act to remove laws punitively targeting the sex industry. The act's proponents ensured collective working groups, protected workers’ rights, and the accountability of managers, operators, and consumers of commercialized sexual services. The specifics of the act can be read in your spare time. From the surface, the law is receptive to the needs and protection of sex workers... so long as the sex workers are citizens of New Zealand.
Referencing the immigration restrictions of the act contradicts the argument for decriminalization. Sex work is a survival strategy for disenfranchised groups; therefore, exploitation will occur if decriminalization criminalizes the vulnerable. According to Part 2, section 19 of the act, visas are not granted to immigrant sex workers, prostitute business operators, or prostitute business investors. Temporary entry visas or residential visa holders cannot provide, operate, or invest in commercial sexual services and will be deported on reasonable grounds (Prostitute Reform Act, 2003).
Bennachie and associates (2021) researched the impact of section 19 on migrant sex workers. Because of the Immigration Act of 2009, migrant sex workers are targeted by sexual humanitarian antitrafficking law enforcement initiatives, immigration patrol, and the local police (Bennachie et al., 2021). Intimidated by these local entities, migrant sex workers are apprehensive about reporting sexual crimes or health complications due to the fear of deportation (Bennachie et al., 2021). This not only results in an elevation of health risks, but citizens can repeatedly commit violent crimes without fear of the law.
According to the United States 2021 Trafficking in Person Report, New Zealand lacks an understanding of the different forms of trafficking (para.1). The government does not report adult victims of sex trafficking, nor has prosecutions been made for labor trafficking for the second consecutive year (US Department of State et al., 2021). Convictions of child sex traffickers have increased, but many traffickers are sentenced to home detention (US Department of State et al., 2021). The government’s inability to recognize trafficking trends and adjudicate appropriately weakens the survivor’s protection, undercuts the effort to hold traffickers accountable, and inadequately addresses the nature of a crime(US Department of State et al., 2021).
I would not support the decriminalization of sex work. Advocation for the movement lacks consistency and the inability to define the meaning of sex work. The commodification of sex dilutes the emotional, spiritual, and social implications. The idea of engaging in sex as a job requirement has greater influences than personal choice. Making a choice does not determine confident and secure thought. Age, gender, trauma history are the few but salient determinants that can negatively influence the freedom of choice. Even if one decides to become a sex worker conscientiously, their decisions directly and indirectly impact the environment.
Personal feelings aside, in comparing the United State's governance structure with other countries, decriminalization did not decrease or eradicate violence against sex workers. A new group or industry is criminalized, perpetuating oppression differently. This comes as no surprise because advocates have yet to address whether there will be enough willing participants to meet the demands of sex?
Amnesty International. (2021, June 30). Q&A: Policy to protect the human rights of sex workers. https://www.amnesty.org/en/qa-policy-to-protect-the-human-rights-of-sex-workers/
Bennachie, C., Pickering, A., Lee, J., Macioti, P. G., Mai, N., Fehrenbacher, A. E., & Musto, J. (2021). Unfinished decriminalization: The impact of section 19 of the prostitution reform act 2003 on migrant sex workers’ rights and lives in Aotearoa New Zealand. Social Sciences, 10(5), 179.
Decriminalize Sex Work. (2021, October 31). What about Legalization? https://decriminalizesex.work/why-decriminalization/briefing-papers/decriminalization-is-the-only-solution/
Nordic Model Now. (2021, October 16). What is the Nordic Model?https://nordicmodelnow.org/what-is-the-nordic-model/
Open Society Foundation. (n.d.). Ten reasons to decriminalize sex work. https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/publications/ten-reasons-decriminalize-sex-work
Parliament of the United Kingdom. (2009, November 12). The Policing and Crime Act 2009. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/26/part/2
U.S. Department of State. (2021, August 5). 2021 trafficking in persons report: New Zealand. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved January 10, 2022, from https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-trafficking-in-persons-report/new-zealand/ | law |
https://sdheadstart.org/news-in-head-start | 2024-02-24T19:14:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474544.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224180245-20240224210245-00079.warc.gz | 0.982102 | 321 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__14555828 | en | During the 2023 Legislative Session in South Dakota, Senate Bill 118 (SB 118), an act to expand eligibility for certain teachers who receive reduced tuition at Board of Regents institutions was introduced. Currently in South Dakota, K-12 teachers are eligible to receive up to six credit hours per year at half the standard tuition rate. Before SB 118, Head Start teachers were not afforded this same tuition reduction even though, in some instances, the head start teachers were in the same building as K-12 teachers.
SB118, introduced by Senator Erin Tobin (District 21 – Winner) and Representative Rebecca Reimer (District 26B – Chamberlain), added Head Start teachers to the list of those qualifying for the reduced tuition. Senator Tobin discussed the idea with a constituent and Head Start employee and decided to move forward with the proposal, stating this was good for those who want to stay in their community and teach as well as the teacher workforce in general.
The South Dakota Head Start Association (SDHSA) was excited to work on the idea with Senator Tobin and Representative Reimer. “This proposal was exciting to work on during the legislative session,” stated Katie Sieverding, Executive Director of SDHSA. “The way the idea came to fruition is an excellent example of the legislative process and creating needed change for our teachers.”
SB 118 was signed by the Governor on March 23, 2023, and is in effect as of July 1st. SDHSA applauds the Legislature and Governor Noem in their support for Head Start educators in the state. | law |
https://tefaf-staging.linkedbyair.net/terms-and-conditions | 2022-07-01T07:38:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103922377.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220701064920-20220701094920-00176.warc.gz | 0.848126 | 796 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__270827797 | en | TERMS & CONDITIONS
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https://www.revivalfocus.org/law-and-grace/ | 2023-12-05T02:26:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100540.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205010358-20231205040358-00133.warc.gz | 0.953651 | 1,176 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__102391275 | en | In my own revival journey, I began to use the terminology of grace and the Spirit-filled life, but my focus was still on “It’s gotta look like this….” This is ultimately a law-focus. Further in my journey the Lord opened my eyes not only to Jesus as the source of life (power), but also as the goal or focus of life (leader). This is a vital correction. Without this understanding you look to Jesus as the power to get to your version of how you think things should play out—as if those things are better than Jesus. But Jesus is the goal, and when you access Him, things play out right.
I find that many who use the terminology of the Spirit-filled life get derailed because in practice they are still looking to the law as their leader. This is not the obvious self-reliance which they now rightly warn against, but the more subtle self-reliance that comes unwittingly when you look to the law as the leader instead of the Spirit.
The Scripture says, “If ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law” (Gal. 5:18). “But the fruit of the Spirit is love” (Gal. 5:22). When this is the case “all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself” (Gal. 5:14).
The bottom line is no one can serve two leaders. Do you look to the law as your leader or to the Spirit? The Scripture clarifies that in salvation, there is a leadership change. “The law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster….And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts” (Gal. 3:24-4:6). The law leads sinners to Christ, but the Spirit leads saints in Christ. Therefore, once you’re saved, don’t look to the law as your leader, look to the Spirit. We have the ultimate leader—God Himself—Not just with us, but in us!
So what is our relationship to the law? “The law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good” (Rom. 7:12). But like the Psalmist, we must love the Lord, which is a matter of focus, and as a result of that relationship, we love His law. When we love the Lord, we walk with Him. When we keep in step with the Spirit, trusting His power to obey His leadership, He imparts to us the life of Christ. “The fruit of the Spirit is love … against such there is no law.” The fruit of the Spirit never violates the law, because the fruit of the Spirit is love, and love fulfills the law.
If you are led of the Spirit, you are not under the law. Some acknowledge this and then in essence say you really are. But the version of law-living varies from person to person and church to church, picking and choosing certain aspects of the law, but dismissing others. But if you choose part of the law, then you’re under the obligation to keep it all (Gal. 3:10).
You cannot have two leaders. Either you’re under the law’s leadership or you’re under the Spirit’s leadership. And the law without the Spirit kills (2 Cor. 3:6). It brings you into the frustration and disillusionment of Romans 7. If you look to the law for leadership, that means you are not looking to the Spirit. Your focus reveals your dependence. When you look unto Jesus, the Spirit authors faith in your heart (Heb. 12:2). God-focus leads to God-dependence. But if you look to the law for leadership, then that law-focus reveals a law-dependence, which is ultimately flesh-dependence—your attempt to obey the law in your own strength. But the law kills and the flesh fails.
However, when you allow the Spirit to convince you that you really are a saint, that you really have been liberated from the old master of indwelling sin, and that the indwelling Christ really is your victory, so that you yield to His leadership and power, at that point, sin will not have dominion over you, because you are not under the law, but under grace (Rom. 6:1-14). In contrast, if you look to the law for leadership, then you are no longer under grace—Spirit-enabling. But when you yield to the Spirit, trusting in His power, you’re under grace. Grace enables you, so that sin will not have dominion over you.
Some fear that if you don’t emphasize the law, everyone will go crazy into sin. But this thinking reveals blatant unbelief in the Holy Spirit—the real leader. How tragic! The reality is if you emphasize the Spirit, so people really look to His leadership, He never leads them to indulge the flesh. What a wonderful relationship between law and grace!
John Van Gelderen
About This Blog
Hello, I’m John Van Gelderen. I am an evangelist and the president of Revival Focus Ministries, an organization for the cause of revival in hearts, homes, churches, and beyond, and for evangelizing. This blog is focused on experiencing Jesus. I believe in order to really live, you must access and experience the very life of Jesus Christ. | law |
https://smartdrugpolicy.org/enter-the-colombian-cartels/ | 2024-02-27T23:54:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474688.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20240227220707-20240228010707-00765.warc.gz | 0.972658 | 405 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__201154940 | en | Before cocaine became illegal in the first decade of the 20th century, its raw material came from countries over 10,000 miles away. Yet, since the 1970s, getting cocaine to the U.S. has been as short as a 1,400-mile flight from Medellin to Miami.
Surely, the proximity to the world’s burgeoning cocaine market played a role in making Colombia the world’s main supplier, but it is worth noting that when cocaine was legal, Colombia had nothing to do in exporting or processing it, nor even providing the raw ingredient of coca leaves. Rather, it seems that the predisposition of certain segments of society in some Latin American countries like Colombia and Mexico to leverage their cultures of a weak rule of law for the benefit of illicit activities facilitated Colombian and Mexican organized crime’s entrance into the cocaine trade. It’s probably not a coincidence that in addition to cocaine, Colombia is one of the world’s main producers of counterfeit U.S. dollars, Euros and passports, as well as one of the main exporters of prostitutes to Europe.
By the late 1970s, cocaine culture was firmly planted within the U.S. Over 18.6% of young adults admitted to trying the drug and 8.9% described themselves occasional users. As with heroin, many addicts would spend substantial amounts of their disposable income on cocaine, destroying their careers and ending up in and out of rehab. The U.S. government’s spending to grapple with cocaine consumption, especially on the supply side by fighting the Colombian cartels grew from $2.5 million in 1978 to $289 million by 1999. From the inception of Plan Colombia in 2000 until 2012, the U.S. government spent $8 billion on that program alone. Cocaine consumption eventually peaked in 1985, and steadily declined until 1993, where it would remain relatively stable until it declined again from 2007 to 2012, however, recently it is showing signs of picking up. | law |
http://www.cathyscott.com/artcls/rn060099.htm | 2016-10-24T12:18:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719566.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00169-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.975358 | 705 | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-44__0__71575504 | en | Former Mob Lawyer Elected Las Vegas Mayor
Reuters News Service (Jun 1999)
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Flamboyant lawyer Oscar Goodman, famous for defending some of organized crime's most notorious figures, was elected mayor of the gambling mecca of Las Vegas Tuesday.
Goodman, 59, beat veteran Las Vegas City Councilman Arnie Adamsen, with 65 percent of the vote in a run-off election, with 82 percent of voting precincts reporting.
``This was a clean campaign and people appreciated that. It says that that's what people want, despite the fact that I'm a well-known defense attorney,'' Goodman told supporters.
His victory was almost a foregone conclusion although he was dubbed the ``mouthpiece for the mob'' after a 30-year legal career representing legendary figures like the Mafia's alleged financial maestro Meyer Lansky.
He played himself in the movie ``Casino'' but bristles at being called a Mob lawyer, claiming that only 5 percent of his clients were reputed Mafia figures. They included Anthony ``the Ant'' Spilotro who was suspected of more than 20 killings, and Philadelphia mob underboss Philip Leonetti.
Despite years of close scrutiny by the authorities, Goodman has never been charged with a crime.
``I'm proud of what I've done. I'm not ashamed of anything,'' he said recently.
``I've made America a better place by making sure the Constitution is upheld. If you can assure an unpopular person's rights are protected, the average person gets the spillover effect of that.''
Goodman, whose more recent clients have included boxer Mike Tyson and singer LaToya Jackson, has no political experience. But he succeeded in presenting himself as an outsider in touch with the people in a city keen to shake off its sleazy image and reinvent itself as a center for family entertainment.
He brought charisma and energy to a campaign centered on a pledge to make developers of the glitzy casino resort pay more to help clean up dilapidated neighborhoods.
Goodman began his legal career in Las Vegas in 1964 and his big break came when he was hired to represent 19 bookmakers who were targeted by a federal wiretapping operation that spanned 26 cities.
Goodman discovered that then-U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell had illegally authorized the wiretaps. As a result, the charges against Goodman's clients were dismissed and Goodman's reputation as a lawyer for organized crime offenders was established.
Over the years, Goodman has not hidden his animosity toward the FBI, once declaring that he would rather his daughter dated Spilotro than date an FBI agent.
Retired undercover FBI agent Rick Baken, who in 1978 infiltrated the Las Vegas Mafia, said the voters of Las Vegas had chosen a ``real wild card.''
``He's an intelligent fellow. He's not a respecter of persons. He's got all the money he needs, so he can't be swayed by moneyed interests. He's either going to be the best mayor Las Vegas ever had or the worst, because I know Oscar and he's not going to be anywhere in the middle,'' Baken told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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https://edapps.ednet.ns.ca/nssbb/search_detail_popup.asp?rec_id=2001465 | 2023-11-28T13:08:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679099514.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20231128115347-20231128145347-00089.warc.gz | 0.936534 | 290 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__153358569 | en | |Title:||Real Justice: Convicted for Being Mi'kmaq, The Story of Donald Marshall Jr.|
|Supplier:||Formac Publishing Company Limited|
|Origin:||C - Canadian|
|Notes:||When a black teen was murdered in a Sydney, Cape Breton, park late one night, his young companion, Donald Marshall Jr., became a prime suspect. Sydney police coached two teens to testify against Donald, which helped convict him of a murder he did not commit. He spent 11 years in prison until he finally got a lucky break. Not only was he eventually acquitted of the crime, but a royal commission inquiry into his wrongful conviction found that a non-aboriginal youth would not have been convicted in the first place.
Donald became a First Nations activist and later won a landmark court case in favour of native fishing rights. He was often referred to as the "reluctant hero" of the Mi'kmaq community.
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This resource contains language which, used out of the context of the novel, could be offensive. Teachers should use their professional judgement when using this resource with students.
|Real Justice: Convicted for Being Mi'kmaq, The Story of Donald Marshall Jr. - Kristina Swan|
|Resource Type:||Student/Teacher Resource - Atlantic Canada| | law |
https://endoscope-vietnam.com/publicity-and-transparency-in-the-procurement-of-medical-equipment-for-epidemic-prevention-and-control/ | 2024-02-22T06:44:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473735.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222061937-20240222091937-00074.warc.gz | 0.921235 | 285 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__207397240 | en | People’s Army – Government Office has just sent an official letter to the Ministry of Health to convey the direction of Standing Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on the purchase of medical equipment.
Specifically, the Ministry of Health is requested to continue implementing the direction of the Prime Minister in Document No. 3339 / VPCP-VI dated April 27, 2020 of the Office of the Government, ensuring the implementation of bidding packages. procurement of medical equipment, consumable supplies, medicines … for the prevention and control of Covid-19 epidemic was conducted publicly, transparently and with quality; avoid collusion, pushing up commodity prices in order to take advantage of state budget money.
Previously, in Document No. 3339 / VPCP-VI dated April 27, 2020 of the Office of the Government, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc directed the Ministry of Health, the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities. urgently review, reorganize, re-evaluate and inspect the implementation of bidding packages for procurement of medical equipment, consumable materials, medicines … for the prevention of Covid-19 epidemic, especially are packages of procurement of biochemical testing machines, breathing machines, medical masks, chemicals, and consumables; If there are signs of law violation, the dossiers and documents shall be transferred to the investigating agency for clarification and strictly handling according to the provisions of law. | law |
https://kennedyauctions.com/event/court-ordered-the-larry-mccain-estate/ | 2023-09-23T14:51:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506481.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923130827-20230923160827-00531.warc.gz | 0.844983 | 616 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__202202462 | en | COURT ORDERED- THE LARRY McCAIN ESTATE
September 28 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
COURT ORDERED AUCTION!
THE LARRY MILTON McCAIN ESTATE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 • 12:00 PM (EST)
167 Oak Drive, Kingston, TN 37763
CLICK BELOW FOR ONLINE BIDDING
AUCTIONEERS COMMENTS: Court Ordered Docket No. 2022-
PR-6875 in the Probate Court for Roane County, TN. To
satisfy the indebtedness of the Estate of Larry Milton McCain.
Lots 21 & 22 of Lawnville Forest Subdivision, Lot 21 is
improved with a 852± sq/ft 3 bedroom, 1 bath home
featuring a split foyer, central heat & air, unfinished
basement and attached garage. This is a fixer upper with
possible foundation & other issues, so Buyers are encouraged to
inspect the property to their own satisfaction. Utility water. Roane
Co. HS, Cherokee Middle & Kingston Elementary schools all
within 3.5 miles. The County Taxes on Lot 21 (improved) are
$489.00 and on Lot 22 (unimproved) are $98.00. Fantastic
location off of Lawnville Rd, minutes to Y-12 and convenient to
Knoxville. Great potential rental!
TERMS: FOR REAL ESTATE– A 20% (20% if bidding online) non-refundable deposit of the contract price will be required day of sale. Each purchaser will also be required to sign a promissory note for the full purchase price which will become null and void upon closing of the sale. These properties are being sold as is without contingencies financial or other so please make any needed arrangements. Closings will take place on or before 30 days from sale day. This is a 10% (13% if bidding online) Buyers Premium auction. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Announcements made day of sale supersede any and all printed or verbal statements made by the Owners or the Auction Co. Subject to all rules of Court sales. NOTICE: Under U.S. c4582 (d) the purchaser of a single-family residence has a maximum of ten (10) days to conduct a risk assessment or inspection of the property for the presence of lead-based paint hazards. September 18, 2023 begins this ten (10) day period. This applies to all improved properties.
DIRECTIONS: From I-40 West bound take exit 355 to left onto Lawnville Rd, turn onto Oak Dr and follow to sale site on left. From East bound, take exit 355 to right onto Lawnville, turn onto Oak Dr & follow to sale site on left.
OPEN HOUSE: WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27 FROM 4 TO 6 PM
OR BY APPOINTMENT | law |
http://graduate.emrforhospitals.com/investors/pages/apollo-proposal | 2024-04-20T14:07:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817650.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420122043-20240420152043-00197.warc.gz | 0.929878 | 2,407 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__123759970 | en | Possible offer for John Wood Group PLC (“Wood”) by Apollo Global Management, Inc. (“Apollo”) (the "Possible Offer")
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https://www.4terrain.com.au/toc/ | 2023-12-07T01:33:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100626.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206230347-20231207020347-00447.warc.gz | 0.955346 | 814 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__32072155 | en | Terms and Conditions of Sale
The following terms and conditions (the terms) shall be incorporated into every contract for sale and or delivery of product (the goods) by Clutch Industries Pty. Ltd. to the buyer (the buyer). All quotations given, orders accepted and or credit extended by the seller are subject to these the terms and no agent or representative of the seller has any authority to vary or omit any of these terms unless expressly agreed in writing by a director of the seller.
Before purchasing any of the goods from the seller, the buyer.
- Agrees that they have read, understood and sort legal advise relating to the terms, warnings and instructions contained in the seller’s current catalogues, technical bulletins and or published technical data (“Documents”); and
- Agrees that they are themselves, a responsible, competent and appropriately skilled user or reseller of the goods and that they comprehend and understand the dangers of incorrect use, modification of and incorrect installation or assembly of the goods and
- The seller’s acceptance of the order is subject to these terms and conditions of sale and to any additional terms and conditions that may be contained in the seller’s price lists or quotations pursuant to which the order was given.
Each order for the goods (whether in writing or verbally) which sets out the quantity, price and a description of the goods required, including time, date and address for delivery, placed by the buyer amounts to an offer by it to acquire from the seller in the Order upon these the terms. The seller may, at its discretion, accept an order by doing one of the following within 15 days after the date that the seller receives the order:
- Deliver the goods to the address for delivery set out in the order; or
- Provide the buyer an estimated date for delivery.
- Each order that is accepted by the seller under clause 3 constitutes a separate contract between the seller and the buyer which the parties agree is governed by these the terms. Failure of the seller to accept the order in accordance with this clause 3 will be a rejection of the Order.
The seller may, at its absolute discretion, refuse to sell or supply the goods to the buyer. The seller is not required to give reasons for its refusal.
Any order that has been accepted by the seller may not be reduced or cancelled by the buyer after acceptance by the seller
These terms and conditions of sale (the terms) shall take precedence over any additional or inconsistent terms and conditions contained in the buyer’s order or in the buyer’s request for quotation.
Acceptance of Goods delivered to the buyer shall be deemed to have taken place at the expiration of 3 days from the date of delivery to the buyer. Failure to notify the seller within this period will be deemed to be an acknowledgment by the Buyer that the:
- Quantities as set out by the invoice are correct; and
- The goods are of an acceptable quality; and
- The goods are not damaged and will not be returned.
The buyer may return the goods for credit, but the Seller is not obliged to accept the goods, provided the following conditions are satisfied:
- The seller’s written approval has first been obtained and the original invoice number and date have been quoted for reference and verified by the seller.
- The goods have not been used and are received by the seller in their original and resalable condition.
- The buyer agrees to pay all freight and other charges to return the goods to the seller.
- The buyer agrees to pay a handling charge of 15% of the invoice value of the goods returned if returned to the seller more than 21 days after the original delivery date.
- If the goods were procured specially for the buyer or made or supplied according to the Buyer’s specifications then such goods will not be accepted by the seller for credit.
- Goods may not be returned for credit more than 60 days after the date of delivery | law |
http://www.marinecommission.com/environment/regulations/ | 2014-04-25T04:57:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1398223210034.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20140423032010-00561-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.935263 | 156 | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-15__0__127923210 | en | The three counties that border Mountain Island Lake have regulations designed to prevent run-off that could damage water quality. Mecklenburg County regulations prohibit cutting trees over two inches in diameter within 100 feet of the shoreline. And no new construction is allowed closer than 100 feet. Gaston County regulations require a 50-foot setback.
In addition to limiting run-off, controlling aquatic weeds is important for a healthy lake. To control hydrilla, which has been a problem especially during drought years, Duke Energy places sterile grass carp in the lake. This natural weed-control program is funded cooperatively by Duke Energy, Charlotte/Mecklenburg Utilities, Gastonia and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Marine Commission regulations prohibit removing carp from the lake. | law |
https://www.visitarundel.co.uk/love-arundel/clean-streets/ | 2024-04-17T04:57:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817144.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417044411-20240417074411-00416.warc.gz | 0.94098 | 500 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__134640169 | en | Arun District Council aims to ensure:-
Arun’s contractors, Biffa, are responsible for street cleaning. The frequency of these cleans depends on the location and use of the street. If you would like to report a problem with litter, dead animals, dog fouling, or any other items on the highway, please use this street cleaning report it form.
There are 2 public toilets in Arundel – in the Mill Road Car Park and Crown Yard Car Park. Arun District Council inspects and cleans these toilets regularly. Please use this report it form if you would like to tell ADC about an issue with one of the toilets.
All toilets are closed on Christmas Day and New Years Day.
Litter and dog bins are emptied and inspected on a regular basis. If you see one that is overflowing or damaged, please report it to us so that it can be dealt with
Anyone caught dropping litter, including cigarette butts and chewing gum, or not picking up after their dog can face a fine of £80 (reduced to £50 if paid within 10 days).
This scheme is run for Arun District Council by enforcement company EH Commercial Services Ltd and operates a zero tolerance policy. The aim of the scheme is to:
ADC liaise with this team to target problem-areas so if you know of a litter or dog fouling hotspot which would benefit from a visit from our officers let ADC know.
The maximum penalty on conviction is £1000.
Fly tipping is the illegal dumping of waste on either public or privately owned land. It could be one bag of rubbish, or large quantities of waste dumped from trucks. ADC remove fly tipped waste from publicly owned land only.
If you witness fly tipping, please report it so ADC can investigate. The following information is helpful:-
Please do not approach fly tippers or put yourself at risk.
If you give your waste to someone else to dispose of, it is your responsibility to ensure that the person who takes it is authorised to do so and disposes of it correctly.
Graffiti is a form of vandalism. It can be distressing and can have a negative impact on the appearance of public areas, so please report it to ADC so that we can arrange for it to be cleared. You can use the graffiti reporting form, or call 0808 141 2800. ADC may also involve other authorities such as the police if necessary. | law |
https://www.kucoin.com/learn/glossary/smart-contract | 2024-02-23T23:06:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474470.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223221041-20240224011041-00498.warc.gz | 0.933665 | 128 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__10406898 | en | A smart contract is a self-executing computer program that runs on a blockchain that can run, control, or record legally relevant activities between parties within the network. It is a collection of code stored within supported blockchains, e.g., Ethereum, which users can interact with.
Smart contracts can be used to define rules which can be automatically enforced. Since they function on the blockchain, they enjoy all the technology's benefits, such as immutability, transparency, decentralization, and encryption. A smart contract is a transaction protocol that eliminates the need for a trusted intermediary to oversee the secure enforcement of the terms of the contract. | law |
http://www.hearthstoneschool.net/enroll | 2019-06-26T16:57:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560628000367.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20190626154459-20190626180459-00247.warc.gz | 0.877217 | 387 | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-26__0__45385763 | en | Enrolling at Hearthstone
The parent/legal guardian must provide the following documents to the Hearthstone office.
- Proof of legal guardianship (if you are not the parent)
- Proof of student’s date of birth (birth certificate, birth record, passport, baptismal certificate, affidavit of the parent/guardian or custodian of the minor, or other legal proof)
- Transcript (Gr 9-12)
- Proof of residence in the parent/guardian’s name. Acceptable items include:
- Current Utility Bill (PG&E, water, sewer, cable, internet provider)
- Voter registration
- Pay stub
- Correspondence from a government agency (Social Security, Child Support Services, Superior Court, Social Services)
- Current Rent Receipt
- Rental/Lease Agreement
In order to support your student in the personalized learning program we request your support by providing these documents and attend a school tour/informational meeting.
- Completed Personalized Learning Placement Form
- Copy of the most recent I.E.P. Behavior Plan, 504 Plan, or Health Plan (if this applies)
- Current Report Card (Gr TK-8)
- Current Attendance
- High School Essay (Gr 9-12) (This will provide information for personalized learning and is not intended for screening.)
Your documents may be submitted by email, mail, in person, or by fax (530) 532-5847.
The student and parent will meet with the Student Advisor (grades 9-12) or Parent Liaison (grades TK-8) to complete registration. Students are to remain in school until their registration is complete.
If you would like to attend an informational meeting or have questions about Hearthstone, please contact us by email or at (530) 532-5848 ext. 0. | law |
https://jcs.bc.ca/assessment-criteria/ | 2024-04-16T05:24:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00053.warc.gz | 0.966579 | 223 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__103073200 | en | The School may deny a student admission if
- There is insufficient space in the appropriate grade; and/or
- The school cannot provide a suitable educational/social development program for his/her special needs;
- His/her admission would have a detrimental effect on the quality of the educational services provided by the School; and/or
- The school would be unable to meet the student’s needs based on the facilities with which the school is equipped and the abilities of its staff; and/or
- His/her admission would have a detrimental effect on the morale, health, ability to learn or safety of other students; and/or
- The special costs related to a student’s admission could not be covered by grants, tuition or other fees.
If the school needs to limit its enrollment, it will prioritize admissions in the following order:
- Students re-registering, by the stated deadline, from the previous school year.
- Students who have submitted a completed registration package, including payment of all appropriate fees and who meet the requirements of the Admissions Policy. | law |
https://www.kismetcoachingmn.com/terms | 2019-10-14T09:30:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986649841.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20191014074313-20191014101313-00322.warc.gz | 0.882845 | 1,287 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__17485806 | en | TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
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https://amistourduvalat.org/en/uncategorized/tour-du-valat-an-actor-of-the-camargue-territory/ | 2022-01-28T01:43:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320305341.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220128013529-20220128043529-00146.warc.gz | 0.910287 | 226 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__43777902 | en | Recently, Tour du Valat has been involved in two “burning” issues in the Camargue:
– Tour du Valat issued a press release calling for action against pesticides in the wake of a judgment against three Camargue rice growers for possession and use of plant protection products banned in France. Tour du Valat had filed a civil suit along with the “Conservatoire du littoral” and the “Société nationale de protection de la nature”.
-Tour du Valat also participated in an unprecedented group dynamic gathering scientists, farmers, rice growers, manadiers, guards and citizens of Arles, by coming together against the current project to bypass Arles’ motorway. Tour du Valat took part in the various consultations and sent a dossier to the DREAL presenting its position. Its conclusions are irrevocable: “contrary to what is stated in the consultation file, the elements in our possession attest that this project is incompatible with France’s commitments in terms of climate, biodiversity and soil artificialisation”. | law |
https://www.offenderwatch.com/post/school-closures-create-an-increased-risk-of-exploitation-helpful-safety-tips-from-offenderwatch | 2023-11-29T15:05:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100112.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20231129141108-20231129171108-00725.warc.gz | 0.939349 | 527 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__194449773 | en | Due to families spending more time at home and online, children are at an unprecedented risk of being exploited by sexual predators, and suspects may be more likely to coerce victims through sexploitation, according to the FBI.In a March 23 statement from the FBI, the investigative agency warned parents that “due to school closings as a result of COVID-19, children will potentially have an increased online presence and/or be in a position that puts them at an inadvertent risk.” Currently, virtual school conference calls across the country are facing harassment from “zoom-bombs” where individuals are entering meetings and exposing teachers and students to pornography.Here are some helpful tips on how to talk to your child about online predators:
- Talk with kids about what is or isn’t appropriate contact on the internet.
Explain to a child that boundaries are necessary on the internet. Remind them that if they feel like they’re ever in an unsafe situation, reiterate that it is not their fault and you are always there to help them.
- Monitor children’s behavior for common signs of online abuse.
If your child is experiencing an increase in nightmares, withdrawn behavior, angry outbursts, anxiety, depression, not wanting to be left alone with an individual or sexual knowledge, it could be a sign that they’re being harassed by a sexual predator.
- Review all apps on their devices.
Talk to your child regularly about their favorite websites and apps. Review and approve games and apps before they are downloaded. Additionally, make sure privacy settings are set to the strictest level possible for online gaming systems and electronics.
- If you see evidence of illicit material sent to your child, contact your law enforcement agency.
If you believe someone is a victim of child sexual exploitation, contact your local law enforcement agency and your local FBI field office. Submit a tip online attips.fbi.gov.
- Make sure to provide as much of the following as possible: name and/or username of the subject, email addresses, phone numbers, websites used by the suspect and all documentation of communication.
- Download the OffenderWatch app.
To keep a child safer online, download the OffenderWatch Safe Virtual Neighborhood app to monitor unwanted communication from registered sex offenders. By signing up with Safe Virtual Neighborhood, parents are alerted if a registered sex offender engages their children through Snapchat, texts, phone calls or emails. Parents are also alerted if their child is near a sex offender’s home for an extended period of time. | law |
https://unslanted.net/article/Flynn_sentencing_marks_keystone_moment_in_Mueller_investigation,1127/ | 2019-08-21T03:48:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315750.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821022901-20190821044901-00542.warc.gz | 0.945645 | 204 | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-35__0__187494540 | en | Flynn sentencing marks keystone moment in Mueller investigation
Michael Flynn, President Trump’s first national security adviser who began cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation about a year ago, will be sentenced Tuesday for lying to the FBI.
Flynn's appearance in D.C. federal court before U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan will be viewed as a key milestone in an investigation that has prodded along for 19 months amidst high public intrigue and increasing vitriol from the president.
It is arguably the most highly anticipated sentencing yet in Mueller's investigation, and comes on the heels of the three-year sentence handed down to Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen for a slew of federal charges that sprung from details uncovered by Mueller’s sprawling probe.
