Tag Archives: administrative law

July 12, 2018

Tribunal : Law Society of Ontario Failed in its Duty to Accommodate Lawyer

By Blair Bowen of Fogler Rubinoff LLP
In a recent decision of the Law Society Tribunal (“Tribunal”),-  Law Society of Ontario v. Burtt, 2018 ONLSTH 63 – panelist Larry Banack dismissed an application by the Law Society of Ontario (“LSO”) seeking a finding that one of its lawyer  licensees had committed professional misconduct.  Mr. Banack found that the lawyer’s alleged misconduct, i.e. his failure to cooperate with a Law Society investigation was the direct result of a disability and that the Law Society had not discharged its legal obligation to accommodate the lawyer’s disability to the point of undue hardship.
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May 7, 2017

False or Misleading Exemption – Decision to deny discretionary exemption set aside

By Dillon Entwisle of Hall & Wilcox

The first defendant alleged he sustained injuries in a motor vehicle accident on 24 April 2013 including a back injury. The first defendant was assessed by a number of medical professionals, including medico-legal doctors organised both by his lawyers and the insurer, treatment providers and independent medical assessors appointed by the Medical Assessment Service (MAS). To those doctors, and also in his personal injury claim form and a statement prepared for the purposes of his CARS application, he indicated he had no previous injuries to similar parts of his body.

Posted in Asia Pacific | Legal Updates
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March 10, 2016

KLA Alert – Direito Administrativo – Março 2016

By KLA Advogados of Koury Lopes Advogados

TCU DETERMINA MEDIDAS CORRETIVAS NA LICITAÇÃO INTERNACIONAL DA PETROBRAS TRANSPORTE

O maior escândalo de corrupção da história do Brasil, que assola a Petrobras, impulsionou todos os setores da sociedade a clamarem por maior e mais eficiente fiscalização das contas e entidades públicas.

Com papel essencial para a concretização deste desejo comum, o Tribunal de Contas da União está desenvolvendo rigorosa fiscalização dos atos de gestão.

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Posted in Central & South America | News
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February 1, 2016

Craig D. Levey to Moderate MBA Program

By Davis Malm of Davis Malm & D'Agostine

On March 15, Davis Malm attorney Craig D. Levey will moderate the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) Legal Lunch Program, “Feed Your Mind: Massachusetts Appellate Practice and Procedure.” The session will cover how judges prepare for argument and how appellate panels decide the cases before them, as well as briefings, oral arguments, and amicus briefs. The discussion will also feature two guest speakers from the Massachusetts Appeals Court: The Honorable William J. Meade and Joseph F. Stanton, Esq. 

Posted in Legal Updates | North America
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December 17, 2015

KLA Alert – Direito Administrativo – Dezembro 2015

By KLA Advogados of Koury Lopes Advogados

INOVAÇÃO LEGISLATIVA: POSSIBILIDADE DE O CONTRATADO PROMOVER DESAPROPRIAÇÕES NOS CONTRATOS DE OBRAS E SERVIÇOS DE ENGENHARIA SOB O REGIME DA LEI Nº 8.666/95

Esta semana foi publicada a Medida Provisória (“MP”) n° 700, alterando alguns pontos do Decreto-Lei 3.365/41, que disciplina as desapropriações por utilidade pública.

A principal novidade foi a inserção, no rol de legitimados para a promoção da desapropriação, das empresas contratadas para executar obras e serviços de engenharia, sob os regimes de empreitada por preço global, empreitada integral e contratação integrada.

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Posted in Europe | News
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