Flynn is unlikely to be sentenced to significant prison time. Citing his “substantial assistance” in ongoing investigations, Mueller recommended a lenient sentence for Flynn and has not asked for any jail time. | law |
https://dontmissthesigns.org/ | 2023-06-10T07:42:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224657144.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20230610062920-20230610092920-00215.warc.gz | 0.95219 | 106 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__35887632 | en | Every year in Florida, tens of thousands of children are subject to child abuse, which can take the form of physical or sexual abuse, neglect, abandonment or mental injury. Many more continue to suffer because the abuse is never reported. Under Florida law, everyone who suspects a child may be abused or neglected has a legal responsibility to report it. Remember: it’s not your job to know whether the abuse happened or not, it is your job to report any concerns. Your actions could save a child’s life. | law |
https://couplandcardiff.com/remuneration-policy | 2022-08-11T12:37:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00069.warc.gz | 0.94288 | 2,922 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__19169124 | en | The purpose of this Remuneration Policy is to set out how Coupland Cardiff Asset Management LLP (“CCAM”) will provide remuneration in a form and amount that is consistent with the Remuneration Code as set out in SYSC 19, whilst being able to attract, motivate and maintain high-calibre employees.
CCAM is subject to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”). As a Collective Portfolio Management Investment Firm, CCAM must comply with the AIFM Remuneration Code in SYSC 19B for its AIFMD activities; and also comply with the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”)’s Remuneration Code in SYSC 19C in relation to its MiFID type activities. SYSC 19C.1.1A states that where CCAM complies with SYSC 19B, it will also be regarded as compliant with SYSC 19C. CCAM has chosen to rely on SYSC 19C.1.1A and therefore this Remuneration Policy is designed to ensure that CCAM complies with all of the AIFM Remuneration Code Principles in SYSC 19B and does not refer to SYSC 19C.
Pursuant to SYSC 19B.1.7 and 19B.1.8, CCAM’s Remuneration Policy will be reviewed annually by the governing body to ensure that it remains consistent with the Remuneration Code Principles. In addition, the Compliance Officer, as part of CCAM’s regulatory monitoring, will include a review of the implementation of this Policy by CCAM.
Firms must establish, implement and maintain remuneration policies, procedures and practices that are consistent with and promote sound and effective risk management and which do not encourage excessive risk taking which is inconsistent with the risk profile of the Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) CCAM manages. The Principles apply to remuneration of any type, including both ‘variable’ and ‘fixed’, whether paid directly by CCAM or an AIF (including carried interest); and also to the transfer of units or shares of the AIF made to the benefits of staff. Remuneration includes any form of remuneration including salaries, discretionary pension benefits and benefits of any other kind. The Remuneration Code is concerned with the risks created by the way remuneration arrangements are structured and not with the amount of remuneration.
The Remuneration Code is based around nine Principles with which CCAM must comply when remunerating its Remuneration Code Staff (see below). Although as the FCA has adopted a proportionate approach in applying the Code, not all of the Principles will be relevant to CCAM (see below).
Remuneration Code Staff comprises those categories of staff whose professional activities have a material impact on the risk profiles of CCAM or the AIFs that it manages. This includes staff engaged in control functions, risk takers, senior management, and any employees receiving total remuneration that takes them into the same remuneration bracket as senior management and risk takers. For the purpose of implementing the Code, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) has defined control functions as “staff (other than senior management) responsible for risk management, compliance, internal audit and similar functions within an AIFM”. Unless it can be demonstrated to the contrary, ESMA has stated in its Guidance that the following would be Remuneration Code Staff:
- Executive and non-executive members of the governing body of the AIFM;
- Senior management;
- Control functions;
- Staff responsible for heading portfolio management, administration, marketing and human resources; and
- Other risk takers.
This also extends to staff of any entity to whom CCAM has delegated the AIFM activities of portfolio or risk management, and whose professional activities have a material impact on the risk profiles of the AIFs.
CCAM has in place a record of its Remuneration Code Staff which is maintained and monitored by the Compliance Officer with oversight by the governing body. All such staff understand the implications of their status.
3. Proportionality in application of the Remuneration Code
Certain Principles may be disapplied when they are deemed disproportionate. These include the following Principles which are known as the Payout Process Rules: Principle 5(e) (SYSC 19B.1.17 “retention”); Principle 5(f) (SYSC 19B.1.18 “deferral”); and Principle 5(g) (SYSC 19B.1.19 & 20 “performance adjustment”). The need to have a Remuneration Committee (SYSC 19B.1.9) may also be disapplied if it is proportionate to do so.
FCA Guidance states that a firm may begin with the presumption that they will disapply the Payout Process Rules where their AIF AUM is less than either: £1BN where assets are acquired through leverage; or £5BN where the AIF/s are unlevered and have no redemption rights for five years. CCAM’s AIF AUM is less than these thresholds and after consideration of the FCA’s suggested Proportionality Elements (see below), CCAM has determined that it is proportionate to disapply the Payout Process Rules.
Proportionality Elements: CCAM has 17 staff, it is not listed, it is predominantly owned by its partners, it manages only one AIF, it operates an equity strategy which is not complex, and its AIFs are not highly leveraged.
Whilst appreciating the contribution that can be made by a Remuneration Committee, CCAM considers that such a body would not be proportionate given the size and non-complex nature of both its activities and organisation. Instead, CCAM’s governing body undertakes this role.
4. CCAM’s remuneration arrangements
CCAM’s policy on the allocation of remuneration requires that its governing body set aside a proportion of the firm’s profits to form a bonus pool out of which variable remuneration awards will be made. The size of the bonus pool will be at the discretion of the governing body, and duly recorded, giving due consideration to both the need to incentivise personnel and to the current and future risks faced by CCAM and its AIFs. It is unlikely that any awards will be made in the event of CCAM making a loss.
The Code is based upon nine Principles and when determining remuneration, the governing body consider this Remuneration Policy and thus ensures that all remuneration payments are made in line with the Principles as they apply to CCAM. CCAM’s approach to the Principles is set out below.
Principle 1: Risk management
CCAM has a low risk appetite and monitors the risk profiles of the funds to ensure that any investment decisions are consistent with the risk profiles of the instruments constituting the funds. CCAM does not take own positions where its own capital would be at risk. CCAM does not hold client money or assets.
Principle 2: Supporting business strategy, objectives, values and interests, and avoiding conflicts of interest
CCAM received FSA/FCA authorisation on 27/05/2005. CCAM is a London based investment management Limited Liability Partnership. CCAM currently acts as investment manager and adviser to AIFs, UCITS funds and a number of third party managed accounts. CCAM focuses on investment opportunities within Asia. Its partners and teams of investment and operations professionals have significant market experience which provides hands-on expertise in sourcing, executing and managing the investment strategy of CCAM and the funds that it manages.
CCAM’s revenue is derived from management and performance fees and as such depends upon sound investment decisions, in line with its Clients’ interests and objectives as set out in the Client Agreements and where relevant, their constitution documents. This Remuneration Policy is in line with these values.
CCAM has in place a Conflicts of Interest Policy and Register which have been developed and approved by the Partners. CCAM is aware of the need to ensure that its Remuneration Policy and arrangements do not give rise to any conflicts of interest.
Principle 3: Governance
As mentioned in the ‘Introduction’, there will be an annual review undertaken by CCAM’s governing body with an independent review by the Compliance Officer. Remuneration decisions taken by the governing body will be consistent with CCAM’s financial condition and future revenues.
Principle 4: Control functions
Those engaged in control functions have been given the appropriate authority to carry out that role and, as far as possible, they are compensated according to the achievement of the objectives linked to their functions, independent from the business areas they control. To ensure independence and avoid the risk of undue influence, CCAM will ensure that the compliance function is consulted when setting the Remuneration Policy. Remuneration of senior offices in risk management and compliance functions is directly overseen by the governing body in its supervisory function.
As CCAM is a small firm with a limited number of personnel, it is inevitable that it will not always be possible to ensure independence. However this is recognised by CCAM and, where relevant, is referenced in its Conflicts of Interest Policy.
In setting remuneration levels, CCAM recognises the importance of attracting and retaining experienced staff that perform control functions.
Principle 5: Remuneration structures
At the heart of CCAM’s Remuneration Policy is the need to ensure that the structure of an employee’s remuneration is consistent with, and promotes, sound and effective risk management and that it does not encourage risk-taking which is inconsistent with the risk profile of the instrument constituting the fund of the AIFs it manages.
Since CCAM has determined that it is proportionate to disapply the Payout Process Rules, three elements of Principle 5 have been disapplied. However, for the sake of completeness these will be referenced below as appropriate.
Where remuneration is performance-related, then in addition to the performance of the individual CCAM will also take into account the performance of the business unit or AIF concerned and the overall results of CCAM. Performance assessment will not relate solely to financial criteria but will also include compliance with regulatory obligations and adherence to effective risk management. In keeping with CCAM’s long term objectives, the assessment of performance will take into account longer-term performance appropriate to the life-cycle of the AIFs where these are not already aligned. Payment of any such performance related bonuses may need to be spread over a period which takes account of the redemption policy of the AIFs it manages and their investment risks.
In the case of early termination of a contract any payments will reflect performance achieved over time. CCAM does not reward failure.
CCAM does not award guaranteed variable remuneration. In exceptional circumstances such payments may need to be considered in the context of new Remuneration Code Staff. In such cases the governing body, in conjunction with the Compliance Officer, will consider and document whether such an award would be in keeping with Remuneration Principle 5 and SYSC 19B.
CCAM sets appropriate and balanced ratios between any fixed and variable components of staff remuneration. Staff are paid sufficiently high levels of fixed remuneration compared to variable remuneration to allow the operation of a fully flexible policy on variable components, including the possibility to pay no variable remuneration.
As mentioned above, three elements of Principle 5 are disapplied in the case of CCAM. These concern: the need to ensure that at least 50% of any variable remuneration consists of units or shares of the AIF concerned, or equivalent ownership interests (Principle 5(e)); the need to defer at least 40% of any variable remuneration over a period of not less than three to five years (Principle 5(f)); and the need for performance adjustment (Principle 5(g)).
Principle 6: Measurement of performance
Performance is an important factor in the calculation of any variable remuneration.
Variable remuneration will be contracted where subdued or negative financial performance occurs. CCAM will not ordinarily make any variable remuneration awards should CCAM make a loss however in exceptional circumstances such payments may need to be considered. In such cases the governing body, in conjunction with the Compliance Officer, will consider and document whether such an award would be in keeping with Remuneration Principle 6 and SYSC 19B.
In both performance measuring and the allocation of variable remuneration, the governing body of CCAM will make qualitative judgements, making due recourse to CCAM’s current ICAAP. The measurement of financial performance includes consideration of all relevant types of current and future risks and the cost and quantity of capital and liquidity required.
Principle 7: Pension policy
CCAM does not offer any non-cash pension benefits.
Principle 8: Personal investment strategies
At times it is possible that one effect of aligning an individual’s remuneration with risk is that the remuneration may be subject to downside. As this alignment is an important feature of the Remuneration Code, staff will not be permitted to use any personal hedging strategies or take out insurance contracts that would undermine this alignment. This requirement is reflected in CCAM’s Personal Account Dealing Policy.
Principle 9: Avoidance of the Remuneration Code
CCAM adheres to the Remuneration Code.
No variable remuneration awards will be paid through any vehicles or methods that would facilitate the avoidance of the Remuneration Code.
This Remuneration Policy is formally approved and adopted by CCAM’s governing body which will have ultimate responsibility for its implementation.
Approved by the Partnership on: 18 November 2021 | law |
http://www.luiss.edu/admissions/programs-offered/master-in-policies-to-fight-corruption-and-organized-crime-macor | 2017-09-24T22:50:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-39/segments/1505818690228.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20170924224054-20170925004054-00222.warc.gz | 0.937277 | 218 | CC-MAIN-2017-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-39__0__172785376 | en | Second-level master's degree
The master’s program analyzes corruption and organized crime alongside the evolution of Italian and European policies regarding prevention and repression. The program provides students with the ability to analyze corruption and organized crime as well as the legal knowledge and managerial skills necessary to work for an agency that fights against them.
The master’s program is open to:
- civil servants (particularly those involved in police forces and auditing)
- employees of anti-mafia and anti-corruption associations
- managers and entrepreneurs in the private sector
- accountants, bankers and financiers
- administrators of businesses and land that has been confiscated from the mafia
- holders of master’s degrees seeking employment in the anti-mafia or anti-corruption sector
Directors: Paola Severino, former Minister of Justice, Full Professor of Criminal Law, Rector of LUISS Guido Carli and President of the LUISS School of Law and Antonio La Spina, Full Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, LUISS School of Government. | law |
https://www.therealduwamish.org/news/dto-lawsuit-statement | 2022-12-07T00:07:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711121.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20221206225143-20221207015143-00684.warc.gz | 0.95367 | 215 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__157337972 | en | The lawsuit filed today by the Duwamish Organization is without merit and is yet another attempt to appropriate the history and culture of the Muckleshoot and other federally recognized tribes that are comprised of Duwamish descendants. The Duwamish Organization is not representative of the thousands of Duwamish descendants that are members of the Muckleshoot Tribe and other Western Washington Tribes, including Suquamish, Tulalip, and Puyallup. The group is a voluntary cultural heritage association, not an Indian tribe.
Multiple decisions by the federal courts and United States Department of Interior over the years clearly document why the Duwamish Organization is not a tribe. The Duwamish Organization’s previous attempts to gain federal recognition have been reviewed and rejected by three Administrations. Most recently the Obama administration, after a thorough review of the record, reaffirmed that the Duwamish Organization is not an Indian tribe and not entitled to federal recognition as such. We are confident the courts will yet again reject this request. | law |
https://www.claimtoday.com/negligence/ophthalmic/ | 2018-10-19T23:45:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583512499.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20181019232929-20181020014429-00404.warc.gz | 0.950719 | 1,053 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__127365342 | en | Sight is a precious gift. Therefore, treatment that involves our eyes and our sight can sometimes make us anxious, and any mistreatment during such practice can be particularly stressful and can have a devastating consequences.
Negligence during treatment involving our eyes is something that no-one wants to think about, however is unfortunately a reality that some have to face.
Our medical negligence solicitors at Claim Today Solicitors can help you claim the compensation you deserve. Our team is experienced in handling claims surrounding ophthalmic complications, and will not only look to get you compensation, but also ensure that you get the correct assistance you require as you look to plan for tomorrow.
Types of ophthalmic negligence
Our experience includes helping people claim in respect of the following procedures:
- LASIK/LASEK eye surgery; in some rare cases, the cut in the cornea can go into the eye itself, or lead to corneal ectasia, a thinning of the cornea, leading to distorted vision;
- cataract surgery; either through delayed diagnosis which can worsen the condition of cataracts, or wrongly positioned or located intra-ocular lenses, which is where you can see the edge of your lens implant;
- misdiagnosis; or delayed diagnosis when it comes to cataracts, glaucoma, diabetes, retinal detachment, or age related macular degeneration (AMD);
- keratoplasty surgery (surgery to the cornea); this can lead to infection, corneal scarring, glare, and being unable to wear contact lenses afterwards;
- eye muscle surgery (strabismus treatment); anaesthetic issues, breathing problems during surgery, bleeding or infection, or double vision;
- retinal detachment; eyeball scarring, and the incorrect use of ophthalmic equipment;
- incorrect prescriptions for glasses, contact lenses, eye drops and medication.
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Personal injury compensation claims, clinical negligence claims, and serious injury claims made with Claim Today Solicitors are brought on a “no win, no fee” basis. This means that if you don’t win your case, you don’t pay a penny.
The main benefits of a “No Win, No Fee” agreement is that there is no money to pay up front. Any amounts payable by you are only payable if you win and are therefore deducted from your compensation, meaning you need not worry about money in order to make a claim, and to benefit from legal advice as soon as possible.
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If you believe you may have a clinical negligence claim, and that you only became aware of the negligent act within the last three years, then you may be able to bring have a claim. You should contact us by calling 08000 93 93 92, or by filling out our contact form so that our team can take full details from you and advise you as to whether you have a claim or not, and your next steps.
How to start your claim
To start your claim with Claim Today Solicitors, either call 08000 93 93 92, or start your claim by clicking here and filling out our form, where we will call you back to talk to you in more detail about your claim.
When detailing your claim, it is important that you note down the details of your accident, including:
- the time and date of the incident/treatment;
- the location of the incident/treatment;
- what you believe to have gone wrong;
- what injury/damage you believe you have suffered as a result;
- photographs of the scarring/injury.
After establishing that you have a claim that we can take forward, our expert solicitors at Claim Today will handle all of your tricky paperwork and advise you throughout the claim process.
Claim Today, Plan for Tomorrow
Claim Today Solicitors is a personal injury firm that specialises in medical negligence and serious injury claims, and is nationally accredited for both client service and legal delivery in the field of personal injury. The Head of our Clinical Negligence Department, Joanne Warren, is accredited by the Law Society in the field of Clinical Negligence.
However, our care looks beyond that of your claim. Our commitment to you can be seen through our tagline “Claim Today, Plan for Tomorrow”. Our expert team of clinical negligence solicitors look at ensuring that you are able to continue your life as able and as worry-free as possible.
We will assess the impact of your medical care alongside your rehabilitation, equipment and house adjustments, and your long-term daily care needs, to ensure that you receive full support with your claim. This can include provisions such as benefits, psychological and physical therapy, future care, mobility and living modifications, family support, and ongoing medical treatment.
In some cases, we are also able to offer claim advances up front in order to make necessary adjustments and medical support to ensure that you get the best support at a time that you need it most, meaning that you can start planning for tomorrow, while you claim today. | law |
https://www.alumni.polimi.it/en/User/Register/ | 2019-04-19T07:12:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578527148.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20190419061412-20190419083412-00535.warc.gz | 0.91588 | 295 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__191792908 | en | You are hereby informed that the personal details you supply to the ALUMNIPOLIMI ASSOCIATION will be processed for the purposes of networking amongst the Alumni, with a view to enabling them to remain in contact and to implementing initiatives of various types, and for the Association's own statistical and institutional purposes.
The details you supply will be subject to manual or computerised processing operations, in full compliance with the terms of Italian Legislative Decree No. 196 of 30 June 2003 (the Italian Data Protection Act).
It is not compulsory for you to supply your details, but if you refuse to do so it will make it impossible to deliver the aforementioned services.
Your details will only be disclosed to third parties for the purposes indicated above and to fulfil legal obligations.
Article 7 of the Italian Data Protection Act sets out the rights of the Data Subject (i.e. you) to access any data held about you, to demand the deletion, correction or completion of that data, and to object to the processing operations for legitimate reasons.
The Data Controller is the ALUMNIPOLIMI ASSOCIATION, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milan, Italy. The Data Manager is the current President of the Association.
As the Data Subject, you may exercise your rights as provided for under Article 7 of the Italian Data Protection Act. To do so, please send an e-mail to [email protected] | law |
https://www.familymattersonline.info/french-tax-residency/ | 2024-02-23T16:52:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474440.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223153350-20240223183350-00201.warc.gz | 0.966884 | 1,285 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__44562810 | en | The dangers of assessing French tax residency by solely considering whether an individual is spending more than 183 days in France. Contrary to a popular belief, the French tax authorities and French tax courts do not uniquely assess French tax residence by considering the number of days spent in France; they also take into account the economic and social ties with France, potentially leading to significant tax exposure.
Assessing French tax residency
Pursuant to article 4B of the French tax code, an individual is considered to be a French tax resident if he/she has in France his/her (i) home (“foyer”), (ii) main place of abode, (iii) place of principal working activity or business (such criterion being deemed to be fulfilled by all managing executives of a French company whose turnover exceeds 250 million euros) or (iv) center of economic interest.
Nevertheless, when an individual is deemed to be a resident of two States (because he/she meets the domestic criteria of two Countries), tax residence must be directly assessed by looking at the criteria set forth in the relevant double tax treaty. In this respect, most French double tax treaties include the OECD model type clause according to which the residence is determined through the following alternative tests: (i) one’s permanent home, (ii) one’s center of vital interest, (iii) one’s habitual abode and (iv) one’s nationality.
As most of these domestic and international criteria are subjective and up to interpretation, most people only focus on the habitual abode one and consider that if an individual does not spend more than 183 days in France, this individual would escape French tax residence and thus French taxes.
This is however not true in practice and the 183-day rule must be referred to with caution:
- This rule is not universal: it can only apply if a double tax treaty applicable to the situation at hand contains such 183-day rule. In some cases, a treaty can exist but may not be applicable (e.g., LOB clause when the individual is not taxed on any income in one of the concerned State, remittance basis in the UK, 10-year exemption in Israel, etc.);
- This rule may not capture all taxes at stake: it definitely applies to income tax but this may not be true for social security contribution, wealth tax, gift tax, etc.;
- Attention should be paid to the period retained to assess the 183-day rule: calendar year, 12-month rolling period, etc.
Even when relevant, this rule is not the sole tie-breaker and generally not the first one considered by French tax authorities and Courts.
Indeed, as illustrated by several recent decisions, French courts often rule that an individual is a French tax resident despite the fact that one spent less than 183 days in France by focusing on one’s economic and social ties with France. On the contrary, spending more than 183 days in France does not systematically triggers the recognition of French tax residence.
Even more, in particularly complex scenarios where the balance of interests of any kind binding an individual to France and another State is delicate, both the French tax authorities and French tax courts tend to use two or more criteria at the same time to strengthen their position considering every piece of connection with France.
For instance, French tax courts have recently ruled that a retired couple whose only source of income was a French retirement pension should be deemed French tax residents under French domestic law regardless of evidence supporting that they had been living in Madagascar for several years.
Similarly, where there were evidence supporting the effective presence of a couple both in France (e.g., secondary residence, spending 153 days in France, several French bank accounts, significant gas and electricity consumption) and in Switzerland (e.g., main residence with home staff, residence state of the couple’s daughters, regular running costs), it was finally ruled that they were residents of France on the ground that all their investments were French-sourced since they directly and indirectly owned several French operational and real estate companies.
In view of the diversity of factual criteria used by the French tax authorities and French tax courts to determine one’s tax residence, it is therefore necessary to pay particular attention to all the elements that would make it possible to demonstrate the existence of a connection to France and not to only focus on the 183-day criterion. This is especially important considering the different consequences resulting from being a French tax resident.
Consequences arising from French tax residence
Subject to the provisions of French double tax treaties, French tax residence triggers several distinct consequences relating to (i) income tax, (ii) wealth tax, (iii) inheritance tax and, as the case may be, (iv) trusts related filings.
Indeed, French tax residents are taxable in France on their worldwide income, contrary to foreign tax residents who are solely taxed in France on their French-sourced income.
French tax residents may also be liable to the French real estate wealth tax on all their real estate assets, and not only the ones located in France as for foreign tax residents, to the extent that the overall net value of said assets exceeds €1,300,000 as at 1 January of the given year.
Additionally, when a donor or a deceased or a beneficiary or heir is a deemed a tax resident, inheritance duties are payable on all movable or immovable property located in France or outside France which are transferred by him or to him.
Finally, trustees have a filing obligation for trusts related to France by the French residence of their settlor or beneficiary, or if any asset held by trust is located in France.
To avoid this kind of extended French tax liability alongside with its numerous regular filing obligations, and given the complexity and factual nature of the analysis establishing one’s tax residence, it is advisable to seek professional advice. In particular, when someone has ties to France but has not yet considered to be a French tax resident, we strongly recommend performing such analysis to (i) confirm one’s opinion and, as the case may be, regularize one’s situation, but also to (ii) assess any tax exposure that may result from reassessment in case of a French tax audit. http://www.whitecase.com | law |
https://wagehourdefense.org/webinars/ | 2023-09-24T09:53:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506632.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924091344-20230924121344-00797.warc.gz | 0.822603 | 233 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__5100663 | en | UPCOMING WAGE & HOUR WEBINAR EVENTS
- Understanding the revised standard salary level requirements
- Making sense of the new 10% rule for nondiscretionary payments
- Auditing existing exempt employee classifications
- Implementing a reclassification plan
- Understanding what the new rule did not change
- Complying with differing state and local minimum salary thresholds
Thompson Reuters Practical Law and the Wage & Hour Defense Institute held a free, 75-minute webinar discussing the US Supreme Court’s Epic Systems Corp. decision and its impact on the arbitration of federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state wage and hour claims.
- Understanding the Epic Systems Corp. decision.
- Comparing the litigation and arbitration forums.
- Preparing a mass arbitration strategy.
- Reviewing existing arbitration provisions for potential problems.
- Understanding an employee’s contractual defenses.
- Complying with differing state law, such as prohibitions against mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment claims.
Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2018
More Info Here | law |
https://blog.carzy.sg/uber-grab-hit-fine-13m-due-anti-competitive-merger/ | 2020-10-23T03:18:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107880519.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023014545-20201023044545-00174.warc.gz | 0.967998 | 389 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__74420741 | en | Uber and Grab have been hit with combined fines of $13 million due to the violation of Singapore’s anti-competition laws.
Grab was fined approximately $6.4M while Uber was fined approximately $6.58M by the CSSS (Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore). The fines imposed on both Uber & Grab however will not unwind the deal. The fines relate only to the businesses in Singapore, which is just one of eight markets where Uber and Grab competed.
Chiefly, the CCCS found that through the merger, Grab has raised its market share from 50 percent to 80 percent.
“At the conclusion of its investigation, CCCS has found that the Transaction is anti-competitive, having been carried into effect, and has infringed section 54 of the Competition Act by substantially lessening competition in the ride-hailing platform market in Singapore,” the agency wrote.
Moving forward the commission will be rolling out additional measures aimed at easing the impact of this merger on both riders and drivers. Under these measures, Grab will have to remove its existing exclusivity arrangements with taxi fleets and drivers, as well as maintain pre-merger pricing methodology and driver commission rates.
Uber will also be required to sell vehicles from its car rental arm Lion City Rentals to any potential competitor with a “reasonable offer”. Any sale of said cars to Grab will have to be approved by CCCS.
These measures will be suspended in the event where a competitor attains 30 percent market share for one month. Concurrently, both Uber & Grab will have their penalties lifted in the event where a competitor attains 30 percent market share for 6 consecutive months.
Read more at: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/grab-uber-fined-13m-for-violating-competition-laws | law |
https://www.cwpd.org/parks/rules/welcome-letter/ | 2024-04-23T05:01:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818464.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423033153-20240423063153-00522.warc.gz | 0.91936 | 238 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__39540823 | en | Park Rules and Regulations: Welcome Letter
Dear Park Visitors:
Welcome to the Centerville-Washington Park District! We hope you visit the parks often and enjoy the many benefits available in the great outdoors!
In order to protect the parks and ensure visitor safety, the Board of Park Commissioners has adopted the following Rules and Regulations. It should be noted that all State of Ohio criminal and traffic laws are also enforced within the parks, and carry full penalty under Ohio Law.
We hope you will take a few minutes to familiarize yourselves with these rules and regulations, so that you can share this information with others. Together, we can make the parks the best they can be.
If you witness anything that presents a threat to the parks, wildlife, or visitors, please call the Park District or local law enforcement agency immediately. We appreciate your help in keeping the parks safe and enjoyable for all people.
Centerville-Washington Park District (937) 433-5155
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office (937) 225-4357
Centerville Police Department (937) 433-7661
Emergency Response 911 | law |
https://5thvapor.com/modern-slavery-statement-2022/ | 2024-04-14T07:07:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816875.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414064633-20240414094633-00243.warc.gz | 0.92473 | 591 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__135018444 | en | Modern Slavery Statement
At 5th Vapor, we are committed to conducting our business in an ethical and responsible manner. We strongly oppose modern slavery and human trafficking in all their forms and are dedicated to preventing these practices within our operations and supply chains.
We are committed to maintaining a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and human trafficking. We condemn these practices and are determined to ensure that they have no place in our organization.
We comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to modern slavery and human trafficking. We are committed to upholding human rights and labor standards, treating our employees, partners, and suppliers with dignity and respect.
We regularly assess and monitor the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking within our organization and supply chains. This allows us to identify and address any potential vulnerabilities and take appropriate actions to mitigate the risk.
Supplier Due Diligence
We maintain a robust supplier vetting process to ensure that our partners and suppliers share our commitment to ethical practices. We conduct thorough due diligence and assess potential suppliers based on their adherence to labor laws, human rights, and ethical business practices.
Employee Awareness and Training
We provide regular training and awareness programs to our employees to educate them about the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking. We encourage open communication and the reporting of any concerns or suspicions related to these practices.
We have established a confidential reporting mechanism, including a whistleblowing policy, to enable our employees, partners, and stakeholders to report any instances of modern slavery or human trafficking. We investigate all reports promptly and take appropriate action when necessary.
We are committed to continuously improving our policies, practices, and due diligence processes to combat modern slavery and human trafficking. We collaborate with industry organizations, NGOs, and other stakeholders to stay informed about emerging best practices and promote a collective effort in eradicating these practices.
Responsibility and Accountability
Responsibility for our anti-slavery initiatives rests with the leadership team of 5th Vapor. They have overall responsibility for ensuring that our policies and procedures are implemented effectively throughout the organization. Each employee has a responsibility to familiarize themselves with this statement and to act in accordance with its principles.
Review and Update
This Modern Slavery Statement will be reviewed annually to ensure its continued relevance and effectiveness. Any necessary updates will be made to reflect changes in our business, the regulatory environment, or emerging best practices.
We are committed to combatting modern slavery and human trafficking and will continue to work diligently to prevent these practices within our sphere of influence. By upholding our values, promoting ethical conduct, and fostering a culture of responsibility, we aim to contribute to the eradication of modern slavery globally.
For any inquiries or concerns regarding our Modern Slavery Statement, please contact us at [email protected].
The 5th Vapor Management Team | law |
https://www.orecommunitycentre.co.uk/Adult-safeguarding-policies.html | 2019-03-21T14:41:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912202525.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20190321132523-20190321154523-00453.warc.gz | 0.937915 | 1,465 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__110678670 | en | ORE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Policy and Procedure
This policy demonstrates how the Ore Community Association will undertake its responsibilities to keep safe the vulnerable adults it works alongside. The OCA acknowledges its duty to act appropriately in regard to any allegations, reports or suspicions of abuse.
It is important to have this Policy and the associated procedures in place so that staff, volunteers, services and the Trustees can work to prevent abuse and know what to do in the event of abuse.
This Policy statement and the procedures have been drawn up in order to enable the OCA to:
Promote good practice and work in a way that can prevent harm, abuse and coercion occurring
Ensure that any allegations of abuse or suspicions are dealt with appropriately and the person experiencing abuse is supported
Stop the abuse occurring
For the purpose of this Policy and the associated procedures, vulnerable adults are defined as:
People over the age of 18
People who are receiving or who may need community care services because of learning difficulties, physical or mental illness, or age issues
People who are or may be unable to take care of themselves, or unable to protect themselves against harm or exploitation
The Policy applies to all staff, volunteers and Trustees.
It is acknowledged that significant numbers of vulnerable adults are abused and it is important that the OCA has an approved Safeguarding Adults Policy, a set of Procedures to follow and puts in place preventative measures to try and reduce those numbers.
In order to effectively implement this Policy the OCA will work to:
Promote the freedom and dignity of the person who has or is experiencing abuse
Promote the rights of all people to live free from abuse and coercion
Ensure the safety and well-being of people who do not have the capacity to decide how they want to respond to abuse that they are experiencing
Manage services in a way promotes safety and prevents abuse
Recruit staff and volunteers safely, ensuring all necessary checks are made
Provide effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision
The OCA will:
Ensure that all Trustees, staff, volunteers, service users are familiar with this Policy and its Procedures
Act within its confidentiality Policy
Make a referral to the Adult Social Care Duty team as appropriate
Make sure that the Designated Named Person understand his/her responsibilities to refer incidents of adult abuse to the relevant statutory agencies
The Designated Named Advisor for Safeguarding Adults is the Centre Manager.
All safeguarding concerns relating to allegations against staff and vokunteers should be reported to this individual and recorded. If the concern relates to the Designated Named Advisor then the Chair of Trustees should be contacted.
3. PREVENTING ABUSE
The OCA is committed to putting in place safeguards and measures to reduce the likelihood of abuse taking place within its service and to its staff and volunteers.
This Policy and Procedure should therefore be read in conjunction with other Policies that the OCA has in place, to ensure that staff and volunteers are recruited safely and that DBS checks are provided and references taken up.
This Policy and our Complaints Policy will be made available to any user upon REQUEST.
4. RECOGNISING THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ABUSE
The most common forms of abuse are:
Sexual abuse by one person upon another
Physical abuse or the threat of that results in Bodily injury or pain
Emotional or psychological abuse which may result in trauma, anxiety or depression
Discrimination of a person in a certain group or category
Financial or Material is the theft of money or personal possessions being used to the advantage of another person
Neglect or acts of omission
Abuse may be carried out deliberately or unknowingly by a single act or repeated acts.
People who abuse may come from all walks of life. They may be professional people such as doctors or teachers or even relatives or friends.
5. RESPONDING TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING ABUSE
The OCA recognises that it has a duly to act on reports or suspicions of abuse and will respond by ensuring the safety of the person who has been abused, by informing the Designated Named Advisor as soon as possible, and by following the Pan Sussex Multi-Agency Policy and Procedures.
This means responding as follows:
Reassuring the person who has been abused
Listen to them
Record what has been said or done as soon as possible
Remain calm and reassuring
Call an ambulance if required and police if necessary
Preserve any evidence
Inform the Designated Named Person.
All cases of abuse or alleged abuse will be discussed with the Designated Named Person or one of the Trustees if the allegations of abuse are against the Designated Named Person. If they feel that they cannot do this then they can voice their concerns direct with the Adult Social Care Duty team.
When details of the abuse or alleged abuse are formally notified to the Adult team then this is known as an Alert. The Safeguarding Adults Alert Form should then be completed and the Adult team telephoned.
An alert will always be made with the consent of the individual unless this is not possible because of incapacity.
The Designated Named Person can always take advice from the Adult Social care team or the police and then explain the process to the alleged victim.
Information should be provided to the alleged victim by way of advice, counselling or where to go to get legal redress.
6. MANAGING ALLEGATIONS MADE AGAINST A STAFF MEMBER OR VOLUNTEER
The OCA will always make sure that an allegation against a member of staff or volunteer is dealt with swiftly and the police informed. The safety of the individual is paramount and a risk assessment made to assess the level of risk to all individuals present. The Designated Named Person will liaise with Adult Social Care team to discuss the best course of action and to ensure the OCA procedures are co-ordinated with any other enquiries taking place.
7. RECORDING AND MANAGING OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
The OCA is committed to maintaining confidentiality wherever possible and any information is only shared with those who need to know.
All allegations should be recorded and be factual and not based on anyone’s opinions and be only what the alleged victim of abuse have told us, or what you have seen or witnessed.
The information that is recorded must be kept and will comply with the OCA data protection policy.
8. REVIEWING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
This Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedure will be clearly communicated to all new and existing staff, volunteers and Trustees. The Designated Named Person will ensure that this is done and be reviewed no later than the date of approval or when there is significant change in the law or County Council guidelines.
Trustees, staff, volunteers and service users may be involved in the process of any new review and be responsible for recommending any changes.
9. RELATED POLICIES
The following policies and procedures also support safeguarding at the OCA.
Equality and Diversity
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https://www.dawsconveyancing.com/faq/ | 2023-06-08T09:40:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224654606.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20230608071820-20230608101820-00417.warc.gz | 0.950536 | 744 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__168311681 | en | What is a Form 1 statement?
This is a statement provided by the vendor (the seller) setting out to the purchaser (the buyer) the interests of persons and government entities not a party to the contract for sale and purchase of land. These disclosures allow the purchaser to
make an informed decision to buy.
Do I need to attend settlement on the day?
No. Your conveyancer attends on your behalf and once settlement is completed you will be notified by receiving a phone call and/or email.
Am I entitled to any government concessions?
There are a few concessions dependent on the type of ownership and type of property conditions. It’s best to discuss your scenario for an informed decision to be made.
What is e-Conveyancing?
e-Conveyancing is Electronic Conveyancing. It is now mandatory to settle your property using an online system called PEXA. Enquire today for more information.
Do I need to have a contract of sale before talking to a Conveyancer?
No, not at all. The sooner the better! Assistance can be provided to you straight away, whether its advice or conditions that may need to be put into the contract to protect your interest in the property.
When do i need to pay my deposit?
A real estate agent will serve you with a Form 1 (cooling off rights) statement which discloses information about the property; you are required to pay your deposit 48 hours after receipt of the Form 1 statement.
What is a Form R3 Buyers Information Notice?
This is a general statement setting out information for a purchaser to consider when buying property.
Do i have the right to a final inspection at the property before settlement?
No, not unless it is written into the contract.
Do I need to use the conveyancer recommended by the real estate agent?
No. A conveyancer is always solely your choice. Choose wisely! Make sure the conveyancer you choose is a member of the Australian institute of conveyancer (AIC) and holds a current Conveyancing Licence to practice conveyancing in South Australia. By choosing someone who is a member of the AIC you are also protecting yourself; these conveyancers hold professional indemnity insurance cover of a minimum of $1, 500, 000. This in itself is peace of mind!
I have just signed a contract of sale with a real estate agent, what is our next step?
Ask your real estate agent to forward a copy of your contract of sale through and we will happily look over for you. As soon as you received it, we can start working together for you to achieve a smooth and successful settlement.
What time should i schedule my removalist for on settlement day?
For a vendor (seller) you need to ensure that you have vacated and cleaned the premises by 11:00am. For a purchaser (buyer) you need to advise your removalist that access to the property will be from 11am- 5 pm. Earlier access may be granted, subject to banks requirements on the day.
When do i need to take out insurance?
Immediately after the contract is signed, the property is at risk from the date you sign! Your bank will also want to sight a copy of your insurance papers before providing final funding at settlement.
What is VOI (Verification of Identity) ?
This is a formal process to identify you during the course of the settlement transaction. You will need to have your original Passport, Driver Licence, Birth Certificate and Marriage Certificate available to show your conveyancer. This is a legal requirement for settlement to be completed. | law |
https://www.omlet.co.uk/misc/site_policies/reviews/ | 2024-04-22T17:15:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818312.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422144517-20240422174517-00071.warc.gz | 0.932418 | 377 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__187870923 | en | User-Submitted Content Agreement
User-Submitted Content can include, but is not limited to, reviews, comments, uploaded images and forum posts.
Due to its nature, we cannot be held responsible for any aspect of user-submitted content. The ideas, concepts, opinions, themes etc contained within User-Submitted content are and remain those of the author, are not endorsed by us, and we make no guarantees regarding the accuracy, reliability, or quality of User-Submitted Content.
All User-Submitted Content remains the sole responsibility of the individual who originally posted the material and all liability that relates to the User-Submitted Content remains with them.
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You retain all ownership rights for Content that you submit to the Omlet Website, but grant Omlet an unlimited, worldwide, non-exclusive, sub-licensable, royalty-free and transferable license to use, distribute, reproduce, make derivative works, and display the User Submitted Content in relation to Omlet's business (and any parent, related or successor business) in any media now known or later developed.
If you submit Content to our website, you acknowledge and agree to all the conditions laid down in this document.
We reserve the right to remove or refuse any User-Submitted Content we consider inappropriate, for any reason, without having to disclose those reasons at any time. We do not show product reviews where the writer does not own the product that they are reviewing.
Any reward schemes operated in relation to User-Submitted Content, whether financial or otherwise, are only open to residents of the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Denmark, Spain and Sweden. | law |
https://dannyseiler.com/polygraph-laws/eppa-exemptions-employers/ | 2024-04-12T21:15:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816070.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20240412194614-20240412224614-00762.warc.gz | 0.946931 | 3,095 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__71327677 | en | ELECTRONIC CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
Title 29: Labor
§801.12 Exemption for employers conducting investigations of economic loss or injury.
(a) Section 7(d) of the Act provides a limited exemption from the general prohibition on lie detector use in private employment settings for employers conducting ongoing investigations of economic loss or injury to the employer’s business. An employer may request an employee, subject to the conditions set forth in sections 8 and 10 of the Act and §§801.20, 801.22, 801.23, 801.24, 801.25, 801.26, and 801.35 of this part, to submit to a polygraph test, but no other type of lie detector test, only if—
(1) The test is administered in connection with an ongoing investigation involving economic loss or injury to the employer’s business, such as theft, embezzlement, misappropriation or an act of unlawful industrial espionage or sabotage;
(2) The employee had access to the property that is the subject of the investigation;
(3) The employer has a reasonable suspicion that the employee was involved in the incident or activity under investigation;
(4) The employer provides the examinee with a statement, in a language understood by the examinee, prior to the test which fully explains with particularity the specific incident or activity being investigated and the basis for testing particular employees and which contains, at a minimum:
(i) An identification with particularity of the specific economic loss or injury to the business of the employer;
(ii) A description of the employee’s access to the property that is the subject of the investigation;
(iii) A description in detail of the basis of the employer’s reasonable suspicion that the employee was involved in the incident or activity under investigation; and
(iv) Signature of a person (other than a polygraph examiner) authorized to legally bind the employer; and
(5) The employer retains a copy of the statement and proof of service described in paragraph (a)(4) of this section for at least 3 years and makes it available for inspection by the Wage and Hour Division on request. (See §801.30(a).)
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1225-0170)
(b) For the exemption to apply, the condition of an “ongoing investigation” must be met. As used in section 7(d) of the Act, the ongoing investigation must be of a specific incident or activity. Thus, for example, an employer may not request that an employee or employees submit to a polygraph test in an effort to determine whether or not any thefts have occurred. Such random testing by an employer is precluded by the Act. Further, because the exemption is limited to a specific incident or activity, an employer is precluded from using the exemption in situations where the so-called “ongoing investigation” is continuous. For example, the fact that items in inventory are frequently missing from a warehouse would not be a sufficient basis, standing alone, for administering a polygraph test. Even if the employer can establish that unusually high amounts of inventory are missing from the warehouse in a given month, this, in and of itself, would not be a sufficient basis to meet the specific incident requirement. On the other hand, polygraph testing in response to inventory shortages would be permitted where additional evidence is obtained through subsequent investigation of specific items missing through intentional wrongdoing, and a reasonable suspicion that the employee to be polygraphed was involved in the incident under investigation. Administering a polygraph test in circumstances where the missing inventory is merely unspecified, statistical shortages, without identification of a specific incident or activity that produced the inventory shortages and a “reasonable suspicion that the employee was involved,” would amount to little more than a fishing expedition and is prohibited by the Act.
(c)(1)(i) The terms economic loss or injury to the employer’s business include both direct and indirect economic loss or injury.
(ii) Direct loss or injury includes losses or injuries resulting from theft, embezzlement, misappropriation, industrial espionage or sabotage. These examples, cited in the Act, are intended to be illustrative and not exhaustive. Another specific incident which would constitute direct economic loss or injury is the misappropriation of confidential or trade secret information.
(iii) Indirect loss or injury includes the use of an employer’s business to commit a crime, such as check-kiting or money laundering. In such cases, the ongoing investigation must be limited to criminal activity that has already occurred, and to use of the employer’s business operations (and not simply the use of the premises) for such activity. For example, the use of an employer’s vehicles, warehouses, computers or equipment to smuggle or facilitate the importing of illegal substances constitutes an indirect loss or injury to the employer’s business operations. Conversely, the mere fact that an illegal act occurs on the employer’s premises (such as a drug transaction that takes place in the employer’s parking lot or rest room) does not constitute an indirect economic loss or injury to the employer.
(iv) Indirect loss or injury also includes theft or injury to property of another for which the employer exercises fiduciary, managerial or security responsibility, or where the firm has custody of the property (but not property of other firms to which the employees have access by virtue of the business relationship). For example, if a maintenance employee of the manager of an apartment building steals jewelry from a tenant’s apartment, the theft results in an indirect economic loss or injury to the employer because of the manager’s management responsibility with respect to the tenant’s apartment. A messenger on a delivery of confidential business reports for a client firm who steals the reports causes an indirect economic loss or injury to the messenger service because the messenger service is custodian of the client firm’s reports, and therefore is responsible for their security. Similarly, the theft of property protected by a security service employer is considered an economic loss or injury to that employer.
(v) A theft or injury to a client firm does not constitute an indirect loss or injury to an employer unless that employer has custody of, or management, or security responsibility for, the property of the client that was lost or stolen or injured. For example, a cleaning contractor has no responsibility for the money at a client bank. If money is stolen from the bank by one of the cleaning contractor’s employees, the cleaning contractor does not suffer an indirect loss or injury.
(vi) Indirect loss or injury does not include loss or injury which is merely threatened or potential, e.g., a threatened or potential loss of an advantageous business relationship.
(2) Economic losses or injuries which are the result of unintentional or lawful conduct would not serve as a basis for the administration of a polygraph test. Thus, apparently unintentional losses or injuries stemming from truck, car, workplace, or other similar type accidents or routine inventory or cash register shortages would not meet the economic loss or injury requirement. Any economic loss incident to lawful union or employee activity also would not satisfy this requirement. It makes no difference that an employer may be obligated to directly or indirectly incur the cost of the incident, as through payment of a “deductible” portion under an insurance policy or higher insurance premiums.
(3) It is the business of the employer which must suffer the economic loss or injury. Thus, a theft committed by one employee against another employee of the same employer would not satisfy the requirement.
(d) While nothing in the Act prohibits the use of medical tests to determine the presence of controlled substances or alcohol in bodily fluids, the section 7(d) exemption does not permit the use of a polygraph test to learn whether an employee has used drugs or alcohol, even where such possible use may have contributed to an economic loss to the employer (e.g., an accident involving a company vehicle).
(e) Section 7(d)(2) provides that, as a condition for the use of the exemption, the employee must have had access to the property that is the subject of the investigation.
(1) The word access, as used in section 7(d)(2), refers to the opportunity which an employee had to cause, or to aid or abet in causing, the specific economic loss or injury under investigation. The term “access”, thus, includes more than direct or physical contact during the course of employment. For example, as a general matter, all employees working in or with authority to enter a warehouse storage area have “access” to unsecured property in the warehouse. All employees with the combination to a safe have “access” to the property in a locked safe. Employees also have “access” who have the ability to divert possession or otherwise affect the disposition of the property that is the subject of investigation. For example, a bookkeeper in a jewelry store with access to inventory records may aid or abet a clerk who steals an expensive watch by removing the watch from the employer’s inventory records. In such a situation, it is clear that the bookkeeper effectively has “access” to the property that is the subject of the investigation.
(2) As used in section 7(d)(2), property refers to specifically identifiable property, but also includes such things of value as security codes and computer data, and proprietary, financial or technical information, such as trade secrets, which by its availability to competitors or others would cause economic harm to the employer.
(f)(1) As used in section 7(d)(3), the term reasonable suspicion refers to an observable, articulable basis in fact which indicates that a particular employee was involved in, or responsible for, an economic loss. Access in the sense of possible or potential opportunity, standing alone, does not constitute a basis for “reasonable suspicion”. Information from a co-worker, or an employee’s behavior, demeanor, or conduct may be factors in the basis for reasonable suspicion. Likewise, inconsistencies between facts, claims, or statements that surface during an investigation can serve as a sufficient basis for reasonable suspicion. While access or opportunity, standing alone, does not constitute a basis for reasonable suspicion, the totality of circumstances surrounding the access or opportunity (such as its unauthorized or unusual nature or the fact that access was limited to a single individual) may constitute a factor in determining whether there is a reasonable suspicion.
(2) For example, in an investigation of a theft of an expensive piece of jewelry, an employee authorized to open the establishment’s safe no earlier than 9 a.m., in order to place the jewelry in a window display case, is observed opening the safe at 7:30 a.m. In such a situation, the opening of the safe by the employee one and one-half hours prior to the specified time may serve as the basis for reasonable suspicion. On the other hand, in the example given, if the employer asked the employee to bring the piece of jewelry to his or her office at 7:30 a.m., and the employee then opened the safe and reported the jewelry missing, such access, standing alone, would not constitute a basis for reasonable suspicion that the employee was involved in the incident unless access to the safe was limited solely to the employee. If no one other than the employee possessed the combination to the safe, and all other possible explanations for the loss are ruled out, such as a break-in, the employer may formulate a basis for reasonable suspicion based on sole access by one employee.
(3) The employer has the burden of establishing that the specific individual or individuals to be tested are “reasonably suspected” of involvement in the specific economic loss or injury for the requirement in section 7(d)(3) to be met.
(g)(1) As discussed in paragraph (a)(4) of this section, section 7(d)(4) of the Act sets forth what information, at a minimum, must be provided to an employee if the employer wishes to claim the exemption.
(2) The statement required under paragraph (a)(4) of this section must be received by the employee at least 48 hours, excluding weekend days and holidays, prior to the time of the examination. The statement must set forth the time and date of receipt by the employee and be verified by the employee’s signature. This will provide the employee with adequate pre-test notice of the specific incident or activity being investigated and afford the employee sufficient time prior to the test to obtain and consult with legal counsel or an employee representative.
(3) The statement to be provided to the employee must set forth with particularity the specific incident or activity being investigated and the basis for testing particular employees. Section 7(d)(4)(A) requires specificity beyond the mere assertion of general statements regarding economic loss, employee access, and reasonable suspicion. For example, an employer’s assertion that an expensive watch was stolen, and that the employee had access to the watch and is therefore a suspect, would not meet the “with particularity” criterion. If the basis for an employer’s requesting an employee (or employees) to take a polygraph test is not articulated with particularity, and reduced to writing, then the standard is not met. The identity of a co-worker or other individual providing information used to establish reasonable suspicion need not be revealed in the statement.
(4) It is further required that the statement provided to the examinee be signed by the employer, or an employee or other representative of the employer with authority to legally bind the employer. The person signing the statement must not be a polygraph examiner unless the examiner is acting solely in the capacity of an employer with respect to his or her own employees and does not conduct the examination. The standard would not be met, and the exemption would not apply if the person signing the statement is not authorized to legally bind the employer.
(h) Polygraph tests administered pursuant to this exemption are subject to the limitations set forth in sections 8 and 10 of the Act, as discussed in §§801.20, 801.22, 801.23, 801.24, 801.25, 801.26, and 801.35 of this part. As provided in these sections, the exemption will apply only if certain requirements are met. Failure to satisfy any of the specified requirements nullifies the statutory authority for polygraph test administration and may subject the employer to the assessment of civil money penalties and other remedial actions, as provided for in section 6 of the Act (see subpart E, §801.42 of this part). The administration of such tests is also subject to State or local laws, or collective bargaining agreements, which may either prohibit lie detector tests, or contain more restrictive provisions with respect to polygraph testing. | law |
http://www.sksbusinessservices.com/viewnews/vnewsid/1 | 2018-09-18T17:25:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267155634.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20180918170042-20180918190042-00186.warc.gz | 0.980148 | 268 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__83268700 | en | The new Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, David Davis, has recently indicated that formal Brexit negotiations could begin by the start of 2017 - so what could this mean for UK businesses?
It is important to note that in the short to medium term (until 2018 at least), there will not be any changes to tax and employment laws as a result of the vote.
However, once Britain's withdrawal is complete, VAT (which is operated in line with EU law) could be subject to some significant reforms. In theory, the UK could even decide to replace VAT with a sales tax on goods and services, although many experts agree that this is highly unlikely.
The UK currently faces restrictions from the EU over its ability to reduce VAT rates on certain goods and services such as domestic fuel and power. If the UK is no longer obliged to comply with the EU VAT Directive, the UK Government could choose to amend the legislation to apply different rates to goods and services without constraint.
If VAT were to be applied to items that were previously exempt, or if there are changes to the rates of VAT, the financial implications for business could be sizeable. Some commentators have also argued that potential changes to VAT law could lead to more obligations and complexities, and business owners may need to invest time and money adapting their procedures and processes accordingly. | law |
https://sun-lawyers.com/knowledge-base/selling-your-costa-blanca-property-with-sun-lawyers/ | 2023-12-06T03:46:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100583.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206031946-20231206061946-00687.warc.gz | 0.942241 | 901 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__286671823 | en | Selling your Costa Blanca property with Sun Lawyers
If you’re preparing to sell your property, it’s important to be aware of the following things ahead of time.
- You need to provide your buyers’ solicitor with up-to-date Habitation and Energy Certificates. If you have a septic tank over a certain age, this may need replacing in order to get a Habitation Certificate.
- If the property has had any alterations or extensions e.g., a swimming pool, garage or additional bedrooms, these will need to be registered before completion, or on the day of completion. A suitable expert like an Architect will need to authorise the necessary Certificates and get the extensions/alterations registered on the deeds. You will have to pay the Architect’s fee, Notary, Land Registry and 1.5% tax of the valuation of the new build to the Government.
- The Tax office will retain 3% of the sale price if you are a non-fiscal resident in Spain. This money can be claimed back if you have not made a gain on the property and you have paid your non-resident taxes for the last four years.
- Plusvalia tax. This tax is similar to Capital Gains Tax. It is required to be paid by the sellers to the local town hall or tax collection office (Suma). The value of this tax depends on how many years you have owned the property and the valuation of the council tax.
- If the property has a mortgage, it will need to be cancelled either prior to completion or on the day of completion. We can arrange this for you. If it is to be cancelled on the day of completion, the amount that you owe to the bank will be deducted from the banker’s draft that you will receive. You will also have Notary and Land Registry fees for the Cancellation Deeds. Sometimes, when buyers are purchasing with a mortgage, you will have no option other than to allow the buyer’s bank to deal with the cancelation of your mortgage.
- If you live in a property that is part of a community, you will need to obtain a Community Certificate showing that you are up to date with all of the Community fees.
- It can be beneficial to sign a Power of Attorney (either in Spain or the UK). The Power of Attorney gives your solicitor authority to act for you in connection with the property sale. This saves both time and money. A Power of Attorney made outside Spain will require a visit to a Public Notary to have the document certified and Apostilled. The local Notary’s costs will be settled by you directly.
Our service for your property sale includes.
- Drafting of the purchase contract between the buyer and you as the seller
- Completing on the sale of your property at the Notary
- Cancelling all direct debits connected to the property. Utilities and metre readings must be up to date until the day of completion. If you don’t have the utilities up to date or connected, the buyers’ solicitor will retain funds to re-connect all the utilities or to pay off any debts.
- Claiming back the 3% non-resident retention. (See point 3 above). This money can be claimed back from the Tax Office if you have paid your last four years non-resident taxes and you haven’t made a profit on the property. We will check this for you and let you know if you need to pay Capital Gains Tax.
Documents needed to proceed.
If you choose Sun Lawyers to represent you on your property sale, we would need the following documents in order to proceed:
- Purchase Deeds
- Utility Bills (water, electricity, gas)
- Most recent Council Tax and Rubbish collection Tax bill and proof of payment
- Habitation, Energy and Community Certificates
- Copies of passports and NIEs.
We have a competitive fee structure, please contact us so we can provide you with a tailored quotation.
Sun Lawyers has been helping people to buy and sell property in Spain for nearly 40 years. Our English-speaking team is on hand with a professional and hassle-free sales service. Email [email protected] with the location of the property and we will connect you with the nearest office that can help. | law |
http://www.mymelbournearts.com/ | 2019-12-07T01:49:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-51/segments/1575540491871.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20191207005439-20191207033439-00203.warc.gz | 0.985135 | 266 | CC-MAIN-2019-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-51__0__132711798 | en | Australia may have recently celebrated two years since marriage between same-sex couples became legal in this country, but it's important to remember the struggle faced by the LGBTQ community to get there, and this fight goes way back further than 2017. Roughly 30 years ago, being gay was considered a crime in Tasmania and it wasn't until the Tasmanian Gay Law Reform Group defied a ban on a stall to decriminalise sexual activity between consenting adults that progress began. Presented as part of the Midsumma Festival, Campion Decent's The Campaign traces the events from that day, where over 100 people were arrested, and the changes this group brought.
Decent spending considerable time researching and interviewing figures who were involved with the gay law reform and writing the play, which had its first performance in 2018. "I was approached with the idea at the beginning of 2016 by the director Matt Scholten who operates If Theatre, and we spent the next two and a half years developing it and building partnerships. We were hoping to premiere the work in October 2018 to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the first arrests at Salamanca Market and with the assistance of Playwriting Australia, Tasmanian Theatre Company, Blue Cow Theatre and Salamanca Arts Centre – and the blessing from key stakeholders – this became a reality," he says. | law |
http://deadeyeacademy.net/security-g-class-armed-security-re-qualification/ | 2017-11-24T01:48:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934807056.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20171124012912-20171124032912-00663.warc.gz | 0.898587 | 148 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__180675107 | en | The Statewide Firearms G Course will teach students firearms safety, the principles of marksmanship, firearms mechanics and liability. Skill development shall include marksmanship fundamentals, loading and unloading, the 4-step draw and clearing malfunctions.
The Certificate of Completion for successfully passing the Statewide Firearms G Course will be submitted along with the Department of Agriculture, Division of Licensing, Statewide Firearms “G” License Application. When the student receives the Class “G” Security License he or she will then be able to work security or as a private investigator in an armed capacity.
All Statewide Firearms G Course material is in compliance with Florida Statute 493 and Florida Administrative Code legal guideline 5N-1. | law |
https://www.copiapartners.com.au/complaints/ | 2023-12-04T08:51:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100527.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204083733-20231204113733-00095.warc.gz | 0.889535 | 211 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__150493507 | en | Copia Investment Partners Ltd has arrangements in place to consider and seek to resolve any complaints within 30 days of receipt. If you have a compliant, you may contact us by email, telephone or in writing to:
The Complaints Officer
Copia Investment Partners Ltd
Level 47, 80 Collins Street (North Tower)
Melbourne VIC 3000
Freecall1800 442 129 (inside Australia only)
Phone+61 3 9602 3199
If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint, you may lodge a complaint with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) for an independent review of your matter.
Copia is a member of AFCA (10733), which is a free external dispute resolution scheme that deals with complaints from consumers about financial services and products.
AFCA’s contact details are as follows:
Australian Financial Complaints Authority Limited
PO Box 24164
Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia
P1800 931 678
F+61 3 9613 6399 | law |
http://flyingpixelstudios.com/epub/category/government | 2019-05-20T10:44:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232255943.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20190520101929-20190520123929-00288.warc.gz | 0.90664 | 363 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__154818266 | en | By Scott Sheeran, Sir Nigel Rodley
The Routledge instruction manual of foreign Human Rights Law offers the definitive international survey of the self-discipline of foreign human rights legislation. each one bankruptcy is written by way of a number one specialist and gives a latest assessment of an important zone in the box.
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This hugely topical choice of in particular commissioned papers is divided into 4 sections:
- The nature and evolution of overseas human rights legislations discussing the origins, idea and perform of the self-discipline.
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Providing updated and authoritative articles overlaying key points of overseas human rights legislations, this publication paintings is a vital paintings of reference for students, practitioners and scholars alike.
Chapter 35 of this ebook is offered at no cost in PDF structure as Open entry at www.tandfebooks.com. it's been made on hand below an inventive Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. | law |
http://dynamic-car-leasing.co.uk/financial-regulation/introduction-to-fca/ | 2018-07-20T14:12:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676591683.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20180720135213-20180720155213-00485.warc.gz | 0.976917 | 193 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__27570106 | en | The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is a financial regulatory body in the United Kingdom, but operates independently of the UK government, and is financed by charging fees to members of the financial services industry. The FCA regulates financial firms providing services to consumers, such as Dynamic and maintains the integrity of the UK’s financial markets. It focuses on the regulation of conduct by both retail and wholesale financial services firms.
Prior to the inception of the FCA in April 2013, the UK financial services industry was regulated by the FSA and in 15 years of trading Dynamic is proud never to have had a complaint raised to either authority. When things go wrong, as they inevitably do from time to time, we put them right. It’s at the core of everything we do and is why we have customers returning to us year after year after year and why small and medium firms trust us to look after their fleets of up to 100 Cars and Light Commercial Vehicles. | law |
https://www.mallorcaoffice.es/en/blog/79/USE-OF-MASKS | 2023-12-11T02:24:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679103464.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211013452-20231211043452-00566.warc.gz | 0.939528 | 389 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__117436996 | en | In this post we want to inform you of the conditions that affect us in MallorcaOffice according to the new law of the Plan of Exceptional Measures of Prevention, Containment and Coordination to Face the Health Crisis Caused by COVID-19 described by the BOIB
· It is mandatory to comply at all times with the measure of maintaining the interpersonal safety distance of at least one and a half meters between people who do not live together. When this cannot be assured, the use of a mask will be mandatory
· People over six years of age will wear a mask at all times
· The use of a mask is not mandatory in situations of consumption of food and drink. Nor will the use of a mask be mandatory in the workplace, whether they are public or private, if the interpersonal distance of 1.5 meters between workers can be guaranteed.
· The obligation to use a mask provided in the preceding paragraphs will not be enforceable on people who have any type of illness or respiratory difficulty that may be aggravated by the use of the mask or who, due to their situation of disability or dependency, do not have autonomy to remove the mask, or have behavioral alterations that make its use unfeasible.
· The use of a mask is recommended in open spaces or private fences when there are meetings or a possible confluence of people who do not live together, although the safety distance can be guaranteed.
· Activities or events of a social nature in private spaces will be limited to groups of a maximum of thirty people in closed spaces. During these types of activities, the minimum interpersonal safety distance between non-residents will be respected.
The activity carried out in training centers may be taught in person as long as a capacity of 75% is not exceeded with respect to the maximum allowed and the necessary measures will be established to maintain the interpersonal safety distance of one and a half meters in their facilities at all times. | law |
http://www.restorealabama.org/ | 2016-10-27T04:49:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721141.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00373-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.935126 | 739 | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-44__0__91097356 | en | The Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council (AGCRC)
was created with the passage of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (
RESTORE Act and Summary of RESTORE Act). This legislation was passed by Congress to steer a percentage of the civil penalties levied against the responsible parties of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon incident directly to the Gulf Coast states
to assist with recovery efforts. With the third phase of the trial beginning in late January 2015, the amount of penalties that may be available to the State of Alabama and the timing of their availability remains uncertain.
The law specifically states that Alabama’s 10-member council will be chaired by Alabama’s Governor and co-chaired by the Director of the Alabama State Port Authority. Other members will be the chairman of the
Baldwin County Commission, the President of the Mobile County Commission, the mayors of Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Fairhope, Gulf Shores, Mobile, and Orange Beach. The Act further stipulates that qualifying projects must
reflect at least one of the following criteria:
- Restoration and protection of the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands of the Gulf Coast region.
- Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, and natural resources.
- Implementation of a federally approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plan, including fisheries monitoring.
- Workforce development and job creation.
- Improvements to or on state parks located in coastal areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
- Infrastructure projects benefitting the economy or ecological resources, including port infrastructure.
- Coastal flood protection and related infrastructure.
- Planning assistance.
- Administrative costs (limited to not more than 3% of a state's allotment).
- Promotion of tourism in the Gulf Coast Region, including recreational fishing.
- Promotion of the consumption of seafood harvested from the Gulf Coast Region.
In an effort to “hit the ground running” once funds are available for expenditure, the Council has held several day-long workshops
as well as eight public meetings to report on their activities. On December 17, 2012, the Council adopted their
By-laws (pdf) (amended December 8, 2014), and on May 10, 2013,
they passed a resolution adopting a Strategy Map and tapped the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) to serve
as the Administrator. The Memorandum of Understanding with ADCNR was subsequently adopted by the Council during the August 15, 2013 meeting (amended December 8, 2014).
The Council released their draft Project Submission Form Guide for public comment on October 8, 2013, and the
Project Submission portal went live on the Alabama Coastal Restoration website in late March, 2014. The U.S. Department of Treasury issued the
RESTORE Act Interim Final Rule on August 13, 2014, which allows the Council to move forward in determining a project selection process. The regulations became effective on October 14, 2014.
On December 17, 2014, the Council released their Draft Project Selection Process Framework for First Round
Multiyear Implementation Plan (MIP) Development for a 30-day comment period. On the same day, they released their Center of Excellence Draft Solicitation for
Proposals and Draft Competitive Process for Selection for a 45-day public comment period.
To learn more about the various recovery efforts ongoing with the State of Alabama, visit: www.AlabamaCoastalRestoration.org | law |
http://www.labswe.org/childcust.html | 2016-05-27T12:09:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-22/segments/1464049276759.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160524002116-00152-ip-10-185-217-139.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.927392 | 2,601 | CC-MAIN-2016-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-22__0__60638053 | en | Child Custody Evaluation Guidelines
Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners
Guidelines for Child Custody Evaluations
Originally published July, 1998
Table of Contents
The information in this publication is intended as a guide for the performance of child custody evaluations by social workers. With direction and support from the Louisiana State Board of Board Certified Social Work Examiners, the material was developed by an appointed Committee made up of professional social workers with the expertise and interest in the area of child custody evaluations in the State of Louisiana.
The intent of this document is to provide guidance and direction in the area of performing child custody evaluations in accordance with the mandates of the Louisiana Social Work Practice Act and the Board's Rules, Regulations and Procedures.
The Committee consisted of the following members:
* Gay Lynn Bond, BCSW
Carmencita C. Edward, BCSW
|Sherril A. Rudd, BCSW
Diana Carroll, JD, BCSW
|Jeanne A. Ewing, BCSW
||Karen van Beyer, Ph.D., BCSW
F. Noel Cieutat, JD, BCSW
|Dianne D. Huber, BCSW
||Alan Walker, BCSW
|Joseph G. Delatte, Ph.D., BCSW
||Deanna R. Miles, BCSW
||George M. Papale, Legal Counsel
* denotes Committee Chair
The primary purpose and main focus of the custody and/or visitation evaluation is to determine what is in the best interests of the child. Social workers understand the inherent conflict of this process for parents and reaffirm that their role as an evaluator is to keep children's concerns paramount. See Louisiana Civil Code Article 131, Court to Determine Custody; Article 132 Award of Custody to Parents; Article 133 Award of Custody to Person other than Parent; Order of Preference; and Article 134 Factors in Determining Child's Best Interest; and Revised Statute Article 9, part III, Child Custody Subpart A. Evaluation and Mediation and Subpart B. Joint Custody.
Social Workers performing evaluations should be mindful that the court shall consider all relevant factors in determining the best interests of the child. Under Civil Code Article 134, such factors may include the items listed below. This list is non-exclusive and the determination as to the weight to be given each factor is within the discretion of the trial court:
The love, affection, and other emotional ties between each party and the child.
The capacity and disposition of each party to give the child love, affection, and spiritual guidance and to continue the education and rearing of the child.
The capacity and disposition of each party to provide the child with food, clothing, medical care, shelter and other material needs.
The length of time the child has lived in a stable, adequate environment, and the desirability of maintaining the continuity of that environment.
The permanence, as a family unit, of the existing or proposed custodial home or homes.
The moral fitness of each party, insofar as it affects the welfare of the child.
The mental, emotional and physical health of each party.
The home, school, and community history of the child.
The reasonable preference of the child, if the court deems the child to be of sufficient age and maturity to express a preference.
The willingness and ability of each party to facilitate and encourage a close and continuing relationship between the child and the other party.
The distance between the respective residences of the parties.
The responsibility for the care and rearing of the child previously exercised by each party.
From a social work perspective a family systems approach is utilized to assess the best interests of the child in custody evaluations. Where deemed appropriate a family systems approach includes assessment of social and community support available to the family or guardians.
The role of a social worker in custody and visitation evaluations is that of a mental health professional, who can assist the parties, their children, and the court by maintaining a posture that is both critical and impartial. Social workers performing such evaluation services are required to provide written reports to the parties and to the court, and to testify under oath as to factual issues or their expert opinions. Social workers should be aware of a legal preference for joint custody since it will be considered by the court in making its determination. However, operating in the best interests of the child is the social worker's primary focus throughout the evaluation process, and that focus should be maintained throughout any court proceedings as well.
The request for the evaluation may originate with the court, one of the parties, or an attorney representing a party in the proceedings. The social worker should be impartial in performing the evaluation regardless by whom he or she is retained. If either the social worker or the client cannot accept this neutral role, the social worker should withdraw from the case. If a court appointed social worker has had a past therapeutic relationship with any of the participants or for any other reason cannot maintain impartiality, the social worker should immediately notify the court and request to be relieved of the order. If not permitted to withdraw by the court, the social worker should disclose in the evaluation the past roles or any other factors which could affect impartiality.
The social worker should enhance his or her competency through specialized continuing education, training, experience and/or supervision in the following areas:
Child and Family Development
Child and Family Psychopathology
Family System Analysis
Impact of Divorce and/or Re-marriage on Children
Legal Standards and Procedures as represented in the Louisiana Children's Code
Ethical Standards as defined by the Louisiana Social Work Practice Act and professional organizations
Formal and Informal Community Resources that may be available to the family.
Social workers should not use or review previous custody evaluations in making custody recommendations unless instructed to do so by the court or by consent of all parties' attorneys.
The social worker must avoid multiple relationships because they may constitute a conflict of interest. The social worker may not conduct a child custody evaluation in a case in which the social worker previously served in a therapeutic role for the child or his or her immediate family or has had other involvement that may compromise the social worker's objectivity. This does not, however, preclude the social worker from testifying in the case as a fact witness concerning treatment of the child.
During the course of a child custody evaluation, a social worker should not accept any of the involved participants in the evaluation as a therapy client. Therapeutic contact with the child or involved participants following a child custody evaluation is only undertaken with extreme caution
A social worker asked to testify regarding a therapy client involved in a child custody case is aware of the limitations and possible biases inherent in such a role as well as the possible impact on the ongoing therapeutic relationship. The court may require the social worker to testify as a fact witness regarding factual information he or she became aware of in a professional relationship with the involved client. The social worker should decline to give a professional opinion regarding the custody and visitation issues in this situation unless ordered to do so by the court.
The scope of the custody evaluation is determined by the nature of the question or issues raised. Comprehensive child custody evaluations generally require an evaluation of all parents/guardians and children, as well as observations of interactions between them. The scope of the assessment should include, at a minimum, an individual interview with both parents/guardians, an individual interview with the child or children and a family interview with the child or children and parents/guardians present.
The social worker does not give any opinion regarding the psychological functioning of any individual whom he or she has not personally evaluated. This guideline, however, does not preclude the social worker from reporting what an evaluated individual (such as the parent or child) has stated. The social worker may address theoretical issues or hypothetical questions, so long as the limited basis of the information is noted.
The social worker must obtain informed consent from all adult participants and, as appropriate, inform child participants. In undertaking child custody evaluations, the social worker ensures that each adult participant is aware of the purpose, nature, and method of the evaluation; who has requested the social worker's services; and who will be paying the fee.
The social worker informs adult participants about the nature of the assessment and the possible disposition of the data collected. The social worker also provides this information to the children, considering the limitations of their ability to understand.
The social worker informs all participants (including children, to the extent feasible) that traditional expectations of privacy and confidentiality cannot be met in the evaluation process because the social worker will be required to disclose his or her findings in the context of the forthcoming litigation and in such other proceedings deemed necessary by the court. A social worker should obtain from all adult participants (or from their authorized legal representative(s)) a written acknowledgment of their awareness of these conditions including a waiver of confidentiality.
A social worker should inform the participants that the social worker is required by mandatory reporting laws of the State of Louisiana to report child abuse, neglect or suspected abuse.
For evaluation purposes, the social worker uses multiple methods of data gathering. The social worker strives to use the most appropriate methods available for addressing the questions raised in a specific child custody evaluation including, but not limited to, clinical interviews, observation, social histories and/or psychosocial assessment tools. Important facts and opinions are documented from at least two sources whenever the reliability is questionable.
The social worker, for example, should review potentially relevant reports (e.g., from schools, health care providers, child care providers, agencies, and institutions). Social workers may also interview extended family members, friends, and other individuals when the information is likely to be useful to the evaluation. If information is gathered from third parties that is significant and may be used as a basis for conclusions, social workers should corroborate it with at least one other source, whenever possible and appropriate, and document this in the report.
Social Workers should be aware of the arguments on both sides of the issue and be able to explain the logic of their position. When the social worker makes custody/visitation recommendations, these recommendations should be derived from sound clinical data and must be based on the best interests of the child.
It is recommended that a letter be sent to all parties and that financial arrangements be clarified and agreed upon in writing prior to commencing a child custody evaluation. A fee schedule should be included that covers depositions, court appearances, etc.
The social worker should maintain records to include:
A telephone log of all contacts with all parties involved in the custody evaluation
All notes and interview information
Copies of informed consent forms
Correspondence relative to the evaluation
All other records or documents utilized in making evaluation recommendations.
Guidelines for the Process and Structure of the Report
Interviews should be conducted with both parents/guardians whenever possible. The social worker should:
Explain the process to both parents/guardians
Explain the fee for services
Explain and obtain a written consent which contains a waiver of confidentiality.
Obtain a summary of issues which are of concern to each parent/guardian.
Assess the relationship between parents/guardians
Interviews and format should be developed according to specific needs of the case (e.g., substance abuse evaluation, family/domestic violence evaluation, sexual abuse evaluation, psychiatric evaluation, and/or psychological testing.)
- Family history of each parent/guardian
- Marital history of parents/guardians
- Social history of child
- School records
- Medical/mental health records
- Legal records
- Previous evaluations (where appropriate)
- Parent and child questionnaires
- Child Behavior Check List (if required)
- Parents, guardians, step-parents, "significant others", older siblings, extended family members, friends, etc.
- Corroborating interviews
- Child or children
Analysis of family patterns, genogram
|Copies of this Guide may be obtained from:
Louisiana State Board of
Board Certified Social Work Examiners
11930 Perkins Road, Suite B
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Phone: 225-763-5470 In LA 800-521-1941
Fax: 225-763-5400 Web site: www.labswe.org
Email: social [email protected]
Appreciation is extended to the American Psychological Association, Incorporated, who published their Guidelines for Child Custody Evaluations in Divorce Proceedings. Their Guidelines were used as a model for the Louisiana State Board of Board Certified Social Work Examiners Guidelines for Child Custody | law |
https://myschoolmag.com/ndlea-recruitment-form-application-portal/ | 2023-12-02T16:05:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100427.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202140407-20231202170407-00430.warc.gz | 0.912489 | 1,260 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__142487091 | en | The application portal at www.ndlea.gov.ng is now open for NDLEA Recruitment 2023/2024. If you’re looking for information about the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Recruitment 2023, this post has all the details. In this post, you will find information about the starting date of the recruitment process and other important information about the NDLEA Recruitment form. Additionally, we explain the recruitment requirements, qualifications, and how to apply.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency is a Nigerian government agency established to reduce unemployment and poverty in the country through job creation, training, and entrepreneurship development. The NDLEA recruitment portal is now open as announced on NDLEA job vacancies website at www.ndlea.gov.ng portal. Application is hereby invited from qualified candidates for recruitment in various positions in 2023.
In this post, we will guide you on how to apply for job vacancy in National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and increase your chances of getting selected. All interested applicants are to note that the NDLEA job recruitment application is free. The application form can be obtained at the recruitment portal of NDLEA.
Is NDLEA Recruitment 2023 form Out?
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has announced the commencement of its 2023 recruitment exercise. This is a massive recruitment exercise that offers a wide range of job opportunities to interested and qualified candidates.
The recruitment exercise is ongoing, and interested candidates are encouraged to apply via the NDLEA portal. The jobs available cover various sectors, including agriculture, technology, healthcare, education, and many others.
NDLEA Job Vacancies
The available positions for National Drug Law Enforcement Agency available at its portal www.ndlea.gov.ng are diverse and cater to different skills, education, and experience levels. Here are some of the positions that might be available:
We are seeking applications from suitably qualified candidates for full-time appointment in the following positions below:
1.) SUPERINTENDENT CADRE (General Duties or Specialists)
Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics II CONPASS (08)
- Applicant must possess First Degree/HND in any discipline from a recognised institution of learning and NYSC Discharge Certificate/Exemption Certificate.
Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics I (CONPASS 9)
- Applicant with LL.B, BL, B.Eng (with COREN), B.Pharm, etc, on successful completion of training shall be granted the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics I (CONPASS 9).
Deputy Superintendent of Narcotics (CONPASS 10)
- Applicant with MBBS or DVM on successful completion of training shall be granted the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Narcotics (CONPASS 10).
2.) NARCOTIC AGENT CADRE
Chief Narcotic Agent – CONPASS (07)
- Applicant must possess a Nigerian Certificate of Education
- Must be a Registered Nurses and Midwives, Pharmacy Technicians, Lab Technicians, Dental Technicians, or its equivalent from a recognized institution of learning.
Senior Narcotic Agent – CONPASS (06)
- Applicant must possess a National Diploma (ND) or its equivalent from a recognized institution of learning.
Narcotic Agent – CONPASS (05)
- Applicant must possess 5 Credits in SSCE/GCE/NABTEB including English and Mathematics.
3.) NARCOTIC ASSITANT CADRE
Narcotic Assistant I – CONPASS (04)
- Applicant must possess at least 4 Credits in SSCE/GCE/NABTEB including Mathematics or English Language.
Narcotic Assistant II – CONPASS (03)
- Applicant must possess at least 3 credits in SSCE/GCE/NABTEB including Mathematics or English Language.
Artisan, Mechanic, Driver, Cleaner / Gardener etc.
- Applicant must provide evidence of completion of secondary school or Trade Test Grade II or III.
NDLEA Recruitment Requirements 2023
- The recruitment is open to Nigerian citizens.
- A valid means of identification, such as a National ID card or passport, is required.
- A secondary school certificate (SSCE) or its equivalent is necessary.
- Age requirements are between 18 and 35 years old.
- A medical report from a government hospital is needed to prove medical fitness.
- No criminal convictions are allowed.
- Basic computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office tools are necessary.
- All selected candidates are expected to comply with the rules and regulations of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
At the moment, the NDLEA recruitment form for 2023 is not yet out. We know that many people are eager to apply for the available positions, but it’s important to note that the recruitment process has not yet begun. However, as soon as the recruitment form is released, we will update this article to notify the public. It’s advisable to stay informed and follow the official channels of the NDLEA to get the latest updates on the recruitment process. We urge potential candidates to exercise patience and be vigilant to avoid falling prey to fraudulent individuals who might pose as recruitment agents.
How to Apply for NDLEARecruitment 2023
- Visit the official NDLEA website at www.ndlea.gov.ng.
- Click on the “Recruitment” section of the website.
- Select the available position you are interested in.
- Carefully read and follow the instructions provided for the application process.
- Fill out the application form with accurate and relevant information.
- Upload all required documents and attach a recent passport photograph.
- Review and confirm the accuracy of your application before submission.
- Submit your application and print a copy of the acknowledgement slip for future reference.
Application Closing Date
8th April, 2023.
In conclusion, NDLEA Recruitment 2023 is a highly anticipated event for job seekers. Stay up to date on the latest news and updates by subscribing to the website today. | law |
http://www.practrans.cn/news1/shownews.php?id=364 | 2018-07-16T02:43:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676589172.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20180716021858-20180716041858-00369.warc.gz | 0.707332 | 638 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__107163535 | en | American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda), as the domestic distributor of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., respectfully requests that LMSB confirm the credit computation for its Civic GX as an alternative fuel motor vehicle under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 30B(a)(4) and (e). We have provided herein the information requested for hybrid vehicles in Notice 2006-9 where applicable to alternative fuel motor vehicles as well as other information pertinent to the alternative fuel motor vehicle credit. Should you desire any additional information, please let us know. Attachment A is a declaration under penalties of perjury attesting to the information provided herein.
作为本田汽车有限公司的国内代理商，美国本田汽车公司诚挚请求大中型企业处依据国内税收法规（IRC）第 30B(a)4 及(e)条将思域 GX 视为可替代燃料汽车来确认其税收减免估算。我们在此提供了《2006-9 通知》对混合动力车的要求信息，该《通知》也适用于可替代燃料汽车；及其他有关可替代燃料汽车税收减免的相关信息。如果您还需要其他额外信息，请与我们联系。附件 A 是对本文提供的证明信息所做的伪证处罚声明。
Both the 2005 and 2006 Honda Civic GX complies with the applicable air quality provisions of state law of each state that has adopted the provisions under a waiver under §209(b) of the Clean Air Act. Both the 2005 and 2006 Honda Civic GX complies with the motor vehicle safety provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 30101 through 30169. The 2005 and 2006 Honda Civic GX are each powered by compressed natural gas. | law |
https://blog.userctl.xyz/copyright-notice/ | 2024-04-20T10:54:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817576.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420091126-20240420121126-00825.warc.gz | 0.854099 | 301 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__51487660 | en | TL;DR: Unless explicitly specified, the content of this website is licensed under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
This website is created by JP Roemer and published under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 license, all content is implicitly licensed under this license unless otherwise explicitly stated.
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The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
The complete text of this license can be read on the Creative Commons website.
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http://www.filling.vip/news/2019-08/article-20.html | 2022-01-28T22:53:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320306346.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220128212503-20220129002503-00193.warc.gz | 0.958759 | 698 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__10008367 | en | Many countries in Africa banned the sale of bagged alcoholic beverages, and the export of bottled filling machines ushered in the opportunity in Africa?
The Ugandan government has issued a ban, and since May 30, 2019, Uganda has banned the sale/transaction of bagged alcoholic beverages. The new directive issued by Uganda's trade minister, Amelia Kyambadde, shows that all alcoholic beverages with a minimum of 200 ml must be filled in plastic or glass bottles. Failure to comply with the ban will result in the closure of the business.
Kyambadde stated in a statement on March 1 that the government has set up a committee to monitor implementation. She pointed out that the government decided to ban the packaging and sale of alcoholic beverages in small bags through the Cabinet Directive issued in 2017, which means that the process will shift from small bag packaging to packaging and selling alcoholic beverages in plastic bottles and glass bottles.
In addition, the Ministry and the alcohol manufacturers under the Uganda Alcohol Industry Association agreed on a roadmap for the procurement and installation of new bottled packaging production equipment, including the construction of new plants for these new technology bottling machines. This process took two years and attracted several bottled equipment investments to transform the industry.
In fact, Uganda is not the first and not the only African country that bans the sale of bagged alcoholic beverages. On March 1, 2017, the Tanzanian government issued an injunction announcing that Tanzania has joined the list of African countries that ban the import, manufacture, sale and consumption of bagged alcoholic beverages.
In addition, similar bans have been taken in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Malawi and Rwanda. According to the analysis of the China-Africa Trade Research Center, the production, sale and consumption of bagged alcoholic beverages in African countries are mainly based on the following two considerations.
1) Reduce the impact on the environment
These pouches with a variety of alcoholic beverages pollute the environment because they are thrown away after consumption, and these non-degradable plastic bags pose a huge threat to the environment. In addition, drinking bagged alcoholic beverages is also contrary to the “ban on plastics” issued by African countries in recent years.
2) Protect the physical and mental health of youth groups
Drinking alcoholic beverages is also a public health problem because these alcoholic beverages are consumed in large quantities by young people. They are easily hidden by students in trouser pockets or bags, so they are easy to get into the classroom. In some African schools, you can see young students “sucking” 50 ml of bagged alcoholic beverages in two sessions. Therefore, the ban on bagged alcoholic beverages is generally welcomed by groups such as African parents and teachers.
Bagged alcoholic beverages are usually cheap, and some brands sell for only $0.25 a bag. The report shows that sales of alcoholic beverages in some African regions are even better than soda. After drinking, customers often throw empty bags on the road and throw them into sewers or open spaces.
In fact, even pregnant women and drivers in some African countries are a favorite group of such cheaply packaged alcoholic beverages, posing a major threat to public health issues. However, it is worth noting that the promulgation of the ban on bagged alcoholic beverages has also laid a good market foundation for the African alcoholic beverage bottle market and the export of Chinese bottled filling machines to Africa. | law |
https://eastriverenergy.com/human-resources/sexual-harassment-prevention/ | 2024-04-23T02:00:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818452.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423002028-20240423032028-00624.warc.gz | 0.924599 | 309 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__191745808 | en | East River Energy will not tolerate verbal or physical conduct by any employee that discriminates against any co-workers, visitors, customers, or others’.
Sexual Harassment & Other Unlawful Discrimination and Harassment
East River Energy will not tolerate verbal or physical conduct by any employee that discriminates against any co-workers, visitors, customers or others’ associated with East River Energy, or which harasses, disrupts or interferes with another’s work performance or which creates an intimidating, offensive or hostile working environment, including but not limited to any form of sexual harassment or any harassment/discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy), national origin/ancestry, genetic information, age, disability status, marital or civil union party status, military/veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, hair texture/protective hairstyles or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.
Discrimination or harassment can take many forms. It may be, but is not limited to: words, conduct, adverse job action, visual images, “jokes, pranks,” intimidation, physical contact, or violence. While all forms of discrimination and harassment based on an employee’s legally protected status are prohibited, including but not limited to any adverse job action or intimidation based on those categories identified above, it is East River Energy’s policy to emphasize that sexual harassment is illegal and prohibited by both state and federal law. | law |
https://www.lenzing-plastics.com/en/terms-conditions/ | 2023-12-05T06:04:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100545.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205041842-20231205071842-00569.warc.gz | 0.872537 | 420 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__13296809 | en | Lenzing Plastics GmbH & Co KG hereby grants you the right to use this website (“the Lenzing Plastics website”), including saving it on a local hard drive and printing from it, only under compliance with the following conditions:
- The use of the Lenzing Plastics GmbH & Co KG website and the web pages, documents and files associated with it is only permitted for personal information purposes. Inclusion, storage or reproduction of its contents in other websites, or in other electronic, digital and other types of media or systems requires the express prior written consent of Lenzing.
- Lenzing Plastics GmbH & Co KG implements the diligence required to keep the information included in the website correct and up-to-date. However, no guarantee of the availability, completeness, accuracy and timeliness can be provided. Lenzing Plastics GmbH & Co KG also reserves the right to make changes or additions to the information provided without prior notice. Lenzing Plastics GmbH & Co KG assumes no responsibility or liability for any direct or indirect damage in connection with any use of the Lenzing website(s).
- All trademarks and logos used and displayed on the Lenzing Plastics GmbH & Co KG website and the related trademark rights are the property of the respective owner.
- References (links) to other websites may not be considered to be recommendations by Lenzing Plastics GmbH & Co KG for the respective company, its products or services. Users use the links to these websites and their contents at their own risk and in accordance with the conditions of use that are valid for these websites.
- Any person who uses the Lenzing Plastics GmbH & Co KG website or who provides information to Lenzing Plastics GmbH & Co KG agrees that Lenzing Plastics GmbH & Co KG has full rights to this information and may use it in any way desired. Any information provided by the user is not subject to confidentiality. | law |
https://www.guzmansalvadolaw.com/do-i-have-any-rights-to-my-stepchildren-in-a-divorce/ | 2024-03-01T04:56:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474948.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20240301030138-20240301060138-00271.warc.gz | 0.959922 | 899 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__175380520 | en | Divorce can be an emotionally fraught process for all involved, especially children. The situation can get even more complicated if the children are not biologically related to both parents, but rather from a previous relationship
If you are considering divorce, or currently going through it, you might be wondering if you will have any rights to your stepchildren.
Legally speaking, there is not much that guarantees your rights as a stepparent. However, just because your relationship with your ex has ended, that doesn’t mean your relationship with their children also has to end.
There are many benefits to maintaining a relationship with your stepchild after a divorce. Read on to discover your rights, and how a family attorney can help you.
Cases Where Parental Rights Are Given to Stepparents
There are a few situations where the parental rights of a stepparent will be considered.
First, if you adopted your stepchild during the marriage, you will remain the legally recognized parent even in the case of divorce. However, a child can only have two parents, so if both biological parents wish to retain their rights, this is not an option.
Second, if you and your ex spouse agree that it is a good idea for you to maintain a relationship with the child, a non-legal arrangement can be made. Co-parenting with an ex requires cooperation, communication, and compromise, but if both parties are willing to make it work, it’s not impossible.
Keep in mind, though, without a legal recognition of your parenthood, you will not be allowed any rights to custody or important decision making.
But what if your ex is refusing to let you see your stepchild? What if no reasonable co-parenting arrangement can be made? You may have a case that is worth taking to court to fight for.
Legal Action You Can Take
As previously mentioned, there is nothing in the law books which guarantees you rights to your stepchildren. Family law typically dictates that biological parents are the best guardians for their own children, with exceptions for extreme circumstances, such as abuse.
But while considering the best interest of the child, the court might rule in favor for you to remain in their life. This would be the case if you were married to the biological parent for many years and you financially supported your stepchildren during that time.
The court will also consider your relationship and impact on the child. If you have a strong, loving connection based on trust and support, the judge will likely consider this relationship integral to the wellbeing of the child.
If the child is older and able to express their own desires, their opinions will also be taken into consideration.
How to Maintain a Relationship With Your Stepchild After Divorce
Follow these tips to maintain a relationship with your stepchild after your divorce:
- Remain civil with your ex: You don’t have to be best friends with your ex spouse, but maintaining a civil and cooperative relationship will help you be better co-parents.
- Respect the boundaries of the child: Understand that, just as you are going through a major change in life, so is your stepchild. If they express they need some space, try to respect their boundaries.
- Be patient & remain available: If you are unable to see your stepchild as often as you would like, be patient. Express that you are always available for support, so they can turn to you when they need it. As they grow up, they will be able to make different decisions for themselves, and rekindle your parental relationship.
- Contact a family lawyer: If you believe you are being unfairly treated by your ex spouse, a family lawyer might be able to help. They will review the facts of the case and advise if you have a leg to stand on.
Family Lawyers in Maryland
Here at the Law Offices of Sandra Guzman-Salvado, we understand that each family is unique. That’s why our attorneys take the time to get to know you, so we can be the best advocates for your individual situation.
Our family lawyers can help guide you through Maryland custody laws and provide the experienced council you deserve. Prepare for your divorce and defend your parental rights with help from the Law Offices of Sandra Guzman-Salvado.
Schedule a consultation with us today by calling (301) 340-1911. | law |
http://casetheme.net/2023/how-do-personal-injury-lawyers-charge-for-their-services.htm | 2023-12-07T10:38:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100651.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207090036-20231207120036-00357.warc.gz | 0.966724 | 469 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__172776158 | en | Exploring the legitimate scene after a personal injury can be an overwhelming undertaking. One of the essential worries many individuals have is the means by which they’ll manage the cost of a lawyer to address them. Luckily, numerous personal injury lawyers, similar to those at https://rhllaw.com/maryland-personal-injury-lawyer/, have a one of a kind charge structure that permits casualties to get legitimate portrayal without paying any forthright expenses.
Personal injury lawyers ordinarily work on a possibility expense premise. This implies that they possibly get compensated assuming they win the case or secure a settlement in the interest of their clients. Basically, their charges are dependent upon an effective outcome for the client. This arrangement gives a few advantages. It, right off the bat, guarantees that the lawyer is profoundly energetic to get the most ideal outcome since their compensation relies upon it. It additionally implies that people don’t need to stress over hourly lawful expenses or excessive forthright expenses, making legitimate administrations available to the individuals who probably won’t possess the ability to pay in any case.
The specific rate that a lawyer will take as their possibility expense can shift. Commonly, these expenses range from 25% to 40% of the absolute settlement or judgment sum. It’s urgent to examine this rate and comprehend it plainly prior to consenting to an arrangement with a lawyer. Also, there may be extra costs like court expenses, costs for master observers, and other related charges. A few lawyers could take care of these expenses at first and afterward deduct them from the last settlement, while others could expect clients to pay them really.
That’s what another essential perspective is in the event that the lawyer doesn’t win the case, the client doesn’t commonly owe anything. This arrangement offers colossal inner harmony to injury casualties who as of now have to the point of agonizing over. It’s dependably smart to explore and talk with different lawyers, like the group at https://rhllaw.com/maryland-personal-injury-lawyer/, to comprehend their expense construction and how they can help you.
Taking everything into account, the possibility expense model embraced by numerous personal injury lawyers guarantees that legitimate portrayal is open to everybody, regardless of their monetary circumstance. | law |
https://www.royalehayat.com/Patient-Bill | 2023-12-10T01:14:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100989.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209233632-20231210023632-00173.warc.gz | 0.9046 | 857 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__11501508 | en | Patient Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
You have the right to:
1. Know, in a language you understand, all information about your condition, your care and the reasons for all investigations, diagnostic procedures and the charges made to your account.
2. Accept or refuse to sign a consent for any operative or diagnostic procedure.
3. Receive compassionate and respectful care at all times regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, culture, national origin, language, sexual, orientation, socioeconomic status, physical or mental ability, religion or diagnosis.
4. Have a comfortable stay in a clean safe environment, free from verbal or physical abuse and enjoy personal privacy.
5. Be informed of the process, to raise complaints appropriately either verbally or in writing to Manager on Duty (Mob: 66321214) or Patient Advocate (Mob: 67051626).
6. Privacy and confidentiality of information regarding your condition.
7. Obtain any information or documents, such as Medical Report, Sick Leave, Discharge Summary, etc.
8. Expect continuity of care till discharge and follow-up.
9. Obtain second opinion from a physician, holding a valid license whether working in Royale Hayat Hospital or any other medical facility either private or public provided that you meet the additional expenses, if any.
10. Be referred to another healthcare organization if the medical condition warrants and/or on the request of the patient/legal guardian.
11. Leave the hospital even against the advice of physician after signing “Discharge Against Medical Advice (DAMA)” form.
12. Know the names and professional titles of your care givers and to be called by your proper name.
13. Receive well explained information about charges that you may be responsible for, and any potential limitations to your insurance coverage.
14. Involve you and your family or legal representative in your treatment, expected as well as unexpected outcomes, risk & service decisions.
15. Know the safety measures to be taken after the assessment that include clinical, physical and psychological status, i.e. risk of fall, medications, drug reaction, cross infection, etc.
16. Be informed about any unanticipated adverse outcomes.
17. Give or refuse consent before filming or recording images.
As a patient it is your responsibility to:
1. Follow the rules and regulations of RHH.
2. Give us complete and accurate information about your health, including previous medical history and all the medications you are taking.
3. Submit documents required as per the law/protocol before admission or undergoing specific procedures.
4. Inform our clinical staff of changes in your condition or symptoms, including pain.
5. Let us know if you don’t understand the information we give about your condition or treatment.
6. Pay your bills in full before discharge and meet all financial obligations arising from your care.
7. Keep appointments and notify the hospital or physician when you are unable to do so.
8. Leave your personal belongings at home or have family members take all valuables home while you are hospitalized or use the safety box available in your room for safe custody.
9. Be considerate towards the right of other patients and hospital personnel and avoid any sorts of inconvenience to others.
10. Actively participate in your care plan and follow the treatment plan established by your physician including instructions of nurses and other healthcare professionals.
11. Take preventive measures in case of infectious diseases.
12. Treat doctors, nurses and hospital staff with respect.
13. Realize that priority will be given to emergency cases.
14. Preserve and maintain hospital property like medical equipment, furniture, fittings, etc. including medical records.
15. Keep us informed if you want to change hospital or service provider.
16. Share the responsibility in maintaining safety of the patient from any harm or injury as explained by the service providers.
Note: In case of a life threatening situation, the Consultant will have the full right to decide and proceed with tests, procedures and/or medications without seeking prior consent of the relatives or the guardian as part of the responsibility bestowed on a qualified medical professional. | law |
https://www.geomodelsolar.eu/sec-lawsuit-solana-foundation-insists-sol-token-not-a-security/ | 2023-12-10T08:37:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679101282.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210060949-20231210090949-00256.warc.gz | 0.973174 | 474 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__214059403 | en | • The Solana Foundation has stated that its native token SOL is ‘not a security’ despite the SEC claiming otherwise.
• An unnamed developer working for Solana admitted that SOL could be a security, but noted that it doesn’t affect anyone building on top of Solana.
• The price of SOL fell heavily after the lawsuit was filed, but has since stabilized around $18-$19.
The Solana Foundation Insists SOL Is ‘Not a Security’
The Solana Foundation has said that its native token SOL is “not a security” despite the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) claiming otherwise. The Foundation strongly believes that SOL should not be considered a security for regulatory purposes due to being part of an open-source, community-based software project with decentralized user and developer engagement.
SEC Lawsuit Claims 13 Tokens Are Investment Contracts
The SEC recently filed a lawsuit against Coinbase which claimed that 13 tokens including SOL are being “offered and sold as investment contracts, and thus as securities”. The other tokens named in the lawsuit as securities were ADA, MATIC, FIL, SAND, AXS, CHZ, FLOW, ICP, NEAR, VGX, DASH and NEXO.
Developer Believes SEC Status Doesn’t Affect Those Building On Top Of Solana
An unnamed developer working at Solana’s Hacker House in New York City said: “I don’t think any of the developers give a shit.” He also pointed out that even if SOL was classified as a security by the SEC it would not affect anyone building on top of Solana.
Price Stabilizes After Initial Drop Following Lawsuit Filing
The price of SOL fell heavily when news of the lawsuit broke on Tuesday but has since stabilized in the $18 to $19 range.
In conclusion it appears clear from both the statement from the Solana Foundation and comments from an unnamed developer at their Hacker House in New York City that they see no reason why their native token should be classified as a security by regulators such as the SEC. Despite this initial dip in price following news of the lawsuit being filed against Coinbase it appears that traders have taken this into consideration and adjusted prices accordingly with prices now appearing to have stabilized around $18-$19 | law |
https://www.harrisons.uk.net/services/probate-services | 2024-02-28T16:07:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474737.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20240228143955-20240228173955-00297.warc.gz | 0.924069 | 226 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__47303767 | en | As specialist probate accountants, we will deal with all aspects of Probate and Estate Administration including:
- Research and assess the value of the deceased’s Estate
- Prepare Inheritance Tax accounts
- Deal with Income and Capital Gains Tax liabilities of the Estate
- Obtain the grant of probate
- Gather assets and pay creditors
- Advise beneficiaries and executors of the tax implications connected with selling any assets
- Prepare tax returns for personal representatives
- Provide final Estate accounts
We offer a free, no obligation consultation to discuss your case and how we can help you. Following this we will provide an estimate of the likely cost of our service.
Our costs are calculated by reference to the time spent on your affairs by the partners and staff and on the level of skill and responsibility required. We do not make any charge by reference to the value of the estate.
Require more information?
If you would like more information or would like to speak to us direct then call us on 01202 590596. Or if you would prefer, ask us a question online. | law |
http://hillsboroohio.net/law%20director.html | 2017-03-27T16:25:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218189490.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212949-00484-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.963217 | 227 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__24458283 | en | Hillsboro City Law Director
Welcome to the City of Hillsboro Department of Law Web Site!
The Director of Law is an attorney at law elected every four years. The Law Director is responsible for seeing that the Hillsboro Council, officers and employees are advised as to the areas of law pertaining to their functions. The Law Director drafts all ordinances, contracts and bonds, and represents the City in court in lawsuits filed for or against the City. In addition to the City, the School District may seek legal opinions from the Law Director. Various state boards and agencies may seek advise from the Law Director and utilize this office to enjoin illegal activities. By far the largest part of the work of the Law Department is prosecuting city and state cases in the Hillsboro Municipal Court which covers all of Highland County, except Madison Township. Approximately 6000 cases per year are the prosecution responsibility of the Law Director which may be initiated by over 30 state, county or local agencies, or by private complaints. On behalf of the staff and Director of Department of Law, it is our pleasure to serve you.
Fred J. Beery, Esq. | law |
http://rcdok.org/safe_environment/healing_for_those_harmed.php | 2013-05-20T01:11:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698196686/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095636-00033-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.962066 | 203 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__27751398 | en | Healing Those Harmed
Sexual Abuse Allegation Form
(to report abuse by anyone acting in the name of the Church)
If you have been sexually harmed by someone
acting in the name of the Catholic Church, we as Church grieve with
you. Never should someone use a position of authority to take
advantage of another, and the Diocese of Owensboro is seeking to
respond strongly when wrongs come to light.
In 2002 the bishops of the United States
created the "Charter
Protection of Children and Young People," (Spanish version) specifically to address
evil of sexual abuse perpetrated against minors by those in positions
of trust within
the Church. The Diocese of Owensboro has also developed its
abuse policy to better deal with concerns that arise.
As we pray for those who have been so
grievously hurt by the impact of sexual abuse, we encourage them to
seek healing through God's grace.
Who can help you? | law |
https://woadi.com/seller-policy | 2022-06-28T00:40:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103344783.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220627225823-20220628015823-00642.warc.gz | 0.92383 | 3,582 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__43507098 | en | Merchant Terms & Conditions
Woadi Merchant Terms & Conditions
this document is an electronic record in terms of the information technology act, 2000 and rules made thereunder. this electronic record is generated by a computer system and does not require any physical or digital signatures.
Seller Policy Welcome to Woadi. our selling services (the “Services”). Any person who wants to access Woadi (the site Woadi.com, mobile app or any other channel) and use the Services to sell items must accept the following terms and conditions without change. by registering for and using the services, you agree to be bound by all terms and conditions listed below, and all policies and guidelines of the site are incorporated by reference.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning given to them under the User Agreement.
Seller Registration: A User who wishes to sell items on the Website or app shall register with the Woadi Seller Registration Facility available online or any other registration method by providing the requisite information/data on the Seller Registration page including details of the seller’s Valid Bank Account. The sellers shall provide true, correct, and duly authorized data/information and shall not be misleading, fraudulent, false, unauthorized and otherwise illegal. The Company has the right to suspend/terminate the Woadi Seller Registration and the use of the Website and the app by the seller if The company discovers or it is brought to the Company's notice that the aforesaid data is misleading or does not comply with the User Agreement and the rules and polices made thereunder and in such case, the seller shall also be liable for all the liabilities, risks, damages, and consequences that may arise.
Hold, Suspension and Termination of Woadi Seller Account: In case of any breach or violation or suspected breach or violation of any of the provisions of this policy or the User Agreement, the Company may suspend and/or terminate the Seller Registration or may put the remittances on hold with respect to such Seller. The Company may reinstate or activate seller’s Seller Registration or remit the Transaction Price to seller subject to the Seller providing such information, data, documents and undergoing such verification as may be desired by the Company and as provided in
the User Agreement or the rules and polices made thereunder. Seller’s Registration is subject to the seller remaining an active User of the Website.
Upon identifying or being notified by any person or by law enforcement agency that Seller has violated any law in the performance of the Transaction, the Company may immediately suspend seller’s Registration, notify law enforcement or any other authority including banks for appropriate action or act in any other way to cooperate with authorities or protect its interests.
Invoicing, Shipping & Product Liabilities: Please note that we are a marketplace platform and provide marketplace services to you. We help Buyers and Sellers connect whereby as Sellers you are selling to customers via our platform and we are charging commission for services associated with it.
-For shipping and invoicing,
All COD shipments (if applicable) will be done via Woadi. For Online payment shipments, the seller can choose to avail Woadi services or his own.
The Charges for availing logistics services from Woadi will be conveyed to you at the time of listing and invoicing. This will vary depending on the weight and volume of the product being listed.
In cases of return of a product where the return is arising due to no fault of the customer or Woadi Logistics services (for example damaged, wrong product, etc,), the shipping cost for returning the product will be borne by the seller.
Any taxation related to sale of your products like GST etc .is your responsibility. Also, liabilities arising from the use, consumption, and/or interaction with your products are solely yours and Woadi will not be responsible for any loss or damage due to your products.
Know Your Customer (KYC) Documentation: At the time of Seller Registration and/or at any time thereafter and/or from time to time as may be required, the Company may seek KYC Documents from Seller and further usage of the Website/App shall be subject to Seller’s submission of KYC Documents. 'KYC Documents' shall mean such information, data, or documents as may be specified by the Company from time to time which clearly and unambiguously verifies the details, including the Seller’s Bank Account provided by Seller at the time of registration with Facility or at any subsequent date. The Company may seek KYC Documents from the Seller at any point of time during the subsistence of this policy for compliance with the provisions of the User Agreement and the rules and policies made thereunder as well as compliance with applicable laws. The Company has the right to reject any one or more of the KYC Documents submitted by seller and may ask for other documents or further information.
Pricing Policy and Fees: All the sellers registering on Woadi have to abide by the Pricing Policy explained here. The Company, in future, shall choose to levy charges/ fees from time to time (for providing facilities to sell on the Website) to the Sellers in accordance with the Charges Policy incorporated herein by reference. The Company will provide the Seller with an invoice reflecting the charges on a weekly basis if your products are sold on platform in that week. If the seller avails of any of the services provided under Woadi Logistics by the Company, the seller will be liable to pay additional fees, charges in respect of the services availed. All charges to sell on our platform will be communicated to you once you provide all mandatory detail for seller registration. In case you want to know more about selling charges on our platform related to your category of products please contact us on [email protected] The Company may introduce new services and modify some or all of the existing services offered on the Website and/or under Woadi Logistics. Any such changes shall be effective from the time that the Company posts the same on the Website. The Company reserves the right to set minimum and maximum transaction limits on the Website/app as it may determine for the safety of its Users.
Listing Policy: All listed items must be listed in an appropriate category on the Website/app. You agree not to list and propose to sell any item on the Website that is set out in the list of Restricted Items (Refer to the list at the end). All listed items must be kept in stock for successful fulfillment of sales. No listing can contain a disclaimer that suggests that a sale will be completed or order will be confirmed only if the item is available with the User who is listing the item. You agree that you shall not list an item if you are not in a position to deliver it immediately. You shall not make any listing in the nature of 'wanted advertisements' that do not offer to sell an item but invites Users to make an offer to you for sale of any item. In no circumstances will you attempt to divert any User through your listing to any other webpage or provide him any information in order to conduct any transaction outside of the Website/app. The Company will be required to remove a listing only upon violation of applicable law or terms of the User Agreement. The Company is not deemed to have any knowledge of such prohibitive, restricted, or violative listing until it has been reported to the Company. Upon receiving such a report, the Company will take best efforts to remove such listing at its sole discretion (but will not be liable to do so), within 7 days of receiving such reporting.
No Infringement of Intellectual Property of Company and Third Parties: You must ensure that the listed items do not infringe upon the intellectual property, trademark, copyright, trade secret, or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy rights of any third party. Listings may only include content generated by you in the form of text descriptions, graphics, and pictures that describe your item for sale. You agree that the use of logos or trademark owned by a third-party producer or manufacturer can lead to infringement of the intellectual property rights of such third party. You will be solely responsible for listing and use of such trademark or intellectual property on the Website and will hold the Website and the Company indemnified and harmless against any claim by third parties that may arise in respect of such use. You agree that under no circumstances would you use brand names or trademarks not owned by you unless the item that you are listing on the Website/app carries the brand name or trademark of its original manufacturer or producer. You further agree not to use any intellectual properties of the Website or the Company including its trademarks, brand name in any manner whatsoever. You will not represent to any User or a third party, in any manner, that you are affiliated or associated with the Website or the Company or that you have any right to represent the Website or the Company.
Appropriate Description in Listing: You shall be responsible for providing information relating to the items offered to be sold by you on the Website/app. You undertake that all such information at all times shall be accurate and complete in all respects. The listing description of the item must not be misleading in any manner whatsoever and must describe the actual condition of the item. You shall not exaggerate or over emphasize the attributes of any items you propose to sell on the Website so as to mislead other Users in any manner. If the item description does not match the actual condition of the item, you agree to refund any amounts that you may have received from the buyer including shipping and other transaction charges like payment gateway charges incurred in that transaction. You agree not to use misleading titles for listing and not provide misleading or inadequate information about the location of any listed item. If for any reason you are unable to deliver to any specific location, destination, you must clearly mention the same on the listing. You shall not use unrelated keywords, or brand names (even if such use does not lead to any intellectual property right violation), or text unrelated to the item on offer for sale in your listing. You shall not provide any information such as a catalog of your items in your listing or on the items or packaging thereof which will enable a buyer to contact you outside the Website to buy such items directly from you instead of buying it from the listing on the Website. You shall not solicit Users to send you payments by any method not approved or provided for on the Website by the Company. Any image used in the listing must be of the actual item proposed to be sold on the listing and shall not copy images from other listings available on the Website. You cannot disclaim any liability including liability with respect to authenticity, merchantability of items that you offer to sell on the Website. You shall not endorse any item other than that being listed by you anywhere in the Website/app. You agree not to provide any description in any listing made by you in any manner that suggests you are in any way connected to or are representing or selling on behalf of a manufacturer or producer of the item unless you are the manufacturer or producer, or you have obtained written permission or entered into an agreement with such manufacturer or producer under which you are entitled to represent as such.
Categories: User must take adequate care to list items in the appropriate category. Failure to do so may result in the cancellation of listing.
Method of Payment: All online payments and COD (if applicable) will be collected by the Company and will be settled and transferred (after deducting the commission and any other charges liable to the Company) into the seller’s bank account on every week ( day of settlement will be communicated to you via email once you register as seller and provide all mandatory details to start listing).
Return Policy: The seller must follow the rules as per Woadi “return policy”. At present, a customer can return a product within 7 days of receiving, if: 1. There is a manufacturing defect 2. Wrong product has been shipped 3. Product/Items not according to the description In each of the above cases, the seller bears the responsibility of accepting the returns, as the fault is from his end. In this case, the product will be collected and delivered to the seller by Woadi, after verifying the claim. The shipping cost and/or any other cost incurred to Woadi like payment gateway transaction cost etc. because of cancellation, will be borne by the seller. However, the seller will have the right to inspect the product once he receives it. Only after his satisfaction, will we accept the return and process the refund.
Clean Sale: You represent and confirm that you shall be the sole and exclusive legal owner of all items of any description that you propose to offer for sale on the Website. You shall have absolute right free of any encumbrance, lien, hypothecation, mortgage, charge, and adequate title and authority to deal in and offer for sale such items as may be listed by you on the Website.
If it comes to your knowledge that any Transaction or attempted Transaction relating to any item listed on the Website is violative of this clause or this User Agreement or applicable laws, you shall take all steps to inform the Company of the same forthwith.
Unfair Consumer Practice:: You will not engage in any unfair consumer practice or any such practices that are forbidden under applicable laws, including but not restricted to the Consumer Protection Act, 2009.
Feedback: Buyers of items on the Website/app are entitled to write reviews and rate the items as well as the seller on the Website/app. As a seller, you accept that such reviews and ratings may be adverse to your business, economic and other interests including reputation. You hereby relinquish any right you may have to take legal or any other action against persons who have provided such reviews/ ratings or against the Company or the Website for any loss of business, reputation, or any other loss arising out of such reviews or ratings provided by buyers and other Users in consideration of being allowed to participate in the website for the purpose of selling your items.
Refusal to sell: Once any User confirms a purchase in response to a listing made by you by making requisite payment through Payment on Billing, the sale is considered complete and all property and title in the listed item passes on to the buyer. You cannot refuse to sell the item or refuse to accept payment or fail to deliver the item after the payment has been successfully made and the Transaction is confirmed. In case of sale of item wherein the buyer has opted for Payment on Delivery as a payment method, the sale is considered complete and all property and title in the listed item passes on to the buyer only after payment of the Transaction Price and upon Delivery.
At no point you can sell the following Products on the Platform either as a seller:
• Animals and wildlife products
• Adult products and pornographic materials in any form.
• Alcohol & Tobacco
• Electronic surveillance equipment prohibited by law
• Embargoed goods from prohibited countries
• Firearms, weapons, and knives
• Any financial services including stocks and securities.
• Food and healthcare items without holding required permits as required by local laws
• Grey market products & fakes.
• Hazardous, restricted, or regulated materials
• IP in any form for which the Merchant do not hold the distribution rights
• Medicines & drugs that require a registered medical practitioner's prescription;
• Offensive material which is likely to offend the sentiments of people whether on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth, race, ethnicity, or culture
• Radioactive material.
• Sex determination Kit
• Real estate
• Stolen property/products.
• Any other sanctioned or prohibited items or services as per applicable laws; and
• Any other item deemed unfit by Company.
In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in the Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using the Platform or its content: (a) for any unlawful purpose; (b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (c) to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability; (f) to submit false or misleading information; (g) to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Service or of any related Platform, other Platforms, or the Internet; (h) to collect or track the personal information of others; (i) to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (j) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (k) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service or any related Platform, other Platforms, or the Internet. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Service or any related Platform for violating any of the prohibited uses. | law |
http://www.richardkamler.org/lions | 2019-07-21T11:24:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526948.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20190721102738-20190721124738-00287.warc.gz | 0.945193 | 187 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__180163499 | en | 1992 SITE SPECIFIC AUDIO INSTALLATION.
On April 21 at 12:01AM, Robert Alton Harris was scheduled to be executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin Prison. Hundreds of demonstrators had gathered in front of the East gate of the prison. I had coordinated with Amnesty International, Death Penalty Focus and the Peace Navy, that when they concluded their minute of silent meditation, THE SOUND OF LIONS ROARING exploded out of the night from a series of speakers placed on boats anchored in the Bay around San Quentin. This roar of protest represented our collective sense of rage, sorrow and anger we felt towards the barbaric practice of state sanctioned murder. The roar was heard by the warden inside the walls of the prison who sent the US Coast Guard to take control of our boat and deliver us to the custody of the Marin County Sheriff's Dept.
For the audio heard all around San Quentin, Click here. | law |
https://www.llep.org.uk/effectively-managing-conflict-in-the-workplace-a-mock-grievance/ | 2019-11-21T11:36:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496670770.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20191121101711-20191121125711-00393.warc.gz | 0.877226 | 275 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__22143485 | en | 26 Jun 2019 10:30:00 +0000[[[EVENTEND]]][[[LOCATIONNAME]]]IGEM House Meeting & Conference Centre[[[LOCATIONNAME]]][[[LOCATIONADDR]]]28 High Street
This HR Forum is hosted by the Employment Team at Knights plc, one of the fastest growing legal and professional services firms with eight offices around the country.
Conflict between employees is prevalent in almost all working environments and often unavoidable. When ignored or managed ineffectively, it can result in working conditions that restrict employees from achieving their full potential, negative morale, increased sick leave and potential Employment Tribunal claims.
This interactive workshop will be addressing issues such as implementing your culture and values, recognising and handling complaints and grievances, identifying when to take formal action, carrying out robust investigations and effectively resolving disputes. The morning will follow a ‘mock grievance’ process, including members of the Knights’ Employment Team demonstrating a ‘mock grievance meeting’ and some of the common pitfalls to avoid. There will also be time for ‘round table’ discussion to exchange best practice and experiences.
This event is aimed at HR Managers / Directors or those with HR responsibilities. Please do come prepared to exchange your experiences!
For more information, please contact: [email protected] | law |
https://latestworldnews.info/coronavirus-english-councils-get-powers-to-order-local-lockdowns/ | 2020-10-24T11:56:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107882581.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024110118-20201024140118-00213.warc.gz | 0.954094 | 496 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__168120068 | en | Local authorities will be able to shut shops and cancel events to control coronavirus outbreaks.
Boris Johnson said councils in England would have the enhanced powers from Saturday, after he set out new details for “a significant return to normality” by Christmas.
The prime minister said: “They will be able to close specific premises, shut public outdoor spaces and cancel events.
“These powers will enable local authorities to act more quickly in response to outbreaks where speed is paramount.”
Ministers will also be given extra powers, to be laid out in more detail next week, enabling them to close factories and sectors of the economy in certain regions and reintroduce bespoke stay-at-home orders.
So far, one city – Leicester – has seen stricter lockdown measures imposed following a spike in cases, while some individual premises, including a meat plant in West Yorkshire and hospital A&Es, have closed due to outbreaks.
James Jamieson from the Local Government Association (LGA), which represents local authorities, said he hoped the new powers would make stricter measures across communities less likely.
“Locally led responses have proven to be the best way to tackle significant outbreaks, which this framework rightly emphasises,” he said.
“Councils know their local communities best and know how to address each unique outbreak.”
He added: “Greater powers for councils to take swift and effective action to address local outbreaks will hopefully help avoid the need for more stringent measures to be imposed locally.”
Mr Jamieson added the use of enforcement powers “should be an option of last resort” and called for more “granular-level data” to be made available to councils to allow them to be “better able to act in real time to increases in infection rates”.
Restrictions in some parts of Leicester are set to be lifted to match the rest of the country from this weekend.
Areas outside of the city of Leicester and the borough of Oadby and Wigston will see their lockdown eased slightly, so that non-essential shops, hairdressers and pubs can reopen from Saturday.
However, measures will stay in place for the restricted zone. Health secretary Matt Hancock has said Covid-19 rates in the city remained too high to allow pubs and restaurants to open their doors.
Additional reporting by Press Association | law |
https://lps.org/post/detail.cfm?id=14187 | 2020-07-05T00:16:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655886802.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20200704232817-20200705022817-00584.warc.gz | 0.963793 | 734 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__14959365 | en | Highlights of 3/18 Board of Education special meeting
The Lincoln Board of Education met for a special meeting on Wednesday, March 18, at the Lincoln Public Schools District Office, 5905 O St.
The Board discussed and took action on an Emergency Response Resolution regarding the evolving Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. The resolution gives Superintendent Steve Joel the power to establish Pandemic District Closure Procedures.
Prior to the vote, Board of Education Legal Counsel James Gessford addressed the members.
“We believe it will continue to be necessary to react to this emerging situation and a lot of times it’s necessary to react almost immediately. That’s really the purpose of this emergency powers resolution,” Gessford said.
The Board unanimously approved the resolution. After the vote, Board members spoke about the resolution’s necessity.
Board Member Don Mayhew: “The world has changed a lot in a very short amount of time and we need to be able to give our superintendent the ability to act quickly and decisively in the best interest of our kids and our families...there will still be accountability, there will still be communication, but Dr. Joel has my full faith and confidence in being able to navigate this crisis and he needs to be able to have the ability to do that.”
Board Member Kathy Danek: “The community knows that we take this very seriously. The number one priority of this district has always been how it affects the education of our 42,000 students...for me, I think this resolution gives Dr. Joel and his staff the ability to act quickly.”
Board Member Annie Mumgaard: “From my experience in working with Dr. Joel and your entire executive team, I have seen nothing but decisions made with the highest regard for what is good for our students and what is good for our staff.”
Board Member Bob Rauner: “Two weeks ago, I think staff thought they were leaving for a much needed vacation but unfortunately didn’t get that. I know the last week or two weeks, a lot of them have been working seven days a week, nights, weekends, making really tough decisions...I thank you all for the work you’ve done.”
Board Vice President Connie Duncan: “As a school board member, I’ve never been through something like this that’s so tough and unpredictable...I just want to thank you (Dr. Joel) and your staff. It’s amazing and it’s a privilege to be behind you on everything.”
Board Member Barb Baier: “I’ve worked on this board for a very long time and this is a very fine team of elected officials here and we are led by a wonderful superintendent and he’s gathered together very competent professionals...We’re gonna get through this by pulling together and by uniting, we’ll get through this together. I have every confidence.”
Board President Lanny Boswell: “Dr. Joel, you will have many important decisions to make in the next few weeks. As you can tell by the comments of my colleagues, the Board knows that you will make those decisions with the best interest of our students, staff and the community in mind, so thank you for the work ahead.”
The Board held a hearing to discuss, consider and take action concerning the employment contract of Justin Holbein.
Published: March 18, 2020, Updated: March 18, 2020 | law |
https://www.ratcliffelaw.com/spousal-lifetime-access-trust-slat/ | 2023-09-27T00:44:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510238.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927003313-20230927033313-00446.warc.gz | 0.951799 | 180 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__291702573 | en | The donor may wish to make gifts in a way that the donor (or the donor’s spouse) could retain some use of the assets in case needed as a “rainy day” fund. A popular way of using the increased gift exemption may be for a donor to make gifts to a “lifetime access trust” for the benefit of the donor’s spouse (and possibly children). The trust could be designed to give as much control and flexibility as possible to the surviving spouse without creating tax or creditor concerns.
If one spouse creates a lifetime trust for the other spouse, neither spouses’ creditors should be able to reach the assets in the trust. If both spouses create trusts that are not reciprocal of each other, both trusts may be protected from claims of the spouses’ creditors.
People establish irrevocable trusts that include spouses for many reasons: | law |
http://www.accidentclaim.com/paralysed-teacher-seeks-compensation-for-incident/ | 2013-06-20T09:02:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00014-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.978683 | 267 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__130548507 | en | CRS Adventures Ltd deny injury liability
Glennroy Blair-Ford was on a weeklong outing at an adventure camp in Devon in 2007 with pupils from the school where he was a teacher. During a welly-wanging contest, which involved teachers and pupils, organised by the centre operators, CRS Adventures Ltd, Mr Blair-Ford suffered an accident.
The teachers had to turn around and throw the welly backwards between their legs. However, Mr Blair-Ford lost his balance while throwing the welly, landing headfirst hard on the ground. The fall caused him serious injury and left him paralysed from the neck down. Now, he is confined to a wheelchair, on a ventilator 23 hours of the day, and is seeking compensation of £5m.
The Metro reports that personal injury compensation is being sought from CRS Adventures Ltd. At the High Court his legal team argued that this way of throwing a welly is unsafe, with the action of unusual swinging creating high risk of falling forward when the hands cannot offer support and break the fall.
CRS Adventures deny liability, claiming that this method of throwing is quite safe and does not pose a risk of injury.
If the case is successful, the money gained will cover the costs of his ongoing care for the duration of his life. | law |
https://clubstademarocain.ma/sale-of-shares-agreement-sample/ | 2023-12-03T00:34:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100476.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202235258-20231203025258-00405.warc.gz | 0.932427 | 355 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__33250301 | en | A sale of shares agreement is a legal contract that outlines the terms and conditions of the sale of shares from one party to another. This agreement is crucial for both the buyer and seller as it establishes the rights and obligations of each party in the transaction.
If you are looking to draft a sale of shares agreement, it is essential to have a well-written sample to guide you. A good sale of shares agreement sample should cover all the critical elements of the agreement, such as the parties involved, the shares being sold, the purchase price, and the terms of the sale.
Here are some key elements to consider when drafting a sale of shares agreement:
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The first section of the agreement should identify the parties involved in the transaction. This includes the buyer, seller, and any other relevant parties, such as shareholders or advisors.
2. Shares Being Sold
This section should detail the shares being sold, including the number of shares, the class of shares, and any restrictions or rights associated with the shares.
3. Purchase Price
The agreement should also specify the purchase price of the shares, including any adjustments or contingencies that may affect the final price.
4. Terms of Sale
This section should outline the terms of the sale, including any conditions precedent or subsequent, representations and warranties, and indemnification provisions.
Finally, the agreement should specify the date and location of the closing, as well as any additional requirements for completing the transaction.
In conclusion, a sale of shares agreement is a vital document for any transaction involving the sale of shares. By using a well-written sample as a guide, you can ensure that your agreement covers all the critical elements and provides a clear and comprehensive framework for the transaction. | law |
https://kateclabough.weebly.com/more-tales/the-conley-sisters-vs-kansas-city | 2019-07-22T18:32:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195528208.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722180254-20190722202254-00304.warc.gz | 0.986051 | 2,441 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__76025674 | en | The Kansas City Kansan reported on June 21, 1906, that a provision was buried in a section of a 65-page Congressional appropriations bill, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to sell a tract of land located in Kansas City, Kansas. That tract of land was the Huron Indian Cemetery and the bodies therein were to be removed to Quindaro Cemetery farther north. Kansas City officials proposed to sell the land to private investors once the bodies were relocated.
The Wyandot Nation in general and the Conley sisters in particular, were incensed. Although, it wasn’t the first time developers had tried to finagle a sale of the prime piece of Kansas City real estate, this time the met the immovable force of Lyda and her sisters. The women had dedicated their lives to this moment and were not about to be swayed from their goal of protecting their forebear’s final resting place.
"In this cemetery are buried one-hundred of our ancestors,” said Lyda Conley in the October 25, 1906 edition of the Kansas City Times, “...why should we not be proud of our ancestors and protect their graves? We shall do it, and woe be to the man that first attempts to steal a body. We are part owners of the ground and have the right under the law to keep off trespassers, the right a man has to shoot a burglar who enters his home."
Armed with their father’s Civil War musket and the support of their community, the sisters moved into a small shack they built over the graves of their parents. The Conley sisters established "Fort Conley" on cemetery grounds and led a successful resistance to this proposed action.
The women padlocked the front gate and hung a sign on it warning all persons to "Trespass at Your Peril”. They took potshots at workers with the old gun and tore down fences built by the city almost as fast as they were erected.
"Praying aloud to the Great Spirit by night and guarding the graves of their ancestors by day, the Conley sisters have kept a constant vigil at the old Indian burial ground,” reported the August 1, 1909, Kansas City Kansan, “Even in the coldest months of winter they did not desert their post; and when the warm and pleasant days and the summer nights arrived, they were found ever faithful in their watch.”
Lyda takes her case to the Supreme Court During the October 1909 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, Lyda Burton Conley made history. She became the first woman attorney of Native American descent admitted to argue a case before the United States Supreme Court. In a profession largely dominated by men and a society where women almost always played a supporting role, Lyda took the reins of purpose firmly in hand.
Although the case was on the docket that began in late fall, Lyda didn’t present her petition before the Court until the following January. In an age long before the invention of photocopiers, the ever-prepared Lyda came prepared. She stormed Washington, D.C. armed with photographed pages of law books supporting her cause.
On January 14, 1910 Ms. Conley argued the case dubbed Conley v. Ballinger before the chief justices of the United States. The outcome of the case was decided on January 31, 1910. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court. Despite his decision to dismiss the suit, Holmes took into account a provision in a 1855 treaty that allowed that the “portion now enclosed and used as a public burying-ground [Huron Cemetery], shall be permanently reserved and appropriated for that purpose.”
However, Lyda Conley had based her suit on her Wyandot ancestry. Unfortunately, since the treaty took their lands and dissolved the tribal status of the Kansas Wyandots and made them United States citizens, Holmes had no choice but to deny her claim. The Kansas Wyandots were now made up of those formerly known as "absentee" or "citizen class" Wyandot Indians.
Holmes agreed with her in theory, but the Court refused to interfere with or change the decision that the United States Congress and the Interior Department had made to sell the land. Technically, Lyda lost her case, but through the notoriety of her actions she gained support for her cause and the Huron cemetery was not sold nor the bodies removed. Women’s, church, civic and other groups rallied around her cause offering support to the Conley sisters. Even the Supreme Court gave her a tacit nod of approval notwithstanding its dismissal of the case.
“What is said to be the most sympathetic decision in many years by the U.S. Supreme Court was given in the suit of Lyda B. Conley to prevent the disturbance of the Indian Burial Ground,” reported the February 4, 1910, Kansas City Star, “The bill was dismissed without costs.”
History of the Wyandots According to Janith K. English, principal chief of the Wyandot Nation of Kansas, on March 17, 1842, the tribe ceded all lands in Ohio and Michigan in exchange for 148,000 acres west of the Mississippi [Kansas]. The Government promised to pay the Wyandots $17,000 annually, forever, plus $500 per year for the support of the school and $100,000 for moving expenses.
“On July 12, 1843, 664 Wyandots started on their Journey to Kansas,” English writes, “but illness - possibly typhoid - struck while the Wyandots were still camped along the Missouri River. Between 60 and 100 of their number died. Their bodies were carried across the river to a high ridge, which overlooked the Kansas and Missouri Rivers. Huron cemetery is established.”
As so often was the case, the Wyandot Nation did not receive the land promised them by the government, so on December 14 an agreement was made between the Delaware and Wyandot Tribes. The Delawares granted three sections of land of 540 acres each at the junction of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers. They granted and quit claimed to the Wyandott Nation 36 additional sections of land for $46,080. But peace still eluded the Wyandots when in 1844; another epidemic resulted in over 100 burials in Huron Cemetery. The Wyandots struggled on.
The Conley Sisters Lyda, Lena and Ida Conley were born to Andrew and Eliza Zane Conley in the latter part of the 19th century. Eliza was a descendant of the Wyandot Nation and was just five-years-old when her people were removed from Ohio to Kansas in 1843. She died in 1879. Andrew, born in Connecticut, was of English descent. He died in 1885.
The girls were raised in the Wyandot community known as Quindaro in the northern part of Kansas City, Kansas. Friends of the family note the girls were raised in an idyllic household setting. They grew up both privileged and grateful.
As young women, Lyda and Lena chose to continue their education by rowing daily across the Missouri River to attend Park College in Parkville, Missouri. Both finished courses that allowed them to teach business classes, but Lyda also went onto study law. It was her singular goal to become an attorney and to take only those cases brought to her by descendants of the Wyandot tribe. She had found her purpose. She passed the bar and realized her dream to become a lawyer in 1902.
As adults, the sisters lived a modest life on north 3rd Street in the Armourdale district of Kansas City. Lyda and Lena often shared a home packed floor to ceiling with newspapers and books. When money was tight and the winters got cold, the women would often spend their time in the heated library near their home. They read everything they could get their hands on in an effort to stay abreast of current happenings and keep in touch with their past.
Lyda was the youngest. She was small, slightly built and attractive with an upturned nose and delicate features. She was a complementary combination of her mother’s stunning Native American ancestry and her father’s English mannerisms. She was always studious and spoke as one that was well educated. Reporters that met her often described her as demure but confident.
There was nothing demure about Lena. She was thin and wiry and often preferred the company of animals to that of people. An untiring and outspoken animal advocate, neighbors often sought her care for their sick pets and livestock. At one time, Lena went to the Wyandot Indian reservation in Oklahoma where she was an instructor and served as a matron for the girls.
Ida, the eldest, had a broad flat face and was shorter and heavier than the other two. She lived nearby and kept house for a railroad porter. Often referred to as the quiet sister, she supported her siblings in their efforts to advance and defend the Wyandot cause. She lived as anonymously as her famous sisters would allow her.
The women regularly attended the Seventh Street Methodist Church where they often taught Sunday school. On warm weather days, they would lead the children across the street to the jailhouse lawn and conduct their classes within in view and earshot of the prisoners housed in the basement of the building. The children would sing hymns for the men behind the barred windows. At the end of the class, the Conley sisters would take up the children’s offering and distribute it among the inmates – some of which were of Wyandot descent. It was the women’s hope that the money would help them get good start on a better life once they were released from jail.
The Conley sisters continued to battle the bureaucrats and developers in Kansas City until their deaths. Their names continued to grace the papers for more than 50 years, and still pop up occasionally today.
Lyda Conley died on May 28, 1946 under somewhat mysterious circumstances. According to her close friend, Wilma Kollman, after returning home from the library, a man jumped out of the bushes and hit Lyda in the back of the head with a brick. “He took her purse and ran,” Kollman said, “The purse had 20 cents in it. She was dead within 24 hours.”
Oddly, her obituary does not mention the incident.
At Lyda’s funeral the Rev. R. N. Burress said, “In every breeze that stirs these trees, in every flower that graces this lofty hilltop, the works of Miss Conley will long be recalled when important men are forgotten.”
Two years later, Ida died quietly in October 1948. She was laid to rest with very little fanfare. She would have wanted it that way.
On September 15, 1958, Lena Conley joined her sisters. She was buried in next to them in the cemetery they dedicated their lives to saving. Forever proud of her Native American ancestry, she had her Wyandot Indian name, Floating Voice, chiseled into her tombstone. None of the Conley sisters ever married.
Although vastly different in personality and appearance, the Conley sisters were united in their fight to preserve the dignity of their ancestors. The power of their purpose gave them the strength to fight City Hall against daunting odds. They were secure with that purpose and kept their eyes firmly on their goal. And thanks to their tireless efforts, the Huron Cemetery continues to rest peacefully to this day in the center of Kansas City. | law |
http://borderlessadventures.com/article/immigration-policy-in-sweden-part-two-303 | 2023-11-30T02:02:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100164.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130000127-20231130030127-00084.warc.gz | 0.961196 | 1,989 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__175596188 | en | This is a continuation of my previous article on the history of Swedish immigration and integration policy.
Until 13 December 1989, Sweden had a more liberal policy approach to asylum applications than the rest of Europe and extended grounds for asylum to ‘de-facto refugees’ (Ålund & Schierup 1991 p.22). These were refugees that did not suffer a personal threat, but whose home country was dangerous and thus felt it was not safe for them to remain in those conditions. This liberal policy also extended to army deserters and pacifists (Nordin 2005).
After that date, Sweden began to accept refugees strictly under the principles of the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, otherwise known as the Geneva Convention. This move was in response to critics who felt the more liberal policy allowed those who were ‘not real refugees’ (Nordin 2005 p.42) to enter Sweden, and also in order to reduce the ever increasing number of asylum applications the nation received, and the economic and social pressures this resulted in.
Despite restrictions in asylum policy, in the 1990s over 100,000 Yugoslavs sought refuge in Sweden after the collapse of their nation (Migrations Verket 2009) and in 1994 alone, 83,598 refugees from around the word claimed asylum (The European Migration Network 2005). 1996 marked a period whereby the government sought to tighten long-term immigration by introducing measures in which refugees would be issued temporary residency permits, rather than permanent ones, with the intention of returning refugees to their home countries once it was safe to do so (Westin 1996).
In 1997 Swedish integration policy shifted to one that encouraged self-support and self-sufficiency by the immigrant and refugee population of Sweden and also resulted in the creation of a National Integration Office. This office was responsible for aiding integration in Sweden through the creation of programs to assist in the process as well as monitoring integration progress (Geddes 2003). This policy also sought to reduce xenophobia and discrimination in Sweden and create mutual respect for cultural differences, in part through municipality consultation with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that could assist in promoting integration and anti-discrimination measures. However, the municipalities displayed very limited interest in maintaining these NGOs, and even with government funding, they did not receive enough money to take any cases of discrimination to the courts.There are a number of larger independent NGOs in existence that assisted with the 1997 Integration Policy (Diakité 2006), but it is evident that by this time municipalities in Sweden were attempting to not comply with government policies and this integration policy was not as successful as it could have been.
A series of laws were passed in 1999 to ban direct or indirect discrimination of immigrants and refugees (Geddes 2003), however ‘… actual developments since the beginning of the 1990s suggests that Sweden is moving closer to the exclusiveness, selectivity and increasing brutality of fortress Europe’ (Ålund & Schierup 1991 p.8). This tightening of immigration and asylum policy coincided with Sweden’s entry into the European Union (EU) in 1995.
However, with the enlargement of the EU in 2004 to include ten new countries, Sweden was one of only three EU member states to allow the citizens of the new member states the right to work without first requesting a permit (Westin 2006). In 1996 Sweden signed the Schengen agreement, allowing the free movement of people between the other states who are party to the agreement.
Sweden continues to accept refugees from all over the world, and in per capita terms, is amongst the highest asylum-receiving nations in Europe. For the past 15 years, refugee migration and family reunification has amounted to between 60 and 80 percent of total migration to Sweden (Lemaître 2007) – although this number had fallen to 31 % by 2011. An important development in family reunification for parents and children occured on the 18th of January 2012 – The Migration Court of Appeal ruled that if family connection could not be proved due to lack of official documentation that DNA testing could be used instead.
In 2011, 29,670 Asylum Seekers came to Sweden – a decrease of 7% from 2010. Of this number, 2,657 were unaccompanied children, mostly from Somalia and Afghanistan (The European Migration Network 2011) – this is a substantial increase from 2005 where the number was 398 (Riksdagen). Currently, Municipalities can accept unaccompanied children on a voluntary basis and as such, there has been a shortage in placements for this group of asylum seekers. There has been debate in Sweden regarding whether or not Municipalities should be legally required to offer places for unaccompanied children (The European Migration Network 2011), and this remains unresolved to date.
In 2012, Sweden’s municipalities are responsible for assisting refugees with integration and receive a government grant per refugee – they offer Swedish for Immigrants classes (SFI), and contacts with job seeking services, schools and child care facilities – all of which are intended to allow refugees to enter the work force as quickly as possible. On December the 1st 2010 reforms were implemented to increase the speed of integration – this has been met with some challenges such as lack of housing in areas where work is available. Other attempts have been made to increase participation in the work force such as Step-in-jobs, which basically means that the government will pay a grant to cover up to 80% of the position in an attempt to encourage Swedish companies to hire more people of foreign background (participants are required to attend SFI at the same time). There also appears to be attempts to encourage a greater level of immigrant entrepreneurship.
In 2007, the Swedish Integration Board was discontinued by the Alliance for Sweden coalition as the government felt it had not achieved its targets. The tasks undertaken by this board were transferred to other government agencies, including the new Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality. On the 1st of January 2011 the Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality was closed and integration issues were taken up by the Ministry of Employment. The current Minister of integration is Erik Ullenhag, who appears to have an open policy towards immigration and speaks of encouraging more openness within Europe.
Sweden is currently working together with other EU member states to create a Common European Asylum System (CEAS) (theoretically) by 2012, according to the 2009 Stockholm Programme (which is itself a result of the 2004 Hague Programme). It remains to be seen whether or not the 2012 deadline will be met given it is already nearing the end of December – that said, the Cypriot Presidency of the EU seems to have made some positive steps forward as recently as the 25th of October.
On the 15th of December 2008 legislation was passed to make it easier for Swedish companies to hire workers from outside of the EU/EEA. From the 15th of April 2010, Sweden implemented a rule in which proof must be given that adequate support exists before a family member can be brought over – in other words the person already resident in Sweden must be able to financially support as well as providing housing for the family member before a residency permit can be granted – this rule does not apply to refugees. There has also been some restriction regarding those coming to Sweden to pick berries with companies needing to provide transportation, accommodation, food and guarantee salary even when berry harvests are low (The European Migration Network 2011) – this is in response to exploitation of these workers in the past, although how effective this has been is debatable as there have been plenty of reports in 2012 showing that this is still continuing.
On a related note, the introduction of tuition fees for University in autumn 2011 for students from outside of the EU/EEA/Switzerland saw a reduction of 79% in the number of foreign students enrolling at Swedish tertiary institutions (Högskoleverket). Since this initial drop in applications from students outside of the EU, applications from this group have risen by around 20% in 2012, but it will be interesting to see what percentage of this number actually transfers to enrolment.
Want to read more? Here are my references:
Diakité, A M 2006, ‘The Policy and Strategies Used in the Integration of Immigrants in Sweden’, The English International Association of Lund, Briefing Paper No. 2006:20
Geddes, A 2003, The Politics of Migration and Immigration in Europe, Sage Publications, London.
The European Migration Network, ‘Annual Policy Report 2007 – Sweden’ & ‘Annual Policy Report 2011 – Sweden’ – these are brilliant resources for those who want to know more about this topic.
Lemaître, G 2007, ‘The Integrations of Immigrants into the Labour Market: The Case of Sweden’, OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, No. 48.
Mahama, T 2006, ‘Multiculturalism and Policymaking. A Comparative Study of Danish and Swedish Cultural Policies since 1969’, Masters Thesis, Dalarna University College, Sweden.
Malm, T 2005, ‘The Impact of Immigration on Europe’s Societies: Sweden’, The European Migration Network.
Migrations Verket, ‘History of The Swedish Migration,’ The Swedish Migration Board.
Riksdagen – The Swedish Government website.
Westin, C, 2006, ‘Sweden: Restrictive Immigration Policy and Multiculturalism’, Centre for Research in International Migration and Ethnic Relations, Stockholm University.
Ålund, A & Schierup C 1991, Paradoxes of Multiculturalism – Essays on Swedish Society, Avebury, Aldershot.
Other sources are linked to in the above article. | law |
http://imanagecom.applytojob.com/apply/job_20170613185312_2FENSBHM5IFWFTC9/JavaScala-Developer?source=GS | 2018-03-19T20:02:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257647146.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20180319194922-20180319214922-00359.warc.gz | 0.932076 | 211 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__59723781 | en | iManage transforms how professionals in legal, accounting and financial services get work done by combining the power of artificial intelligence with market leading document and email management. iManage automates routine cognitive tasks, provides powerful insights and streamlines how professionals work, while maintaining the highest level of security and governance over critical client and corporate data. Over one million professionals at over 3,000 organizations in over 65 countries – including more than 2,000 law firms and 500 corporate legal departments – rely on iManage to deliver great client work.
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2.2 The main component of the MUSIC2BIZ music service is the provision of music recordings to be accessed over the Internet in the form of music channels. The selected channels for background music are transmitted continuously to the device of the user. A permanent storage (download) of the music for the purpose of their permanent possession is excluded. The music service is provided as a subscriptions model.
2.3 The subscription includes the music rights, the licenses and the MUSIC2BIZ player software. With a subscription, the subscriber gains access to music channels currently offered. All tracks are 100 % royalty free. A confirmation for the collecting societies you find here. MUSIC2BIZ maintains and updates the music channels constantly.
2.4 MUSIC2BIZ optionally sells streaming hardware to receive the MUSIC2BIZ music service.
2.4.1 Conclusion of the hardware contract
(a) The subject-matter of the contract is the selling of products. The key features of the goods can be found in the respective quote.
(b) Our offers on the website are non-binding and are not a binding offer to conclude a contract.
(c) You can submit a binding contractual offer (order) by telephone, Email, fax, post or via the online shopping basket system.
When purchasing via the online shopping cart system, the goods that you wish to purchase shall be placed in the “shopping cart”. You can access the “shopping cart” by clicking the relevant button in the navigation bar and can make changes to it at any time. After opening the “Pay Now” page and entering your personal data along with the payment and shipping terms, the order information shall be displayed once more time.
Before the order is sent, you can re-check all the data, change it (which can also be done via the internet browser’s ‘back’ function) or cancel the purchase transaction.
When you submit an order by clicking the relevant button, you submitt a binding offer to us.
You then receive an automatically-generated email regarding the receipt of your order. This email does not yet lead to the conclusion of a contract.
(d) The offer is accepted (and the contract therefore concluded) after ordering by telephone immediately or at the latest within 5 days by a confirmation in written form (e.g. email), which confirms implementation of the order or delivery of the goods (order confirmation).
If you do not receive a message to that effect during this period, the order shall no longer be binding. In such a case, any services rendered shall be refunded immediately.
(e) The execution of the order and the sending of all the details necessitated by the conclusion of the contract take place via e-mail, in a partially-automated manner. Consequently, you have to ensure that the e-mail address that you have deposited with us is the correct one, and that the receipt of the respective e-mails is guaranteed. In particular, you have to ensure that the respective e-mails are not blocked by a SPAM filter.
2.4.2 Prices, payment terms and shipping costs
(a) The prices stated in the respective offers are net prices. They do not include the statutory VAT.
(b) The dispatch expenses incurred are not included in the purchase price; they are separately accounted unless the delivery is promised to be free of cost. You can find more details under a correspondingly designated button on our Internet website or in the relevant offer.
(c) Payment options are displayed using a correspondingly designated button on our Internet website or in the relevant offer. If no other payment period is stated on the invoice or in case of individual payment types, the payment claims from the signed contract are immediately due for payment. Discount deduction is permissible only if it expressly stated in the relevant offer or in the invoice.
(d) SEPA debit note (base and/or corporate debit note)
If payment is to be made via an SEPA base debit note or an SEPA corporate debit note, you authorise us to collect the billing amount from the specified account by issuing a corresponding SEPA mandate. The deadline for the sending of the pre-notification has been shortened to 5 days before the due date. You are obligated to ensure that the account in question possesses sufficient covering funds on the due date. If a return debit note comes into play on account of a situation in which you defaulted on your obligation, you have to pay the incidental bank charge.
We reserve the right to prohibit the use of the payment methods associated with SEPA base debit notes and/or SEPA corporate debit notes in individual cases.
2.4.3 Delivery conditions
(a) The probable delivery date is stated in the respective offer. Delivery dates and terms of delivery are binding only if they have been confirmed by us in writing. With the prepayment method via transfer, the dispatch of the goods does not take place until after our receipt of the full purchase price and the dispatch costs.
(b) If a product ordered by you is not available, contrary to expectations despite a timely completion of the relevant covering transaction, for reasons for which we are not responsible, you shall be informed about the non-availability without delay and in case of a withdrawal, the payments that have already been made by you shall be reimbursed immediately.
(c) The shipping shall take place at your risk. If you wish, the goods shall be shipped with a suitable transport insurance and the costs arising from the same shall be borne by you.
(d) Part deliveries shall be permissible and can be independently specified by you, provided this does not incur additional shipping costs for you.
(a) The warranty period shall last for one year from the delivery of the goods. The reduction in time-limit does not apply:
– to damages culpably attributable to us arising from injury to life, limb or health and for other damages caused by wilful intent or gross negligence;
– insofar as we have wilfully concealed the defect or accepted a warranty for the quality of the goods;
– to goods which are used for a building in accordance with their normal use instructions and whose defects were caused by this;
– for statutory recourse claims, which you have against us in connection with warranty rights. (2) In terms of the quality of the goods, only our own information and the product description of the manufacturer shall be deemed to have been agreed, and not other advertising, public promotions and statements made by the manufacturer.
(b) In case of defects, we provide guarantee through repair or replacement at our own discretion. If the defect is not removed, you can demand a reduction in the price or withdraw from the contract at your discretion. The defect removal is applicable after a failed second attempt, unless the circumstances prove otherwise, in particular due to the nature of the object and/or defect or other conditions. In case of repair, we must not bear the additional costs, which arise from the transfer of the item to a place other than the place of fulfilment, as far as the transfer does not correspond to the intended use of the item.
2.4.5 Right of retention, retention of title
(a) You can exercise the right of retention only if it concerns claims from the same contract relationship.
(b) The goods shall remain our property until the full settlement of all claims from the ongoing business relation. Pledging or assigning the goods as security before the transfer of property of the reserved goods is not permitted.
(c) You can resell the goods in the proper course of business. For this, all claims that arise from the resale in the amount of the invoice price shall be assigned to us already now; we shall receive the assignment. You shall be further authorised to collect the claim. If you do not properly meet your payment obligations, we shall reserve the right to collect the claim.
(d) In the event of connecting and blending goods that are subject to retention of title, we shall acquire co-ownership in the proportion of the goods’ invoice value in relation to other processed items at the time of processing.
(e) We shall be under obligation to release securities that are due to you if and when the feasible value of our securities exceeds the claims that are to be secured by more than 10%. The choice of the securities to be released shall reside with us.
2.4.6 Choice of law, place of fulfilment, jurisdiction
The German law shall apply with the exclusion of the UN purchasing law. The place of fulfilment as well the court of jurisdiction shall be our headquarters.
3 Offers and Service
3.1 With its music service MUSIC2BIZ provides access to an extensive repertoire. MUSIC2BIZ distinguishes between “test-user” and “subscriber”. MUSIC2BIZ reserves the right, if necessary, to design the access option and the services differently in different countries.
3.1.1 A “test users” of the music service is a user who has successfully completed the specified registration process by providing MUSIC2BIZ with current, complete, and accurate information as requested by the registration form. The use of MUSIC2BIZ is free during the test phase. The ability to access the MUSIC2BIZ music repertoire is limited. To use all the available access options permanently, a paid subscription is required.
3.1.2 “Subscriber” means any user of the music service, who decided to use the paid service or „upgraded“ from the „test user“ to a paid subscription, so that he can use all the services of MUSIC2BIZ without any operating restrictions in the long term. The various offers and service packages and their prices can be accessed via the MUSIC2BIZ tariff page.
3.2 MUSIC2BIZ offers each user the option, to use the music service for a, limited period of time (for example 30 days) to test for free (“trial” or “trial period”), the presently applicable „trial period“ is specified during the registration process. The test user can inform MUSIC2BIZ till 2 days before the test period ends, in case he wants to terminate the use of the service. This must be by in writing, such notification can be delivered by post or mail or via contact forms on the MUSIC2BIZ website. If the user does not terminate the use of the service, the trial automatically becomes a paid subscription and the regular conditions and termination options apply . Participation in the free trial requires that the user already specifies his payment method at the beginning of the trials of MUSIC2BIZ and agrees, that MUSIC2BIZ after the free trial period settles the agreed fees for the selected scope. The account begins on the day following the last day of the trial period.
3.3. The subscriber may use the music service only as background music in restaurants, shops, factories, studios, offices and other business spaces of the company. The use of the music streams for any other purpose is prohibited. The subscriber warrants that he will not sell the music, provide others with the music streams or provide others with copies of the music. The Subscriber agrees without the right of objection to pay a penalty in the amount of € 500 for every day or every case of violation of the above points.
3.4 MUSIC2BIZ gives its users a “licence-free guarantee”, i.e.: MUSIC2BIZ guarantees its customers that all titles used in the music flat rates are licence-free. The user is fully responsible for ensuring that only music sources from MUSIC2BIZ are used at the location(s) he/she has registered for the use of the M2B music service. MUSIC2BIZ is not liable for the use of music from other sources.
3.5 If MUSIC2BIZ is issuing vouchers for free use of its music service, users only redeeming this to a limited pre-defined time period to use the music service in the period specified in association with the voucher. MUSIC2BIZ reserves the right to change or terminate a free voucher period at any time and for any reason, without any announcement. For the free use of the music service through a voucher the registration of the user at MUSIC2BIZ is set as a prerequisite.
3.6 If MUSIC2BIZ will offer content and / or functions free of charge in addition to its chargeable services, these are subject to change at any time without notice and that these additional services can be made acceccible against payment of a separate charge only. Moreover MUSIC2BIZ assumes no responsibility for the completeness and / or accuracy for all content and / or services offered free of charge.
3.7 To use the music service, the user has to meet the technical requirements at their own cost. He has to bear the cost of access and use of the Internet . Should the technical standards on the Internet or those of the music service change, then the user must adapt to these changes at his own expense. The necessary system requirements for using the MUSIC2BIZ content and /or services are posted on the website and should be read and observed by the customer prior to the subscribing.
4.1 To use the music service the user’s registration with a valid email address, a personal password and agreement to these Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement of MUSIC2BIZ is required. In addition to this the first and last name, address, company name and a valid payment method must be specified. MUSIC2BIZ stores the data given by the user during the registration process and will sent a confirmation after the successful completion of the registration to the specified email address.
4.2 MUSIC2BIZ reserves the right to reject any registrations from users without giving reasons.
4.3 By registering, the user agrees that MUSIC2BIZ might send informations to him on service upgrades or service changes by email or by post.
5 User Account
5.1 After the successful completion of the registration by the user an individual user account (hereinafter “Account”) is made available.
5.2 Under “My Account” the user can manage all personal data. All information s of the user, which go beyond the requested registration data are voluntary, but must be truthful. 5.3 In addition, subscribers have the possibility to view their account history for the payable services ordered by them in their backoffice.
5.4 The personal account of the user is protected by the user’s chosen password from access by others. The user is obliged to treat his or her password confidential and to ensure the necessary care to ensure that third parties do not obtain access thereto. A passing of access to third parties and / or their authorization to use the user’s account is explicitly prohibited to the user. The user is solely responsible for ensuring that his credentials are not used unlawfully by third parties for access to MUSIC2BIZ. Once the user suspects that his credentials are lost, stolen or is otherwise under the impression that the personal account of the user is used by third parties, he shall immediately notify MUSIC2BIZ and change the password on his account.
5.5 The user can basically achieve his account from every internet device. The use of the music service is, however, possible only from one device at a time. A simultaneous use with multiple devices violates this User Agreement and is therefore not possible. Every currently played music stream is terminated on the used decice, when the user logs in simultaneously on another.
6 Subscription based service
6.1 The “premium area” of the music service is accessable for paying subscribers only.
6.2 The premium area of music service is offered exclusively to corporate clients.
6.3 Registration for the premium service of MUSIC2BIZ assumes that the user states the personal and corporate data, including its name, address, company name and the required payment data.
6.4 The registering of the user is a binding offer, which conclude a contract fee on the use of the services offered by MUSIC2BIZ. The Subscription Contract between MUSIC2BIZ becomes effective through MUSIC2BIZ´ sending of a confirmation e-mail to he user.
6.5 All details concerning the nature and extent of services, the details on the functions available and their availability are available on the MUSIC2BIZ site.
6.6 In order to continuously improve the quality of its services, MUSIC2BIZ occasionally carries out customer satisfaction surveys. The request to participate in these surveys is sent to subscribers by email to the email address stored in the customer account. The participation is voluntary.
6.7 After completion of the trial period, new customers will receive a subscriber welcome email. This email also contains a request for a customer evaluation of the MUSIC2BIZ services. The submission of a customer rating is voluntary. The subscriber welcome email is sent to the email address stored in the customer account.
7 Prices, payment processing and accounting
7.1 The prices stated on the website for MUSIC2BIZ subscriptions are mandatory net prices and do not include the legally applicable VAT always. MUSIC2BIZ reserves the right to change the subscription fees indicated for use of the music service at any time. Any price change and its effect is communicated to all subscribers in time in text form. If a subscriber won´t accept the changed prices, he is entitled to terminate the license agreement with the expiration of his current utilization period.
7.2 The payment for the selected subscription period is due immediately after the transmission of the confirmation e-mail and will be charged to the subscribers on chosen payment method in advance. The payment methods offered by MUSIC2BIZ are displayed to the subscribers during the registration process. Currently, the payment can be made either by direct debit, PayPal or credit card. MUSIC2BIZ reserves the right to change the payment methods offered at any time and / or exclude certain payment methods in individual cases.
7.3 Payments made by the subscriber are documented in his account back office. The invoice is analogous to the above payment periods. The invoice will be sent by email to the specified email address.
7.4 In the event that a payment of the subscriber could not be fullfilled, MUSIC2BIZ will inform the subscribers immediately by e-mail. The subscriber has the obligation to pay the total amount due as set out in the reminder email within five (5) business days to the account specified by MUSIC2BIZ. In case of a not successfully completed or undone payment MUSIC2BIZ is entitled to terminate the premium access for the user temporarily or the user account itself. However, the Subscriber will remain liable to settle the due.
7.5 Any additional costs that arise MUSIC2BIZ, because the payments could not be collected for a reason the subscriber is responsible for, eg due to an unauthorized chargeback or an insufficiently funded account, the subscriber has to reimburse these costs to MUSIC2BIZ.
8 Terms and notice
8.1 Test Users may terminate their free account at any time without notice for any reason with immediate effect against MUSIC2BIZ by deleting their account on the website. This hast he consequence of the irrevocable deletion of all personal data of the user, including his profile image, its playlists and other functions individually set up for him.
8.2 MUSIC2BIZ can cancel the free accounts at any time without giving reasons. If lawful, such notice is given by MUSIC2BIZ with a period of one (1) week in advance to users by e-mail.
8.3 The various terms of the rental or lease agreements for the premium ranges apply for a period of 3 or 12 months, depending on the chosen payment cycle and monthly price. Deviating agreements must be in writing. The subscription starts with the date of ordering online. Testing stages or special conditions can make a lead time required. When the notice is not in writing or by e-mail two (2) weeks before the end of the subscription period, the subscription is renewed for the chosen pay period (3 or 12 months). The right to immediate termination for cause remains unaffected.
8.4 After an effective termination of the premium accounts MUSIC2BIZ will delete all user data at the end of the contract. According to the new regulation of § 309 Nr. 13 BGB of AGB-Law for an effective termination a declaration in writing is sufficient.
8.5 The right to extraordinary termination without notice for good cause exists for the user as well as for MUSIC2BIZ.
8.6 For all test users the present terms and conditions apply including all resultant rights and obligations accordingly, with the exception of pay duty.
9 Cancellation policy – Consumers have the following right of cancellation
9.1 Cancellation policy – Consumers have the following right of cancellation: The user may revoke his contractual declaration within 14 days in writing (eg letter, fax, e-mail) without giving reasons. Dispatch within the applicable notification period is sufficient. The revocation must be sent to: MUSIC2BIZ, Tannenstrasse 1A, 85579 Neubiberg, Germany or by email: [email protected]
9.2 Consequences In case of an effective withdrawal, the mutually received benefits are to be returned. If the user can only return them in a deteriorated condition, he must pay reasonable compensation to MUSIC2BIZ. This may mean that the user has to fulfill the contractual payment obligations for the period until the revocation. The deadline begins for the User with the dispatch of the cancellation notice, for MUSIC2BIZ with their reception.
9.3 Special Notes The user’s right of cancellation expires prematurely if the contract is completely fulfilled by both parties before the user has exercised his right of withdrawal. End of cancellation policy
10 Customer Support
10.1 The customer support of MUSIC2BIZ is available for all users in case of questions and / or problems related to the music services. You can reach the MUSIC2BIZ-Customer Service through the website.
10.2 Answers to the most common questions and / or problems can be found under MUSIC2BIZ FAQ, which are available at the website.
11 User Guidelines
11.1 The MUSIC2BIZ user account access is made available to each user for the duration of the subscription. It is not transferable.It may therefore be used only by those user who registered under his their names for the MUSIC2BIZ services. The user has to store his password securely and to protect against any misuse. The user is aware that he is liable for any damages by an unauthorized person.
11.2 The User agrees not to misuse the music service. An abuse of MUSIC2BIZ is ahead especially when the user attempts to gain unauthorized access to the system, to modify, delete, suppress or data or when he willfully violates in any way these terms and conditions.
11.3 For all users of MUSIC2BIZ the following actions are specifically prohibited: 11.3.1 The disclosure of their own access to MUSIC2BIZ and / or the use of other user accounts of MUSIC2BIZ;
11.3.2 The use of software, scripts, or mechanisms other technical resources that are likely to affect the operation of the Music Service or its applications;
11.3.3 Decompile the music service or its underlying software programs, disassemble or convert to using the Reverse-engineering to readable source code; 11.3.4 Any commercial use of the functions and / or content of the music service; 11.3.5 Any copyright relevant action as the reproduction, renting of content or login data etc;
11.3.6 the use of the music service to undertake a paid or unpaid public presentation of the available content on here; 11.3.7 The permanent storage and / or transmission of the content provided here about; 11.3.8 any act which is likely to affect the functioning of the Music Service or its infrastructure;
11.3.9 to remove any evidence of copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights and / or to modify them 11.3.10 For each case of a violation of one or several Users of one or several provisions of these AGB the MUSIC2BIZ shall be entitled to exclude the User with immediate effect and without giving any reason and without the right for a claim for damages from MUSIC2BIZ.
12 Availability and liability
12.1 The user understands and hereby acknowledges explicitly that for technical reasons, no total availability of the music service can be guaranteed. In particular, regular and necessary maintenance and safety work that serve to maintain and improve the services of MUSIC2BIZ, and unforeseen events that are beyond the range of MUSIC2BIZ, occasionally requiring a separation of the systems from the Internet, so it may be time-limited downtime. 12.2 MUSIC2BIZ is liable for other damage only if the damage is due to gross negligence or willful misconduct of MUSIC2BIZ or one of its contractors. The liability is limited here to the time of concluding the contract reasonably foreseeable damage. This limitation of liability applies to both contractual and non-contractual claims
12.3 The liability due to mandatory statutory regulations remains unaffected in any case.
13 Amendment of Terms
13.1 MUSIC2BIZ has the right to change these Terms and Conditions any time. 13.2 In the event of a change in the Terms MUSIC2BIZ will notify the user of this in writing or by e-mail. The agreement of the user to the corresponding changes will be given as granted, if the user does not contradict the change in the Terms and Conditions within four (4) weeks after information.
13.3 The latest version of these Terms and Conditions may be accessed by the user at any time at the URL: https://music2biz.com/gtc/?lang=en
14 Final Provisions
14.1 MUSIC2BIZ is entitled to transfer all contracts falling within the scope of these terms with the user – in whole or in part –, with releasing effect to a third party. The user agrees to such transfer of contract hereby already now. In the event that MUSIC2BIZ will make use of the transfer option, the user has the right to terminate his contract extraordinarily without notice.
14.2 To all legal relationships between the user and MUSIC2BIZ the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany under exclusion of the CISG shall apply exclusively.
14.3 The exclusive place of jurisdiction is Munich.
14.4 A registration for MUSIC2BIZ can be made through the MUSIC2BIZ website only in German or English.
Online Dispute Resolution
The European Commission offers a platform for online dispute resolution. To visit the online dispute resolution platform use this link: https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/main/?event=main.home.show
II. Customer information
1. Identity of the seller
co / Bernd Awaloff
2. Information regarding the conclusion of the contract
The technical steps for forming the contract and the formation of the contract, as well as the scope for correction are carried out as per the stipulation of § 2 of our General Terms and Conditions (part 1).
3. Contractual language, saving the text of the contract
3.1 Contract language shall be English.
3.2 The entire contract wording shall not be saved by us. Before the order or request is submitted the contract information can be printed using the print function on the browser or saved electronically.
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https://www.floresvilletx.gov/departments/municipal-court/ | 2024-04-20T22:29:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817688.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420214757-20240421004757-00460.warc.gz | 0.935954 | 3,139 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__59486789 | en | Judge Johnny Villarreal was appointed by the City Council as the presiding judge of the Municipal Court for the City of Floresville in January 2023.
Municipal Court accepts the following forms of payment:
- Cash or money order by mail, drop box, or in person
- Cashier’s check by mail, drop box, or in person
- Credit or debit card online
- Credit or debit card by phone: call (855) 812-5183
Cashier’s checks and money orders must be payable to Floresville Municipal Court. No personal checks. In-person payments are accepted Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm.
For your convenience, there is a drop box located on the opposite side of the Veterans Memorial. You may place payments or documents in the drop box. Please be sure to provide your name, date of birth, contact number and citation number on any documents or correspondence, place in a sealed envelope, and write Municipal Court on the envelope.
8 am–5 pm
Court Docket & Hearings
- The Floresville Municipal Court does not give legal advice
- Please allow five business days to allow the court to process your citation
- A telephone call does not constitute a court appearance
You may make you appearance in person or by mail. Please reference the Forms section for more information.
Attorneys must submit a letter of representation before information may be released.
Defendants must answer for their own citation: we do not release information on cases in which defendants have not entered a plea.
Courtroom Rules of Contact
Weapons and Consent to Search
Pursuant to section 46.03 of the Texas penal code the possession of any firearm, illegal knife, club or any prohibited weapon set forth in section 45.05(a), Texas penal code in the Municipal Court/City Hall building, any courtroom, or any office utilized by the Municipal Court is strictly prohibited. A violation of the law is a third degree felony. All persons who enter the Municipal Court/City Hall Building, any courtroom, or any office utilized by the Municipal Court of the City of Floresville are subject to search of their person and their belongings. All persons who enter said premises consent to the search of their person and their belongings for prohibited weapons. Commissioned peace officers may bring weapons into the courtroom. The judge shall have the discretion to have any object removed from the courtroom.
All cell phones, beepers, pagers, and all other communicative devices must be turned off before entering the courtroom. No cameras, recording devices, tablets or any other electronic equipment are allowed in the courtroom.
Dress appropriately for court. No tank tops, halter tops, muscle shirts or t-shirts with indecent, obscene or profane words, language, graphics or illustrations. No shorts, revealing clothing, extremely baggy clothing or gang related clothing. No caps, hats, bandanas or sunglasses.
Order shall be maintained at all times. Violation of this rule can result in a reprimand by the judge, expulsion from the courtroom or a contempt citation.
Pro se parties (individuals representing themselves without an attorney) should be prepared to present their cases in a proper manner. It is not the court’s duty or responsibility to protect or represent you, nor instruct you on court procedure, evidence, rules, or how to present and prove your case.
Attorneys representing defendants will be called separately.
- Be on time, check in with the bailiff, and be prepared to wait your turn.
- No food, chewing gum, or drinks are allowed in the courtroom.
- Rise when the judge enters or exits the courtroom
- Address the court as “Judge” or “Your Honor”
- Address opposing parties, counsel, witnesses, and court officers as “Mr.”, “Mrs.”, “Miss”, “Officer”, etc.
- Do not talk at the same time as the court, opposing counsel, or witnesses.
- Racist, sexist, obscene, or profane language or gestures are prohibited unless it is pertinent to a case and is elicited and quoting from facts in the case.
- Do not enter and depart the courtroom without the bailiff’s authorization.
- Do not approach the judge’s bench or clerk’s station without permission.
- Do not read newspapers, magazines, books, etc. in the courtroom during proceedings.
- Children must not create a disturbance in the courtroom or they must be kept outside of the courtroom.
Juveniles under the age of 17 at the time of the offense are required by law to appear in person with a parent or legal guardian before the court. Juvenile cases are set for docket and notice will be sent to the address on file. Notify the court to all changes of address.
Consumption, possession, purchase, misrepresentation of age. If you are under 21 years of age and received a citation for an alcohol offense except for the offense of driving under the influence and this is your first offense, you are required to:
- Attend an alcohol awareness class within 90 days
- Complete 8-12 hours of community service within the same 90 days
- Submit proof of alcohol awareness class attendance within 90 days
- Submit proof of community service within the same 90-day period
These violations require a mandatory court appearance. If you fail to attend the alcohol awareness class or complete the required community service hours, your driver’s license will be suspended. These requirements are in addition to payment of a fine and court costs.
Information on Your Rights
A trial in Municipal Court is a fair, impartial and public trial as in any other court. Under Texas law, you may be brought to trial only after a sworn complaint is filed against you. A complaint is a document that charges you with the offense that you are alleged to have committed. You may be tried only for what is alleged in the complaint. You have the following rights in court:
- The right to have a notice of the complaint not later than the day before any proceedings
- The right to inspect the complaint before trial, and have it read to you at trial
- The right to have your case tried before a jury, if you so desire
- The right to hear all testimony introduced against you
- The right to cross-examine witnesses who testify against you
- The right to testify in your behalf
- The right not to testify, if you so desire. If you choose not to testify, your refusal to do so may not be held against you in determining your innocence or guilt
- You may call witnesses to testify in your behalf at trial, and have the court issue a subpoena (a court order) to any witness to ensure his or her appearance at trial. The request for a subpoena must be in writing, directed to the clerk of the court at least three weeks prior to your trial date, and you must give the name, current address, and telephone number of each witness that you want subpoenaed.
If you choose to have the case tried before a jury, you have the right to question jurors about their qualifications to hear your case. If you think that a juror will not be fair, impartial or unbiased, you may ask the judge for a challenge for cause to excuse the juror. The judge will decide whether to grant your request. In each jury trial, you are also permitted to strike three members of the jury panel for any reason you choose, except an illegal reason (such as based solely upon a person’s race or gender). This is referred to as a peremptory strike and each side has three peremptory strikes. Most jurors are selected from the first twelve members of the jury panel, as a Municipal Court jury is composed of six jurors.
Under our American system of justice, all persons are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty. On a plea of not guilty, a trial is held. As in all criminal trials, the State must prove the guilt of a defendant “beyond a reasonable doubt” of the offense charged in the complaint before the defendant can be found guilty by a judge or jury.
Your decision concerning which plea to enter is very important. You should read the following explanation of all three types of pleas and think carefully before making your decision. If you plead guilty or nolo contendere you should be prepared to pay the fine.
Plea of Guilty
By a plea of guilty, you admit that the act is prohibited by law and that you committed the act charged. Before entering your plea of guilty, however, you should understand the following:
- The State has the burden of proving you violated the law (the law does not require that you prove you did not violate the law)
- You have the right to hear the State’s evidence and require the state to prove you violated the law
- A plea of guilty may be used against you later in a civil suit if there was a traffic accident (another party can say you were at fault or responsible for the accident because you plead guilty to the traffic charge)
Plea of Nolo Contendere (No Contest)
A plea of nolo contendere means that you do not contest the State’s charge against you. You will almost certainly be found guilty, unless you are eligible and successfully complete a driving safety course and/or deferred disposition. Also, a plea of nolo contendere may not be used against you in a subsequent civil suit for damages.
Plea of Not Guilty
A plea of not guilty means that you deny guilt and that the State must prove the charge that is filed against you. If you plead not guilty, you need to decide whether to hire an attorney to represent you. If you plead not guilty, you will be set for a pre-trial conference with the prosecutor to discuss your case.
You may request deferred disposition to prevent DPS from assessing points to your driving record. Deferred disposition is commonly referred to as “probation.” Basically it means that you will pay the fines and fees assessed by the judge and he will agree to “defer” his finding of guilt for a period of up to 180 days. With this request, you will enter into an agreement with the court that you will not receive any tickets in your deferral period. If you completed the deferral period without incident, the violation will not affect your driving record. If you get another ticket or do not pay the fees assessed by the judge, you will have a show cause hearing to determine the result of your case. If you are under the age of 25 you will be required to take a driver’s safety course as a condition of the deferred disposition. CDL holders are not eligible for deferred disposition on moving violations.
Driver’s Safety Course
You may wish to take a driver’s safety course to prevent DPS from accessing points to your driving record. In order to qualify for the driver’s safety course, you must:
- Have a valid Texas driver’s license (military or military dependents are not required to have a Texas driver’s license to qualify)
- Liability insurance listing you as a covered driver
- Must not have taken the course in the last 12 months for the purpose of dismissing a ticket
- Must submit the request form, payment, and a copy of your insurance on or before your initial appearance date (the date on your citation)
The amount of $144.00 ($169.00 for school zone violations) must be paid to the Municipal Court at the time of the request.
After the request has been submitted and accepted by the court, you will be required to obtain a certified copy of your driving record (certified version of #3) from the Texas Department of Public Safety. The court will provide you with the proper application.
Upon approval to take the driver’s safety course, you will have 90 days to complete the class and return the required documents to the court. Once the court receives the documents, we will notify DPS of the course completion and the citation will not affect your driving record.
DRIVER’S SAFETY COURSES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR DEFENDANTS WITH A COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE (CDL); VIOLATIONS INVOLVING PASSING A SCHOOL BUS; VIOLATIONS THAT OCCUR IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE; OR VIOLATIONS OF 25 MILES OVER THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT.
The court is not allowed to recommend a driving school. Please refer to the yellow pages of the telephone directory, under Driving Instruction and/or Driving Schools and call a number listed. You need only ask if their school is an approved course for the dismissal of a traffic citation. You can take the course anywhere within the State of Texas so long as the six-hour course is Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)-approved. You also may take the course online or by renting the video. You can visit the TDLR website for locations of a driving school near you or for approved online courses.
Request for Compliance Dismissal. Some violations allow a dismissal of the charge with a processing fee. If you were charged with one of the following you may be eligible:
- Expired vehicle registration
- Expired driver’s license
- Defective equipment (e.g., headlights, taillights)
YOU MUST PROVIDE THE COURT WITH PROOF OF RENEWAL OR RECEIPT OF REPAIR.
- Appearance on or before initial appearance date
- Dismissal fee paid at time of submission
- Receipt of payment for fees and penalty for renewal
- Remedy defect corrected within compliance period allowed by statue
Proof of Insurance for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility
If you were charged for failure to maintain financial responsibility, you MUST SUBMIT your insurance card showing coverage on the date and time of your violation. All insurance presented to the court is verified by phone with the issuing agency in accordance with the law.
WARNING: A MATERIAL FALSE STATEMENT UNDER OATH MADE IN CONNECTION WITH A COURT PROCEEDING IS A FELONY OF THE THIRD DEGREE.
If you DID NOT have insurance at the date and time of the violation, but subsequently obtained insurance, you may be eligible for a Deferred Disposition.
DPS Surcharge Information
See the Texas Department of Public Safety’s website for more information. You may be assessed surcharges for convictions. Some violations accrue points, once you obtain a certain number of points you will be assessed surcharges. Some violations are automatic surcharges upon conviction. Please carefully review the above information, and make an informed decision regarding your case. | law |
https://soundmediationct.com/faqs/ | 2021-10-24T18:16:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323587593.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20211024173743-20211024203743-00480.warc.gz | 0.944187 | 450 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__255200969 | en | We assist with drafting and filing necessary documentation for the Court. We meet with parties (either virtually or in person) to mediate any issues related to divorce, separation, parenting schedules, child support, alimony, property division, the family’s budget, etc.
In a confidential setting, the mediator helps each party to communicate what is important to him or her and to hear what is important to the other party. With help from the mediator, the parties:
• identify the issues that need to be resolved;
• prioritize the issues and focus on one at a time;
• discuss possible solutions;
• come to agreement about parenting plans and/or financial or other issues;
• have a draft prepared of their emerging agreement; and
• review, revise, and prepare the agreement for signing.
Often, mediation works anyway. Mediators find ways to help the parties move forward, even though they might appear to be at an impasse. For most people, face-to-face or virtual meetings are most efficient and effective, but for some clients, separate meetings (caucusing) work better. In such situations, the mediator meets with each party separately, asks questions, and carries relevant information and proposals back and forth between the parties. There is the additional option of having review counsel assist with such situations, where a party could consult with an attorney for himself/ herself, on a much more limited bases.
Mediation is still available. Most of the negotiation occurs between the parties and mediator. The attorney can review the information and documentation and give you advice related to the same on a more limited bases, resulting in lower costs.
You will make the decisions. You will minimize conflict and costs. You, the individuals involved, are the ones who know your children and family best. You don’t have to leave it to a stranger in a courtroom to tell you how your family will work or how you will be raising your children.
• Mediation is much less expensive than fighting in court.
• Mediation is much less distressing than fighting in court.
• Mediation is much faster than working your way through the many complex steps of litigation. | law |
https://christianhiphop.com/admin/group_discuss/5/apple-ceo-your-data-is-being-weaponized-against-you | 2024-04-16T11:02:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817081.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416093441-20240416123441-00101.warc.gz | 0.963417 | 583 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__25371261 | en | Apple CEO Tim Cook is calling for the U.S. and countries around the world to enhance their privacy protections for consumers, warning that failing to do so could prove destructive.
“Today [the private information] trade has exploded into a data industrial complex. Our own information, from the everyday to the deeply personal, is being weaponized against us with military efficiency,” Cook said at a conference in Brussels on data privacy Wednesday.
While lauding countries such as those in the European Union for implementing stricter privacy regulation throughout recent years – including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – Cook specifically called out the U.S. for not doing enough. He said Apple supports the implementation of comprehensive federal privacy laws across the globe that minimize data collection, let users know what data is being collected, allow users to access that data and keep all of their information secure.
Cook went on to say that opposing privacy regulation “isn’t just wrong, it is destructive.”
As companies collect more and more data, he warns, businesses may have a fuller profile of an individual than the individual even has of herself.
“We shouldn’t sugarcoat the consequences. This is surveillance,” he said. “This should make us very uncomfortable. It should unsettle us.”
This year, technology companies have come under scrutiny for failing to safeguard users. Earlier this year, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey were called to testify on Capitol Hill regarding ways they planned to secure their platforms against rogue actors attempting to unduly influence users – particularly ahead of the midterm elections. It was revealed that a collection of Russian hackers gained access to Facebook’s platforms in an attempt to interfere in the U.S. presidential election.
Further, more than 80 million Facebook users were notified earlier this year that their data was wrongly accessed by Cambridge Analytica.
While Cook did not mention any of his Silicon Valley rivals by name, he noted many in the tech world would say stricter privacy regulation would prevent businesses from reaching their true potential.
In California, lawmakers are looking to advance data regulations similar to the GDPR in the European Union by 2020. The GDPR is an effort to transfer more control over personal data, like addresses and phone numbers, from large companies back to individuals, affecting how companies obtain, use, store and secure data.
Executives from Google and Facebook were set to address the same conference in Brussels later on Wednesday. When contacted by FOX Business, Google pointed to a blog post on privacy published last month.
Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Erin Egan said at the conference she would also support legislation similar to the GDPR, as reported by The FInancial Times. A spokesperson for the company reiterated Egan's sentiments that she supports "strong and effective privacy legislation." | law |
http://www.dzhangfei.com.cn/turnbull-welcomes-howards-help-with-same-sex-marriage-legislation/ | 2020-01-28T23:14:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579251783342.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20200128215526-20200129005526-00077.warc.gz | 0.96694 | 456 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__60896436 | en | Malcolm Turnbull says he would welcome John Howard’s help in drafting legislation for same-sex marriage should the ‘yes’ vote win the postal survey.
The former prime minister is concerned the government has yet to detail protections for parental rights, freedom of speech, and religious freedom.
“If a ‘Yes’ vote is recorded there will be overwhelming pressure to ‘move on’, legislate as quickly as possible, and then put the issue behind parliament,” Mr Howard said.
“There will be scant opportunity for serious consideration of protections in the areas I have cited.”
Mr Turnbull noted Mr Howard did not make a submission to a parliamentary committee looking into the process, but would like to draw on his experience.
“We will welcome John Howard’s contribution to the fine-tuning of that exposure draft bill and its improvement,” he told Sky News on Friday.
Mr Turnbull said the private member’s bill will have religious protections included.
“But of course it then has to go through the parliament.”
Cabinet minister Christpher Pyne said “of course” the government wasn’t washing it hands of its responsibility, as Mr Howard has asserted.
“We will protect the freedom of speech of people and of course the rights of people to choose whether they do or don’t marry couples,” he told the Nine Network.
Mr Pyne said Mr Howard is allowed to campaign in the debate as much as anybody else.
“It is not a question of John Howard v Malcolm Turnbull, or anybody else quite frankly, it is whether people believe that two people who love each other should be able to get married,” he said.
Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese said opponents of same-sex marriage are raising every issue except for the one being asked of Australians.
“Whether two people who love each other can give that commitment in front of friends and family,” he said.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is aiming to get the survey forms out to 16 million voters by September 25, with the first arriving in mailboxes earlier in the week. | law |
https://civil.sjsheriff.org/FileStatus | 2024-04-24T21:20:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296819971.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424205851-20240424235851-00234.warc.gz | 0.873586 | 191 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__44605222 | en | The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office civil file status system provides online access to information about active civil cases filed with the Sheriff’s Civil Division. Parties may query their case to determine the status of services, wage garnishments, bank levies, payouts, interest and amount to satisfy.
Users are advised that information on this website does not constitute an official record. Because transcription or other errors may arise when compiling the information provided on this website, users should verify the accuracy of information by consulting their original court records or legal sources.
The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office is not responsible for consequential use of website errors or information. Unauthorized use or attempted unauthorized use of this system may subject you to appropriate criminal and/or civil penalties.
If you are having difficulty accessing information or have questions regarding this information, please email us at [email protected] or call (209) 468-4475. | law |
https://eng.efrei.fr/practical-information/passport-visa-residence-permit/ | 2023-02-08T07:08:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500719.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20230208060523-20230208090523-00087.warc.gz | 0.886923 | 239 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__21981497 | en | Students from EU countries do not need a passport, nor a visa/residence permit to study in France. A valid identity card is sufficient.
Students from other nationalities must have valid passports for the entire period of the stay in France and should consult the French Consulate in their home country for visa requirements.
The visa wizard will help you determine, depending on your situation, the visa requirements to which you are subject as well as the submission fee and required supporting documents.
In some countries, the process of applying for a student visa is now web-based. You must follow Campus France’s online EEF-Studies in France procedure (“Etudes en France”) if you live in one of the following countries:
More information about Campus France’s online procedure at www.campusfrance.org/en
Efrei has established a partnership with the Sous-Préfecture de Police de l’Haÿ-les-Roses in order to facilitate the procedures related to the renewal of the residence permit for international students.
International students can contact Efrei students Registrar’s Office for more information. | law |
http://criminaldefensepa.org/pa-dui-law/ | 2019-01-16T10:28:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583657151.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20190116093643-20190116115643-00546.warc.gz | 0.929879 | 272 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__150712258 | en | .08 DUI Legislation
Act 24, which lowered Pennsylvania’s legal limit of alcohol from .10 to .08, was signed into law on September 30, 2003. The new Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Law creates a tiered approach toward DUI enforcement and treatment, and includes many changes to the penalties, terms of suspension, fines and other requirements. The combination of an individual’s Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) level, and prior offenses, determines the licensing requirements and penalties. The new law focuses on treatment for first-time DUI offenders, rather than strictly punishment and suspension.
There are now three levels of DUI:
- General Impairment (.08 to .099% BAC)
- High BAC (.10 to .159% BAC)
- Highest BAC (.16% and higher)
Under the new DUI law minors, commercial drivers, school vehicle or bus drivers, and offenders involved in an accident that injures someone or causes property damage may be subject to the high BAC penalties even if their BAC is not in the high category. Offenders who refuse breath or chemical testing may be subject to the highest BAC penalties.
All information on this page is pulled directly from and attributed to the Pennsylvania Department of Motor Vehicles: http://bit.ly/paduilaw | law |
https://insight.fordham.edu/author/author5/ | 2024-02-22T03:24:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473690.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222030017-20240222060017-00249.warc.gz | 0.97007 | 3,317 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__7367788 | en | An Initial Assessment of the Health of Our Democratic Institutions in the Trump Era
American democracy is a bundle of laws, cultural norms, values, tradition and history all operating under a framework established by the Constitution. It is a rich mixture of “hard law” and “soft law.” What have we learned over the past four years about this mixture? How effective is it at defining the role and place of the presidency in our system of government?
This article is a condensed version of the author’s Charles Evans Hughes Lecture, delivered for the New York County Lawyers Association on Feb. 9, 2021. The full text of the lecture can be found on the NYCLA website. The Fordham Law School website also contains the full text and the audio recording of the lecture.
Charles Evans Hughes is a towering figure in American Law. Born in Glens Falls, N.Y. in 1862 to a Welsh immigrant preacher, he started his legal career at Chamberlain, Carter & Hornblower, becoming a named partner four years later in 1884. The firm, now known as Hughes, Hubbard and Reed, remains one of our nation’s leading law firms and has sponsored NYCLA’s Hughes lecture since its inception in 1948.
Hughes’ career in both private practice and public service was built on a reputation for independence and integrity. He was elected Governor of New York in 1906 and then appointed to the Supreme Court. After serving as an associate justice for six years, he resigned to run for President. While he never made it to the White House, he did become the eighth president of NYCLA—a post he left when returned to public service as Secretary of State. After another stint in private practice, he returned to government, first as Solicitor General, and then from 1930 to 1941 as Chief Justice of the United States.
From start to finish, Hughes’ career was based on a few bedrock values—as the child of a pastor, service was an imperative to him. This commitment was married to a firm foundation in integrity and fair dealing. He was outspoken in decrying racial injustice—he was the keynote speaker at the National Conference Against Lynching in 1919 and as Chief Justice, he ended segregation in the Supreme Court cafeteria. He personified the great citizen-lawyer who spent his life working to build and sustain our profession, our legal institutions and our American democracy.
This is an important moment to think about Hughes and the values that he stood for and fought for. It is important because these values are being challenged on a daily basis and much of what we have assumed to be foundational principles of American democracy are now at risk. Hughes’ values appear today not as stodgy appeals to rectitude, but as a call to action. What would he say, looking at the present state of the nation?
We are at an inflection point—a new administration has just taken office, drawing to a close the four years of a presidential administration unlike any before. It is far too early to draw definitive conclusions about the Trump experience—historians will do so for years to come—and let’s face it, we all have a lot to process. But I want to offer a number of observations about what we have learned about American democracy at this point in our history. I will focus on the daily erosion of our norms and institutions over the past four years that paved the way for the insurrection.
American democracy is a bundle of laws, cultural norms, values, tradition and history all operating under a framework established by the Constitution. It is a rich mixture of “hard law” and “soft law.” What have we learned over the past four years about this mixture? How effective is it at defining the role and place of the presidency in our system of government? We learned a lot. Donald Trump is our first President who from start to finish of his presidency broadcast contempt for the norms and traditions of the office.
I will touch on a few aspects that made clear that a President who wished to do so, could abuse power with impunity. These may not be the things that strike many people as the most egregious aspects of the Trump era, but they are important in their corrosive effect on the laws, norms and values that define the office of the president. I will focus on four features intended to prevent a powerful president from subverting our processes and institutions: First, the separation of prosecution from politics; second, the web of laws and traditions intended to prevent corruption; third, the requirement of senate confirmation for officers of the United States; fourth, and finally, the performance of the judiciary in constraining a lawless administration.
First, the separation of politics from prosecution is a core principle in our democracy—political leaders abuse their power when they manipulate the authority to excuse or accuse individuals of crimes to further their own personal ends. This kind abuse would be included in any primer on despotism—it is Tyranny 101.
Our means of ensuring the separation of politics from criminal prosecution is largely based on culture and tradition—constraints that proved inadequate. President Trump was able to protect allies and supporters from the full weight of prosecution. President Trump also worked hard to harness the power of political prosecution to punish and neutralize his adversaries. Here, the President’s efforts were less successful, and our system proved resilient. The threat to prosecute political enemies, however, is a powerful weapon in itself, even if indictments never issue. President Trump could meddle with the machinery of criminal prosecution because we have no firm constraints in place that prevent a president from doing so.
Second, many of the laws intended to ensure ethical conduct by public officials were exposed to be ineffective in constraining a president who did not share the norms and values that the laws reflect—including rules intended to protect the use of public office for private financial or political ends and the system of watchdogs established by placement of inspectors general distributed throughout federal agencies.
For example, senior officials in the Trump administration disregarded both the letter and spirit of the Hatch Act with impunity. With the exception of the President and Vice President, the Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from using their positions for partisan political purposes. Clearly, there are gray areas, as many steps taken by officials have some element of political calculation, but the administration behaved generally as if the Act did not exist.
The Ethics in Government Act, one of the cornerstones of the post-Watergate reforms, also proved not up to the task of constraining the President. Most glaringly, the Act exempts the President from its proscription on conflicts of interest. However, for 40 years, presidents have complied voluntarily—establishing a tradition that has become part of our democratic safeguards. Indeed, as a candidate, Donald Trump vowed to build a “firewall” between his presidency and his businesses. The reality was far different. He placed his assets in a revocable trust run by his sons for his own benefit—as one law professor put it, “the illusory window dressing of a trust.” In sum, the Trump administration made no distinction between legitimate advantages that come with incumbency and illegitimate and even illegal ones. It suffered no consequences for this disregard.
Hand in hand with this disregard for laws and traditions designed to prevent corruption, mechanisms for self-policing within the executive branch were weakened and disregarded. Whistleblowers were outed and punished, inspectors general were purged. Civil servants’ careers were ruined.
I understand that many of these legal and cultural restrictions may appear to some as bureaucratic red tape. Some might argue that they are illegitimate shackles on the presidency. However, they are properly understood as key parts of the web of laws, traditions and understandings that enable us to hold presidents accountable and protect against corruption and self-dealing.
Third, the President eroded the constitutional requirement of Senate confirmation for officers of the United States by evading the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, which limits who can serve without confirmation as the temporary occupant of a position that requires Senate confirmation and for how long. In 2019 he stated that he “sort of like[d]” having acting officials because it gave him “more flexibility”—meaning they would be more beholden to him rather than allies in Congress.
Fourth, the past four years revealed major flaws in the ability or willingness of the Article III courts to check abuse of executive power. To be clear, the courts carried out their role in thousands of cases seeking judicial review of policies and actions of the Trump Administration. And for that, I am grateful. But they also failed to resolve key issues where their oversight was critical. On key issues the courts declined to rule or were so slow in reaching final resolutions that the administration was able to run out the clock. Most saliently, the courts failed to resolve litigation over funding for the border wall, the cases claiming that the President was in violation of the emoluments clause and the litigation over congressional subpoenas. The courts failure to resolve these key issues enabled the Administration to evade judicial review on critically important constitutional issues.
In sum, too many of our safeguards were unenforceable—because they were based in custom and tradition, or were rooted in laws with weak, ineffectual enforcement mechanisms, or because judicial remedies were simply not forthcoming in a timely way. The willingness of our society to tolerate these transgressions of laws was damaging in important ways—it undermined the notion that the president is bound by law and by the norms established through tradition. Even those who called the President out on these transgressions were worn down by a constant barrage of wrongdoing. This normalization of the abnormal, built up to the President’s refusal to acknowledge his defeat even after states had certified electors and of course, to the seizure of the Capitol on January 6th, as his supporters felt free to violate laws in the pursuit of their cause.
I want to offer two takeaways from this discussion. First, we need to do a better job building our traditions and norms into concrete obligations. This, of course, was a major project coming out of Watergate when laws like the Ethics in Government Act were passed. We know now that this system of checks is simply not up to the task. I commend the series of reports by Fordham Law School’s Democracy Clinic, led by Dean John Feerick and John Rogan as a starting place. Important work has also been done by the Brennan Center for Justice’s Taskforce for the Rule of Law and Democracy and CREW—The Center for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. I cannot go through all of the recommendations in this lecture and each of the areas addressed deserves careful study, but I will mention a few. The Fordham Democracy Clinic recommends enactment of legislation prohibiting presidential interference in individual investigations and prosecutions, except when core presidential functions are implicated. Other recommendations offered by these reports focus on strengthening protections against the use of the presidency for private gain, including making the president, vice president and White House staff subject to proscriptions on conflicts of interest, requiring disclosure of tax returns, modernization of financial disclosures and reform of the Office of Government Ethics to add enforcement and investigatory powers. Inspector generals should be given more security, as some have proposed.
The second larger take away from the Trump experience is that it takes more than law to preserve our democracy. It takes an understanding and appreciation of the tradition, norms and culture of democracy and a commitment by each of us to play our part in its operation—a commitment that Charles Evans Hughes stood for and lived. The only way to really check an abusive president is through the actions of good people in key roles—people who look to the shared understandings of their public duties and the values that lie behind them.
Our culture of democracy is clearly in danger. When the rioters broke through the doors and pillaged the Capitol, our society recoiled in a visceral way. That point, however, should never have been reached. Americans should have been repelled by the self-dealing and corruption of the administration, by the evasion and disregard for laws and traditions. Leaders of both political parties should have made it clear from the start that it was unacceptable. Had they done so, the past two months would have been very different. The fact that as a society we failed to expect, demand and require these standards is itself a major warning sign. Our tolerance of the Administration’s transgressions was corrosive—it sent a message to President Trump’s supporters that the administration was not bound by our regular set of rules, and that they were not either.
The task then, is to sustain and nurture our culture of democracy. In this project, the legal profession can and must play a critical role. As lawyers, we have a special relationship with the tradition and culture of American democracy. We benefit from it and earn our livelihood from it. Our privileged position comes with responsibilities—to educate and communicate the importance of this richer and fuller notion of our democratic system. As my colleague Russ Pearce has succinctly put it, lawyers have a duty to democracy.
The events of the past four years reveal that we have not done enough, and we have not been effective. We must look within and ask hard questions about how we in the legal profession can better educate attorneys who will work to uphold and improve democratic institutions, rather than tear them down.
In addition to looking hard within the legal profession, we also need to reach beyond ourselves. Projects like the Second Circuit’s initiative Justice for All: Courts and the Community—which opens up our courthouses so children can learn—are a superb starting point. This does not simply mean teaching about the three branches of government. It means helping others cultivate habits of discourse that foster critical thinking and reasoned discussion—qualities that are essential to democratic governance.
And as a law school dean, I know that we in the academy have a mission to explain our system to the public, to use our expertise to improve it and to convey to the next generation of lawyers an understanding of their own role upholding the values and culture of democracy.
Finally, nurturing the culture of our democracy does not mean accepting things as they are. Our democracy is incomplete, flawed—a work in progress. We have a responsibility to rid our institutions of injustice, so that they are worthy of trust and respect. Racial inequality is inconsistent with the fundamental premises of democracy and undermines the legitimacy of our institutions. We fall far short in access to our justice system. The goal is not a return to a mythical past, but rather a way forward which addresses the injustices in our society and draws on the capacity of our collective will—acting through our public institutions—to correct these injustices and accomplish our common ends.
I have striven to emphasize today that our system depends not simply on the “big stuff” like checks and balances or Marbury v. Madison, but on a web of smaller pieces that are vital to the texture of our democracy. The wanton disregard of statutes like the Ethics in Government Act, the Hatch Act, the Federal Vacancies Reform Act and so much more, coupled with disregard for informal traditions and understandings around what it means to be President proved to be dangerous warning signs that should have spurred greater response. I think that if Charles Evans Hughes were with us today, he would not shrink from the task ahead—he lived through a pandemic, the great depression, the rise of fascism and two world wars. He would recognize our ability to work together on the great project of American democracy.
Matthew Diller is the Dean and the Paul Fuller Professor of Law at Fordham Law School. He is grateful to Fordham Law students Eden Lichaw and Daniel Lutfy for their insights and research, and to colleagues John Feerick, Joseph Landau, Russell Pearce and Jed Shugerman for their suggestions and comments on drafts of the lecture.
* Reprinted with permission from the “2.26.21 Newspaper edition of the “New York Law Journal”© 2022 ALM Media Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. Further duplication without permission is prohibited, contact 877-257-3382 or [email protected]. | law |
https://www.immigrationdirect.co.uk/uk-visas/visit-the-uk.jsp | 2017-03-24T04:10:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218187690.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212947-00155-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.94869 | 488 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__91666216 | en | Visit the UK
UK Visa for Tourism
The United Kingdom is a lovely place to visit and a huge tourism destination in the world. If you would like to travel to the UK for tourism you will likely need to apply for a visa. There are some circumstances where you do not need a visa, but the United Kingdom Visas and Immigration suggests that you at least gather the required documentation to prove that you can visit the UK.
UK Business Visa
Business visas are available for short trips in the United Kingdom and are very similar to tourism visas. If you would like to immigrate to the UK instead of just visiting you may need to file under one of the immigration tiers. Most of the time, you will need to have tier authorization in order to work in the UK.
UK Visa Requirements
People who intend to visit the UK must be able to prove that they meet certain requirements in order to enter the country. You will also need to submit documentation that shows that you meet these requirements.
Most tourists enter on general visitor visas which require that you be at least 18 years old, if you are younger you will have to apply for a child visa, which is a different process.
The maximum amount of time you can visit the UK for is 6 months. This can sometimes be extended to 12 if you are accompanying a student in the UK.
You must be able to pay for yourself while you are in the UK and be able to pay for your way home when your visa expires. If you stay past the date stamped in your passport you may be subject to penalties from the UKVI.
You also cannot get a job while in the UK, become a student, "switch" your immigration status, get married, or participate in medical tourism with a visitor visa.
There are many different documents that you can use to prove the above requirements, some of which are:
- Return plane tickets,
- A passport,
- A bank statement, or
- Proof of employment in your home country.
Do I need a UK Visa?
There are some instances where you do not even need a visa to travel to the UK and you should check appropriate sources to see if your country supports a visa waiver with the UK. Even if your country reciprocates with the UK regarding visas you may still want to get a visa particularly if you have a criminal record or have previously encountered criticism from the UKVI. | law |
https://thethirdbranch.com/2018/06/04/week-in-review-june-04-2018/ | 2018-10-16T17:33:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583510853.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20181016155643-20181016181143-00014.warc.gz | 0.953936 | 4,106 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__182580565 | en | Week of: May 29, 2018
Publication Date: June 04, 2018
Appellate Decisions – Summaries
From the First Appellate District –
- In re Daniela G., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law [OR] San Francisco Human Services Agency v. W.G.; W.G. appealed the determination of the trial court in finding dependency jurisdiction over Daniela G., where the court awarded sole custody to Daniela’s mother. G. sought to reverse this decision the basis of the juvenile court’s refusal to require Daniela and a 13-year old stepdaughter to testify at the combined jurisdictional and dispositional hearing. The court of appeals, however, affirmed the result, stating that W.G.’s due process rights were not violated because the court correctly determined that the possible benefit of the children’s testimony would not warrant the psychological injury it would cause to the children in being examined and cross examined on the issue of W.G.’s molestation of his 13-year old stepdaughter and ‘grooming’ his 8-year old daughter for future sexual exploitation pursuant to the case In re Jennifer J. (1992) 8 Cal.App.4th 1080.
- The People v. Shawn Shields; the court of appeals partially affirmed and partially reversed Mr. Shields’ conviction for attempted pimping, pandering, and human trafficking of a minor when Mr. Shields accepted a request to become facebook friends with a fictional 17-year-old prostitute created by a Solano County detective. While the court of appeals upheld the convictions for attempted pimping and pandering charges, it agreed with Mr. Shields that the human trafficking of a minor charge required that the individual actually be a minor, which was not the case here, and that he should have been charged with ‘attempted’ human trafficking.
- The People v. Franklin Lee; where after pleading no contest to charges related to the sexual exploitation of a boy under 14 years old and accepting a term of 14 years in prison, Mr. Lee challenged the trial court’s award of $750,000 in non-economic damages to his victim. The court of appeals affirmed the award, holding that it was authorized under the existing statutes.
- The People v. Joseph Veamatahau; in a partially published case, the court of appeals held that an expert’s testimony that he relied on a database to confirm the contents of pills found on Mr. Veamatahau’s person was not case-specific hearsay under the law, and that the testimony was admissible.
- Joseph Tierney et alterius v. Nasir Javaid et alterius; in a dispute over the sale of real estate, the court of appeals partially affirmed and partial reversed the trial court’s judgment in favor of the defendants. In the published portion of the case the appeals court affirmed the decision holding that Mr. Tierney failed to perform on his contract obligations for the purchase of the property – as, although he spent eight years pursuing a permit to build a condominium development at the site of the real property, he failed to tender the agreed-upon payment for the property and judgment was affirmed on that basis.
- Ricardo Ian Summers et alterius v. The Superior Court of San Francisco County [Real Party in Interest] Wan Fen Tan; the court of appeals reversed and remanded an order by the trial court for the sale of a piece of real property. The case originates from a dispute between the parties over what percentage of the property is owned by each person. When the trial court ordered the property sold, with the interests determined at a later date, the plaintiffs appealed, and the court of appeals agreed that the ownership interests should be determined prior to the sale of the property.
From the Second Appellate District –
- Harley Shine v. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. et alterius; where the court of appeals affirmed the trial court sustaining Williams-Sonoma’s demurrer to Mr. Shrine’s putative employment class action litigation on the grounds that the litigation was barred by res judicata. Namely, that Mr. Shine had participated in a prior class settlement on the same claims that barred him from bringing the instant litigation, even though the specific claims raised could not have been raised in the class settlement, because he agreed to a general release of claims through the settlement.
- Placer Foreclosure, Inc. v. Solomon Aflalo; after the foreclosure sale of Mr. Aflalo’s property, Placer Foreclosure and the buyer of the property were sued for wrongful foreclosure. Placer filed an interpleader action and deposited the surplus funds with the Court, and following a demurrer to the interpleader action that the court sustained, the court failed, however, to disburse the funds to Mr. Aflalo. The court of appeals affirmed the dismissal of the interpleader action without leave to amend, as Placer should have simply distributed the surplus funds to Mr. Aflalo as there is no threat of double vexation, and the court further orders that the surplus funds be distributed to Mr. Aflalo.
- In re the Marriage of Summer and Robert Turfe [OR] Summer Turfe v. Robert Turfe; the court of appeals affirmed the judgment of the trial court where, after a bifurcated trial, the court held that the marriage between Summer and Robert should not be annulled pursuant to a claim of fraud related to a ‘mahr agreement’ under Islamic law, as the parties had different interpretations of what the agreement was at the time it was entered, with Robert believing that Summer would receive nothing but a Quran, while Summer believing that she would receive substantially more. As Summer did not defraud Robert into entering marriage on that basis, the marriage is not annulled pursuant to such fraud.
- Fabio Canales et alterius v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; the court of appeals affirmed the trial court’s entry of judgment on a wage and hours case against Well Fargo for their alleged failure to include required information on their wage statements, and failure to provide a concurrent wage statement together with the terminated employees final wages paid in-store. The trial court found that there was no basis for the causes of action, as the purportedly missing information was, in fact, not earned by the employees, and that Wells Fargo complied with the wage statement presentation requirements by mailing the final wage statement to the plaintiffs.
- John Nist v. Steven Hall; in a case involving the improper lien sale of the contents of a storage unit, the court of appeals affirmed the trial court’s judgment in favor of Mr. Hall, who was the bona fide good faith purchaser of the contents at the lien sale. Further, the action was held to be judicially estopped by Mr. Nist’s prior action against the storage facility on the same facts, which resulted in a $12,000 settlement agreement in Mr. Nist’s favor and dismissal with prejudice.
- The People v. Job Luna Medina; the court of appeals affirmed the trial court’s denial of Mr. Medina’s petition to reduce his felony conviction for possession of marijuana with intent to sell from 2015. In its analysis, the court described the difference between criminal acts and criminal conspiracies, and that conspiracies, such as Mr. Medina was convicted of, may constitute graver offenses than the acts themselves due to the collaboration of multiple criminals in conspiracy against the People. The court additionally held that the plain terms of Proposition 64 and other statutes provide that serious crimes involving marijuana may still be pursued and punished by the government, and the movement of large quantities of illicit marijuana qualifies as a serious crime.
- Rockefeller Technology Investments (Asia) VII v. Changzhou Sinotype Technology Co., Ltd.; in a dispute involving an aborted international business transaction, Rockefeller attempted to engage in arbitration, in which Changzhou failed to appear, resulting in a $414 million verdict in favor of Rockefeller. Changzhou ultimately appeared 15 months later and moved to set aside the verdict on the grounds that they had never been served pursuant to the Hague Conventions of international service. The trial court held that service by mail was the privately agreed-upon means of service, and Rockefeller complied with those terms, but the court of appeals held that because the Hague Convention prohibits contracting for service by means that are not permissible by the receiving country, and China does not permit service by international mail, the judgement was void for failure to properly serve Changzhou.
- Port Medical Wellness, Inc. v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, et alterius; in a case dealing with a dispute between two corporate entities related to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, which generally preempts state claims, the court of appeals affirmed the entry of judgment in favor of Connecticut General. While the court engaged in preemption analysis, finding some claims preempted and other not preempted, the court ultimately affirmed judgment on the failure of Port Medical to raise triable issues of fact.
From the Third Appellate District –
- Public Employees’ Retirement System v. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority [AND] Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555; the court of appeals affirmed judgment against the Retirement System in two separate actions brought by California’s Public Employees’ Retirement System, as opposed to the board that administers the system. While the underlying facts of case involved the interpretation of certain benefits, the two actions here were determined on the basis of CalPERS failure to exhaust its administrative remedies prior to bringing the actions to superior court, as the exact same issues brought by CalPERS are presently pending in over 400 administrative appeals. While CalPERS argued that it is not required to exhaust its administrative remedies, the court of appeals considered that the agency cannot seek a judicial imprimatur for its policy, which would be applied to pending cases, in an effort to thwart the established administrative adjudicative process.
- Alliance for California Business [AND] Jack Cody v. State Air Resources Board et alterius; in two cases consolidated for appeal, Mr. Cody, a trucker, and the Alliance for California Business sought to challenge California’s requirement that all trucks operating in California be fitted with diesel particulate filters. In its opinion, the court of appeal upheld the trial courts’ determination that the courts lacked jurisdiction to review the regulation under Federal Law. Specifically, there is a federal statute that provides that any challenges to these types of regulations under the Clean Air Act give original and exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts of appeal, rendering state courts without jurisdiction to consider these types of claims.
From the Fourth Appellate District –
- Airs Aromatics, LLC v. CBL Data Recovery Technologies, Inc.; Airs sued CBL on a breach of contract cause of action and demanded relief “in an amount to be proven at trial”, but in any case “exceeded $25,000.” After Answering and engaging in settlement negotiations, CBL withdrew its answer and Airs obtained a default judgment in the amount of $3,016,965.03 in the year 2011. CBL then came into court in 2016 seeking to set aside the default judgment by arguing that the default was void for exceeding the $25,000 demanded in Airs complaint. The trial court denied CBL’s motion, but the court of appeal ordered that the motion should be granted, as the section governing default judgment is strictly construed to require that the complaint provide sufficient notice to non-answering defendants and the entry of judgment in excess of the amount stated was void.
- Stephen Bushansky v. Patrick Soon-Shiong et alterius; the court affirmed the dismissal of a shareholder derivative action based on a Delaware forum selection clause. While Mr. Bushansky argued that the selection clause was inappropriate due to Delaware’s lack of personal jurisdiction over every necessary party at the time the litigation was filed, the court of appeals reasoned that because the contract was silent as to the time necessary to determine personal jurisdiction was required, the parties intended a reasonable time frame for such jurisdiction, which has since been obtained.
- Thomas E. Morgan v. The Superior Court of Orange County [Real Party in Interest] Nancy Morgan Shurtleff et alterius; here, the court of appeals denied Mr. Morgan’s petition for a writ of mandate when the trial court had ordered him to produce all communications, including attorney-client communications, between Mr. Morgan in his capacity as the trustee for a trust and a successor trustee. The court held that in the context of a trust, attorney-client privilege rests between the office of the trustee and the attorney, and any successor trustee has the right to review confidential communications to and from the office of trustee.
- The People v. Richard Brunton; after being convicted on several charges associated with chocking a fellow inmate with a towel with the intent to kill, the court of appeals agreed with Mr. Brunton’s argument that his conviction on both charges of ‘assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily harm’ and ‘assault with a deadly weapon’ were duplicative as being based on the same facts, and remanded to the trial court to strike one of the convictions.
- Abbott Laboratories et alterius v. The Superior Court of Orange County [Real Party in Interest] The People ex relatione Tony Rackauckas, as District Attorney, et cetera; in a 2-1 decision the court of appeals granted Abbot Laboratories writ seeking to prevent the Orange County District Attorney from seeking to pursue charges against Abbot, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Barr Pharmaceuticals, and Duramed Pharmaceuticals related to a conspiracy to keep generic drugs off of the market. The court of appeals granted the writ based on the Orange County’s lack of authority to seek relief on behalf of the State and the People of California, being limited only to the People of the County of Orange. In a dissenting opinion, Justice Dato argued that the granting of this particular writ was unnecessary, as the petitioner only sought to strike the words ‘California’ and ‘in California’ from the language of the complaint, and to the extent that the District Attorney can only recover relief on behalf of the People of the County of Orange, the issues of damages and equitable relief can be adequately addressed by the trial court and assessed on a proper record, not at the outset of litigation through the mechanism of a motion to strike.
- Rosa Jensen v. The Home Depot, Inc. et alterius; after the trial court reasonably sustained a demurrer on a first amended complaint without leave to amend due to the plaintiffs’ failure to cure defects from the original complaint, failure to oppose the demurrer, failure to request oral arguments, and failure to request leave to amend, the court of appeals nevertheless reversed the trial court’s entry of judgment when Ms. Jense, for the first time on appeal, argued that her case should have been severed from the underlying case and she would be able to present valid claims upon filing a new complaint.
- In re R.W., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law [OR] The People v. R.W.; the court of appeal affirmed R.W.’s citation for obstructing an officer in the performance of her duties when R.W., after having been arrested on a carjacking case, determined to not have committed the crime, and then placed under supervision by the Police officers until R.W.’s parent arrived, attempted to leave the supervision of the officer, was handcuffed hand cited, and then released into her parent’s custody a short period later. The court of appeals reasoned that even though R.W. was not officially in Police custody as a criminal detainee, minors are always in somebody’s custody, and the State has a responsibility to supervise minor in situations like those presented here, such that R.W.’s citation was lawful.
From the Fifth Appellate District –
- Gerawan Farming, Inc. v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board [Real Party in Interest] United Farm Workers of America; in a case involving a de-certification election by an incumbent union of farmworkers, the Agricultural Labor Relations Board was determined to have erred in several of its findings of unfair labor practices as well as in the legal standard applied in reaching its remedial conclusions. On this basis, the court granted Gerawan Farming’s petition vacating the Board’s decision to set aside the decertification vote, and remanded the case to the Board for further proceedings based on the 138 page decision.
From the Sixth Appellate District –
- The People v. Irvin Sacrite; on appeal from an order of two-years probation for crimes related to the possession and use of methamphetamine, Mr. Sacrite argued that the trial court erred in failing to suppress evidence gathered based on a ‘pat search’ that ultimately revealed Mr. Sacrite’s possession of illegal substances. The court of appeals held that the officer conducting the search had “specific and articulable facts” that Mr. Sacrite may have been armed, rendering the pat search legal, and the evidence derived from the search admissible.
Supreme Court – Roundup
This Week, the Supreme Court published 3 cases, including:
- The People v. Charles Edward Case; where the Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence of Mr. Case when he murdered two people during the commission of a robbery, where he ultimately stole $320. The Court did, however, order that the $10,000 awarded in restitution be reduced by the amount awarded to a direct victim. In a Dissenting and Concurring opinion by Justices Liu and Chaney, the justices would have found that the police officers deliberately violated Mr. Case’s rights under Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 384 U.S. 436, but that the violation would have been constitutionally harmless due to the fact that regular Police practice would have discovered the same people that were interviewed based on the tainted evidence.
- The People v. Warren Justin Hardy; following the conviction of the 1998 kidnapping, rape, torture and murder of Ms. Penny Sigler in Long Beach, this automatic death penalty appeal was affirmed by the Supreme Court in a 6-1 decision. Justice Liu dissented on the grounds that the prosecution used peremptory strikes to remove every single black juror from the jury panel of Mr. Hardy, who is black man. Justice Liu concluded that, more likely than not, Mr. Hardy was convicted by a panel that was not selected free of improper discrimination; the majority, however determined that under current law the reasons described by the prosecution for each strike were genuine.
- The People v. Richard Penunuri; in another 6-1 opinion, the Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence for Mr. Penunuri for the robbery and murder of three victims, along with other crimes. In the dissenting opinion by Justice Cuéllar, the Justice argued that there was prejudicial error in allowing another defendant’s testimony that Mr. Penunuri committed all of the murders to come in without allowing Mr. Penunuri to cross-examine the accomplice. The majority had found the error constitutionally harmless because there was sufficient corroboration from other sources.
In the Supreme Court’s Weekly Summary of Accepted Cases, the court has announced that no cases were accepted this week.
Additionally, please tune in this week for oral argument that will be occurring before the Supreme Court, and viewable online via the Court’s website, arguments will be heard starting at 2PM on June 5th, and 9AM on June 6th. | law |
http://tacstrat.com/index.php/2018/09/27/two-soldiers-martyred-four-militants-gunned-down-in-balochistan-operation/ | 2019-02-21T09:20:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247503844.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20190221091728-20190221113728-00503.warc.gz | 0.983792 | 179 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__210477535 | en | Law enforcement agencies on Wednesday conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan and killed four wanted terrorists, said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
According to the military’s media wing, two soldiers were also martyred during the shootout. The exchange of fire, which took place in the Mangochar area of Kalat, also resulted in injuries for two security personnel, the ISPR added.
The militants, identified as Khubaib, Shoaib and Waheed, were allegedly affiliated with the proscribed outfits and were wanted by law enforcement agencies.
Four women and children, held hostage at the hideout, were also recovered besides arms, including three Kalashnikovs, 200 rounds of ammunition and a China gun.
The security forces also seized improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and communication equipment. | law |
http://www.asiapro.coop/news_nexus.html | 2014-10-23T03:00:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-42/segments/1413507449615.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20141017005729-00132-ip-10-16-133-185.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.961087 | 1,576 | CC-MAIN-2014-42 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-42__0__189274562 | en | The Nexus Between Labor Laws and Workers Cooperatives
Ryan Herman H. Molina
As publicized in www.ilsdole.gov.ph
August 19, 2008
Workers cooperatives in the Philippines have gradually developed into traditional self-help communities where members are considered owners of the enterprise and at the same time users of the services and activities.
In the face of fierce global business competition and rapid technological advancement, alternative work arrangements are being tapped as effective mechanisms to keep pace with globalization. One of these work arrangements is the establishment of workers cooperatives.
Workers cooperatives are considered a unique and appropriate medium in the quest for balance between social justice and economic growth. They have economic and social objectives; they are values-driven and community-based; they are people-oriented; and, they develop people-based linkages.
Thus, the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) reveals that many workers are indeed employed through cooperatives. Statistics from the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) shows that from only 43 local manpower cooperatives registered as contractors and subcontractors in 2002, the number ballooned to 255 four years after.
Workers cooperatives in the Philippines have gradually developed into traditional self-help communities where members are considered owners of the enterprise and at the same time users of the services and activities. Both members and non-members of cooperatives enter into an employer-employee relationship with the cooperative as a separate and distinct legal person. As in any stage of development, new ideas, concepts and patterns carry with it fresh issues, ambiguities and disputes. Thus, we again look up to the Supreme Court for resolution of these issues.
Workers Cooperatives and the Right to Collective Bargaining. In a case involving some rank-and-file employees of a cooperative bank who filed a petition for certification election, the latter opposed the petition and insisted that its employees are disqualified from forming labor organizations for purposes of collective bargaining, citing an Opinion rendered by then Solicitor General and Minister of Justice Estelito P. Mendoza.
The Court upheld the Opinion which held that an employee of a cooperative who is a member and co-owner thereof cannot invoke the right to collective bargaining. Basing its decision from an obvious practical perspective, the Court said that an owner cannot bargain with himself or his co-owners. However, the Court clarified in this case that employees of cooperatives who are not members co-owners are entitled to exercise the right to organize for purposes of collective bargaining. (Cooperative Rural Bank of Davao City, Inc. vs. Pura Ferrer-Calleja, et.al; G.R. No. 77951; September 26, 1988)
Enunciated in this case was the “fused personality doctrine.” Under this doctrine, an employee-member is said to have two distinct personalities fused into one: first, as an employee of the cooperative and second, as a member co-owner of the cooperative. Thus, said employee co-owner is not entitled to the right to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining. (Cacdac, Hans Leo J. and Chato, Rebecca C. on Should D.O. No. 18-02 Apply to Manpower Cooperatives?, August 2006)
The Court affirmed this doctrine which involved common facts and issues on the cooperative member-employees’ right to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining. (Batangas-I Electric Cooperative Labor Union vs. Romeo Young; G.R. No. 62386; Bulacan II Electric Cooperative, Inc. vs. Peñaflor; G.R. No. 70880; Albay Electric Cooperative I vs. Cresencio B. Trajano; G.R. No. 74560; all dated November 9, 1988; San Jose City Electric Service Cooperative, Inc. known as SAJELCO, vs. Ministry of Labor and Employment; G.R. No. 77231; May 31, 1989)
Workers Cooperatives and Labor Standards Compliance. In another case, credit cooperative employees filed a complaint for illegal dismissal with claims for premium pay on holidays and rest days, separation pay, and wage differential. The credit cooperative sought to dismiss said complaint arguing that the complainants are members and co-owners of the cooperative and thus, there is no employer-employee relationship between the credit cooperative and the complainants. The crux of the issues in this case is whether or not said members co-owners are considered employees and thus covered by the Labor Standards Law.
The Court held that in determining the existence of an employer-employee relationship, the four-fold test is aptly considered: 1) the selection and engagement of the worker or the power to hire; 2) the power to dismiss; 3) the payment of wages by whatever means; and, 4) the power to control the worker’s conduct. Control assumes primacy in the overall consideration. The Court held that all these elements are present in the case.
The Court further explained that although there was no evidence presented to prove that complainants are members co–owners of the cooperative, the complainants by virtue of their being employees are still covered by the Labor Code of the Philippines. They are entitled to minimum wage, overtime pay, rest day, and due process before termination of employment.
In sum, the Court considered membership and ownership in a cooperative as irrelevant to the case. The existence of an employer-employee relationship entitles one to labor standards provided for under the Labor Code. This, in effect, sets aside the “fused personality doctrine” in cases involving labor standards compliance. (Perpetual Help Credit Cooperative, Inc. vs Faburada, et. Al;GR No. 121948; October 8, 2001.)
Manpower Service Cooperatives. Cooperatives in the Philippines now play a new role in the world of contracting or subcontracting. The existence of Asiapro and Staff Search Asia Service Cooperative, among others, shows the metamorphosis of this role. From the traditional organization formed for mutual benefit of its worker-members, workers cooperatives are now engaged in supplying manpower. Some manpower cooperatives supply their own members in their subcontracting business.
Last year, the Court decided a case involving a manpower cooperative. The case involved a shrimp processing company which entered into a contract with a manpower cooperative to provide, among others, messengerial, janitorial, harvesting, sanitation, and washing services. Consequently, members of the cooperative were sent to perform said services to the company.
The members filed a complaint which sought to declare themselves as regular members of the principal. The principal opposed the complaint arguing that the members are employees of the independent cooperative contractor.
The Court held that the contention of the shrimp processing company holds no basis. Using the “substantial capital” doctrine and the “right of control test”, the Court found that the cooperative had no substantial capital in the form of tools, equipment, machineries, work premises and other materials to qualify itself as an independent contractor. In addition, the shrimp processing company was found to have control of the manner and method on how the work was done. Thus, the complainants were deemed employees not of the cooperative but of the shrimp processing company. (San Miguel Corporation vs. Aballa et. al.; G.R. No. 149011; June 28, 2005)
Thus, what the Court tried to impress in this case is that labor laws find application so long as an employer-employee relationship exists, regardless of the nomenclature and nature of its organization, whether as a partnership, corporation, or cooperative. | law |
http://ir.te.eg/corporategovernance2 | 2017-04-23T14:00:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917118707.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031158-00377-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.983378 | 166 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__91499653 | en | As per the Company’s bylaws, the Board of Directors was composed of eleven Board seats: three of which were Independent Directors elected by the General Assembly, one that was an employee representative elected by the Company’s Labor Syndicate and seven that were appointed by a decree of the Prime Minister upon recommendation from the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT).
The Company’s bylaws provide that meetings of the Board of Directors are to be held at least four times a year. A quorum of the Board of Directors requires the presence of at least a majority of its members. Each member has one vote. The Board of Directors passes resolutions by at least a simple majority vote of those members present and/or represented at the meeting. In the event of a tie, the Chairman casts the deciding vote. | law |
https://assured-lettings.co.uk/landlords-rental-and-legal-guarantee | 2022-08-12T06:23:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00426.warc.gz | 0.943463 | 244 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__196631998 | en | At Assured Lettings we take our applicant referencing and due diligence checks very seriously, we therefore have minimal issues with rent arrears. However, referencing checks only provide a snapshot into an individual’s circumstances, they cannot foresee situations such as job redundancies or marital splits.
We want to give our landlords assurance that their rent return is safe, which is why we offer the Assured Lettings Rent & Legal Guarantee.
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Please note, our Assured Lettings Rent & Legal Guarantee is only available to landlords who opt for our Fully Managed service.
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https://involvdusa.com/blogs/be-get-stay-involvd-social-awareness-blog/human-trafficking | 2023-12-03T00:08:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100476.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202235258-20231203025258-00380.warc.gz | 0.93728 | 574 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__159914510 | en | Human trafficking–also called ‘modern slavery’ and ‘trafficking in persons,’ is ‘the act of recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing or obtaining a person for compelled labor or commercial sex acts through the use of force, fraud or coercion,’ according to the U.S. Department of State. The two most commonly identified forms of the crime are sexual exploitation and forced labor.
While victims can be of any age or gender, it is women and children who are most often sexually exploited, and males (men and boys) that are compelled into work. Trafficking victims may also experience other (often under-reported) forms of exploitation and abuse, such as forced begging or marriage, domestic servitude and even organ removal.
Because forced labor and trafficking are criminal ventures shrouded in secrecy, it is difficult to measure their economic and societal effects. Data published by the State Department, human rights organizations and other sources paints an unsettling picture of activity in America, where:
- An estimated 14,500 to 17,500 people are trafficked into the United States each year.
- The average age of trafficking victims in the U.S. is 20.
- Victims of trafficking are almost exclusively immigrants, and mostly immigrant women.
- Forced labor and trafficking are most prevalent in domestic service, agriculture, sweatshops, factories, restaurants, hotel work, and in the sex industry.
- At least ten thousand people work as forced laborers at any given time.
- The majority of trafficking cases have been reported in states with high concentrations of immigrants, including New York, California, and Florida.
To combat human trafficking inside and outside its borders, the U.S. government follows an integrated ‘3Ps’ framework of prosecution, protection and prevention. As a complement to this approach, officials began employing a fourth ‘P,’ partnerships, in 2009. These alliances are intended to inform the broader anti-trafficking/victim advocacy movement, and to facilitate the sharing of information, services and other resources between NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and law enforcement agencies.
What You Can Do
Anyone can join in the fight against human trafficking. But making a difference begins with awareness and education. Starting with the links below, we urge you to learn more about the activities and programs supported by frontline aid and assistance organizations. It’s the first step to help you get, be and stay involved:
- The Polaris Project
- Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign
- Immigration & Customs Enforcement
- Report on Human Trafficking (2020 Edition)
Another practical resource we recommend is the State Department’s “20 Ways You Can Help Stop Human Trafficking.” Tips range from simple to more ambitious, depending how much you want to do. | law |
https://theshanghaiherald.com/hong-kong-activist-sentenced-beijing-has-wiped-out-democracy-and-freedom/ | 2024-02-23T09:42:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474377.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223085439-20240223115439-00079.warc.gz | 0.976848 | 406 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__167463785 | en | The Chinese authorities have “wiped out” democracy and freedom in the former British colony said activist Koo Sze-yiu in his appeal for the reduction of his nine-month prison sentence for sedition, decided by Judge Peter Law.
As reported by the Hong Kong Free Press, the veteran pro-democracy campaigner pleaded not guilty and accused Beijing of having ‘eradicated’ dissidents through the National Security Act, imposed two years ago.
The National Security Police arrested Koo on 4 February on charges of planning a protest in front of the Beijing Contact Office in Hong Kong to coincide with the opening of the Winter Olympics in the Chinese capital.
Officers stopped the activist a few hours before his protest. He had prepared a coffin to be placed in the street, covering it with slogans such as ‘democracy and human rights are above the Winter Olympics’, end one-party dictatorship’.
Judge Law convicted him under the Anti-Sedition Act, dating back to British colonial times. Unlike the National Security Act, which also provides for life imprisonment, the Anti-Sedition Act sets a maximum sentence of two years.
Koo is over 70 years old and has already suffered 14 convictions for his activism. He also has stage four cancer, but Judge Law pointed out that the convict’s health condition will not be taken into account for any sentence reduction.
Law warned Koo not to ‘politicise’ the trial, but to no avail. The activist closed his speech by saying that being a ‘fighter’ for democracy and freedom is not a problem for him. He reiterated that even if a period in prison awaits him, it is nothing compared to the contribution of Chinese dissidents: ‘“I am unrepentant… [the court] does not need to have mercy on me. Spending time in prison is part of my life, the more time you spend in prison, the smarter you get,” he said. | law |
http://arima.it/giochi/catalog/privacy.php | 2016-02-08T01:47:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-07/segments/1454701152097.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20160205193912-00199-ip-10-236-182-209.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.899985 | 258 | CC-MAIN-2016-07 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-07__0__11551879 | en | Arima’s Privacy Principles
Arima is committed to user privacy in our products and services.
To this end, Arima supports the following principles:
· Know when a website is collecting personal information
If personally identifiable information is collected, we believe the user has the right to:
· Know what personal information is collected, and the purpose of collection
· Receive explicit notification before any personal information is collected
· Expect that personal information will not be provided to any third party without the user's permission
· Expect reasonable steps to be taken to protect personal information from unauthorized use
· Review the accuracy of personal information and update it
Government and Private Actions
We believe a market environment, supported by good consumer information and industry self-regulation, provides the most efficient way to support user privacy needs.
If laws and regulations are created, we believe they should support innovation and a technology-neutral framework to maximize the choices available to users, product suppliers and service providers. Arima will comply with all applicable laws where we conduct business.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device by websites that you visit. Cookies are widely used in order to make websites work, fulfill your preferences, and to provide information to the owners of websites. | law |
https://dreamvape.uk/privacy-policy/ | 2019-03-27T03:23:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912207618.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20190327020750-20190327042750-00426.warc.gz | 0.895199 | 1,577 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__147200935 | en | Last edited: 21ST May 2018 at 20:38
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) comes into force across the European Union on 25th May 2018 and brings with it the most significant changes to data protection law in two decades. Based on privacy by design and taking a risk-based approach, the GDPR has been designed to meet the requirements of the digital age.
The 21st Century brings with it broader use of technology, new definitions of what constitutes personal data, and a vast increase in cross-border processing. The new Regulation aims to standardise data protection laws and processing across the EU; affording individuals stronger, more consistent rights to access and control their personal information.
DREAM VAPE CO LIMITED (‘we’ or ‘us’ or ‘our’) are committed to ensuring the security and protection of the personal information that we process, and to provide a compliant and consistent approach to data protection. We have always had a robust and effective data protection program in place which complies with existing law and abides by the data protection principles. However, we recognise our obligations in updating and expanding this program to meet the demands of the GDPR and the UK’s Data Protection Bill.
DREAM VAPE CO LIMITED are dedicated to safeguarding the personal information under our remit and in developing a data protection regime that is effective, fit for purpose and demonstrates an understanding of, and appreciation for the new Regulation. Our preparation and objectives for GDPR compliance have been summarised in this statement and include the development and implementation of new data protection roles, policies, procedures, controls and measures to ensure maximum and ongoing compliance.
SECTION 1 – PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
We may collect personal identification information from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our site, register on the site, place an order, fill out a form, respond to a survey, subscribe to the newsletter and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, name, email address, mailing address, phone number,
Users may, however, visit our Site anonymously.
We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities.
SECTION 2 – NON-PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
We may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about Users means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilised and other similar information.
SECTION 3 – WEB BROWSER COOKIES
SECTION 4 – HOW WE USE COLLECTED INFORMATION
dream vape Co Ltd collects and uses Users personal information for the following purposes:
- To improve customer service
Your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs.
- To process transactions
We may use the information Users provide about themselves when placing an order only to provide service to that order. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to provide the service.
- To administer a content, promotion, survey or other Site feature
To send Users information they agreed to receive about topics we think will be of interest to them.
- To send periodic emails The email address Users provide for order processing, will only be used to send them information and updates pertaining to their order. It may also be used to respond to their inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
- If User decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time the User would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email or User may contact us via our Site.
SECTION 5 – HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION
We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site.
Sensitive and private data exchange between the Site and its Users happens over an SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures.
Subject Access Request (SAR) – we have revised our SAR procedures to accommodate the revised 30-day timeframe for providing the requested information and for making this provision free of charge. Our new procedures detail how to verify the data subject, what steps to take for processing an access request, what exemptions apply and a suite of response templates to ensure that communications with data subjects are compliant, consistent and adequate.
Data Breaches – our breach procedures ensure that we have safeguards and measures in place to identify, assess, investigate and report any personal data breach at the earliest possible time. Our procedures are robust and have been disseminated to all employees, making them aware of the reporting lines and steps to follow.
SECTION 6 – SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We do not sell, trade, or rent Users personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.
We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our business and the Site or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes provided that you have given us your permission.
THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
Users may find advertising or other content on our Site that link to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Site, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies.
COMPLIANCE WITH CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT
Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our Site from those we actually know are under 13, and no part of our website is structured to attract anyone under 13.
SECTION 7 – GOVERNING LAW
These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby we provide you Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom.
SECTION 9 – YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS
To opt in, please visit this web-form: http://eepurl.com/c_5zmr
To opt out, please visit this web-form: https://dreamvape.us17.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=9cbe2c1bffd2435bec82c4528&id=26f1d1f330
SECTION 10 – CONTACT INFORMATION
Company: DREAM VAPE CO LIMITED
Address line 1: 164 Leigh Road
Address line 2: Leigh-on-sea
Postcode: SS9 1BT | law |
https://www.tallowdale.com.au/pages/music-licensing | 2022-05-26T07:11:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662604495.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526065603-20220526095603-00697.warc.gz | 0.803709 | 341 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__19899229 | en | DIRECT LICENSING GUIDELINES (Public performance and transmission rights)
1. Our direct licensing guidelines
1.1 These are the direct licensing guidelines of Tallowdale Music. At present we do not have the capacity to directly licence any of our sound recordings or music videos for public performance or transmission.
1.2 Given the legal and administrative costs involved with direct licensing we are unable to offer direct licenses at competitive rates for public performance or transmission. We will review our position every 12 months to consider whether the size and skill base of our organisation enables us to engage in direct licensing.
1.3 In the meantime, if you require a licence for the public performance or transmission of one of our sound recordings or music videos you should contact the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) at ppca.com.au or call (02) 8569 1111.
1.4 If you wish to provide any feedback or comments on our direct licensing policy, please email [email protected]
MUSIC LICENSING GUIDELINES (Syncronisation)
2. Our synchronisation licensing guidelines
2.1 These are the synchronisation licensing guidelines of Tallowdale Music for music composed by Jonathan Leigh Billingham.
2.2 All requests to purchase a licence for the synchronisation of music by Jonathan Leigh Billingham to use in film, television, online video, gaming or any other multimedia project is subject to case by case consideration. Tallowdale Music welcomes your enquiry. Please email [email protected] | law |
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